Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-11-16
AGRICULTURAL Exhibits
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The fourth annual Chesterhelg
'2uhty Fair held at the county sea
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday o
..st,MeeK was in many ways the bes
air ever held in the county. Tht
yeather was ideal for the occasion
ave thesdusEktai the crowds were
lade up of pebble from all pairs, o
he county and from adjoining coun
.es...The peqak:: we've: sober; .qnie'
lad friendly. 'fhe-earnival attractions
we're up to, the standard for such; an'ii
.ew peopfe left: the fair gfoaSds. &ith'
out having spent something fol
amusement or entertafhment.aB,t:t tht
place of greatest. = interest," fol
the thoughtful ones who attended the
fair for .the purpose of getting :hole
of new ideas was the large. brick
building in which the most wonderful
display Of agricultural products. evel
seen in tits section of:the Carolinas
vas housed. There the courteous
leads of each department stood reads
to answer questions and give out; any
information at hand in regard to- the
many and varied exhibits: :. !: :.,..:g
The most noticeable feature of the
agricultural, exhibits were the ones
oy the three community fairs held il
the county the week before, Mt
c, ,oghan,. Middendorf and Macedonia
and the Individual: farm xhibfts 'bJ
F. W. Rivers, G.'E. Moore, BIT. watts:
son and T.. W. .:Gaskinss, 80: ::
The exhibits. .includeed' every ithagi:
lable product OF the farm, s&few 'ol
! which were: Corn, cotton, sugar cane
rice, peas. velvet ..beansS. so@is beans
|, nay, pumpkins, watermelons, grapes
I apples, cotton seed, oats wheat rye
retch, clover, potatoes, and in
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS objects: w. J.
Tiller had large box Of luxiiriantly
growing clover, and one of rye sand
tetch. He also had a box of sand
Illustrating the ear-to-row method ,,of
testing seed corn. - E..
Either Of, the. fouF individual farm
exhibits would, have been, a |sInaA fair
within itself. The one by Mr. cas-:
,,ins showed IFS different, lFfoadstg 81
ais farm, and the, other. .Yege. proRas; )
oly about the same. ,''', - :,
The--exhihits.. .hsx-tas--ca caniRllhhity
fairs contamedii"e entirely toossnsan:
products TOR :astailsal aasse1ggHaa g j! iis5, 3
out,let it be said THAT these ,e%xhibie
were magnificent, :eAditheN' reflected
| much credit Il, the communities from
whence. they came, and to TO-. the promo ,
ters.
Mr.. W. Js:9aoh was .l,if r. ifhafse Q
>the farm exhibits ian& ian&S he,'e&plalne!
that the: cannon bail exhibited b!
Floyd Douglass was the second bal
ired at Fort Sumter at the Beginning
Of the Civil War; =, y, 80. 49,, =.
Mexican Big Boil. cotton seed iWer'
exhibited by:'Mr. W: J.: odom; witt
says he expects. e fight the, bou, wee
Ill with this variety of cotton as 1t Ii
.ery early, earlier than Kings AM
las staple Of more. than an inch.
Rust resisting, cotton was exhibited
oy MIR. w. NJ. Gainey. - j. -, -~,:'
MIR. B. T. Teal and W., NJ. Fherrel
nad turnips worthy ofnotice. =
Floyd Douglass exhibited 'velve
leans and the first velvet bean mea
ever shwn at a fair in this county
it was ground on the new feed mil
at Pageland Novelty Works with tn
null on. -.
Mr.. W. X. Sellers had on exhibition
2 bale of fine hay as large as bale o
cotton.
There is building 65x3O two storie
, W. ]. Odom.
Mrs. Lee Griggs had on display
auilt said to be $50 years DID,.
The Woman's Fancy Work an
Art department attracted quite a bi
II attention and brought forth man,
| :avorable comments The Child's De
,artment was excellent also and
drawing by Miss Eealla Gaskins an,
some. tatting made by five-years oil
.3essie.. Miller was worthy of NOR
than passing notice. ..
Mrs. d, NJ. Williams, Of Patrick, ex
libited a number of chrysantheinpm
said to be the finest ever seen a
fda&terfield.' ,..>
THE Eureka Calming Co. of thi
county gave demonstration OF wha
NAV be done with the waste product
of the farm. This company Is opera
ing a capnery at Montrose nea
t'heraw. g..
There is bnlding :65x3o two storie
nigh in which are modern canmn
machines capable. Of. sealing .,Tithoq
solder or acid 10 cans a minute. Pota
:oes, tomatoes, beans, peas :and ,othe
egetables are canned 49, >''S
The live stock exhibits% were iprphs
ab1v hotter than At previous fairy 1
the county but, thereas still fSm ta
improvement in this Tine - Chester
field county is not tsufgtng foswiard:i i
stockraising as in other lines, bu
here is a gradual improvement i