Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-10
FARMER FOLK FLOCK
. TO BIG STATE SHOW
Crowd Gathered at Exposition
Grounds Is Estimated
at 10000.
CHILDREN HAVE THIS DAY
Special Attractions for the Young
Will Be Placed on
Display.
CHILDREN HAVE THIS DAY

cool. typical autumn day. the u turni m
stiles at the State Fair clicked merriiy
and their families and and CITY s"er eousins iGrk
to fittinsly observe ElrseG Farmegs Bay. BSuhas ans
BY all odds. it was the most @ success n
tui Farmers Day that has ever been
fou1 held 1y by the Fair Association in the
crowd was easily the largest ever
present on Thursday
Ihe ehiidre Of Virginia are to nave
lEnated as ,Chlldren'a Day, and many
Of the exhibitors have planned special
faeons viii euf nn dsn,s d9F she ydoung ones and
that will attract their attention es
peeialiy. The school children Of Rich
to be present on Richmond Day, but
iions of Virginia will be in attend
Boys Come I'm Farm Wagons
Yesterday eighty boys from tn.
guests spe of the Fair. Association. Today
sse TheS s fh;Y drive soyS n
The school. about eight miles. in farm
wagons. and viii make tour OF the
grounds IN charge OF officials OF the
All kinds OF farm implements were
oenonstrated thoroughly to the farm
day. Special interest was centered on
the tractors. The majority Of them
wsTe We, re, equipped with pulley wheels. to
ens!age cutters. hay-bailinS machines
and threshins machines. On others
mschiees sieesiIE gea5 was lashed and the
ter time without the presence Of an
operator:
Hor.eler.-Ase Exhibit.
Evidence of the coming of the horse
less age was apparent on many sides
IN the machinery exhibits. One OF
the exhibits. around which crowd
was always gathered. was that in
on the engine Of Ford touring car
and made to oeprate 4 corn-cutting
machine. Only the engine of the car
was used. Another attachment was
ing attached TO the rear wheels Of an
automobile. Experts were busy ex-
planning how this contrivance would
other tasks which formerly required
heavy labor on the part OF man or
beast.
wd,e prizeswinning s ssssm1ins cattle and horses
paraded around the race track from
the gate near the Industrial Building
to the front Of the grand stand. in
%aich capacity crowd for Thursday
races, steeplechase and free vaudeville
acts and listen tc Liberati's Band and
the soloists. Miss Marie London and
l.
cluded more animals than have ever
taken part in a previous stock pa
rade here.
school Exhibit Interesting.
OF peculiar interest to great mum =
Der OF Richmond people who are
patrons of the Ric-,mond city schools
Is the exhibit in the main building OF
the examples of the various actiyities 9
| OF the schools.
Delicious cookery by pupils of the
domestic science classes Of John Mar
shall High School has front rank in
| the exhibit. On the three walls is the
handiwork of pupils of primary. eIe-
| mentary and junior high schools, be-
sides John Marshall.
The useful arts are emphasized
ing and weaving. Discriminating AND
| advanced woodwork. On a table by
itself in an engine. which really runs
made in the machine s-1ops OF Johr
| specimens of applied design.
On duty each day is a trained nurse
from the school forces OF nurses who
explains how the Richmond system
| looks after defective teeth. tonsils, eyes
and other portions of small anatomies
are eliminated and shows the patrons
the first-aid medicine Chest which is a
in Richmond.
The spirit OF visitors from out OF
town was we'll illustrated in the re-
mark of mother who entered the
Il.
This Is what the c.,ldren are doing
in the Richmond schools she sa i'd
to the youngster. "I want you tc
look at. it. for we want to do these
VIII Sell Live Stock.
Today a number of sales OF live
stock Will take place on the grounds
1t is understood that several Of the
bidders for tic beeves. An auction
of registered Herefords has been sci
for 1880 o'clock.
Many Of the baby beeves shown by
will go under the hammer The re-
suits announced yesterday in the baby
beef club classes showed that of the
members Of the .Litton family. OF Lee
County George litton- won the grand
cha Mampionship with his eleven months
His sister, Ada. won second prize: third
prize was taken by Singleton IuttreiI
Of Faquier County; fourth prize by
prize by Kenneth Litton: sixth sixth prize ,rize
by Ina I4itton and seventh place by
MeNe is the Oldest cd Of ihe Miss
who won an award in the baby beef
Club Members Win Prizes.
County agents who supervised the
saned the clubs Wer. "a 01Ss slated ana ySs- sF-
essrsyes sssaay OVER ae saGtTns Of certain rnep
classes with the best cattle growers
In the State, In the open fat beef
first place with animals under Year
old. first in the class for animals un.
der two years old and the grand cham
breds. the boys won arst in 'h the, best @
grade Hereford and Angus cattle and
8 second ~ place in the shorthorn class.
charge of the boys and girls club
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