Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-13
READINGS FAIR
BIGGER THAN EVER
e.,,ds Around Grounds For
u.,ly Opens Display Of 6erks
County industries 7
uoRE THAN 1900 ENTRIES

v..a,n,. Sept. 12.-The great Read
-. roIr opened yesterday. With good
".,ther -. II promises to be an immense
..s. The usual prellminaries were
, ,.,s including a parade around the
rSTm'ft r%ho total number Of entries exceeds
=, iIe an The fair will continue five
iv,vV0, mt closing until next Saturday.
oaiS' nav $40. 900 poultry house is one
=, tbe latest additions to the equipment
Al The grounds. ~,
..mbling is not allowed on the ground.
$50, 900 in Trotting Purses
rhe trotting purses aggregate $20,-
AM and the premiums to exhibits $15,-
M0, in addition to many special pre-.
miums. L,u r.,
40. more cattle than can be comfort
Wv accommodated. The best breeds
~ hogs are shown by the hundreds.
T,s poultry and pigeon departments
Nave never been as large:
There are more than 100 varieties OF
.nnles. peaches. pears and grapes grown
n Berks, and all these are on exhibi-
ton. u.
nlays staple crops and live stock prod
ntts that are produced in Berks County.
There is wonderful display of fancy
work and art goods. That is made pos
sIble by the new building which Is oc-
cupied exclusively by that department.
The space and light accommodations
Afford attractive exhibition facilities.
IL; 0nl fo~,,
implements are entered in greater value
and number than ever before.
New Stage Erected
Facing the grandstand Is the new
concrete stage, the largest in the coun-
try, on which the free acts will be dis
played. This stage, costing $50, 900.
1. in itself an ornament. Vaudeville
acts will be presented every afternoon
and evening. with fireworks at night.
The automobile exhibit is q city in
Itself and occupies a still greater area
than the display Of last year.
While the automobile has in q great
measure relegated the horse to the
background. especially the lighter and
speedier animals, there Is a noteworthy
display Of Percheron and Norman
draft horses.
Large Cattle Exhibit
Another exhibit for which overflow
accommodations had to be provided is
that of cattle. Exhibitors from no less
than six States sent herds Of pedigreed
cattle to the fair. Among the entries
are a herd of Dutch belted cattle, a
breed never before exhibited at the
Reading fair.
Boys and Girls Compete
A county roundup Of all boys and
hrls' pig breeding clubs will take place
1t the fair. The three breeding clubs
organized in the spring will complete
the work for this season Wednesday at
the fair in connection with the annual
stock Judging contest.
The clubs and names Of members fol-
low: Hampshire Breeding Club, at
Bowers-George DeLong, Mamie De-
Long, Fred Schlenker, Paul Schlenker,
Jacob Rothcrmel, Warren Grim and
Lloyd Schwoyer, all of Bowers.
Berkshire Breeding Club at Bern
vllle-Jacob Henne. Clarence Degler,
George Bender, Ralph Noecker, Stella
Troutman. c. Levi Scheidy, John
Klapp and Samuel .Scheidy.
Berkshire Breeding Club. at Amity-
Harvey Rhoads, Ray Trainer. Harry
l.. Schaeffer. Walter Trainer. Richard
pawling, George Yocum, Wayne Hart
nnft, Clyde Geiger.
Each of these boys and girls started
with one or more pure bred pigs last
spring, kept an account of feed, gain
in weight and general care and man
igement.
The following prizes will be awarded !:
Senior contests-First. gold medal,
properly inscribed second, silver medal
properly inscribed; third, bronze medal,
properly inscribed.
Junior contest-First So; second,
$3.50; third, 1925.
In each contest-Next four prizes,
y down; next three prizes. one year 3
subscription to farm papers.