The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-02-20
MANY ENTER
PRODUCTS IN
FARM DISPLAY
With Entries Numbering Over
100 in Mems Division and
300 in Women's Show Pro-
moters kye Jubilant.
PROGRAM FOR TONIGHT

With entries numbering over 100 in
the mems division and 800 in the we-
mems show, promoters of the two-day
corn show and short course, which
started this afternoon in the Coliseum,
were jubilant at its prospects.
An unusually good attendance is ex-
pected at the special program to be
given Monday evening for the beneflt
of the farm bureau under the dlrec-
ton of the county farm bureau, when
Earl Crawford and J. J. Brown. chair
man of the state tax commission, Will
speak
II is also announced that the Wal
ter Beeson trio has been engaged Tor
the evening program, which begins al
7:45
Handley Speaks.
'You can have anything in the city
except the corn whisky down at the
police court" said Mayor Handley OF
Richmond, welcoming those who at
tended the first session OF the snort
course Monday afternoon.
''Tha farmer is a workman VINO
never quits. never strikes, and pays no
attention to the whistles" continued
the mavor. This exhibit is an in
stance of what you are doing, but your
greatest work is in interesting the
farm boys in staying on the farm. Ihe
most deplorable tendency is that OF
toys and girls as they grow up, to
leave the farm and come to the city,
where it is a constant grind TO make
a bare living"
The entries far outnumbered the ex-
pectations of the committee, being
nearly three times as many AS at last
years show, and it was necessary to
send out in haste for additional entry
tags.
Four committees of men and women
we're kept busy until after II O'Clock
entering, tagging and placing the ex-
hibits. A cordial hope was expressed
that citizens of Richmond would visit
the exhibit. which gives a typical and
representative display of Wayne coun-
ty agricultural and household prod
ucts.
New Feature.
large share of the attention In
The women's division was given TO the
display by the Eastern Indiana Hos
pital for the Insane, exhibited under
the direction of Mrs. W. d. Scott. A
new feature of this exhibit, not seen
last year, was the cloth woven in the
industrial department of the hospital,
a bolt of toweling and one OF shlrtlng
being shown.
Ii is only during the last year that
the hospital has been so equipped, a
director of the industrial department
devoting his full time to this work.
Besides the woven cloth, much
fancy work is included in the East
haven exhibit, together with other ex-
amples of the manual skill of the pa
tents in the shape of baskets, brush
es and brooms. An attractive vase
OF flowers from the conservatory also
adds to the beauty of the display. A
few of the pieces of fancywork which
proved very popular last year, are for
sale.
Franklin Leader
Franklin township is leader in en-
tries in the mems corn show with sew
eral others close second. Practical
~ every section of the county is wei
represented and many comments were
heard on the evenness of the samples
II was predicted that ''the judge viii
earn his money
Special attention was given Monday
morning to an exhibit in the Bostor
township display which several mel
GUESSED must be display of "utilit!
corn" for, they said, 'it certainly L
rot show corn" The sample, evident
~ intended as an educational eXhibi
Of the variations possible in corn, In
cludes every possible length, type o
kernel. size, shape, and ear and but
variations.
But little space is provided for th'
lecturer and audience, the exhibits
taking up a large part of the foo
space A temporary floor laid acros
the west end is covered with sawdus
and will be used for displaying th
animals used in illustrating the point
of the dairy lecturer. In front OF
is erected the speakers stand, w|lil
almost every remaining square foot
the space is occupied by exhibits
leaving the seats at the sides for tn
audience.
Afternoon Program.
The afternoon program for the me-
was given in the Coliseum and incluC
ed a talk by C.. A. McCanse of Purdu
on the selection of cows for the dair
herd, and by r. s. Thomas of Purdu
on corn production
The women were addressed by Mrs
r. B. Morrow in the Brewer sale
room on South Seventh street on tn
subject of the preparation of salad
and of vegetables.
Short coruse instructors will have
full day Tuesday, with a talk by Nj
McCanse on dairy sires and by Pro
Thomas on the use of fertilizers, du
ing the morning, while Miss Flanin.
ham will address the women on NAL
ing over of hats and dresses.
In the afternoon Prof. McCanse wi
talk on dairy rations. and Prof. Thon
as on growing of legumes, while Mis-
birmingham will speak on interior de,
Grafton and ntextiles.
Food which the exhibitors do ne
care to take home after the show wi
be auctioned off Tuesday afternoo
and the proceeds turned into a fun
for a similar show next year
Business men of Richmond an
members of the Corn Growers asso
\ iation who we're instrumental in tn
staging of the show and short cours
as committee members or in any othe
active capacity. will meet for a bal
at at he Al =