The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-06
D. 5. Department Of Agriculture
Has Fine Exhibit at the State Fair
PRACTICALLY EVERY PHASE Oh
FARM ACTIVITY IS DEM
oHSrRATED.
IMMATURE MODEL FARM ONE w
THE MOST INTERESTING
DISPLAYS.
rppERAL BOARD AID AND DOZENS
OF OTHER LINES OF
wORX SHOWN.

Tire V-r!,sI States department CT aSrl-
culture has G&s .; ~" ;3"s: compose
ard :r:eres.nis exhibits a. tho ""S'
V!ry;rtI State Fair THIS Ia the 'FS>
time such an exhibit mas been o7"HS"l
20 his state. ami Z - attracting E'e7'
tca, OF interest. r :. P"-N'"S : III
charge OF the exhibit. wh;vA 'A''""'S
nrac,,caf,y every phaS" Dr.; :arw @'''''':
II a great many 1c1ar;n""tS as7''n''
tUral pr:rc!P.rS are i!.uStTa'cH =! -"
xc,ious models. Uue ~ 'he HOS; later
es,Ias IS that Of miniature I"''''
showing the r-opN~ arrangement ~
80, hrrs,,Ss placing ~ saad" trees.
wind brake. si.o. wind miN. and o''',
.,op OF friends 4 mode, wh:ca SA"h.''
r. ~ esrsc!at Interest 20 farmers IN t"'S
.sc,,on showed a hi,.std" on which t:'
sion was prcvea,ed b. proper t"rFa'"'A'
A-o,her model showed a miniature NH'
terraced hillside subjected TO erosion
BY ratnfau. ,,,,. hr,,k
,,d cnncrrs roads are ais" on display
showing each road N the various P",'Sc
~ construction. \ m!n:atuF" S'''''
c~rsh,nc plant IS also shown In Gomez
Ito With this exhibit. .,
A ser.es OK panels cNn;a'nin or"" -.
r.lv oo!ored pictures OF teoera''"'"
roads In different PARTS or the 'ou"',S
ranges the entire length - one "N'''
Estimates OF the cos; % sach r0"" AZ
company the pictures.
Another panel ot pictures i.'HS'''".
,,a ,-onsr selection 81 seed corn ana
Us cultivation and N2TreS''NS w. ="
third panel contains series OF pictures
49, r,-lnus fruits ard vegetables. the
diseases 20 which they are participant!
arsrsntthle, and the best methods OF
combating them The proper treat
,ro,. so- hog cholera and other diseases
~ animals Is shown n another series
sou Survey Exhibit
The soil survey exh!h'; - ra7t'cu''r-
" interesting. 1t contains sou my
a, tho United States. and h'"S''2 '"'''
O, The types OF soil found IN certain re.
Rlors. information a. u how '''''''
ayau himself OF the government S"T'''e
for soil analysis - also gwen
Tbs live stock dlv.sioa has SON" very
practical features. y m'n:a;nr" rH"""'
~ tho approved type OF sheep h'Fn -
ora Of the exhibits. In CO" .c't'"h "',''
this exhibit cabinet | IStra'HE '"e
standardization OF wool IS as" S""" ~
An effort Is being rn2do by sheep E'"N
"a sn over the country 70 catahHSil
recognized StSUudIANN ~ ''''''''''
tho cabinet contains specimens "' ,'''
accepted standards Tho l"G',FF "'
nartment contains miniature "9H".s q
tbs approved types Of rroodeTS. colony
horses. trap nests ard other app HN'e
rc,uis.,e 70 tho raising ~ poultry.
rho forest service department. OK
'nih.t consisted OF soma beautiful trans
na-encies showing some ~ tho T"a"S
through the natsoaa! forests. y pane
q. pictures frustrating III" or'S'N' 81
s.cts ard best means % preventing toF
sst ,,res also accompanied this eNh'o.t.
A ne,hod OF Increasing tho .enS'A ~
uss Of fence posts ny crcas"'c treat
mon, was illustrated by an interesting
model
How 30 Cure Meat.
?, connection with ,he 1--we stock de-
,a-,D.rt the proper rn"htod OF s&!nn'"'
animals. preserving ~" leather. an
cn-,1y tho meat IS Shown IL series 90
p!cures. III.
4, N. extreme end .: q" hal a r'@'o
demonstration S"-v.cA = Installed. ar
nish!rg market uun,at"7S by VIZ" "SS'
rhs Installation % c"""!ri0E %'t'!"LH
on individual farms Is recon; '"n'."'' ="
orde- that tho tarn:e- may a'2i' ''0'S'''
a. tho quotations t:ra!shed by -" gov
errment, thus saving time a"d money