The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-11-26

we have noticed at any fair. They
also have the tangerines; the lemon,
the shaddock, the guam quots, the old
sour orange that makes such fine or
ange ade Sugar cane of four varieties
| are shown as well as the lemon grass
| plant, which is grown m the orange
groves to destroy the white fly, which
is the biggest pest in the growing of
the orange. They have the tea vine,
the leaves when dried makes a fine
tea. On display they have also toma-
toes, ghirkins, peppers, cotton, millet,
beans and other vegetables.
Mrs. Tillman, Mrs Dupree and Mrs.
Borland all have this exhibit in charge.
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| Gambler
This community display is not so
large as the other exhibits but what
they have is of the best. They have
on display seventeen varieties of cit
rus fruits, sugar cane and Japanese
cane, very large pecans, corn, pump
kins, squash, peanuts, gubas, chufas,
peas and beans and large number of
canned fruits and syrups. They have
also on display watermelon, of which
this community is so noted, but un-
fortunately is too early at this time
to make good showing, but neverthe-
less it shows that they can be grown
there almost the year round. Country
butter is also on display as well as
/ eggs. which stt the present time bring
to the owners much of the long
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| Mr. a. Johnson is on hand to tell
all of what TIE land will do at Gambler.
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Anthony
Anthony is last OF the booths if one
starts at the right and goes on round
but il he starts at the left it is the
first, but first or last this exhibit is
not least. Besides having a fine ex-
hibit of the products from the farm of
one of the Anthony citizens they have
a most creditable exhibit, and It has
one small freak, which is noticeable.
sitting on an improvised limb of a
large palmetto tree. Il is a small
white raddish, which is likened unto a
baby. Home cured meats, bacon and
sausage are these to show that Anthony
is the home OF fine hogs; canned
goods represent their fertile sell in
the growth of vegetables, corn, peas.
bean, with small exhibit of citrus
fruits. also hays, potatoes, both sweet
and Irish, eggs, squash and water
melons and other things to numerous
to mention.
Mrs. c. E. Swain is on hand to lock
after this booth.
Farmers Exchange Demonstration
The Farmers Exchange, formerly
the Carn-Thomas &c. have a booth in
the Community exhibit in which thew
!! are demonstrating Klein which is a
substitute for milk. Coffee served
with KLEIN is served to all who visit
this booth. Miss Mildred Folks is in
charge of the demonstration.
In the building just north CT the
community building is well displayed
with corn, hay, sugar cane, pumpkins.
turnips, raddish, kershaw. oats. cab.
bage. potatoes of all varieties, syrup.
potted plants and flowers. The dis
play of corn is unusually large and the
quality is excellent Most of the corn
is from the different boys corn clubs
organized throughout the county.
Also in this building is a dispIay
from the Florida Experimental Station
at Gainesville, in which are shown any
number of butterflies of manv differ.
ent varieties and bugs. moths and
weevils of all sizes and shapes. Some
CT the insects are friends to the farm
er Dut most are pests and in this space
one can learn more for his own good
than at any other place at the fair.
The boil weevil is shown and other in
sects that are very similar yet are not
the dangerous bug that does such ter
r1ple damage to the cotton industry.
!. Womens' Domestic Department
In this building one will see many
tnings that will make one think more
OF nome than at any other place at
the fair Neatly arranged on long
'aDies, in show cases. and cubbards