Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1914-11-11

boys of the school 1t is one of the
finest pieces of work in the whole edu-
cational department
In the wing are exhibits from the
! Glendale, Chandler Baltz and Snow
flake schools of the highest character.
/ The ella county school exhibit is of
the best The schools of the mining
| towns show great improvement over
last years exhibit
| The Indlan school exhibit deserves
! the best mention of the whole depart
ment. In the Papago San Xavier In
dian school booth are specimens of
work in arithmetic and fine pieces of
/ hand work by the younger students
/ The Sdntan Day Indian school showed
wonderful pieces of mounted flowers of
all kinds raised and mounted by Indian
! students under ten years of age, also
/ very good pieces of needleWork. But
the most noteworthy exhibit is that of
! the Phoenix Indian school, : Papers
showing work in history, arithmetic
and geography are a feature of the dis
play by the primary grades The dis
| plays of the advanced grades show
needle work. The Indians are artists
and their drawing exhibit is really
| wonderful. Here also is shown a min
iature wagon turned out by the black
smith shop, complete in every detail
All the other features of the display
serve to demonstrate the craftsmanship
Of the Indians as compared with white
| youths of their age
Scientific Farming
! There is a lot to be learned from
the researches of the state agricul-
tural experiment station in scientific
farming, and to bring before the
practical farmer the Importance of
cooperation with this department one
of the most important exhibits of the
fair has been laid out
Farm economies is the subject en-
/ phasiZed. By means of carefully
drafted diagrams the subject of range
improvement is dealt with in an ex-
haustive comparison of fenced and
unfenced ranges In like manner the
subjects of irrigation and economy
| in pumping plant is gone into in
Istructively. The care of trees in
scientific pruning tending toward the
maximum fruit production is well il
Illustrated in a sample shoot treated
according to the methods employed
at the experimental farm.
The most striking exhibit in this
department is the centerpiece, a
healthy looking date palm bearing
full fruit, a yield of some 29O pounds.
The flourishing industry at the
Tempe date orchard is represented
by a fine showing of thirty five of
the commonest varieties of date
There are more than six hundred va
rieties of the fruit, and of these one
hundred and twenty-four sorts are
raised at the orchard. OF these the
Birkett is the most profitable variety
and its production is being developed
in the valley. f. H. Simonds, the
superintendent of the date orchard,
has charge of that section of the ex-
hibit at the state fair
The college of agriculture is ex-
tending particular support to the ex-
tension work of the young peoples
club. The club has members
throughout the state, and the sam
pies of grain, sorghums and cotton
grown by the youthful ranchers make
a good showing.
Professor Moore of the college is
devoting a great deal of attention
and a special feature is made of the
products from the dry farms of
5 Prescott, Snowflake and Cochise, and
: healthy specimens they are. To emu
( merate the things of interest in this
: exhibit would require columns, yet
good as it is this year, the profess
I sors are looking forward to a still
: better showing next time. The scope
5 Of the farm is to be broadened tC
s include live stock, particularly hogs
{ and poultry and the work of the
I young peoples extension course is tC
I be added to by cooking and sewing
! clubs An inspection of the exhibit:
! to be seen at the stand suffices t.
show that things are in a flourishins
way with the state experimental
s farm.
The Creamery Building
q Full of interest to producers AM
I consumers alike is the display o
! creamery and dairy products at tn
: state fair, where the latest moderl