The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-12-06
COMMUNITY CLUE EXHIBIT.
Fine Display Made-Large Number
In Attendance.

1 In Attendance.
The West Nottingham Community
Club Exhibit, held at the chapel
West Nottingham, on Friday, Nov.
%, was, according to the judges
present, complete success.
Prof. Oldenburg of the Maryland
Agricultural College, College Park,
Md, who was present and judged
the grain and vegetable exhibits, de-
clared this show surpassed any other
of the kind that he had attended so
far in the State.
About one hundred families were
represented as exhibitors; and up
ward of one thousand entries were
listed. These consisted of selected
seed corn, wheat, oats; rye, buck
wheat, soy bean and popcorn; about
one dozen varieties of seed potatoes,
also onions, cabbage, carrots, sweet
potatoes, turnips, ruta baga, chinese
cabbage, celery and spinach. Beside
these there was an unusual display
show was augmented later by two
immense speciems brought down by
''The Oxford Press" along with some
other exhibits. Some fine white
radishes were displayed; also some
black ones.
Walnuts and hickory nuts, COM
prfsed the nut display. There was a
single, one only, sample of white
navy beans, and one sample of
honey, the latter was much ill de-
mand.
The fruit exhibit was made up of
apples and pears. The pears were
all of one variety, the celebrated
Keiffer pear. The apple display was
quite extensive, and included among
others, Staymans Winesap, Fallo-
water, Newtown Pippin, York I'M
perial, Paragon, Greetings, Rome
Beauty, etc.
|, The exhibition of canned veget-
ables and fruits, preserves, jellies,
marmalades, pickles, relishes, and
fruit juices was, for Community
Exhibit of this scope, simply i'm
mense 1t included vegetables, done
by the old method, and also the new
or cold pack method so much recon-
mended by modern experts in can
ming. 1t would be hardly possible
to do justice to this department in a
brief account of this show, such as
is aimed at in this sketch.
Coming next to the fancy work
display we were pleased to see many
beautiful and useful patterns, among
which were embroidered center
pieces, counter panes, table covers,
bed spreads, and "U. S. Crocheted
Seal" yoke, guest towels, bureau
scarf, knitted spread, taffeta collars,
etc.
The antique department was rep
resented by an old pice Of embroid-
cry over one hundred years old, and
copy of the Charter of the State of
Maryland, also a very old "patent"
or deed for tract of land now own
ed and possessed by Mrs. M. Ellen
Tosh, who presented the above for
exhibition.
Miss Day the County Demonstra-
tor was present and conducted some
experiments in her line of work.
She and Miss Stephenson, from the
Agricultural Dept, judged the can
ned fruits and vegetables, also the
fancy work, etc.
Mr. ]. H. Knode was present all
day to lend valuable aid and sug-
gestions to the affair.
Prof. Writ from the Md. College
of Agriculture was present and gave
and illustrated talk on the tractor
This seemed to be very interesting,
as was the talk on seed corn and its
Importance, by Prof. Oldenburg.
Prof. Knode gave milk test les
son analyzing several samples that
tested up to 81.
The number of "Blue Ribbons"
distributed and prize cards would
indicate a high grade of exhibits.
The cash prizes on first and second
premium exhibits will be distributed
in Thrift and War Stamps on or be-
fore December 20.
The management wishes to take
this opportunity to thank all the
friends who helped to contribute to
the success of the exhibition in vari-
Gus ways, and to say they hope to
make this first effort a greater sue
cess by the next Thanksgiving.