Evening journal., 1919-09-03

phia. has on exhibition scales. boil
Pcounter, portable and platform, gasolin'
engines, valves, hoists, wheelbarrowj
trucks. globe and gate valves and al
bestos packed cocks.
The Delco Lighting Company d
Dover, has an interesting exhibit OF irj
dependent electric lighting and wate
systems
An exhibition which has ATTRACTED
considerable attention is that OF IN
Dayton Pump Manufacturing Compan@
Both deep and shallow well pumps an
being exhibited.
Fruit and Vegetables.
The fruit and vegetable display afor
is well worth a trip to the Fai
Around the sides OF the building are
ranged many specimens Of fruit tn
would make the mouth OF an epicu
water Luscious peaches, r5ars, 81
pies, grapes, cantaloupes and waite
melons are there in abundance an
they are well worth the prizes awar
cd the growers.
Vegetables, in spite Of trying weatl
er conditions, are here shown at the
best, and makes the average city ma
whose only acquaintance with veg
tables has been with the variety oil
tanned in the street markets, envy q
farmer who can produce vegetables
such superior quality as those show
here, and practically without limit.
On one side Of the building devoid
10 farm products is a beautiful di
play Of apples-Delawar apples
grown in Kent county, the kind tn
are making this State as famous for a
pies as it was in former years u
peaches. The principal exhibitors ar
Frank Richardson, F. c. Bancroft, lie
bert Richardson Of Wyoming, and a
thur Walker, Of Woodside.
Adjaining the apple display is an e
cellent selection of Delaware grow
grapes by George Carter Of Ced
Brook Farm. Smyrna.
Upon entering the building the Vi
itor is attracted by a novel display
fruits, cereals. canned fruits, cake
bread, vegetables, etc, arranged in q
shape of a tent. This feature was
ranged by Delaware Grange, No. as, al
is not only attractive in design bi
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in its preparation. On the rear end
the tent-shaped affair is a huge ma
portraying Delaware and her producl
miniature grain and vegetables belr
attached to that portion Of the ms
where they are most abundant. At O
foot of the map a miniature villaa
has been erected and farmer with
wagon loaded with Delaware produ
attracts considerable attention. IT
Farmer Feeds Then All-Delawsre
Doing Her Share is the sign at q
bottom Of this novel display.
other displays in the same depar
ment are by the West Brandywine az
Rose Hill Oranges, consisting Of &
choicest products OF the farm, frui
canned by the farmers wife, fan,
work and cooking by the farmer
and extra large vegetable
the pride Of the farmers son. II "
a case OF everybody work, as well
father. and the result Of the unit
family efforts Is more than satisfying
It's inividual members and the pride
the whole grange.
The display Of fruits and vegetabl
in the Delaware College building w
very attractive and possibly equsll
that in the other building. but one fe
ture that drew many visitors was
display OF fruit from trees that nd
not been sprayed and from others Oh
had been treated. The result is
strong argument in favor Of spravin
Samples of fruits infected with var
ous diseases are also shown and
structlons are given for the treatme
Of the fruit trees for their preveI
lion.
Pouring money into a hopper
many would seem like pouring mond
iOwn a rat hole" but the hoppd
shown here is attached TO Lard
labelled Kent County
rom which is pouring one Of the n
,st collections Of fruits and vegetabl
ieen on the Fair Grounds and is a coi
incing argument in favor Of the bad
o the sOil'' movement.
And then there arc the chickens-n
he blue. bony-looking specimen
'elics OF the cold storage, which are
,e found in the street markets, but q
eal genuine chicken that gladdens q
leart Of the farmers wife by an abu
liant production Of eggs at 65 cents p
Iozen.
Hundreds Of cages Of fancy-lookiI
'irds Of various breeds. apparently
wo just alike. presents an attractiI
S well as noisy exhibit, and one wc
worth seeing.