The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-11-22
FIRST DAY Of THE
COUNTY FAIR
Excellent Community Exhibits OF
Sparr and Shady Prove Marion
Is an Empire Within Itself

Is an Empire Within Itself
Marion county's fair is ON and the
usual first days hustle and rush is IN
full swing today. Every one has
something to do and is working as
hard and as fast as he or she can to
get the exhibits ready by early aft
ernoon. Some men who want TO claim
especial work say they were there
working on their exhibits almost all
last night.
The agricultural building is being
rapidly filled with the community
exhibits. On the right as you enter
is the Sparr exhibit. When you look
a. this and the other community ex-
hibits, you feel like telling the rail-
roads to go on and strike. Marion
county has everything that a man
could ask to eat and the material to
make cloth. All we need is way to
change our cotton and wool to cloth
and we would be Independent. The
Sparr exhibit has an unique sign to
call attention to it. The sign is made
of white and yellow grains of corn,
with the yellow grains forming the
word "Sparr" The centerpiece of the
exhibit is cabin made of sugarcane
stalks. The reporter was assured this
cabin was full of old Marion shine.
From the cabin, on each side are dis
played every known vegetable and
grain There are shelves full of jars
of canned fruits, vegetables, pre-
serves, pickles and jellies. On the
left side of this exhibit is a beautiful
citrus fruit display furnished by the
famous Kendig groves. Sparr has on
exhibit wool, cotton, naval stores,
phosphate, lime, grist mill products,
and all the every day grain and farm
products. They have good display
of pecans, black walnuts and chest
nuts An unusual exhibit is jar OF
white goose feathers that look like
snowfakes. Mrs. Thomas says that
they came from the goose that laid
the golden egg. There are bananas
and banana trees. persimmons, lem
ons and ponderosa lemons. Their
Sparr has the good old reliable hogs
and peanuts-peanuts of every varie-
ty, and the hams and ribs and should
ers that the peanuts help produce
Hay. fodder, ensiiage and velvet beans
/ give silent testimony of the stock
producing capabilities of this commu'
nifty. Another unusual prod6ct Of
i'this county shown by the Sparr peo.
pie is tobacco. They are also intro.
ducing to US the pigeon pea, similar
to the English pea, but it grows on 8
tree instead of a vine. Eggs, butter
milk and other dairy products are moi
missing in this booth. Mrs. Thoma!
and Mrs. Luffman are in charge anC
will tell you all about Sparr.
| The Shady community booth ]:
very attractive arranged and Mrs. I
A. Jones is in charge. The front j.
made like fence with gate to enter
Above the fence is an arch of Japa
nese cane draped with lunches O
bananas, grapefruit and bundles o
oats. On the fence are pot plant
and several vases of the most beauti
full roses ever seen. They look ik'
hot house roses and the lady in charg
of the booth is having to say over ant
over that they were not bought il
Jacksonville, but were grown il
Shady. In the center of the ceiling o
this booth hangs large bunch o
mistletoe. Take notice boys and as
your girls to go see the Shady boot
with you The Shady communit,
! has all varieties of vegetables an
fruits, syrup, canned fruits and vege
: tables, jellies, grain, hay, pumpkins
hams. eggs and dairy products. The
have a nice display of cotton and ex
! cellent velvet beans. The Shad
: booth shows some very white hom
made soap, the best seen here in
long time