Connecticut western news., 1917-09-06
EXHIBIT AT FAIRS
Canning Demonstrations, Dairy EXhi- bit, Live Stock, etc. -.

What is probably the most interest. ing and broadly educational exhibit ever attempted by state institution will visit sixteen of the leading fairs of the state this year. This exhibit will be the result oi the combined efforts of the Committee of Food Sup. ply of the State Council of Defence, the Committee on Sanitation and Medi cine, the Committee ou Finance, the Committee on Man Power and Labor, the Committee on Industrial Survey, Committee on Publicity Gall of the State Council of Defence;) the Connec- ticut Agricultural College and the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment. Station. This exhibit will be housed in tent 40 so feet. It will contain interesting data, charts and other ma. terial furnished 5y the above men, tioned committees and will also have a complete drying and canning exhibit which will show homemade equip ment, commercial equipment, contain CTS best adapted to use, products al- ready canned and dried, bulletin, charts, printed material and instruc- ticns relative to drying and canning. Every forenoon and afternoon demon. strations of canning and drying con ducted by teams of girls from canning clubs or by the college demonstrators will be carried on. The home econO- mics exhibit will also contain depart ments devoted to the cereal aEd it's use, department devoted to the school lunch, infant feeding, infant clothing, home medicine chest, etc.
 A dairy exhibit will be devoted to war rations and methods of feeding cows. Demonstrations will also be con, ducted on the value of daily records in the selection of dairy COWS.
 There will be soils and crops ex- hibit, devoted to the need for growing more corn aud small grains. such as rye and wheat, showing how they can be grown to advantage at the present time and under wha condition Space will also be devoted to the various leguminous crops,
 There will be a poultry exhibit. A very interesting part of this will be daily demonstrations in selecting non producing from producing hens War rations for poultry will also be set forth.
 There will be swine exhibit con taining models of modern swine pastures, feeders, houses, etc.
 Oatside of, the tent there will be tables at which atte ndants will always be stationed to answer questions of all kinds. Requests for information will be taken and referred to the various proper departments of the college or to the various committees of the state 1 Council of Defence.
 It is proposed that this exhibit will be transported from fair to fair by motor truck. MT. Leonard W. Frisbie of l.. T. Frisbie 6 Company, Hartford, has offered his services to the Commit tee of Food Supply for the management and care of this exhibit during the fair season. It is planned that after the fair, season is over that the exhibit will be available for use in cities or other large centers of the state where call may arise for it's use. ..
 The tentative list of fairs at which thls exhibit will be given is as follows Washington, Charter Oak, Berlin, Rockville, Granby, Danbury, Bark hamsted, Norwich, Brooklyn, Wood stock, Guilford, Colchester, Harwin ton, Durham, Stafford.