Evening journal., 1921-09-03
KENT DAY AT
STATE FAIR
Boys and Girls Club of
County to Show on
Wednesday
KEEN COMPETITION
is PROMISED

Kent County Day for the Boys
and Girls Club members at the Del
aware State Fair will be held on
Wednesday. September 7. according
to Helen L. Comstock. county club
agent. who has charge OF the ex-
hibits and is training the teams OF
girls. She reports that there is
keen competition among the teams
and the individual members who
enroll in the championship contests
at the State Fair. one OF the high
spots" on the club year. At the
Kent-Sussex Fair in July, the club
members In Kent county exhibited
with each other. That determined
the winners in Kent county The
same was true OF Sussex boys and
girls. Winners in the three coun-
ties will exhibit, demonstrate and
Judge at the state fair to determine
who the state champions will be.
The exhibits will consist OF sewing,
canning and baking which has been
done by tho girls. Pigs, calves,
poultry and corn and SOY beans
which have been raised by the club
boys.
An exhibit Of unusual interest
will be the models girl room. planned
and arranged by the Black Swamp.
"Own Your own Room" club. Each
girl in the club has. during the year
rearranged her room. carrying out
the arrangement and color scheme
that would give the most harmonious
effect. In the model room. the girls
will use hangings. coverings. rugs.
pillows. candles. etc. which they
have made for their own rooms. A
Washington representative. in COM
menting about the room at the
Kent-Sussex fair. stated that this
room surpassed any similar exhib-
Il by any state which she had seen.
This with the other exhibits will be
/ found in the University Of Delaware
| building.
The boys and girls will not only
exhibit but will give public demon
stration on Wednesday OF the best
methods OF doing their work. The
Viola team will demonstrate can
ming: the Dover team will demon
strate sewing; the Black Swamp
teams will demonstrate baking. and
I "Own Your own Room" club work
There will be poultry. dairy. and pil
club demonstrations by the Frederica
and Harrington teams. The winning
team In sewing, canning. pig and
corn club work will be awarded the
trip to Camp Vail. the Boys and
Girls camp, held In connection with
the Eastern States exposition a
Springfield. Mass. September 1924
The winning bread club team vii
receive scholarships to the Boys
and Girls Club week at the Univer
sity Of Delaware.
Visitors at the fair come both q
have a good time and to study IN
exhibits with a view to gainln
p knowledge that will be Of help L
p them later on their farms bacl
= home. II Is a natural impulse &
exhibit local pride At a gathering o
this kind. and visitors from Ken
county will look with interest o.
the exhibits from the Hub" OF tn
2 state. In previous years the inter
B est OF Kent county visitors has cen
/ tered around the educational eNhib
3 its arranged by the county agent
d office demonstrating the educationa
n progress made by farmers in thei
o business through cooperation wit
e the county agent. the extension de
{ partment Of the University Of Della
b ware. the Farm Bureau and othe
allied organizations.
v This year will be no exception
r and the exhibit arranged by Count
u Agent A. d. Cobb. Of Kent count
d will demonstrate in n graphic mar
e ner the results Of many details {
Z crop and livestock management cai
{ ried out under his supervision. p
s. means OF photographs. charts an
g specimens Of the growing crops. n
t best practice in the culture Of alfa
e IA and SOY beans will be shown. TT
e use OF Japanses clover for pastui
o has been demonstrated and this cro
i will be shown in actual CROWN
form as taken from fields in Kei
s county.
l. The development OF the pure brs
IS hog industry. which has taken pla,
j. in Kent county will be demonstrate
Il by Mr.. Cobb in cooperation with n
> Kent County Poland China Associi
j. tion. Photographs Of some Of n
n best types OF animals owned by Kel
n county breeders will be shown. an
e members Of the association will e.
j. hibit many Of their animals at II
T. fair.