The Detroit times., 1917-09-05
FARMERS
OWNSTATE
FAIR TODAY
Grange Day" Brings
Swarm of Agricul-
turists To Show
ADDRESSES ARE
BIG FEATURE
Midway, Too, Crowded
By Soil Tillers Out
For FrOlic

Michigan farmers are having their
inning al the Michigan state fair 70
day, listed on the program as
Grange DAY" Arieulturists from
all parts OF the state. including a
large delegation from the fruit belt
on the shore OF Lake Michigan.
surged thru the live stock. vege
table and fruit exhibits.
Huge tractors. plows, pumps and
many other farm implements re
ceived their share OF attention Wed
nesday. The engineering building Is
said 10 have accommodated more
persons on Grange day than ever
before. During the afternoon State
grange officials addressed the farm
ers in the odeon IN the grove.
Side show proprietors reported
capacity business almost before ths
day had fairly begun. Stella. the
fat girl. and the wild west show
rivaled the horse exhibit for stten.
dance.
Under the supervision OF Foster
Walker, physical instructor, boys OF
the Michigan State fair school.
which opens Thursday morning. Of
the exposition. "Wednesday.
Judging OF hackneys, French and
German coach, shires and Clydes
Dale horses, polled Durham, Here
ford Jersey and Guernsey cattle.
Oxford. Southdown and Fat sheep
Hampshire. Victorfas and fat swine
was started.
Examination IN the Better Ba-
bies' contest. In the women's build
ing. continued "Wednesday, as did
the Girls Canning club contest in
the dairy building annex.
A live stock Judging contest by
youths from all over the state was
one OF wednesday, new features.
In competition for valuable prizes
the youthful judges passed opinions
on the choicest stock.
Band concerts, vaudeville, ere
works. night aeroplane fights and
California Franks Wild west show
are on the program FOR the enter.
talnment Of Wednesday evenings
visitors in the grandstand al the
race track
Gov. Sleeper. Congressman Pat.
rick II. Kelley and Senator James
A. Nurtha made speeches Tuesday
"Pratiotic day." IN fhe grove DIR
ing the afternoon. The audience
was composed chiefly OF Civil war
veterans.
"No sacrifice should be too great
for us 10 make when We consider
the supreme sacrifice our soldier
boys are ready 10 make declared
the governor.
when we consider their bravery
any self denial we may practice
seems Insignificant IN contrast"
Agitators working for the inter
est OF a pro-German peace were
roundly attacked by Mr. Kelley.
America demands today the 10y
atty and allegiance OF every individ
nal and every newspaper In The
hand" he said The most danger
Gus thing an American can do -
60 talk OF peace while the kaiser''
army In In France, Belgium and
Russia"
Following the speeches IN The
grove the governor and his party
visited tho child welfare exhibit In
tho woman's building. Later The
governor reviewed the afternoon
events from an especially decorated
box In the grandstand
The gentle arts OF the household
should not be lost sight 81 in the
opinion % General Manager O w
Dickinson OF the fair. and 90 tha
end he has established specia
class for girls canning contest.
n Is estimated thai The vegetable
product OF tho country is S216,000.
GOO. while orchards yield fruit val
ued at $4,000 GEO every gear 7
all this food were made safe foi
humanity" by canning. there woulf
be little food shortage. experts ny
Detroit women. members ~ ths
Twentieth Century club. have ai
ready signified an appreciation al
the great food saving 90 be efectet
BY more general canning Of frf;is
and vegetables. and are even urg
Ing the carrying out OF tho opera
ton on wider scope so as 10 pro
vide retail dealers with supplies foi
general distribution.
II r. interesting 20 note that the
ART OF canning II but a century old
II was discovered by Nicholas Ap.
pert. Frenchman. who sold his
method 10 Napoleon Bonaparte.
About 1915. Ezra Daggart brought
90 the United states a process for
canning ioetters, salmon and
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