Evening journal., 1919-08-20
PRODUCTS OF STATE
At FAIR This YEAR
Horticulture, Agriculture.
AZ ronomy Displays to be
Better Than Ever
COUNTY AGENTS
TO EXPLAIN WORK

/ How TO get the greatest amount OF
milk from a COW; the work Of live
stock clubs among the boys and girls
. the rotation plan OF fertilization, the
best specimens OF produce and vege-
tables grown in the state, are some
OF the things that the New Castle, Kent
/ and sussex Farm Bureaus will show
at the State Fair.
With twice the number OF exhibits
TO be shown in a new building back
Of the grand stand, with 5000 feet Of
floor space and 5000 feet of table and
wall space additional, these exhibits
along with those Of Delaware College
and the Agricultural Extension Service
will provide an attraction that will in
lerest every granger Three new eX-
hibits in addition TO those OF last year
will feature This year, being the work
OF the Department Of Agronomy, Horti-
culture and Plant Pathology.
The New Castle County Farm Bureau
which has been the most active Of any
in the State in developing and prOmot-
ing the dairy industry will have an
educational exhibit OF dairy cattle OF
special interest to every one seeking
greater milk production per cow.
Four or five heifcrs Of good con-
formation and type will be shown as
the get OF one bull, TO demonstrate
the value of a pure breed sire. The
Farm Bureau in this exhibit is driving
home their slogan, "a pure bred bull
on every farm" This will be the
climax OF the fight against the scrub
bull. which will continue throughout
the state. Along with the cattle will
bel shown the exhibits OF the Boys
Livestock Clubs More than fifty boys
are expected TO exhibit their pigs,
chickens corn. self-feeders and chicken
coops. which are part Of the home pro-
jcct work going on
The Kent County Farm Bureau one
OF the most active in this State. VIII
show some Of the products Of its COO
members. and also the results OF work
which has been carried out under the
direction Of the Farm Bureau. The
Kent County Farm Bureau has been
very active the past year in organiza-
tion Of marketing associations.
The Sussex County Farm Bureau is
planning an exhibit which will cover
twice the space Of last year, and which
will include the work OF the twelve
marketing associations OF the county.
The Bureau has been instrumental in
having more than 200 Of the farmers
in the county naming their farms and
posting OF farm bureau membership
farmer on il. Several OF these signs
will be shown, some Of which will be
mounted and covered with glass.
The Agronomy Department Of the col
lege has finished ten years work in
field crop experiments at the college
farm. CThe results OF various kinds OF
fertilizer will be shown graphically by
means OF bags OF wheat filled TO show
the yield per acre Of each treatment.
4 similar exhibit will be made showing
the results secured with the rotation and
fertilization Of the corn crop. \ spe-
cial feature OF this exhibit will con
sist OF numerous varieties OF wheat
which has been selected this year to
show the variation in quality and the
range OF disease resistance shown be-
tween varieties
The Department OF Plant Pathology.
by means OF enlarged cOlored photo
grapsand by specimens OF some OF the
worst plant dseahes will show what
is beging done and can be done in the
control OF most OF plant diseases.
By reason OF its being devoted TO
numerous truck crops, Delaware is
subject 10 enormous losses from plant
disheases, each year. The Department
OF Horticulture will have an exhibit OF
and an exhibit Of fruit 10
Illustrate the work that is being car
red on at college farm and in coop
Grafton with the Farm Bureau.
The Home Economies Department has
arranged to give demonstrations daily
in canning. preparation OF food. etc BY
means Of several sets Of slides and a
specially constructed lantern, the de-
partment will show the results OF work
which it has ben carrying on in this
state.
Members OF each department county
agents and others will be present to
explain the various lines OF work in
which they are engaged and 10 DIS
cuss any phase OF the exhibits.
This building will be the headqHar-
ters for the 1000 Farm Bureau mem