The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-10-13
Preparations For
Farm, Exhibit
Near Completion
A. 6 M. COLLEGE WILL SEND Ex.
PERT TO JUDGE CATTLE SHOW
AND LECTURE.

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The preparations for the greatest
farm exhibit Forrest county has ever
had are nearing completion. R. c,
Hauenstein, secretary of the CONNER.
clal Club, who has charge of the ar
rangements for the exhibit, saws that
an interest has been manifested in the
coming fair, which he has never seen
before. and that his office has been
flooded with inquiries about the condi-
tions for. exhibiting by farmers from
all parts Of the county. The farm
products exhibit will be held this year
IN the Offices Of the Commercial Club
on West Pine street. The cattle show
will be held on Eaton street between
Forrest aveune and Main street. inst
north of the court house grounds. The
carpenters today have. constructed
stalls for almost hundred animals
conveniently arranged so that thew
may be inspected by the crowds. The
stock show will be in the open air.
The fine animals which will be shown
Friday and Saturday will either be
taken home on Friday night or housed
in the local livery stables.
Exhibits Begin to Arrive.
Among the first exhibits to arrive
for the display of farm products is a
box of canned goods prepared by Mrs.
Norman Freeman of Green Creek.
who has the reputation in that neigh.
borhood of being one of the most
thrifty housewives. She has 13 hand
some jars of preserved fruits and veg.
etables and they arrived on the 18th
of the month, which shows that Mrs.
Freeman is not in the least supersti-
tious. .,~.s n ,sA,..s ~ .,.
In the front window Of the CONNER
cial Club rooms today is exhibited the
display of J. A. Ryan, whose model
farm is located near Rogers School
house. Mr.. Ryan. was the winner of
the third prize last year for the variety
of products. Judging by the multi
plicity of the products shown this year
some one will have to go .'Heinzs 57,,
one better to take the first prize from
Mr.. Ryan. '-
State College to Send Expert.
M. F. Jones has on display a fine
shock of German millet, which he pro.
duced on his farm near Eatonville.
L. L. Slade, of Richburg, has an exhibit
of upland rice produced in Forrest
county w. w. Davis, of Sunrise has
an exhibit Of sugarcane with which he
hopes to take a prize. Mrs. C. B. Nor
rell from near Estabutchie is prepar-
Ing an exhibit of Black Langshan poul-
try which will be hard to beat in it's
class.
Mr.. Hauenstein is in receipt of let
ter from Archibald Smith, director of
The farm extension work Of the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College, stat
ing that he will send one of the most
men available to act as
Judge for the stock show and also to
ecture on live stock during the fair.
Prof. E. B. Ferris, in charge of the
Pearl River county experiment sta
ion at Mcneil has also written that |
lie will be here during the fair and |
will lend his assistance in whatever |
way he can toward its success.
Fl. A. Carpenter, former demonstra-
ion agent for the state for Forrest
has written that he will be
Iere.
Prof. L. A. Higgins, government
airy expert, has been engaged to de-
lver series of talks and demonstra-
ions on Friday for the benefit of the
and cattlemen. =.
Railroads Cooperate.
]. H. Brown, general passenger
gent for the Gulf & Ship Island rail-
DAD, has written to Mr.. Hauenstein
ffering the cooperation of the rail-
Dad in any way possible to help make
he fair success. He offered spe-
ifically to transport the exhibit of the
High School from Brook
yn to Hattiesburg and back.
Elaborate preparations for the prop
r display of the farm products in the
ooms of the Commercial Club will
re made before Friday and the in
lications are that the capacity of the
display space will be taxed to the
init