The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-09
FARM BOYS CAMP
NEW FAIR FEATURE
THE GIRLS CANNING cItrs or
STATE Will ALSO ATTEND
EXPOSITION At DALLAS.
Many Eisbrstc programs Arranged
and affair T. Espcsted Co iie
Largest Ever Held in
the south.

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DALLAS. Texas. october s.--one
a. the most vaiuahic o. al the edu-
eatlonaI features ARRANGED 70 be pre-
unsed 70 connection with this years
state fair Of Texas. which viii be
held In Dallas October ~ 70 %. is
sta grand educational encampmcni
for Texas farm bays and girls.
This project vas conceived bs The
fair management TO supplement the
p,rssleai work which IL being done,
through she noys Agricultural clubs
and the GIris CANNING clubs. by the
Agricultural and Mechanical college
and the United states department OF
Agriculture. both Of which have
furnished valuable cooperation In
working out The details for the en-
c1mpment.
w. II. strntton. secretary OF the
atase Fair association. announced
n oenfiy that all plans for this en-
eampmont had been concluded. and
ftat scholarships would number goo
Tor boys and 100 for girls, that be-
irg the maximum number which tho
fair can provide for this year. These
scholarships are 10 be awarded upon
competitive basis. To the boys and
gIris that make the best records In
their club work during 1916. TIE
contest IL open 10 club members
cniy.
ii. IL. Williamson. assistant state
aranf IN charge OF the boys agricui-
turaI club wors. viii have gcneral
charge Of the boys eneampment, and
Mas Hernicc Carter OF the Agrieul-
tnral and Mechanical college, VIII
cnaperon the girls. Mr.. Williamson
sfafes that the largest collection Of
exhibits ever shown by the boys clubs
al any fair would be brought TO Dali
lpa. and that this coming encamp-
nent would undoubtedly be tue
largest ever held anywhere.
.Thefe will be very little theory
shout the work done In this educa~
tonal encampnnent. Theory IL all
right in its place. but for this occa-
slcn. we propose to work entirely
along practical lines. and Will teach
~ demonstrations rather than from
lectures and books" Mr.. Williamson
aid.
s.fn the corp raising division" he
I. rther stated. I'VE propose to pre-
paro actual seed tests on the firw
day. The second day We will take
q one-acre piece OF ground that the
fair management has kindly furnish
q us and teach the boys TIE best
methods OF blowing deep and the
preparation. The third day we will
fskrh tho use OF tho section and disc
u arrows, and the fourth day we will
lay off rows and use the planter.
sIn tho horticultural section we
will plant fall grown peach trees and
teach tho boys how pronerly to prune
md spray by doing the actual work
THE same system win be applied
IL every section. Demonstrations will
be the, order OF the day every day.
We win show the boys how. and
tell them Why. end believe that.
in this way. much good can be ac-
complfshed.
I'VE will spend part OF each af-
ternoon in Judging livestock, and
on Thursday afternoon, October Is.
We win conduct Judging contest.
open only to scholars In the encamp-
mens. III which suitable prizes will
be given for the best work.
saturday. October IS. Is boys az
riculturai clubs day at the fair, and
we will have more than LOCO OF our
members on the ground at that time.
u D. Floyd. agricultural agent OF
Ellis county. Is bringing more than
400 of his BOYS To Dallas on that day
with special train. and the Wax
ahachie band will be part OF the
trip, Other agents are expecting TO
do likewise. In the Afternoon We win
have special exercises in the state
fair convention hall. Speakers on
this occasion will be Or. w. D. Biz