The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-10-12
EDUCATIONAL
ADVANTAGES
Or State Fairs Should Be Kept
In Mind.
FAR IS A. COLLEGE COURSE

Il Teaches the People How to Got Bet.
ter Results and Causes Better Home
mak,ng-lsuis ana's Fair In the Lead
Of the State Fairs.
Without the educational feature
would the State Fair be worthy Of
support? Hardly. AS well as furnish
ing pleasure to the eye and ear It
must feed the mind-it must give food
for thought and ideas for development |
-and that Is what the Louisiana Fair |
association has In view very largely In
putting on Its magnificent collection OF
displays each year.
Ii there were nothing more done
than the making Of q big display-te
match one Eerd or pen against an
other, to see which individual exhil.
itor could collect the largest number
Of ribbons. to see who did the best
cooking and sewing or whose horse
could run fastest-if this was the aim
and end, then there might be reason
for questioning II 1t were worthy Of
support WAile this Is one feature Of
the Louisiana Fair, 1t Is by no means
the largest. The truth is that there
are thousands Of Louisiana people not
! Only from the farming districts, but
from factories, shops, stores and Of
fees, who attend the Louisiana fair
with eyes and ears kept wide open all
the time. and they find the experience
mighty profitable. They find 1t their
summer school, short course in agri-
culture, manual labor and industry
generally. They make good use OF
this Fair and regard it higher the Of
tener they attend.
The result Is shown In better homes,
better farming, more industry. greatel
prosperity, increased happiness. lar
ger herds, finer machinery aud more
money in the banks. All this leads tt
better hOmemaking and better lives
The fruits OF the Louisiana State Fair
are noticeable on all sides already
the state generally has been helped t
a remarkable degree. The one crol
! idea has been changed .and diversifica
ton Is being pursued widely. Man,
OF the farmers gained the idea at tn
Fair. There they saw what reall
= could be grown on the Louisiana sol
and got the idea Of how to plant. cult
= vate and harvest This is mentione
: a. Just one instance. Many NOR
: could he given. for they are to b
d found ON all sides
: First and foremost, the LOtisinn
= State Fair ia great agricultural SHOW
/. That Is the real foundation for th
h Fair. 1t is In the rich soil that th
: greatest profits are found in LOuisianl
: The Louisiana farmers are striving K
70 Improvement in agriculture. At Il
n State Fair they are having oppo
p tunity to see the very best produce
<. from the soil. They gather there ut
n compare notes. They make n study
20 cotton. corn oats. potatoes. rice. car
o+ peanuts. alfalfa and even wheat. Th'
ar learn of the new things. They inqui
!. about actual results. The premium
offered are good and draw the We
best of the products to the Fair II
collection forms the basis Of a re
educational exhibit
81 Next In Importance to the agric
~ !, ture probably Is the live stock. VIII
"e the first Fair was held this secti
"s was not represented SO strongly, /
:" today II IL large and Of vast imp
= tance, showing results Of the first II
.e animals exhibited at the Fair I
W live stock breeders find Louisiana
good place to show their specimens,
the Louisiana people have proved
~ Re good customers: hence their !
la' stock exhibit is complete.
u'S But while the educational idea
'us kept at the front always, there Is a
nee provision for amusement and pleasr
gn' for q fair must be attractive to dr.
the people. So It is that the Louisis
Fair has the best races. vaudeville.
works, gladway shows and OF
gal. amusements as well as the very
cks exhibits. and 1t is well worth all
the the support 1t receives.
lec Come and see for yourself, Oct.
nth Nov. 3.
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