Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-23
''STAY ON. FARM"
GOVERNOR URGES
BOYS AND GIRLS
100 Here as Judges; Every
thing From Apples to Brin-
die Pig at Big Show

1t started out mainly to be an apple
show-the big exhibit being held al
the merson-Brantingham building ir
connection with the state Board oi
Agriculture's meeting-but it has
turned out to be the biggest exposi-
tion of farm products and implements
the city has ever seen. Interest runs
all the way from the finest aples In
the world to a blue-eyed pig with
. brindle markings, in the way of prod
ucts and from a tiny motor garden
Cultivator to the new tractors that
are going to add so much to farm
crops in Pennsylvania the coming
summer.
The history of the present gather
ing will give farm boys and girls a
prominent place, for two-thirds of the
visitors to-day crowded about the
Young lads who judge on corn and
The young girls who cooked and gave
demonstrations of canning, preserv-
ing and other useful accomplish
ments. About noon 100 of the boys,
each with a garish badge of which he
was exceedingly proud. marched up
meet the Governor, who seemed to be
much affected. "Stay on the farm,
boys" he urged earnestly. That's
where you are needed He pointed
out how the new school code gives
'Ho NIdhGt W BtL d ASdAlS boON
aducation while doing farm work.
Don't run away to work in some
industry" he begged them. You
can help the nation more by sticking
to the soil"
Other speakers who helped enter
tain and instruct the youth of Penn
sylvania farmland were DR.. N. c.
Schaeffer. state superintendent of
public instruction; Charles e. Patton,
secretary of agriculture, and L. H.
Dennis, chief of agricultural educa-
tion.
The voting for a place to meet next
spring was a warm contest for mem
bers of the agricultural board. The
final count was Is for Lebanon, Is for
Williamsport and II for Bedford.
To-day the farming energy of the
entire state was concentrated in
Harrisburg. Crowds of spectators
flocked to the -Branting-
ham building where the State Horti-
cultural Association is holding its
exhibit, the Board of Trade was
filled top and bottom with members
of the latter organization and of the
Pennsylvania Breeders and Dairy
mems Association, and Cameron
Hail entertained the men of the
State Veterinary Medical Associa-
ton. The State Board of Agricul-
ture was so chilled in Chestnut
Street Hall yesterday that their
president, Governor Brumbaugh, in
Vited the members to the House of
Representatives for the rest of the
session.
At the election there Governor
Brumbaugh was again chosen to
head the body. Vice-presidents
selected were Matthew Rogers, of
Mexico; A. G. MCGOWAN, of Geyer's
Mill, and s. c. George, West Leb-
anon. r. G. Wells, of Sugar Mills
was made secretary and the board
decided to hold its spring meeting
in Lebanon.
Laymen Interested
The State Horticultural Associa-
tion elected the following: President,
f. H. Fassett, Meshoppen; vice.
president, P. S. Fenstermaker, AL
Ientown; George Kessler, Tyrone;
Herbert Starkey, Bussletown; secre-
tary, H. T. Hershey Gettysburg; and
treasurer, Edward w. Thomas, who
was advised by some of the mem
bers to change the name Of his town
king of Prussia.
For the laymen the most interest
ing of all meetings was the pro-
gram of demonstrations at the
Emerson building where hundreds
Of country boys and country girls, so
red checked and wholesome that
they would tempt a cannibal, were
busy to-day showing Harrisburg
what has been accomplished in the
county farming schools. Here were
The State College misses with the
real eats on the table showing pre-
cisely what a child should be fed
from one year to sixteen. Another
table proved the value of nearly all
common foods, showing their pro-
portions of nutritive elements. For
example many spectator was
amazed to learn that four lowly
prunes are equal to two big punches
of celery, a goose egg, a whole dish
of fresh beans or one huge potato.
Milk is the very best diet the State
College women explained. a child