The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-10-07
ANNUAL TRl-COUNTY
FAIR NEXT WEEK.
FOUR BIG DAYS AT ANDREWS
BEGINNING TUESDAY,
OCTOBER IL.


OCTOBER 12.
The Tri-County Fair, to be held
at Andrews next week, commenc-
ing Tuesday and continuing until
Friday night, will be much larger
and cover a greater scope in the way
of exhibits than the Fair of last
year. In fact, the Tri-County Fair
will be a small exposition on the plan
of Worlds exposition.
Four large buildings will be re-
quired to house the exhibits. Each of
these buildings 200 by 100 feet in
size. The main building will house
the Winthrop College Home Demon
stration Exhibit, which will cover all
planes of the work of the home DEM
onstration agents. It will illustrate
food conservation by canning and
drying, and home economics and pre-
sent model Of an up-to-date kitch-
en- with it's entire equipment so ar
ranged as to economize labor and
save steps of the overworked house
wife. Also agricultural, floral, wo-
mans work, art, antique and mechan-
ical and trades display will have sec-
ton in the main building.
A second building will be used for
the U. S. Department of Agriculture
Exhibit, which comes direct from
Washington, and will be in charge of
expert instructors from the depart
ment.
The exhibit will show: Animal in
dustry, Plant industry, Public roads,
Forestry, Chemistry, Farm construc-
tion and marketing. There will be ac-
tual working models that gives a
graphic presentation of the sub
jects they are designed to illustrate.
There will be beautifully color
Cd transparancies, charts, maps, and
photographs.
Instruments and appliances of all
kinds used in the various activities
of the department will be on display
to show how work Of everyday value
to the people of the country is per-
fo. rlcd.
Tn" bureau of Plant Industry will
t,eat it's activities in a graphic man.
ner. with special attention to meth
eds i bettering and stimulating
plant production anG eradicating
plan: diseases. An exceedingly inter-
estinr series of models illustrate,
step by step, the construction of var
ious types of roads, and other sub
jects of interest to the farmer or
rural engineer, is the feature of the
display of the office of rural engi-
neering bureau of public roads.
The Forest service will present
various phases of it's work in man
aging the National Forests, will be
shown together with the proper hand
ling of the home wood lot that it
may supply ample fuel for domestic
use without injury to the future
growth of the timber
The Bureau of Chemistry will i'll
ustrate it's work in connection with
the enforcement of the Food and
Drugs Act, and the act controlling
the manufacture and sale Of fumigi-
cides.
The S. C. Health Department, the
S. C. Highway Commission and the
Charleston Museum will also have
extensive exhibits in this building.
Poultry and pet stock will be hous-
ed in separate building.
One entire building vii be devoted
to the work of the negro citizens.
Stock, swine and cattle will have
proper housing facilities.
The amusement plaza will be held
down by the James NJ. Benson shows,
which is without doubt the most Sc
lect and refined of all amusement
combinations now on tour.