The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-05
GREAT STATE FAIR
THROWS ITS GATES
open WIDE MONDAY
biggest of All of the Big Rich
n1ond Exhibitions to Begin
it's Week of Success lomor-
row Morning
Examination of the Entry List
E46hows Everything Ready for
the Opening--Amusements
Superior to Those of Other
I Years OF Fair

Promptly at Q o'clock tomorrow
morning the gates Of the Virginia state
kair will be thrown open to the paoIte.
y From Information received from the
I6lirectors of the fair association and
| m examination of the entry lists It IS
IjShown that the fair which is about to
I5ppen will prove tho banner exposition
| II the life Of the present association.
h President Henry Fairfax ami tho
EHoard of directors. embracing many OF
t&he leading business aud professional
|hnen of Richmond aud other points IA
|Nvfrgtnia, hays striven 20 excel tH"ta*
t&elves. and the record may prove thai
Hhey have.
n The departments Of stock farm pro
| taucts, poultry. farm implements, WI
|men's work. viii ali show the wonder =
! sxui progress which has been made CUR
ang the past Year
state Exhibits.
State Director r. -. sandy, who II
4eonnected with the department Of AK
ricuIture in Washington has worn 81
j PAINFULLY throughout the state dur'ass
/ The year He has largely supplement.
I'd the wonderful work Of the stare
department Of agriculture, under the
Airectien OF Commissioner hntuer ana
His deputy. John J owen.
| a Con Jointly these two Interests have
Wafhered a rare collection OF the pre-
ducts Of the state. Mr. sandy VIII give
demonstrations of The work Of the
counties. while Commissioner kainef
! will illustrate scientific problems with
| remedies for the eradication sf ma ns
" the pests which confront the farmer
xrcn1 ons end Of tire e0antry 70 rhc
bAher These exhibitions viii prose
IN inessimahle value TO tho farmer. and
win prove OF great Interest TO the stu
dent of economics 50 far as they apply
% the practical glide ~ human en-
xleavar
Tne poultry department, in charge 81
C. r Ridalck VIII he allied n neval
before From every section OF tht
country Come "birds" Of high degree
They come from some Of the great
poultry shows of the country, and they
come from The humble farm. This de-
partnent wili be of interest not only
10 this grower OF poultry. bur the mar
who loves his fried chicken and biz
fam and eggs.
The Woman's Department,
In the welnen's department there has
never been gathered aaeh ana aaart.
Anent of fancy and art work cakes
bread. pics. candies, preserves pickles
! 6am and other knlck-knacks
As a matter of fact the great show
1 (which Is about To open its doors wtl
/ 0fSC4HsH TO iii tRt1St VINO attend 1{1s
. Df the most comprehensive reviews a
the possibilities of the state ard III,
andividual
In addition TO this class of exhibits
will be valuable demonstrations from
The health departments and the schools
These two exhibits in themselves wil
prove worth 81 trip TO the fair.
The schools viii show what can b.
hccorpiished through tine medium %
-. l. n
and vocational branches of the puhli
pchools Hundreds OF exhibits viii h.
shown To demonstrate the value OF slei
Adjuncts to the schools
Many valuable hints will be give
~ the sperntendcnts in charge o
The health department He will shos
portraits of stables, cow sheds barns
dairics. ect. and viii explain the hes
methods OF eradicating flies and othe
pests An hour or two spent in thi
department will he worth much /
| xhe visitor.
Merchants and manufacturers VII
ehow all the modern Improvement
In mechanism and instruments fo
practical farming
Stock From every quarter of tn
country come the stock Big cow:
little cows, fat hogs. little piggiei
rams. dams and lambs. And som
goats!
The horse department will inelud
nires and dams from the creates
| stock farms in the country. includin
the big ones from the far West an
from New England and New York.
The Virginia Polytechnic institut
Nill have many exhibits, largel
among the cows. They Will so in til
competitive classes. and will stand fl
merit against some of the famou
raisers of the State including Ace
Farm, known as the creates WHINE
OF blue ribbons in Virginia.
Next Governor Henry G. Stual
will have large herd of cattle frol
his great southwestern farms.
Thomas Fortune Ryan Will have
herd from his famous collection,
Amusements will play an impol
tAnt part in the entertainment of q
multitude From the big vaudevil
y houses of the country and EuroI
have been engaged some OF the leat