Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-11-27
r. l. PERKINS ADVOCATES
HENDERSON COUNTY FAIR.
Says Sentiment is Growing fer Fair
Next Year and Assures His
Full Cooperation.

Perkins at the request of the Hustler
Democrat has prepared an article on
the possibilities and needs of a Hen
derson county fair for next year and
the same is given below for the
thoughtful consideration of the farm
ers of the county and all others inter-
ested in the subject of a fair and inn
proved agricultural conditions.
Mr.. Perkins stated to a representa-
alive of the Hustler-Democrat that
sentiment is growing stronger from
week to week in various sections of
the county for a fair in Hendersonville
next year. While the Blue Ridge fair
at Dana has done a splendid work in
the immediate community, MI. Perkins
finds that the people of the county as
whole are inclined to believe that it
is merely. a community project and
therefore are not much interested in
the fair at that place. The farmers,
he states, want to have a county fair,
centrally located in Hendersonville.
Mr.. Perkins also stated that he had
been assured by the promoters of the
Dana fair that they would gladly Co
operate and direct efforts towards
making a representative fair for the
county in Hendersonville next year.
Mr.. Perkins has given considerable
thought to this important work and as
sGres the Hustler-Democrat that he
will do everything in his power TO
make the fair a success, knowing that
it will have a marked influence upon
the farmers in stimulating them to
adopt more modern farming methods.
He is talking the subject with the
farmers over the county and in near
ly every section, he states, sentiment is
favorable for a fair.
In addressing the people of Hender-.
son county and especially the farmers,
Mr.. Perkins has the following to say:
Is there any man who can make his
way through this world without the
help of other ?Is there a man il
Henderson county too selfish to help
his neighbor? Is there any body in
Henderson county who does not profit
by the good doings of his neighbor.:.
How does it make you feel to pass one
OF your neighbor farmers and see him
growing better corn, better wheat, bet
ter potatoes? How does it make you
when your friends make a success
with clover and peas?
There has never been such a day as
the present for the farmers. The
prices are high on every thing a farm
can raise. When farmers put first
goods on the market they get the
AS long as we do not spray
our apples, as long as we do not cure
wheat of smut, as long as We put
On the market an inferior product We
not hope to get high prices.
How are We going to find out who is
doing the best farming in the country?
Il is the nature of every energetic man
tc never let his equals beat him at any
hing.
In the position 1 hold, l take the au-
to say that Henderson county
have as good a fair as any county
n Western North Carolina. I have
travelled the county from limit to limit
md 1 find an abundance of good live
stock, plenty of fancy grains, apples,
products, and the homes are
.,orgeously supplied with pantry deli
7 have talked with a great many
zen of the county and / find them
to help make a great county
air in H~endersonville next fall.
The farmers of Henderson county do
lot have time to travel over the coun-
y and see these things. 1t only takes
bout three days from your work and
ust a little trouble to bring an exhibit
f some kind. Can you as an enthusi- i
site and progressive farmer of Hen
erson county afford to come out to
his fair, meet your friends and tell
benz that you were too lazy to pre-
are an exhibit? \
Now a very small thing on the part
{ each individual of this county can
lake a great fair. Let's begin to pre- 1
are for the fair now. I believe that
am yoicfng the sentiment of nearly
individual of Henderson county
E. l.. PERKINS, {
Farm Demonstration. {