Evening journal., 1919-09-02
10000 At FAIR
ON OPENING DAY
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seat OF the trousers and dumping him
on the platform.
The center OF interest yesterday
afternoon was IN the automobile races
and In the motorcycle races In the
evening. Before and after the races,
the exhibit buildings were crowded
with visitors More entries were
shown in nearly every department
than ever before. The slender race
horses and the hugs percherons found
many admirers around their big box
stalls The champions took 'he en-
dearing words and nose-pats some
what nervously until they became
accustomed 10 their surroundings
after which they appeared TO enjoy
their popularity. The Fair patrons
seemed to take a peculiar satisfaction
is visiting the pigs, possibly because
a pig is so grateful for having his
back scratched that It makes him a
sensible animal to visit. The poultry
too, in seemingly endless lines IN
I their big building were decidedly al
home TO visitors, and evidently having
| the time OF their life TO say nothing
Of a remarkably successful commun-
| ity sing. The poultry exhibit Is Won
derfully fine, blondes and brunettes OF
many varieties, but all OF high degree.
There were many beautiful cattle
I shown. A group OF seven Holsteins'
! from the prize herd OF Henry +. du-
POnt, Of Winterthur Farms made an
exhibit OF rare interest. The Holstelns
were all descendants OF the famous
] champion. "Sir Inka Prilly Segis.
There was a fine young bull. sir lnka
! Prilly Segis Van Beers" Six cows,
proud OF their silky, black and white
coats. responded to the names OF win
terthur Inka Claud," "Winterthur lnka
Tyrnt." "Ninterthur Inks Lock Win
l-terthur Inka Burke and "Winterthur
{ Inka Clyde"
The Winterthur cattle were in the
Delaware College building, which was
thrOnged with visitors, and displayed
variety OF exhibits in which the farm
! ers were obsorbingly interested In the
stalls across from the big Holstein
beauties. were shown the six pure bred
dairy cattle winners at the prizes in
the northern and southern district
shows held last week at BreidabHk ans
NIarga-Walt farms, by the Boys ana
Girls Cattle Club. The champions and
their owners were as follows:
"Breidablik Althea," Victor Kohl,
Townsend; "Colantha Johanna Mig
Korndyke," Daniel Bingnear, Odessa; ;
Rainbow Duplicate Butter Girl, r. V.
| Connell. Newark; "Queen Clothilde
Beauty Segis," c.. w. Davis, Newark;
"Korndyke Pontiac Wrinkle" Charlotte
Dayett COoch; "Alliquippa Segis Butter
Girl" Howard Crothers, Mt. Pleasant
Il might be remarked that II is not only
the Prince OF Wales who can boast
long string Of names.
The central spaces were given up TO
the Boys and Girls Pig Club EXHIBITS
mostly black Berkshires. but with an
1 occasional blonde Chester-White, and
temperamental, red-haired Duroc-Jer-
4 sey. Exhibiting Berkshlres were Mere
dith Frederick, OF Mt. Cuba; Gilbert
and Paul Walton, Of Newport; Lyman
/ Reed Newark: Joseph c. Brown, New
ark; Francis Moore, Seaford; J. Hubert
/ Dill. FELTON,: G.. Lester Sayer, Hartly
exhibiting Chester-Whites was Thomas
| Z. Jefferis, Jr., Stanton: exhibiting
! Duroc- Jersey, was Franklin L. Maull, OF
/ Lewes. and showing market Poland
China were Ellen Scott, MillsbOro, and
Harry Nichols, OF Millsboro. The pigs
will be Judged tomorrow and the boys
and girls cattle on Thursday.
The Wilmington Garden Club and the
Stanton Garden Club has an excellent
exhibit Of produce. The Boys and
Girls Sewing Club showed dresses and
bags skillfully sewed.
The college Is selling clean milk OF
delicious flavor. by the glass, at Its
building during the fair. Specimens
OF wheat grown in unfertilized and
fertillzed fields are shown by the col
| lege, and large photographs taken on
! the experimental farm to show the cor
rect way Of pruning fruit-trees. An
interesting table is covered with sick
plants. affected with rot. scab, and so
on, with Informative statistical tables.
Aside from losses due 10 rains, Della
ware lost 4l3,OOO bushels OF tomatoes
and $4,000 bushels Of wheat from
plant diseases this summer.
The Home Demonstration Bureau
/ awakened great interest with display
OF garments made from flour soaking
and dyed pretty colors, TO say nothing
OF neat aprons made from mems old
shirts other II. c. l.. reducers shown
by the bureau included an iceless re-
| frigerator and a homemade hreless
cooker.
IN One side OF the Delaware College
building was given over to the Kent
and sussex County Farm Bureaus. Sus-
sex County Farm Bureau has Si5 MEM
bers, and many farm projects under
way. including experiments with spray
ers. wilt-resistant seeds, farmers ex-
change. farm records, etc. Kent County
Farm Bureau shows maps and charts
OF the East Dover Community, Of mem
bers OF its subsidiary organizations, and
experiments showing much activity and
progressive interest a0ons the county
farmers.
The cattle exhibits previously men
TONED. are In the New Castle county
end Of the building.
The Women's Department and Chill
dren's Department are doubly attractive
this year in their new building, with Its
many windows and cheerful buff walls.
Last year these departments were in
the grandstand building. Awards IN
these departments were made yesterday
fhe udges being A. H. Golden, cera-