The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-06

fl bushel basket. Here. too. were
more Irish potatoes, as fine as one
would care TO see.
A sheepskin demonstrated the
fact that We can grow wool here too.
Here was also a splendid display of
soil from the Warm Spring ham
mock, sent by J. ". Wicker. Of Cole
man, showing the different class o.
soils of. that section. This drew
red ribbon. People who imagined
Florida one continuous sand bel
were indeed surprised a. this ex-
hibit
The exhibit Of Dasheen attracted
great deal of attention, ana Nr.
! T. D. Duren 1--WE think the D stands
| for Dasheen) was very energetic IN
making known the wonderful quail
tiles Of the plant.
| Capt. D. H. Baker also hal upon
, this table the best exhibit OF COW
peas to be found anywhere. They
/ 1
easily got a blue ribbon.
But the exhibit that probably at
tracted more attention than any
other in the whole fair was the bean
display from Center Hill There was
two crates of fine string beans in a
large picture frame under. card
which read: Who said beans?"
t''Beans is money at Center Hill"
showing the bean sales for the past
two or three days at Center Hill,
and handsome check to prove the
results. When other places are with
ping beans at eight dollars per crate
To. prove that they are not raised
!; under glass, as suggested by some.
!, there were photographs of several
bean fields taken on Monday. Mr..
, J. NJ. Archibald was right there to
tell all about it, and he certainly i'm
pressed the people who came. Of
, course, these beans took first prize.
| Also there was lettuce from Center
Hill, which took first AMI second
prize. Green peas were there to show
that Center Hill raised other things
: besides beans. Mr. Archibald was
f the live wire who got up Center
f Hills exhibit. Mr.. T. W. Smith also
: deserves much credit for his faithful
, assistance fai
/ An important feature Of this ex-
hibit was the display of preserves
< jellies, jams, etc, made by the ladies
: Of Sumter county. Several blue rib
f bons were taken away. Mrs. ]. w
Z Persons of Oxford, sent up eight jars
! OF preserves and got five blue rib
= bols. Mrs. James Nairn, of Bush.
f nell, richly deserved and won blue
!, ribbons on preserves and jellies. Mr.
: c. B. Bridges, of Coleman. won sew.
V eral blue ribbons. Mrs c. G. Lam
4 breaux. of Center Hill also got on<
h on jellies.
: Mr.. H. A. Martin, Of Oxford, sem
e a pair of fine young hogs. o. I. C.
s less than eight months old. They
r were beauties and attracted much
: attention.
|, In the poultry department Capt
: D. H. Baker was again in evidence
e winning four blue ribbons and two
red ones. His fowls were exception
Il ally fine.
l. We should not overlook the fac
k that Mr.. J. w. McClamma demon
l. strated something of the possibili
f ties Of Sumter county in the hard
! wood line and took of a blue rib
: bon
d The ladies room in the fair wa
" remembered by Sumter colnty. II
this department we Jared we'll. Mrs
h F. L. Rutland, of Bushnell, took ;
II blue ribbon on a charcoal sketch
r and Mrs. ]. G. Lamereuy, Of Cente
# Hill on an oil painting. Miss Cecil
7. Anderson. of Bushnell, received
; blue ribbon on A table cover. " whicl
} was beautiful piece Of work. Sew
; eral OF the ladies Of Webster tool
: blue ribons on quilts. fancy work
d etc. among them being Mrs. VI. D
Y Clements. Mrs J. L. Virgins. Mrs
} Eddy and Mrs. C. J. Thompson. Mrs
d L. D. Bolton. of SumtervilIe. had
s. very pretty piece Of work there. a