Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-08-09
FOR A GREATER STATE FAIR,
Complete Fair Exhibit Planned by
U. S. Ncpt. of Agriculture.

Whether it's entertainment or
information they seek, fair-goers
this year are sure to find many fea-
lures Of interest in the exhibit Of
the United States Department Of Ag-
piculture at the South Carolina State
Fair, at Columbia.
There is something there for
everybody, young and old, and no
pains havo been spared by the vari-
Gus bureaus Of the department, who
arc doing big things Of vital interest
to the people Of the country gem
orally TO make the government dis
plays as complete and attractive as
possible.
The exhibits will cover about four
thousand feet Of floor space and will
illustrate the activities of. the de-
partment and the results achieved
for the betterment Of American ag-
riculture. A wide variety Of displays
will be used. There will be actual
working models that give a realis-
tic presentation Of the subjects they
illustrate. Some Of these are Of par
ticularly ingenious construction,
There will be beautifully colored
transparencies, charts, maps and
photographs. Instruments and ap-
planes Of all kinds used in the vari-
Gus activities Of the department will
he on display to show how the work
of every day value to the people Of
the country is PERFORMED.
Among the exhibits Of the bureau
Of agricultural economics is to be
one illustrative OF the radio news
service, by means Of which the bu-
reau's market information is disl
seminated throughout the country by
wireless. There will also be a grain
grading exhibit and demonstration,
and the work Of the bureau in stand
ardizing market baskets and ship
ping containers will be on display,
including cotton standards, sources
of damage, manufacturing and ware
houses. There will also be a trans
parency case showing the various
grades Of livestock animals and the
meat cuts.
Among the exhibits Of the bureau
Of animal industry will be a self
feeder for swine, breeds Of swine,
an Oliver house and colony growing
house for poultry, trap nests, meth
cd Of culling the farm flock, methods
Of tick eradication, a cow barn and
milk house for a small herd, the or
ganization and results Of bull asso-
citation, method Of treating hog chol-
era, the damage done by tuberculosis
in cattle, and methods Of eradicating
the disease, the standard breeds Of
sheep, methods Of shearing, and the
docking and castrating Of lambs.
The bureau of plant industry will,
photographically, show the diseases
that attack fruits, citrus fruits, ber-
ries and vegetables, in the field, in
transit and in storage, and methods
Of controlling same; also cultural
methods used in producing good seed
corn and forage crops. Type heads
of the leading varieties Of oats and
rico will be shown, as we'll as speci-
mems Of sugar cane. A cabinet de-
picting the methods and results Of
tree surgery will also be shown.
How to waterproof leather and
other materials for farm use will be
shown by the bureau Of chemistry.
or particular interest are two sets
Of harness--one in good order that
has been used for Sd years on a
farm, and another that, because Of
neglect, IS ready to be discarded af-
ter four or five years Of use. Tho
bureau will also show how it con-
demns and destroys foods that are
unsuited for use in the enforcement
Of the pure food and drug act. There
will also be exhibits showing coun-
try hides and skins, the skinning Of
animals, tho skinning Of calves and
sheep, and proteins and amino-acids.
The difference in the resisting quali-
ties Of waterproofed and unwatec-
proofed canvas will also be illus
trated.
The exhibit Of the forest service
includes a plea for protecting the
forests against fires and methods Of
fighting fire in the national forests;
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