Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-29
GRANGE COMPETITION
 AT COUNTY FAIR.
State Agricultural College Will Senc
 Down Big Exhibit.

One of the features of great inter est among the many attractive con- tests arranged for the edificatiOn and instruction of the agriCulturistS at the annual county fair of the New London County Agricultural society to be held on the grounds of the society in this city Sept 4, and is the special prize awarded to the grange making
 the best display of fruits and Vege-
 tables raised by members of the grange The premium to be awarded this year for this contest has been in creased to $l25, which will be divided
 on the basis of 30 per cent to the winner of first place, 25 per cent. to second place, 20 per cent. to third, 15 per cent to fourth place and 10 per cent to the fifth place winner.
 The secretary of the society desires
 that all granEes should take special notice of the provision calling for no LlCe to be sent to him by all granges desiring to compete for this prize at least 30 days before the opening of the fair. Each grange will be allotted the same amount of space and all dis plays must be on the grounds by 10 o'clock of the first day and all work completed by 10 o'clock D. m. Posi- lively no changes of any kind may be made in these displays after this time
 This year the buildings in which these displays are shown will be open on Saturday afternoon preceding the opening of the fair, and watchmen will be on duty to see that the dis plays are not disturbed.
 Great interest was taken last year in the exhibit of the state college at StOrrs, not alone by the agriculturists who visited the fair, but by all the visitors, who were glad to see the way in which our state works to help her multitudinous citizens. This year the StOrrs exhibit will prove even ar-iv-p ,,r;7, down from the college farm all the Hooded livestock amounting to about 30 head in all, and including horses, StalGOns, brood mares with colts and the finest bloodcd bull owned in the county. ThIs with it's various adiunCts will undoubtedly prove to be the most interesting of the many arranged by the officials for the eniOymen tOf the fair visitors to their annual fair.
 In the implement exhibition there will he a number of new and up-to- i the-minute novelties, including a home power is generated by a gasoline en- zine to light the home and for farm buildings. This same power can be utilized to run the saw for the fire wood pile, run the churn and other Igh machinery used by the DrOgres- sive farmer of the present day.
 Arrangements are in process of com pletion with the manufacturer of a small tractor for farm use to exhibit their machine and give demonstrations during the three days of the fair. This is being used successfully on many small farms in the state of New York, and the contention of the nfanu- lecturers is that any farm which can Ind work on it's acres for a pair of horses can more economically afford to own and use the tractor in the farm operations. With so many farmers in this section turning to the use of the gasoline truck, it should not be long before the tractor will be a familiar sight on the better farms of the county.
 The grounds of the fair association have been all slicked up, the buildings have been painted and cleaned, @ new roof put on the grandstand and all the big genial secretary says is needful now is the promise of three good sun ny days and his cup of happiness will be running over. ''We had two cir cuses on the fair grounds this sum rraer under canvas and we are going to give the people 9 bigger show for half the price than the two shows together"