The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-18
HENRIC0 AT STATE FAIR
MADE MIGHTY BIG SHOW
Indifferent Farmers Now HurrahinE for
the Men Who Mndc the
Exhibit.

1t may be remembered that few
days, or maybe n week, before the
State Fair was scheduled to be opened,
fear was expressed in these columns
that the good old County OF Henrico
would not show up in way becoming
to itself. but ]. c. Hunter. the county
demonstration, and several other good
people got busy. and the work they
did In a very short while was some :
thing great. II is to be doubted If there
was another county In the State that
made much better exhibit than did
old 'Hanncrracker." \ good citizen OF
the county. who did not take alto
gether as much interest in the matter
, beforehand as he did after he saw
what he did see, writes me as follows:
The Hcnrico County booth at the
state Fair was 4 surprise to us Han
nerrackcrites.' OF course, we knew we
had the stun. but getting it together
for an exhibition was another thing.
However, ]. C. Hunter. the farm demon
stration agent kept busy. and he got
together a collection of products from
every part Of the county. Mr.. Hun
tei's idea WAS that not only each dis
trict, but every section of each dis
trict should provide some article for
this exhibit, and thus be represented.
In carrying out this idea he thought
IL might help TO arouse some enthu :
siasm in the work in localities where
no interest has yet been taken.
Mr.. Hunter says, while he visited
almost every outlying portion OF the
county. there are large areas where
not an article good enough to show
could be found. The dry season. from
which the whole county suffered Sc
vercly. is responsible for this condi-
ton.
II is. therefore. the more surprising
that such Il creditable showing could
have been made. Mr.. Hunter says
| however, that while some of the more
| enterprising farmers did help him In
] this work of collection, most Of the
products were secured by himself, with
| the farmerS permission. Thus he had
! in many instances to go into the corn
F.! fields and orchards TO secure his eX-
hibjts.
There were over thirty varieties OF
apples and pears to be seen on the
Henrico booth. and nearly all came
from the orchard OF Albert y. Grouse
| located on the Palm Road, not far from
! Ridge. In Tuckahoc District. This is
| the orchard mentioned in letters by
Mr. Hunter as being the most su,
| cessful and profitable in Henrico
| County. demonstrating, as it does. what
| may be done with fruit on land natural
| ~ very poor, and in n section where
| IL was thought fruit could not be profit
i ably grown.
Besides the display OF apples and
F., pears, that looked to us as we'll rs any
! in the building. there were exhibits
| of grapes, plulns and berries, all show :
| ing: what may be done with fruits In
this county with little care and in
| tclligcnt management
Over 100 varieties of grains, grasses
| and forage plants gathered throughout
| the season were artstically arranged
around this booth Indeed, for artists
arrangement. we think it stands in
class to Itself
The wonder is how such a collec-
| ton Of fine specimens as were shown
could be found anywhere in the county
after such Il dry season.
We have not mentioned vegetables.
| of which there were specimens OF every
| kind you can think of. and all OF high
+, quality. There should also be men
| toned the corn that was extra fine.
the alfalfa that was a specially and
the collection of loose grains in bags,
the largest of all in the building"