The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-23
COMMUNITY EXHIBITS c.


AT THE FAIR
The community idea in exhibits
worked so well in last years fair that
ut has probably come to stay AS the
writer looked over the booths or
rather departments in the agricultural
building Monday evening and saw how
last years handsome and ingenious
displays had been improved on, he
couldn't help thinking that number
Of minds in each community repre-
sented had been studying on the sub
Ject of exhibits for perhaps months
Entering the hall, the first space to
the right was empty, reserved for j.
M. Meffert's solid and instructive ag-
lrIcultural, mineral and industrial dis
play. Mr.. Meffert is always syste-
matte and farsighted and it never
takes long to put his exhibit in place
and good shape
| Weirsdale
Weirsdale's space was fenced with
the graceful bamboo, which grows as
prettily on the shores of Lake Weir
as in its native East Indian home The
symmetrical canes made almost a
fairy barricade around the pretty and
useful products Weirsdale sent to the
flair. The citrus display was fine,
Representative of all Florida. The APP
Ipctizing grapefruit, the firm, sweet
orange, the dainty tangeaine, and al
most every other member of the cit
rus family were present in profusion.
Also there were guavas and Japan
lpersimmons and many other delicious
things. The solids were there with
Gainties, in the shape OF grain, pea
Euts, pumpkins and other vegetables,
and, wonderful to behold, watermelons
as large as life in the middle of July
In evidence too were the berries of
the soap tree, which mingled with the
soft waters of Lake Weir leave nc
chance for uncleanliness by the shores
of that picturesque body of water.
Mcintosh
Famed all over Florida, and other
states, for truck and citrus fruit
when you say Mcintosh" that's all
, This favored region also proved that
lit is second to none in raising the
stuff that sticks to the ribs. Grain
, hay, meat and the feed that makes
: the meat. And Mcintosh is smart ir
making things that are pretty, ane
|, when it's work is done it can go dowr
! Ito Orange Lake to wash its hands, fol
!, lit, too, has soap berries galore. Yol
have to get up early in the morning
: Ito keep up with Mcintosh.
j, Summerfield Can Sleep
Summerfeld's space was redolen
with the fragrance of well-cured hay
: Summerfield has won prizes so man.
years in succession that she think
this year she can afford to hit the ha,
: and let her sister communities cato
lup. Rather conceited in Summerfelt
e but the idea is expressed so well tina
she may be forgiven. Her space
lt walled and lined with bag. on tn
e softest of which old Rip Van Winkl
o lies asleep, his whiskers sproutiH
{ all over his face and his ancient gu
8 in the crook of his arm. He looks $
Y natural you can see him snore. III
booth is labeled, "Summerfield has h
le the hay for 1920" and over the er
u trance hangs a big Ponderosa lemon
g and with it the blue ribbons wo
2 by Summerfeld in 1916-17-18-1
ID showing that enterprizing communit
he can well afford to take a snooze. How
N ever, let the other communities M
count too much on this, for the Sun
t merfield Rips nap is FOR one yea
y not twenty, and next year the Sun
u merfieldans will be hitting the ga
Is instead of the hay.
ie A One-Farm Exhibit
A few miles north of Ocala l1v'
- lone Lee Priest, and with his farm al
:. his wife he makes community e,
- hibit of his own. Lees booth has
u rampant of hay and its walls a
:. ranks of tall and succulent sugarcan
= Within these walls are the produc
:. of a genuine Florida farm-bread al
y meat, fruit and vegetables-never
= valuable as in these days when
!; many men are seeking sunproof Jot
If Oak and Griner Farm e
is Across the hall on the southel
i'll side. we saw the Oak and Grin
n Farm exhibit, on which Mrs. E.
re Howelps skilled and energetic han
5. were putting the finishing touche
while one of her pretty daughters
a alike a juvenile Ceres on stack
es corn and vegetables at its front. In
1g display had over its entrance an ella
1g crate arch, so topped with cotton tn
of If looked like snow storm had swe
til over it. Between the two sen
" circles of wood that formed the ar
tt were set many cans of vegetable
er home cooked and sealed, while {
i'd shelves behind were piled with
n manner of jellies and preserves
=, A ,,o,.xy CONVINCING diSOlaV h