Arizona republican., 1913-07-18
First Day of Second An nual Display of Products by Maricopa Farmers Institute Draws Thou sands of Sightseers
INSTITUTE WORK
 IN CONNECTION
Speeches Upon Subjects Dear to Farmers Hearts Made by Those Who Know-Another Day of the Fair Today

A stranger to this section on the north side of the City Hall plaza ves- 1 terday afternoon and looked with wat ering mouth at a Wonderful display of 1 Watermelons If all varieties and sizes. that had been brought together by many of the farmers cr this valley at
 the second annual Maricopa County
 Farmers Institute products display The
 stranger looked at the toothsome fruit
 and stood in the delightful breeze that
 all day long flOated around the booths
 and through the trees, then he turned
 and walked a little further along the
 line of booths. and his gaze encOunt-
 cred grapes, pears, peaches, plums ap-
 pies, apricOts, cantalOupes galore. Still
 his mouth Watered. Turning to
 youngster who stood by also admiring
 the sight he said Son what month of
 the year is this?'' This is July IT.
 said the lliddie. Great Scott said the
 man, I don't believe any such stuff as
 that was raised here this time of the year without some sort of hOthouse to
 force it in. I never saw such fruit in my life. "Oh but We did" answered q well to do smiling farmer, we raised all that and some more and all out of doors. This is the only climate in
 the world where you can do hot house gardening out of doors.
 Seldom it is given to the cheerful lot of any one man to see a better display of farm produce than that placed on the booths on the north side of the city hall yesterday forenoon and afternoon. which were viewed by thousands of citizens and farmers Almost every ri Tf and hay was on display to say nothing Of the cotton stalks heavily laden with cotton boleS that were a surprise to all.
 The occasion of the exhibit was taken also to be an ideal one for gathering the farmers together for the purpose of listening to practical and scientific ad- dresses along lines of worth while az riculture, and in consequence program of great interest was arranged and carried off as per the schedule Dur ing the afternoon and evening when the speaking was one of the prominent parts of the program. the Pioneer band of this city interspersed lively and pat riotic airs which added greatly to the enjoyabiIity of the occasion.
 The exhibition proper began shortly after II o'clock, but it was good deal after noon before the entry clerks had completed and listed the entries so that the judges could go to work. During the early hours of the morning how ever, as well as for the first two hours or so after the show opened the farmers were busily engaged in setting ut the exhibit to the best possible advantage. Nearly every farmer had to go take a look at what his neighbor and friend might be exhibiting. and the profess siOnaI delight of each with the others exhibit was very pleasant to witness.
 The cotton stalks caused no end of comment. c. T. Hirst of this city brought a single stalk of cotton that had 103 boes on it It is needless to say this won the first prize It of the long fibre variety. which is being extensively cultivated here. Captain Bates of the supreme court entered a stalk grown by his son. This cotton is known as the Texas long fibre and is some that has not been very extensive " grown here. However from the looks of the stalk exhibited there will not be much trouble in growing that variety for profit in this section also.
 As usual c. C. Dull, the Hall Broth ITS and A. Aepli were on hand with excellent exhibits as a reference to the )flZe list Will snow 1neSe men gen 7Tally take away prizes in any of the events they enter it was so last year and was repeated this year. B. A. Leak is another man whose name is amiliar with those who attended the exhibition of last year Potatoes both Irish and sweet, tomatoes, cucumbers. squash. pumpkins. kershaWs, lettuce, cabbage, onions, green corn, peppers. Deets. salsify, and what not adorned he booths in short order. Crates of splendid fruits. calculated to create an appetite for fruit were set out on every hand.
 Then there were the alfalfa and grain 'rOps that deserve mention. Corn of he Asiatic and Indian variety, with wheat, oats, barley. not to mention pink and navy beans, with okra and ,alsabas. All can be seen to endless -ariety. One may brought up eighteen different varieties of Cantaloupes. and tight different kinds of watermelonS. while still another specialized on squash and pumpkins and brought up tome half dozen different kinds of hese succulent vegetables. The young dea of Phoenix can dream of pump
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