The county record. [volume], October 13, 1921, Image 11

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^ Why Fairs Were Established.
What do you set out of the county
fair?
An opportunity to show your prowess
with a post maul by ringing a
bell at the top of a tower.
A kewpie doll or a box of candy
from the spinning jenny and three
shots at a colored boy's head with a
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County fairs were established to
Bp promote agriculture and domestic art
through competition and instruction,
and most of them receive public aid
for that purpose. Concerted efforts
|^H are being made by extension workers
of the United States Department of
Agricultural colleges to bring legiti
rmate attractions cf the county or
neighborhood fair up to the pulling
power of the tent shows and midways,
and improvement along that line is
already noticeable. The agricultural
and domestic exhibitions are present
at every fair and they offer opportunities
to farm folks vo gather valuable
ideas.
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a "barker"?
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and profitable afternoon with
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When you go to the fair this fall,
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buildings. Perhaps you grow corn.
You may have exhibits there. Anyi
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j ask the man how he produced it, and if
he is an ordinary individual you will
see his eyes light up at your interest.
Possessed of a listener, he will tell
you how he went into the field the
previous year and selected seed ears
from the finest hills; how he germinated
kernels to see if he had diseasefree
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which other growers will join, or how
he would like to raise it. Possibly
farmers will arrange to exchange
favorite varieties of seed. Lifelong
friendships have been established
from smaller beginnings.
The prize tomato men and the prizeapple
men and the prize-pumpkin men
will be equally willing xo tell you how
they did it. Spend a day in this manner
once and next season you will require
no urging. You probably will
be an exhibitor. f
Cattle, sheep, a. 1 swine exhibits I
often receive casual attention. Suppose
instead of just glancing into the
pens and passing cn, you start early
and go through with the judges.
Size up the animals and see how
nearly your appraisal checks up with
theirs. You can get a fair idea of
how to judge animals for yourself
when you come to make a purchase,
and you ought to get new ideas on
breeding and animal husbandry. I
Women of the family can take the
same suggestion when they go
through the domestic arts exhibits.
New friendships and new ambitions
ought to result from conversations
over the production of a prize loaf of
bread or a fine piece of needle work.
Efforts to make the county fair
more instructive and helpful are
bringing results. One Southern fair
will devote $500 to bringing persons
from all parts of the State who excel
in various domestic arts, such as butter
and cheese making, knitting and
fancy needle work. They will display
not only the finished articles, but the
methods of making them.
Last year at the North Carolina
State fair, one woman cat in a booth
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woolen fabrics and burning them one:
at a time. Thousands of women and
men also, learned to tell the composi-,
tion and value of cloth, and got at
least one idea to take home which
was fully worth the price of admit-;
tance. A flal exhibit of all the bolts"
of silk, cotton and' wool fabrics in
the world would not have taught the
same valuable lesson if merely placed
01. exhibition.
Such a homely thing as'the making ^
of good soap has been neglected in
this country, but there is a revival of 1
interest in it now. If the best soapmaker
in the county or in the State j
should take her material and simple
equipment to the fair and make soap
there, the interest would be enhanced,
and the number of soap makers in vease.
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Announce Gin Days beginning
next week as follows:
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
This plant will continue until further
notice, or so long as the present cotton
crop justifies three days operating a week.
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