The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-09-26
FARM PACE ANT IS
FEATURE Of FAIR
Romance Of Agriculture to be
Produced at ST. Louis
Y. P. Week.
OPENS WITH INDIAN SCENE
And Closes Win Formal Enanci.
patton OF Horse and culmination
Of the Romance in Era Of
Power Machinery.

The Romance OF Agriculture. I
pageant In five episodes depicting tht
evolution Of farm equipment and farm
practice from the day Of the lnilar
10 the present day, will be q feature
u the st. Louis Agricultural ralr
October TO 7 (yellel prophe
Week., according 10 arnouncen en'
by John T Stinson, secretary. whc
prior to going 10 st. Louis 10 assume
his present post was secretary of thu
Missouri state Fair. At Sedalia.
Never before anywhere IN the worl,
has SO elaborate a portrayal Of th'
progress in agriculture been under
taken, officers Of the fair say 4
hundred or more actors and actresses
IN costume, are announced 10 tax,
part in the pageant, which is 10 bC
Of the pan'omime type.
Scenario Of Agricultural Pageant.
An experienced pageant master is
20 direct the staging Of Inc pageant
the scenario Of which follows
Episode No l-Peaeeful pursuits
Of the native Indian The annual
spring dance and suppicaii0us 10
the good spirit for ample sunshine
with showers Indian braves de-
part for their hunting ground
Squaws prepare the ground f1r
crops and plant the seed corn They
shell the corn and grind il in stone
mills for daily use Braves return
from their hunt. All take part In q
festival Of rejoicing
Episode No arrival of the
pioneers who are welcomed by The
Indians Newcomers trade for
grain and lands indians depart
for homes In the far wes. Crude
methods Of preparing the land for
the crops Flowing with oxen. COWS
and horses and by other pioneer
methods. Harvesting with sickle
throshing by treading ont grain
by the OK
First steel Piow Arrives.
Episode No 3-ArFiYal NJ the
first steel plow Drawn BY two
horses, Il gives great satisfaction
and marks the first real step IN ae-
ricultural progress. The walking
cultiyator Is ahown. harvesting with
cradle and threshlng with fails.
The first grain binder. Rocrea-
tlon. Virginia reel.
Episode No Westward the
star Of empire and Agricultural edu.
cation wcnd their way Tie pro-
gressive young farmer brings home
the newest sulky plow, which Is lol-
lowed by gang plow, riding cul-
tivator. grain binders and other
horsedrawn machinery The Lawn
party Sons and daughters os
prosperous farmers welcome tie
dawn Of new agricultural era
Emancipation Of the Horse.
Episode No 5-Studenia return
to their homes from the state Az.
ricultural College, in automobile.
They are followed by farm tractors
drawing tractor pows, tractor har-
rows, seeding machines and har-
vesters The horse Is decorated
with floral tributes and is declared
emancipaied from the slavery 10
which he has long been subjected.
Finale The romance Of aericul.
ture gives way TO POWER
The scenario was written for tho
occasion by Frank f. Goodwin. chair
man OF the Agricultural Pageant COM
mittee and superintendent of the Ma.
chinery department Mr. Goodwin
Is president OF the St Louis Tractor
Farming Association and editor Of
Farm Machlnery-Farm Power
Some OF the most antique nl0ws IN
the country including that Of Dan 81
Webster, have been loaned for use in
the pageant Websters plow. which
IS about a century old and occupies
a place Of honor in the museum Of
the Oliver Chilled Plow Works, IS Of
wood, plated in places with iron Web
ster operated It on his farm in Massa-
chusetts
Dairy Cattle Show TO Excel.
Mr. Goodwin is but one of a number
OF experts whom Mr. Stinson. himself
a technical man Former professor
OF horticulture at the University Of
Arkansas), has induced 10 manage do
partments, p. NJ Brandt, assistant TO
the dean Of the State Agricultural
College, Columbia. Mo, is superin-
tendent OF the Cattle Department Of
the fair and is planning what the Of
fcers OF the fair believe will provo
one Of the finest dairy cattle shows
In the history OF the country. Four
herds of Ayershire cattle alone have
been promised. The other breeds TO
be exhibited are the Guernsey, the
Holstein and the Jersey.
Good Saddle Horse Show Planned.
A saddle horse show regarded as
having more than average merit Is
being organized by James II. Bright
Of st. Louis. superintendent OF the
Horse Department. f. II. Hughes Of
Columbia, Mo, Is serving as superin-
tendent OF the Swine and Sheep De
partment. Henry Meyer Of Overland,
Mo. is superintendent Of the Asricul-
Lnral Department. The Horticultural
Department has as its superntendr NJ
Henry c. Irish OF ST Louis, president
" the Missouri State Horticnliuraf
Society, who also Is to have charge
If the school garden exhibit at the
air Henry Steinmesch, Of ST. Louis.
president Of a large feed and poultry
Is superintendent of the
Poultry Department. Bert Hoffman
" St. Louis Is to have charge Of the
Speed Department and c. ]. Bennett
II Los Angeles, Cal. Is to super
intend the automobile races and auto-
mobile fashion show.
I'VE are offering liberal prizes this
rear, especially In the dairy cattle.
Iheep and swine and horse depart.
nents," said Mr.. Stinson.