South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-10
FARM PRODUCTS
COUNTY'S BEST
Produce of Farm and Garden
Promises to SuTpaSS That
of Other Years.

DO YOU know that south Send
truck gardens are surprising rural
communities IN The production of
certain lines of vegetables Not i'm
quantity alone. either. but IN quail
it's as we'll II you don't believe IT,
take "a trip out 10 the Interstate fair
and visit the agricultural products
tent. where YOU viii find tomatoes.
pumpkins and squaShes that fairly
take your breath away and excite
wonder AS TO the real possibility II
q city truck garden.
And stu exhibits continue 10
come I'm. and IT, W Newman SUI
periuteudent of the asricuitural de
partmeuJ. says that me never knows
when he VIII receive a display far
surpassiug the one already receiv-
cd He believes that the tent may
require side annex III farmers con-
tinue their patronage ar the same
rate as they have done ON Monday
and. since entries may he made up
TO L. o'clock noon on Tuesday. there
is probability that he is right.
Golden Apples.
Golden" Is not too strong "a term
90 apply to some of the represent
ative apples which are TO bee seen
displayed ON the center tables and
there are i'm addition other varieties
of fruit each a superlative Of its
kind with varieties almost too nu-
merous TO mention 4 great abund-
ance OF grapes Of every description
is i'm evidence. and there are also
quantities of grains and seeds.
Prize for Frui; Display.
A special prize of $40 IS offered
for the best center display OF fruit
and il is specified that this display
must contain at least 10 pounds of
fruit and must not oe less than is
inches i'm diameter The attractive
ness as well as the quality of the
fruit will bee considered ly the judge
i'm making the awards Monday af-
ternoon an old-timer who is reput-
ed 70 nave frequently copied the
honors az various state fairs could
be seen busilv engaged in erecting
veritable round house OF grapes
apples and pears. and when asked
how he thought ne stood said that
ne really didn't know how it would
go here. seem as there was so many
competin'
Farm Department.
There are many things of interest
in the educational department To-
Gated in the agricultural tent and
superintendent by John $. Bordner,
county agricultural agent but per-
haps the most interesting IS that of
the community exhibits, open TO any
country community organization In
-. Joseph county So far how
ever only North Liberty and Clay
Harris are represented. and
the latters display OF cold packed
fruits can well afford TO excite the
envy of the conscientious housewife.
OF great attractiveness is the red,
white and blue scheme of arrange
ment which has been worked out i'm
the placing of grapes, and. but for
the summer drought. would have
been used ir the display of astors
and other flowers
North Liberty Display.
North Liberty has "a demoustra
uoual display showing how sprayed
fruit may surpass the unsprayed
which, as far as quantity is con-
cerned viii be equivalent 10 10 dis
plays Tn this instance am apple
twig of a diseased tree is shown
before and after spraying with a
solution of line sulphur and there
Is a written statement attached TO
the exhibit showing just how the re-
suits were obtained
Home Project Exhibit
The county agriculture agent can
we'll AFFORD to be proud of his home
project exhibit. which Is open 10 AN
boys and girls OF 81 Joseph county
VINO have taken APP one Of the res