The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-11-25
GREAT SHOW Az
THE FAIR GROUNDS
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deal of attention. They are full
blooded stock.
All IN all the exhibit of live stock
has been a very fine one and every
one is pleased at the good show
ing made.
Mr.. j. y. TiIler, Of Martin, is show
ing big pen of horses, mules and
colts. raised on his farm at that
place, which shows what can be done
in breeding horses in Marion.
Some extra fine hogs, sheep and
goats have been exhibited ard shows
that Marion could If if she would.
produce all of her bacon and lard.
The fine exhibit Of agricultural
products, mostly in new crops that
are being experimental on most sue
cessfully by the Experimental Sta
ton at Gainesville, has kept a crowd
about it all the time, in the llorticul-
turial building The elephant grass.
II feet nigh. chinese millet 10 feet
high. and other grasses. canes and
varieties of sorgum etc, are very in
terestfng.
iMessrs. iWartmann and Crosby and
j. r. Williams of Citra and the We
tumpka groves, of Lowell. have a
citrus exhibit that is good to see and
the fruit and pack is as fine as ever
was.
In the foreground of this fine ex-
hibit that has been made in and
around the Munroe & Chambliss
National Bank sign is the largest
yellow pumpkin that this scribe ever
saw, lit is 2 IL feet across and weighs
80 pounds.
One exhibit that looms up good in
the agricultural building is that of
pecan nuts. There are several differ
emit exhibits and some as fine nuts
as were ever grown
Perry Edwards, colored. informed
the reporter that his wife exhibited
116 different articles of canned and
bottled fruits, vegetables, drinks AMI
farm and garden products. Edwards
is making hit with his golden yell
low sugar cane syrup, thick and rich,
yet does not crystaIize, as is SO often
the case in cane syrup when boiled
sufficiently. 1t makes one hungry to
look at it.
I'm the agricultural building is a
big bundle of Japanese came, (for
SYRUP that although more than
three feet of the tops have been re-
moved stands 10 feet high. This
represents the net length OF the
stalk ready to go to the grinding
mill
1t surely does look good to a crack
er who 'tjust naturally loves taters
to see the great exhibits of sweet po-
tatoes of half dozen or more diff
ferent varities. The exhibits of fall
Irish potatoes is also mighty fine
huge, thrifty looking specimens that
must bring fine prices in the markets.
Sumter county's exhibit looks bet
ter and better as the fair grows old
er, and their fine showing of hams
shoulders and bacon sides is attract
ing lots of interest. Some of the
hogs down There from which those
sides were cut, must have weighed
a thousand pounds.
Corn, one Of the great staples oil
the country is king out there at the
fair Not alone in the great exhib-
it of the boys corn Club but through
out the agricultural building looks
like business and makes fellow fee
that these farmers have both bread
and feed in abundance to fall back
on.
Races
The first motorcycle race was woT
by Son Carlisle. Time, 1929.
First Race
Two year olds, best 3 in 5. half
mile heats. Entries, Bell McEwen
Lady Lucille, Adeline, Silver Toodles
Rody. First heat won by Silver
Toodles; Adehne second Time
1924. Second heat won by Adelinei
Bell AIcEwen second Time. 1:26
Third heat won by Adeline; Silvel
Toodles second. Time, 1:30.
Second Race
$40 class, best 3 in 5, mile heats
Entries: Delhi, Inola p. Empir,
Canada, Frank Jones First hea
won by Inola p; Empire second
Time, 2:24 Second heat won b.
Inola P; Empire second. Time
2:26.
The following tournament rider
made several rounds: Mr. H. S