The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-27
BUSY WITH PLANS
FOR STATE FAIR
of Depart
ments Planning Biggest
Exhibits Ever Made

The superintendents of the several de-
partments of the big Alabama State Fair,
to be held in the fail, have been APP
pointed and are busy perfecting the pre-
liminary plans of their respective exhib-
it's In nearly every instance the super
intendents of last year were appointed
and with their added experience will use
every effort to surpass the splendid re-
suits obtained at the last fair.
c. II. Frye of Calera, Ala, who will
be superintendent of the agricultural de-
state as a practical, up to date farmer.
Already nine counties have signed up for
space in the agricultural hall, four farm
ers have reserved space for individual
exhibits and a large number of entries
for small agricultural exhibits have been
filed. Everyone who attended the Ala
hama State Fair in 1911 will remember
the magnificent agricultural exhibits then
shown. At that time this was consid-
cred the largest and most comprehen-
sive exhibit of Alabamas agricultural
products ever collected at one fair. 1t
is conceded that it will he very difficult
to surpass the high mark then rpade for
agricultural exhibits. Still, with the spe-
cial efforts now being put in on this
phase of the State Fair work by Secre-
tary Chaffee and Superintendent Frye,
there is every indication that the agri-
cultural exhibits next October Will ex-
coed those of last year.
NJ C. Algood of chepultepec. Ala. su-
perintendent of the swine department,
states that while he had almost more
hogs than he could take care of at the
Alabama State Fair last year. he be-
lieved that the exhibit this fall would
be half again as large as It was last
year. Mr.. Algood is an enthusiast in
the cause of hog raising in Alabama.
He has the assurance of an exhibit OF
the finest hogs from throughout the
south In order to accommodate the in
creased swine exhibit, Secretary Chaffee
is arranging to have all of the old cat
tie stalls of the west end of the grounds
turned into swine pens This. together
with the swine pens used last year, will
give about 200 pens and accommodations
for about 500 hogs.
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perenccd dairy cattleman, who will agair
| be superintendent of che live stock de-
partment. is in correspondence with cat
tIemen in different parts of Alabama and
adjoining states. 1t now looks as if the
cattle exhibit is going to be very largo
and ahead OF even the splendid display
made in that department last year.
w. II. Brannon. superintendent of the
mines. minerals and, Industrial arts ex-
hibts, and Harry Jones, superintendent
of the merchants display. viii doubt
less give a good exhib.; in their depart
ments. Last year the mineral, mine
and machinery and the merchants ex
hibits were in more comprehensive
scale than ever. This year the superin
tendents in these departments will no
only make an effort u increase the ex
hibits. but special effort will be made I
improve the arran sement and decorative
| efiect. ~
Everybody connected with the big STATE
fair is getting busy and from now OF
until the gates of the fair are throw
open on the morning Of October 5. vim
push and progress wiz mark the worl
in every department of the fair.