The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-12-08

county IAN event which many have
anticipated with tho lccrcst irtcr-
est since the first announcement
that it would be held. was a trc-
mendous success, far exceeding eX-
pectations. That fair could have
been held this year of all years.
when such an enterprise had never
before been attempted here within
our recollection, is fine tribute to
the optimism and energy of Secre-
tary Ellison, as well as 10 the CO.
operation of the people of both town
and country, all of whom entered
whole-heartedly into the project.
That fair could have been held
during such weather as we have had
the past week speaks well for the
spirit of ou rpeople, who were de-
termined to see what was to be
seen. Although, of courses many
could not get to the fair because of
the almost unceasing rain, many
others did come and all expressed
themselves as well pleased with the
exhibits, as well as the other attrac-
tions.
The fair opened Thursday, but as
this was day Of final arrangements
and as the weather had delayed
many in bringing to town their ar
ticles for exhibition, it was not until
Friday that the fair was we'll
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crowd here Thursday but Friday was
the big day and n big crowd braved
, the weather to be on hand for the
occasion.
FARM PRODUCTS.
Under the big tent on the court
house square the farm products
were displayed under the direction
Of C. l.. McManus, farm demonstra-
tor for Lancaster county. Here was
a splendid assortment OF corn, cot
ton, hay, grain of all kinds, peanuts.
pumpkins, cabbages, potatoes, beans
peas. turnips, ETC., and here the
farmers met and exchanged ideas
and were greeted by the townspeople
and under the big tent also the
Kings Daughters served hot coffee
and sandwiches to the visitors.
AGRICULTURAL ADDRESSES.
Then. too, in the big tent the
talks on agriculture were made to q
representative gathering of farmers
Among the many helpful incidents
of the county fair were tla addresses
delivered by Prof "A. G.. Smith Of
the United States department Of
agriculture, and Col. E. j. Watson,
state commissioner of agriculture.
Prof. Smith stressed the impor-
tance of the farmers raising hogs,
mules and cattles. The most profit
able is hogs, next mules and then
cattle. Swine could be raised with
very little expense and then far
mer who ran four or five plows, by
keeping one good brood mare in a
few years could have mules enough
to run his farm and would not be
dependent on Western mules, for
which he would have to pay $3Oe
head.
Col. Watson delivered one OF the
most practical addresses ever made
in the county. He congratulated
the people of the county on pulling
off county fair when everything
was so blue. Said he: "Phistfs the
happiest crowd / have seen in 2s
counties. Folks in every othef coun-
ty i have been in had, great long
faces. l was In Gaffney the other, dye
and the crowd looked 80 sad and
forlorn I asked who was fdead. /"
He said 1t was an inspiration to see
the long line of school children
marching through the mud. 1t did
him good to go through the court
house and witness what the farmers
OF the county had been doing. In
speaking of the war on the other
side of the world, he said: when
the Emperor of Germany swung his
sledge hammer against the other
powers of Europe he not only struck
them, but he hit old King Cotton in
the head and in doing so struts
every man, woman and child i'm the
: South" The Southern farmer, he
said, had been supplying. from year
Ito yo"r an artificial stimuiant, in ths