The daily morning oasis., 1919-10-17
|ACRICUL 7 j RAJ
EXTENSION WORK
AT THE ARIZONA
S 7 A 7 f F A |R
University Preparing An
Elaborate Exhibit Dem
Onstrating Its Activities.

PHI 0ENIX, Oct. 16.-A model of {.
cotton gin in operation, together will.
a number of transparencies shown.
the handling of the crop from plant
ig to baling is planned as one of TIC
features of the exhibit at the Arizona
State Fair of the College of Agricul
ture and the extension srvice of the
University of Arizona.
Another interesting feature will be
a table map showing the eeunties in
color, Through an ingenious use of
di ninutive animals the map will
slow the proportion of and kinds of
livestock and poultry raised in each
cs1ntg, and there also will be rep
r:ser ative Of the various .rons
growa, showing the proportion of
eaeh.
Prof. E. P. Taylor, leader of the
agricultural extension work of the
University, is here today comforting
with fair officials regarding space
Ard the placing Of the exhibits.
A total Of 500 square feet has beeh
Reserved In the agricultural building.
This space will be divided int t...-
sections, one to show the work Of tic
various county agricultural agents.
another the work Of the home dem
enstration agents, and the third the
work of the college of agriculture and
the experiaa entail stations.
Professor Taylor will be assisted
by committee of six university ex-
perts, consisting of Professors J. ].
Thorber, r. H. Williams and G. E.
Bryan of the university faculty. i.
s. Park, state leader of the county
agricultural agents and Mary Prit-
ner Lockwood, leader of the home
demonstration agents. These will be
assisted by some thirty extension
workers from all parts of the state
who will be here in time to arrange
the displays and be with ther,
throughout the fair,
> Elaborate plans are being laid for
the entertainment Of members of the
boys and girls clubs. L. S. Parks,
head of the club moveemnt, is author
ity for the statement that there will
be more boys and girls in attendance
at the coming than ever before. Ar
rangements are now being made for
tthe establishment of camp for the
boys on the fair grounds.
The girls clubs have centered their
efforts on foods and clothing and
some interesting displays are prom
ised along these lines. Every county
agent will endeavor to have some
feature and with many interesting
demonstrations planned,
the university exhibit gives promise
of constituting some of the most in
IcTeStlHg VI TIE IdlI.
The poultry department of the col
lege of agriculture will have several
displays in the poultry exhibits, but
these will not enter into competition
with individual e..tries, and the same
rule will apply to the exhibit of live
stock by the university.
H. C. Heard, county agent for Mari
copa county, is superintendent of the
tractor exhibits. He has just re-
turned from the international soils ex-
position held at Kansas City where
he gathered the latest ideas of dem
onstrating tractors. Practically all
tractor concerns selling in this state
will deminstrate their machines.
DIR. R. H. Williams, head of the
of animal husbandry, is
planning to exhibit a number of ped
igreed sheep, hogs and other livestock
from the farm.
Prof. w. S. Cunningham of the uni
versity, will act as judge of the dairy
displays, being assisted by Miss Jane
Rider.