South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-10
FAIR ADDS TO FAME
OF INDIANA CROPS
Yields of Fields and Orchards
Prove Tempting When Placed
on Display at MiShaWaka'S
Exhibition.

Indiana's fame as the state of bum
per harvests was never better demon
strated than now, when the farmers
are brinGsg in the choice of the sea-
sons crops to place on exhibition at
Mishawaka'S first great country fair.
Every manner of fruit and vegetable,
glowing apples heavy purple punches
of the finest grapes, tempting pears
and fall strawberries, not to speak OF
the canned goods and vegetables that
make ones mouth water in anticipa-
ton, are spread out in the most allur-
ing profusiOn upon tables and racks.
According to many of the farmers
there was never bigger or better
crop in spite of the drOuth which
threatened for a time to destroy the
fall harvest. Particularly good are
the potatoes, the Irish Bell being in
most evidence. a collection shown by
s. c. Plotner of northeast of Misha-
waka are claimed TO be among the
best ever grown in that part Of the
county. MIR. PlOttner also has in his
collection, stocks Of sugar cane, Ger
man millet and Silverhull buckwheat
grown upon his farm.
In the collection contributed by the
st. Joseph County Farming bureau
are shown the entire family of the
legune, the ebony COW peas, velvet
beans, snap beans and peanuts grown
upon the farm Of George Y. Hepler
near Notre Dame. Eight varieties of
beans are shown which were collected
from neighbOring farms Mr.. Hepler
shows a sheaf of alfalfa taken from
the 25th crop yielded from his field.
In this collection is a shsaf of sweet
clover from the farm of &. A. Bunch
OF Lakeville and the Wa La Pa giant
pod stock exhibited by G. Harrison.
Winter vetch, a great clover crop is
shown by John StoecHnger. The lu-
pine stock, the only one of the legune
family which will thrive on acid soil,
Imported from Germany, is also
shown
Purdue Has Exhibit.
The educational exhibition which
Purdue university is making Is a
splendid feature of the show. All de-
partments are represented, the horti-
cultural, animal husbandry, state
chemist, botany soils and crops, eX-
tension department, home economy
poultry and dairy and veterinary.
Particularly intere. ting is the latter
which consists OF ,hart or diagram
indicating the on, ton of the anat-
omy of diseased stoL <, and the action
of cholera and other ravageS upon the
system.
A fine lot Of corn was shown, pre-
sumably the rbes. yield in a number of
years. The first prize was awarded
George Y. Hepler for the best II ears
OF Yellow Dent corn. The second was
awarded William Seifert for the next
best IL. ears. Prizes were also award
ed the wheat exhibition. Yellow and
white rice popcorn was also shown.
The display in the large tent con-
sisted of large collections Of fruit and
vegetables from farms about the
country. In that of Henry Swain
from his MaplewoOd farm are seen 10
ounce, various kinds of nuts and gar
den produce. A cluster of chestnuts
in the pod. just as they grow, was an
added feature of the splendid display.
Four varieties of pears and number
of different kinds of grapes complet-
ed the showing.
From Walnut View farm, the prop
erty Of y. ]. Kramer comes an eX-
traordinary collection of pumpkins,
more than u varieties in all, with
five different kinds of squash. An in
teresting feature of Mr.. Kramer S
contribution is a group of bottles with
samples of pieplant, strawberry, elder
| berry, cherry tOmatOe, grape and
| dandelion wines. Samples of lilac
wood, hickory, wild cherry, dogwood'
currant and black oak are also shown.
Mr.. Kramers display also includes
samples of his seasons harvest OF
potatoes, various fruits, and other
| vegetables. Great punches of fall
flowers, the dahlias and straw flowers
and vines hung with red berries, the
| bitter sweet and other autumn
grovths, are used TO garnish the Ia
bles and add a decorative effect.
Varieties of Grapes.
On another table are p varieties OF
| grapes, red, white, blue, purple, large
! grapes, small grapes and wild grapes
with boxes containing fall bearing
strawberry plants which yield three
crops year; ounces, tomatoes
4 pomegraniteS, egg plants and almoS
| every imaginable fruit or vegetable.
| One farmer has in his display nine
varieties OF potatoes. In that Of ID
L. Dare of South Bend are sever
varieties of onions, and z. Westfal
shows six varieties Of popcorn. Sew.
eral large stocks OF celery grown by
| John a Myers Of OsceOla, attracted
| much attention.
Charles Z. Weiss Of Hill Crest farm
has a fine showing. which include.
several samples Of red wave wheat
white Swedish oats and red clover
seed. He also has cluster Of hops
! besides boxes OF nuts OF every kline
and bags Of thorn apples
A basket OF yellow dent popcorn Il
| shown which was raised by L. Car
| GARNER, six years old. OF Alishawaka
| Several stalks Of corn measure nearl.
. feet and a species Of black radish
| very uncommon, was grown neal
Mishawaka. Fine collections are dis
played By W. II. Yoder and Jane.
| Monroe. Another collection contain!
solely several varieties OF peppers
radishes cherry tomatoes, Chimes
celery and French endive.
1t is rarely that city people are
| given the opportunity OF seeing 81
great and varied a collection Of farm
| produce as that shown at the exhibit
/ ton. Crowds have thronged the
/ grounds since Thursday when tn,
show opened. Entries were still being
made at noon Friday, when a crate
OF apples were placed on exhibition
! from a nearby farm