Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-22
FAIR ATTENDANCE
To BREAK RECORD
MANAGERS PREDICT PATRONAGE
or LAST YEAR WILL BE
EXCEEDED.
CANTOfSMENT TO DRAW
RELATIVES OF SOLDIERS
Low Railroad Rates and Good Roads
for Auto Travel to Swell Attendance
Features for Women and Children
State College Putting on Splendid
Exhibition In Its Building.

Des Moines. Aug. 22.--Iowa state fair
managers are predicting that the total
attendance this year viii surpass the
300. 600 mark which was attained ior
the srst time last year. The conditions
this year are considered generally "a
yorable and fair managers in other
sections report that the war has Tot
cut down the size OF fair crowds ana
in many places they are larger than IN
previous years. In Iowa crops are Wen
advanced and farm work generally
caught up roads are good for automo-
bilists. reduced fares on the railroads
have been provided and an attractive
fair program has been prepared. These
facts, combined with the incentive
which Camp Dodge and Fort Des
Moines add 10 people from other states
whose boys are here, are counted as
factors which will bring in the crowds.
The first program Of the fair starts
Friday with judging in all departments,
lectures and demonstrations morning
and afternoon in the women and chlI-
dren's building. Annes college building
and boys and girls club building, ana
a complete program Of amuse1nents-
Automobile races will be put On the
first and last Friday afternoons OF the
fair with horse races each Of the otheT
afternoons excepting Of course Sunday.
Friday is children's day and children
under IL viii be admitted free.
For Women and Children
Among the daily features TO be put
on in the women and children's build
ing al the fair this year will De the
Festival OF Iowa Wild Flowers" in
which Iowa children from various parts
OF the state IN costume will put on in
terpretative dances with old Indian
melodies making up the musical ac-
Impairment.
Art and Conservation in Clothing
with garments shown On living models
and lectures on this subject by Miss
Ruth Curtiss, Of Ames. Is new con-
servation study to be made part OF
the daily program this year
Moving pictures supplied by the fed
erai committee on public Information
and from other sources will be shown
each morning In the auditorium Of the
women and children's building. All
phases Of the war win be touched upon
II THESE tItkuISEy IAc WI "a
Of the Red Cross, the 7. NJ c. A, the
Knights of Columbus and other organi-
cations.
On the second floor Of the women
| and ctildren's building the Iowa Stats
| College extension department Fiji put
on demonstrations on serving wheat
| less meals, vegetables as wheat savers,
on honniny and its uses, wheatless and
sugarless breads and cakes. corn and
rice as wheat savers. sugar substitutes
and other food conservation methods.
State College Features.
! In The state college building this year
an extensive stock feeding exhibit viii
! be put on with model animals il little
feed lot sand pastures, modern feed
ing devices. sarlps~s Of feeds used. and
| placards indicating feeding results and
| the most economical farms and meth
| DDS TO use.
The college engineering department
! has arranged at the east side Of the
| building a display OF modern farm
building plans and farmstead lsyouts.
Methods Of preventing soil erosion in
| Guiding models Of modern types Of
| dams will be shown.
| The soils department will put On
| display showing methods Of testing
soils, types Of soils in the state and
| fertilizer requirements. The farm
management department will show the
methods followed by the best one
eighth farmers in Iowa and how they
| have achieved their successes.
| Fuel observation will also be set
forth in exhibits and information given
out on how 10 get the most out OF coal
or wood used. The college experts
claim that cord Of soft wood will take
| the place Of half ton Of coal. and a
cord Of hard wood will replace a ton
Of coal They declare that If 1000, o0t
cords Of wood are used this season o.