The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-10-27
SPLENDID DISPLAY
FARM IMPLEMENTS

8 'TAIL-AIR THRo oBsWITH THE
NOISE OF MOTORS AND EN-.
GINEsYfsIToRs ENJOYING
SIGHTS OF THE FAIR. s.. II q s:::::s'; |: IS:
Columbia, Oct. 26. With the most
complete and varied assortment of (
farm machinery and equipment ever
seen at the state fair, tF' arm Imple-S -S
ment day. was most appropriately
observed at the fair grounds today.
and throughout the day the air throb
bed to the hum Of motors, the short \
bark Of gasoline engines. the steady
.stchug7 7chug'' Of engines driven by
crude oil and the soft rumble sof
.traetorsb being put through their PAGES 2
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Visitors to, the grounds were great
tly pleased with the remarkably com 4
Iple.e exhibit of farm and home mas
"a. u a.
;chinery, and all day long gathered
about the different implements and
discussed their uses with the capable !.
experts who were In charge and who
answered the battery Of questions
fired at them with unfailing patience
and consideration. /; t5ss b SSss;5 s.s;,s
Almost every conceivable devicefss
and machine for making life on. the
farm less laborious and more attrsc-
tive and at the same time reducing.
the SHRED hand !, cost was on display {.
and it must have been q man Of poor
imagination indeed who did not pic
iture himself mounted on some Of the;
various tractors turning over the
sweet smelling earth. There were
threshers,s silo filters, machines for
idusting cotton and putting a end % 1
the weeyii, piows and epltiyators of
almost every; design g and pattsrn q
tractors some Of which, unattsldsd
were going ropnd and round like ehil-
,drsn trying ,yiin To- sget drunk. by 3whiti-
ing about ii one direction; rst proof
cribs hsrroWs,. i bath tnb with at
atachmen for hestins 4 HMatsr VI byss
kerosene, the whole 1ontft being in \
tended for . home in the. country. and
dozens Of other exhibits that appeal.
ed both to the eye and the senssS
Of utility. ss 3. fs .sj
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In addition to the farm implements
proper, there were In operation yes
.terday 3 number of home lighting
and power plants. There were ma
chimes for planting farm crops, othsr
machines for gathering them, still
other machines for storing It Id siIos.
Then with a cow to consume the feed
and convert it intp milk there were !
machines for churning the milk, and
still. further along the line there we're
machines for making ice to keep the
milband butter fresh.
/, The lighting and power plants pos
sessed many attractive qualities and
more THAN one woman from the farm
yesterday laid plans to pursuade her
husband into buying some equipment !
to lessen the drudgery Of life in the
rural home, All !, F 80 Il
An ice making machine complete
is in daily operation at the grounds.
and is turning out ice with regularity.
It is plant intended for a'small town I
or village and manufactures six tons
of ice daily. Another home lighting
plant was supported by glass tumblers
This plant was operating a washing
machine, churn and other devices
used in the home. -. q
Of High Order. E5s
All told the exhibit of farm imple-
ments was thoroughly in keeping with
the other exhibits at the fair, and Wis
TORS and men who have attended fairs
in every section of the country unite
in saying that the present fair is one
to bring a thrill O: pride to every son .
and daughter i,f South Carolina.
During the day hundreds of de-
scriptive illustrated booklets were dis
tributed among the visitors, and men
in charge of the various exhibits ex.
planned in detail the operations Of the
various machines. =