Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-19
AGRICULTURE Is
TO HOLD STAGE
Big Meetings and Big Show
Will Be Held in Harris
burg During Next Week

Final plans were announced to-
night for the meetings of the State
Board of Agriculture and seven al
lied organizations to be held here
next week simultaneously with the
states second midwinter exhibition
of Pennsylvania food products. The
labor problem in it's relation to
I, farms, soil conservation, marketing
arrangements. fights against pests
and providing of seed corn are the
big subjects for discussion while
there are chances of. interesting po-
litical developments because the
State Commission of Agriculture,
which is at odds with the governor
and Secretary of Agriculture Charles
E. Patton will have a meeting here.
The meeting of the State Board
will probably be prolific of political
discussion, especially as the bills
favored by members of the board for
reorganization of the department of
agriculture did not meet with state
administration approval. The boards
sessions will begin Tuesday when
the other organizations will meet.
The farm products show will be
an exhibition of corn, fruit potatoes,
wool, butter, vegetables, eggs and
dressed poultry entered by farmers
from all sections of the state, in
Guiding the winning specimens from
many of the county fairs. Prizes
amounting to over $1,000 and spe-
cial trophies will be awarded the
winners in the various classes of
competition.
One of the features of the COM
mercial line will be the farm trac-
tors. Through the efforts of Secre-
tary of Agriculture Charles E. Pat
ton, twelve tractor manufacturers
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farm tractors which are coming into
use on many of the farms of the
state. The exhibits include most of
the we'll known tractors particularly
adapted to Pennsylvania farming
conditions. There will be all kinds
OF agricultural implements including
field and dairy machinery, feeds,
fertilizers, apiary accessories, horti-
cultural and poultry supplies.
General interest has been created
in the corn exhibit, and especially
in the thirty ear class which is pro-
vided for holders of seed corn.
There is in addition to the regular
classes a sweepstake for the best
ten ears in the show, a big ear class
for the ten ears shelling the greatest
quantity of grain and for the cham
pion ear of the show. Last year the
county exhibit created considerable
IilltItSI anu WAS WOu ny NIGcnG
county after a hard fight with
Chester county. This class consists
of ten 10 ear exhibits.
More interest is being taken in
the wool contest than ever before
and several hundred fleeces are eX-
pected to be shown. Creamery and
uairy butter come in for judging
and the granting of state honors.
OF course the fruit show is always a
big feature and the display of ap-
pies this year promises to be large
and varied. The display of vegeta-
bles, potatoes, eggs and dressed
poultry is also expected to be large.
On Tuesday evening there will be
a big joint meeting of all the asso-
Citations and addresses will be made
by Governor Brumbaugh and c. w.
Holman, of the United States Food
Administration. On Wednesday eve
ming at another joint meeting the
farm labor question will be the sub
ject of address by John A. McSpar-
ran, master of the State Grange, and
Hon. Clifford Pinchot. Many impor-
tant subjects will be discussed at
the meetings of the various agri-
cultural bodies and annual elections
held by each. The More Sheep
More Wool association will devote
the entire time Thursday discussing
sheen raising.