Middletown transcript., 1922-07-22
della. STATE FAIR
Coming Event to be The Biggest in
History Of Association
NUMEROUS NEW ATTRACTIONS


The Delaware State Fair, which
opens at Elsmere on Labor Day, Sep
tember 4th, land continues for five days
until and including September sth, will
bring together the greatest display of
agricultural exhibits, live stock, etc.,
ever witnessed in this State.
Planning for this year from the close
of last years exhibit, the directors
have added many new departments.
The big outstanding addition is the
National Hereford Breeders Show.
which will be seen in Delaware for the
first time.
The National Hereford Show has been
held at other places in the East but not
within hundreds of miles of this state.
Because it is the first Hereford Show in
Delaware. the officials of the Associa-
tion are bending every effort to make it
the best yet held. Then again, because
the raising of beef cattle has become
an absolute necessity, every attention
will be paid to visitors, in the hope of
interesting them in the raising of this
breed of cattle on the farms of Della
ware, and the Eastern Shore.
The finest Hereford cattle will be
shown here, the National Hereford
officials promise. In addition there will
be several carloads of what is known
as feeder" stock, which will be for
sale to those who wish to try raising
Hereford's. There will be an oppor-
tunity on every day of the Fair to
examine the cattle which will be placed
in>pens and corrals on the Fair grounds,
located SO that thousands may view
them at the same time. Each day
there will be judging of classes OF
Here lords to assign the prizes. Judges
from the Pacific Coast will be brought
to Delaware to judge the exhibit, be-
cause it being a national affair with
cattle breeders of several western
states participating, there will be keen
est rivalry for the honors in each class.
Usually such a display is shown sep.
arately and under a regular admission,
but this year it will all go with the
Fair, and its other attractions, under
the one admission.
The horse show, which last year was
the best ever held here, promises to be
equally as attractive and as elaborate
this year. The finest specimens OF
horsefesh in many states hereabouts
will be brought to Elsmere for the ex
hibition. Then there will be the vege
table and fruit exhibits. There i:
every reason to believe that with tn,
bountiful crops being raised in the cas-
this summer, that the fruit and vege
table and produce displays will b,
larger and more diversified than eve
before. Hundreds of farmers hav,
arranged to compete for prizes.
Efforts are now underway to brini
sheep and swine to the show this Fal
that will make this department stronge
than it has ever BEEN The poultry an
pigeon and pet stock displays all indi
cate hundreds of entries, and anon
the scores of Boys and Girls Clubs 0
Delaware the contests promise kee
rivalry,
The judging of cattle and product
by the boys and girls is another featur
of the Fair which is becoming NOR
interesting each year. In addition
the preserving and canning and needle
work contests for, the women and chi
dren and the baking, for which speci
premiums are offered, there will
displays of the various civic and soci
agencies of Delaware. There will
horse racing every day except Frida,,
when thrilling automobile races WI
occur. which will provide good spor
In addition there will be the usual sit
show features, band concerts. athlet
meets, etc. The Fair Manageme
promises a greater fair this year
every way.