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.XVI INDIANAPOLIS, SEPT. 16, 1011. NO. 37 THE STATE FAIR TUK GREATEST YET IN ALali . PAST YEARS Over 146,000 Attending, Exceeding Last Year Which Was the Largest. The Indiana State Fair held last week was the greatest in all respects of any yet held. In extent and quality large photos showing the good aud bad _,ints of poultry. A model of the Uken house which Purdue considers besV was on exhibition. It was the eurtaV front style and very plain. Grit hopperV self feeders, drinking vessels and propSf rations for old and young chicks could be seen. An interesting attraction was the egg tester, by the side Qt which were trays of the different market grades of eggs. A visitor shown), fillers used in prepared stock foods, mixed fertilizers and the raw materials used in making the commercial fertilizers. Two jars of cotton seed meal showed the necessity of buying this feed by the protein it contains and not simply as "cotton seed meal." One of the samples contained 24.8 per cent protein, the other 4 8 per cent yet they both looked alike and were called cotton seed meal. helps they showed was a loose leaf card Index for recipes, a home emergency outfit, exhibit of handy things for kitchen use and library of agricultural books. Horticultural Exhibit. The fruit exhibits included 2,000 to 2,500 plates of choice fruit from 1 part of the state. The total amount of fruit was fully three times as large View in the Machinery Department on the State Fair Grounds Last Week; The Coliseum in the Distance. of the exhibits, attractions and attendance, it was a record fair. Tuesday's rain probably reduced the attendance a few thousand, but otherwise the weather was excellent. The following shows •he comparative attendance at the State Pairs during the past three years, including this year, and giving the greatest years in the history of the State Board of Agriculture. Attendance Past Three Y'ears. 1909 1910 1911 -Maaiiday . .. . . 15,000 2,987 12,473 Tuesday 12,750 13,700 ^\ ednesday . . . 27,380 36,979 45,000 Thursday . . . . 52,000 60,000 57,000 ''"day .... .. 16,900 18,000 18,000 T"tals .... 121,445 130,716 146,170 * >' give in the following columns of thls a'"' JI H nt [I Ij'.U'J uijiiiu u'tfUini I of tne gre,*rexhil,its, anal the preVum '■■■•..yttk. Purdues line Exhibit Purdue's exhibit is growing better and more practical every year. A notable fact this year was the number of attendants who were always ready o answer questions or hand out any of e lar&e supply of station bulletins to Msitors. Poultry Division. n ^he poultry division there were could compare good and bad eggs in the tester himself. These testers are easily made and plans for making them will be sent upon request from Purdue. Purdue Horticultural Exhibit One of the attractions of the horticulture division was two groups of apples. One pile was from a sprayed orchard which yielded 97.7 per cent sound fruit. The other was from an unsprayed orchard which yielded only .4 per cent sound. There were specimens of the best varieties of apples for Indiana growing, packed in boxes like western grown fruit. Outfits for caring for an orchard were shown, also many large photos showing proper pruning and grafting. Dairy Division. In the dairy division demonstration lectures were given. Thirty gallons of milk were received each morning. .This was run through a separator, test- „otten ready for churning by a commercial starter, made into butter and the butter properly packed before the audience. Outfits for dairymen and photos could be seen. Pure Foods and Fertilizers. As a part of the Purdue exhibit the State chemist had a large exhibit which consisted of jars containing food ..tuffs, (the composition of each being Animal Husbandry and Veterinary. The animal husbandry division carried on an interesting judging contest for boys. The boys judged horses, cows, swine, sheep, corn and wheat. The winner, P. R. Bausman of Dayton, scored 589 per cent out of a possible 800 and received as the prize a scholarship to Purdue valued at $100. Other prizes valued at $75, $50 and $25 were given also. 'The veterinary department showed samples of flesh and bone of animals that had had tuberculosis and cholera. Botany Division. Botany division showed the treatment of smut and other fungus diseases. Mounted specimens of about sixty kinds of common weeds showing roots, stems, leaves, flowers and seed were shown. Soil and Crops The soils and crops division exhibited samples of the best varieties of corn wheat and oats f_r this state. Samples of different soils "from gravel to muck and clay could be seen true to name. A miniature field of growing crops showed a good rotation. It was corn, oats, wheat and clover. The household economics division illustrated the compositions of foods on eharts. Some of the handy household M that of last year. Aside from the plate entries six counties and flve individuals showed large exhibits of all varieties of fruit, carefully arranged ln artistic fashion. The amount of fruit was so large that it could not be completely arranged for the judges until Wednesday morning. The competition was close. Plants and Flowers. The plant and flower department filled the center tables of both the north and south wings of the horticultural building. Rubber plants and every variety of potted palms towered high in the center of the tables and the edges were covered with the more delicate and trailing f.rns. Bulbs, plants were especially prominent and much space was devoted to bright blooming gladiolus. Roepke-Rieman Co., of this city, were large exhibitors in these flowers. The Bridgeport Show. In this department the Bridgeport Nurseries had an unusual exhibit of rare varieties of evergreen trees. They also showed samples of fruit trees packed ready for shipment, which emphasized strongly the desirable points to be considered In selecting nursery stock. One of their features was an exhibit of two young apple trees both one year old, one had been grafted, the
Object Description
Title | Indiana farmer, 1911, v. 66, no. 37 (Sept. 16) |
Purdue Identification Number | INFA6637 |
Date of Original | 1911 |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | United States - Indiana |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
Rights Statement | Content in the Indiana Farmer Collection is in the public domain (published before 1923) or lacks a known copyright holder. Digital images in the collection may be used for educational, non-commercial, or not-for-profit purposes. |
Repository | Purdue University Libraries |
Date Digitized | 2011-04-12 |
Digitization Information | Original scanned at 300 ppi on a Bookeye 3 scanner using internal software. Display images generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000s; file format for archival copy is uncompressed TIF format. |
Description
Title | Page 1 |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | Indiana |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
Rights Statement | Content in the Indiana Farmer Collection is in the public domain (published before 1923) or lacks a known copyright holder. Digital images in the collection may be used for educational, non-commercial, or non-for-profit purposes. |
Repository | Purdue University Libraries |
Digitization Information | Orignal scanned at 300 ppi on a Bookeye 3 scanner using internal software. Display images generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000s; file format for archival copy is uncompressed TIF format. |
Transcript | .XVI INDIANAPOLIS, SEPT. 16, 1011. NO. 37 THE STATE FAIR TUK GREATEST YET IN ALali . PAST YEARS Over 146,000 Attending, Exceeding Last Year Which Was the Largest. The Indiana State Fair held last week was the greatest in all respects of any yet held. In extent and quality large photos showing the good aud bad _,ints of poultry. A model of the Uken house which Purdue considers besV was on exhibition. It was the eurtaV front style and very plain. Grit hopperV self feeders, drinking vessels and propSf rations for old and young chicks could be seen. An interesting attraction was the egg tester, by the side Qt which were trays of the different market grades of eggs. A visitor shown), fillers used in prepared stock foods, mixed fertilizers and the raw materials used in making the commercial fertilizers. Two jars of cotton seed meal showed the necessity of buying this feed by the protein it contains and not simply as "cotton seed meal." One of the samples contained 24.8 per cent protein, the other 4 8 per cent yet they both looked alike and were called cotton seed meal. helps they showed was a loose leaf card Index for recipes, a home emergency outfit, exhibit of handy things for kitchen use and library of agricultural books. Horticultural Exhibit. The fruit exhibits included 2,000 to 2,500 plates of choice fruit from 1 part of the state. The total amount of fruit was fully three times as large View in the Machinery Department on the State Fair Grounds Last Week; The Coliseum in the Distance. of the exhibits, attractions and attendance, it was a record fair. Tuesday's rain probably reduced the attendance a few thousand, but otherwise the weather was excellent. The following shows •he comparative attendance at the State Pairs during the past three years, including this year, and giving the greatest years in the history of the State Board of Agriculture. Attendance Past Three Y'ears. 1909 1910 1911 -Maaiiday . .. . . 15,000 2,987 12,473 Tuesday 12,750 13,700 ^\ ednesday . . . 27,380 36,979 45,000 Thursday . . . . 52,000 60,000 57,000 ''"day .... .. 16,900 18,000 18,000 T"tals .... 121,445 130,716 146,170 * >' give in the following columns of thls a'"' JI H nt [I Ij'.U'J uijiiiu u'tfUini I of tne gre,*rexhil,its, anal the preVum '■■■•..yttk. Purdues line Exhibit Purdue's exhibit is growing better and more practical every year. A notable fact this year was the number of attendants who were always ready o answer questions or hand out any of e lar&e supply of station bulletins to Msitors. Poultry Division. n ^he poultry division there were could compare good and bad eggs in the tester himself. These testers are easily made and plans for making them will be sent upon request from Purdue. Purdue Horticultural Exhibit One of the attractions of the horticulture division was two groups of apples. One pile was from a sprayed orchard which yielded 97.7 per cent sound fruit. The other was from an unsprayed orchard which yielded only .4 per cent sound. There were specimens of the best varieties of apples for Indiana growing, packed in boxes like western grown fruit. Outfits for caring for an orchard were shown, also many large photos showing proper pruning and grafting. Dairy Division. In the dairy division demonstration lectures were given. Thirty gallons of milk were received each morning. .This was run through a separator, test- „otten ready for churning by a commercial starter, made into butter and the butter properly packed before the audience. Outfits for dairymen and photos could be seen. Pure Foods and Fertilizers. As a part of the Purdue exhibit the State chemist had a large exhibit which consisted of jars containing food ..tuffs, (the composition of each being Animal Husbandry and Veterinary. The animal husbandry division carried on an interesting judging contest for boys. The boys judged horses, cows, swine, sheep, corn and wheat. The winner, P. R. Bausman of Dayton, scored 589 per cent out of a possible 800 and received as the prize a scholarship to Purdue valued at $100. Other prizes valued at $75, $50 and $25 were given also. 'The veterinary department showed samples of flesh and bone of animals that had had tuberculosis and cholera. Botany Division. Botany division showed the treatment of smut and other fungus diseases. Mounted specimens of about sixty kinds of common weeds showing roots, stems, leaves, flowers and seed were shown. Soil and Crops The soils and crops division exhibited samples of the best varieties of corn wheat and oats f_r this state. Samples of different soils "from gravel to muck and clay could be seen true to name. A miniature field of growing crops showed a good rotation. It was corn, oats, wheat and clover. The household economics division illustrated the compositions of foods on eharts. Some of the handy household M that of last year. Aside from the plate entries six counties and flve individuals showed large exhibits of all varieties of fruit, carefully arranged ln artistic fashion. The amount of fruit was so large that it could not be completely arranged for the judges until Wednesday morning. The competition was close. Plants and Flowers. The plant and flower department filled the center tables of both the north and south wings of the horticultural building. Rubber plants and every variety of potted palms towered high in the center of the tables and the edges were covered with the more delicate and trailing f.rns. Bulbs, plants were especially prominent and much space was devoted to bright blooming gladiolus. Roepke-Rieman Co., of this city, were large exhibitors in these flowers. The Bridgeport Show. In this department the Bridgeport Nurseries had an unusual exhibit of rare varieties of evergreen trees. They also showed samples of fruit trees packed ready for shipment, which emphasized strongly the desirable points to be considered In selecting nursery stock. One of their features was an exhibit of two young apple trees both one year old, one had been grafted, the |
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