Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-24
STATES FAIR EXHIBITS OPEN
Agricultural Extension Service
Showing Something New.
sixteen Different Fairs. Locnl. County
and Stntc, VIII See Tbem-Orlcans
County Fair Mt Barton
Now On.

The agricultural extension service of
the University of Vermont began showing
it's exhibits at fairs throughout the state
Tuesday when the orleans county fair
opened at Barton. to continue through
Thursday. Tho exhibits this year are n
little different from those Of last summer
and fall, and rs usual different exhibits
will he shown at each fair from those of
any preceding year In this way prac-
ticallY the entire fair-attendng popula-
ton is given chance to see and profit
by everything the service has to show.
For convenience the fair circuit has been
divided mp into three classes. more or less
arbitrarily selected. Glasses one and three
are provided with the same exhibits, In
Guiding (a) n poultry exhibit including
model portable hcnhouse which is made
so that it may nc pulled apart or put to-
Eether at will: 90, an exhibit of home eco
Monies or the general household economy;
ANA Cc). q lantern and shadow box with
about 900 slides, showing alfalfa and other
plants and some of the horticultural -x-
permcnts of the extension service. The
second or middle class will he provided
, with what is called general exhibit.
consisting of several different features:
(a), n horticultural section. including the
pruning and spraying of fruit trees; Co.
a section on the diseases of animals: CO...
| plant diseases and other pests such as
weeds; (d). feeds of many sorts.
The foregoing is only n hint of the
riches which the service has to offer to
! The public For instance, the service has
/ gathered together 9G different specimens
Of seeds of weeds which it has put into
/ little glass tubes where the gardener or
/ farmer can examine them infinitely at his
/ leisure. Black seeds. brown seeds. green
/ seeds and i'm fact every sort of seed you
ever heard of or saw and a good many
YOU haven't are there for your inspec-
| ton. This is only part of the contents
IF ono of six big boNcs, each of which I'm
n sense constitutes an exhibit by Itself
| Under the heading in big black letter
Some Common Feeds and Their Com
position" is given the list of constituents
{ Of several different kinds of ration for
cattle. The digcstihlc protein. digcstihle
! 'arho- hydrates, digestihle fat water etc
arc given with an ANALYSIS of the propor-
ions. In this same case there are cvlin-
drical tubes showing in colors marked on
tho outside, the proportions Of each mix
turc.
About half Of ono case is given up to
pruning wounds, the way they are caused
and the tools used In still another case
the legend spray your apples" strikes
the eye and there are pictures in color of
various apple trees before and after spray
ing and treatment. Under the diseases Of
cattle ahortions, sprains. etc. tuhercu-
I"slS' milk fever otc., are classified. and
remedies suggested.
Every year the extension service aims
70 improve these exhibits and this year
is no execution. The model hcnhouse
which one Of the men IS putting together
looks as if i'm real poultry raising and in
ITS actual size it would solve many a dlf-
Guilty of fowl fanciers. It's thing of
'ean'y' too
Iher' is hardly phase of the farmer $
life. an important phase If his business.