Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-10-14
SUCCESS OF The
OHIO AND MICHIGAN
LAND SHOW ASSURED
Great Exposition of Farm Products
to Be Held in December.
Extensive Electrical Display Added.

Visitors to the Ohio and Michigan
Land Show, livestock Power Farm
Machinery and Electrical Exposition
to be held in Toledo December / to
IL will see the most remarkable and
extensive display of its kind ever
held. The demand for space has been
so great that practically all the floor
space of the Terminal Building, To
ledo, one of the largest of its kind in
the country, has already been allotted.
and the few remaining spaces will be
taken up within the next few days by
exhibitors
Displays will cover every feature of
farm life and give a comprehensive
idea of the agricultural resources of
Ohio and Michigan. Visitors will see
the newest ideas in farm machinery,
including farm tractors, which will be
demonstrated on an indoor track, the
first of its kind ever constructed,
which is being erected especially for
this purpose. Tractor demonstrations
will be given several times daily.
Milking Machine Demonstrations.
One of the most interesting features
of the Exposition will be a demonstra-
ton of milking by electric machinery.
Machines will be shohwn in operation
by which one man milks from 16 to
% cows an hour. Dairying accessor
les of every sort will be on display.
Tri-State Poultry aFnciers Will
Exhibit.
Poultry display of over 5000 birds
is assured by arrangements made for
| exhibits of prize winning birds by
fo Of if.l,i Tn,
diana. Lovers of poultry and those
interested in chicken raising, whether
| in town or country, will find on eX-
hibit the finest birds of every variety
The poultry exhibit will be in charge
of Frank j. Stamm, the noted Toledo
expert, who had charge of the display
that attracted so much attention at
the Ohio and Michigan Land Show
last year.
Special State and Government Exhibit
The State of Ohio and Federal Gov
ernment are both cooperating with
plans for large exhibits. Ohio will
have n large display of agricultural
products, as well as an exhibit of fish
and game and an educational display
of the various pests that infest grain
with suggestions for the best methods
of counteractingt hem.
Lectures will be given on such i'm.
portant topics as hog cholera. foot and
mouth disease. and other diseases o,
live stock. The United States Gov.
ernment will show the good roads eX.
hibit which aroused so much interest
last year and which will be repeated
on n much larger scale. With tn,
coming of the automobile everybody
is interested in good roads and IL visi
to the Land Show will be the bes
means of getting up-to-date informa
tion on building the best roads b!
modern methods.
An added feature of the Exposition
will be mammoth electrical display
in which all the electrical manufactur
ers. dealers and contractors will join
Ever ysort of electrical device will b.
exhibited. 'Do it electrically" viii
be the slogan burned into the minds
of visitors by countless electric light
along $50 feet of space that will b.
occupied by electric booths. The Ter
minal Building will also be complete
ly outlined with electric lights.
The Exposition will open its door
December 1st. 1t is expected that A
p. Sandles, FORMER president of tn
Ohio Agricultural Commission, will
deliver an address of welcome tn
opening night. Special features ar
promised every day. Railroads an
interurbans are planning daily eXcur
sions from all parts of the surroundin
country. While the purpose of TIL
Exposition is educational, amusemen
features will be present in abundance
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