The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-14
OPEL|KA DISTRICT FAIR TO BE OPEN TO PUBLIC MONDAY
Biq East Alabama Exposition To Be Conducted Along
 Agricultural Lines

OPELIKA, Ala, Oct. 13.-(Special0 The gates of the Opelika District Fair will be thrown open to the public, Monday, October 15, for six days Of the most elaborate and complete az ricultural exposition ever held in East Alabama.
 This fair is being held in strictly agricultural section. The business Of the town is built on agriculture; the prosperity of this section is based on agriculture, and 1t IS in keeping with that idea that the great far which opens Monday has been built It has been constructed with the prime object of promoting and en- couraging greater efforts to develop the wonderful and unlimited possl- bilites of farm life and interest Tn Lee county, and east Alapama.
 One great adjunct to this worthy interprise and one which has not yet been fully appreciated by the farm people of this section, nor of the state as a whole, for that matter, IS the agricultural department Of Au burn college. The fair management is highly fortunate in securing the cooperation of the department or Agriculture of the Alabama Polytech- mic institute, at the fair this week. Unusual Displays Promised.
 An unusual display of agricultural exhibits, both in quality and In quan- tity rarely seen at any fair, either big or little, will be put on by the agricultural department from the ex- periment station at Auburn, under the direction of Dr. Dan T. Gray the leading expert in that field Tn the south. This mammoth eXhlpi' will constitute an educational eXposl- tion in itself, consisting Of various departments, such as hortlculture' entomology, animal husbandry, ex- hibits of soils growing crops plant diseases and classification, frults' nuts, home gardens, insect lift, llVe- stock. dairy and beef cattle, hogs, fertilizers and crops, model buildings for the farm and farm machinery
 Auburn will show sheep, the klnd which is most profitable to raise Tn Lee county, and will also nave on display various breeds of beef cat tie, showing the best Kind 10 raise for the markets. It will also nave on exhibition the herd of college dairy cattle These with the other dairy cattle and registered Jerseys will present the best dairy snow ever seen in east Alabama
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 Experts To Be In Charge.
 EdCh department Ol lilC tCiASo> hibit will be in charge Of an eNT pert, who will answer questions anu make demonstrations. This feature will be most valuable as educational item. .,
 Another notable feature of thls fair is the number of community eN- hibits entered. The community eA- hibit is the product of the comInu nity fair. There is also the women with its array of canned fruits. vegetables and the products of domestic science and art. Many of these community fairs are heiu on a day or two just prior to the opening of the big fair, and the choicest of the exhibits are selecteu and then grouped into community exhibit, to compete for the grand nrize for the best community exhibit. A number of these clubs nave entered.
 Closely affiliated with the com, munity clubs, are the boys and glrls clubs. which are interested 'alohs similar lines with the adults Tn agrl, culture, stock raising, canning anu domestic science and art. A numper of these clubs are also entered Ill the big show.