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A Real North Carolina State Fair Mrs. Vanderbilt Fulfills Her Promise to the People "It Shows North Carolina. "Eight Achievements By CLARENCE POE THE first thing that impressed us about the North Carolina State Fair last week was not really about the fair at all. It was about the of North Carolina as a whole. 1922 North Carolina State Fair wonder how much unused, in t i ed leadership there is in cows and each herd had to be made up of animals from four different breed ers This is a new and effective way of encouraging the smaller breeders to show their cattle and should be ex tended to other breeds of livestock. Catawba County entered two herds and won first and second prizes, Meck lenburg entered two herds and won third and fifth prizes, while Alamance entered one herd and captured fourth prize. A very effective exhibit was Rut on by the Dairy Extension Service under the direction of Prof. T. A. Are v. showinc - a ' - v 9 o asa tactor in tarm prosperity The the value of a purebred bull in mcreas exhibits of the Cotton Growers' Coon- ine the oroduction of a herd of dairv L -J - 4 erative Association and the Tobacco excellent exhibit was in the name of "Carter Tisdale and Mother". 7. There-was also increased recogni tion of the importance of marketing Growers Coooerative Association at. Carolina especially among our tracted unusual attention, and in a.nnm. nb. Carolina women. North Carolina ber of individual, community, and 1 1 . is year the hrst real State fair county farm exhibits, the imnnri.mr," cattle. "Eminent 19th", now 16 years old, was shown with 3 of his daughters. This bull increased the butterfat pro duction of these daughters 35 per cent above that of their dams. The slogan of ever had, so far as we can re- of cooperative marketing was stressed, this exhibit was 'The Greater Percent 4 TT.r .1 1 ;:.mber. Jtieretoiore tnere nas Deen too much truth in the contention that it was a rather local or sectional fair and not a real North Carolina State Fair. This year it was a real State Fair, and the people of North Carolina have to thank Mrs. Edith Vanderbilt for this result. We had been electing men presidents a long time, and each new nan elected president took the thing ;.s a sort of deserved compliment to his catness and popularity and let it go that. But two years ago General Julian S. Carr conceived the idea of making Mrs. Vanderbilt president. So Certificates of membership in -the co operative associations were exhibited alongside the other best products of the farm. The special grades of to bacco recognized by the Tobacco As sociation as standard were eagerly studied. A hornet's nest in the Wake County exhibit bore this interesting legend: "-Built by Organizations An Individual Could Not Have Done It." 8. The boys and girls from the agri cultural and home economics classes of our North Carolina high schools con tinue to send increasing numbers and increasingly 'valuable exhibits to our State Fair. Many a man as he looked it was done, and most people imagined " at their work and thought of the ad- that Mrs. Vanderbilt would also accept the election as a . deserved tribute to her merits and let the fair go along in the same old ruts. But Mrs. Vanderbilt is not made that why. She decided that inasmuch as she had been elected president of a North Caroliifa State Fair, the folks must have a North Carolina State Fair, and not simply an enormous midway and a moderate-sized racetracky with niiscellaiK'Oiifs exhibits thrown in for good measure. The 1922 State Fair was not only the In st State Fair yet held, but we are in clined to say that it was the only real State Fair yet held. And this is the fact that brought up our question as to the undiscovered and unused leader ship in North Carolina and especially among North Carolina women. It was just an accident that Mrs. Vanderbilt was put in this position. In the same Vvay, it was almost an accident that lrs. Jane S. MKimmon discovered her great capacities for leadership. Un der slightly 'different circumstances she might have served out her life within the narrow limits of a certain social or church group without ever realizing her capacity for serving an entire state. The following are some of the dis tinguishing features of the 1922 State rair: i The agricultural and livestock ex- Great Improvement in North Caro- miiiia were me Dest on recora. vantages they now have no doubt echoed the thought of County Agent J. R. Sams of Polk County: "I envy the boys and girls of today the great advantages they have. I am glad glad beyond measure they have these advantages; but I only wish we older men and women of North Carolina could have had such privileges when we were growing up." Heavy rains early last week prevent ed many people from getting to the fair. We hope every Progressive Farmer reader in North Carolina who did" not attend this year will try to at tend next year, for we are confident that the fair, having once been put on this broad and progressive basis, will be kept on this high plane henceforth. Nor should those who attend the State Fair hereafter come to Raleigh with the expectation of rushing through the exhibits in a few hours with only a hurried glimpse at each department. The Fair as conducted this year was a great educational institution and any North Carolina farmer or farmer's wife would be benefited by giving two full days to a careful study of such a wonderful group of exhibits. We congratulate President Vander age of Purebred Bulls the Greater Pro duction Per Cow." The following val uable table was also given: Purebred Average milk Dairy Production State Bulls per cow North Carolina 21 per cent 2,666 pounds Wisconsin 43 per cent 4,016 pounds Oregon 48 per cent 4,205 pounds This table shows very conclusively that milk production is greatly in creased by bringing in better dairy sires, and every farmer who is depend ing on scrub sires should take the les son to heart for his own profit. The record made by Mr. B. B. Miller, Mt. Ulla, N. C, can hardly be beaten. He brought one Hereford bull to the fair, "Salisbury", and won three prem iums carrying with, them $75 in money besides the free advertising. This bull was grand champion over all beef breed bulls, senior champion, and won first- prize in his class. This bull, as well as his dam, was bred and developed on Mr. Miller's own farm. Truly therefore he is a North Carolina prod uct. Offspring of this champion is not only heading Hereford herds in the South but in Iowa, Ohio, and South America as well. The bull is a double standard polled and would be hard to beat by any showing. Considering the showing of beef cat tle as a whole, it was 50 per cent larger and very much better m quality, ac cording to Prof. R. S. Curtis of the North Carolina Extension Service, who was in charge of the beef cattle ex hibits. The showing, of hogs was bigger and very much better according to Mr. W. W. Shay of the North Carolina Exten sion Service, who was in charge of the swine show. There was a 25 per cent increase in number and a 50 per cent increase in quality, according to his Stalks Cut 50 Better By actual field test the McKay Stalk Cutter will cut large green stalks 50 better than any other cutter yet pot out. This cutter is also now made non-chokalile. The McKay is a real stalk cutter made for a long life of satisfactory service heavy, strong, powerfully built, and especially designed to meet the needs of Southern farmers. There Is a Reason for the universal satisfaction given. Let us tell you why. Just write us a letter or make your request on a postal card. THE JOHN A. McKAY MFG. CO., Dept. A, Dunn, N. C. 2. The community exhibits were un usually good. 3. The midway was cleaned up and the gambling shows, etc, of other days eliminated 4. In the agricultural exhibits there last year but surpassed any other show, was a greater diversity of products i"ai nas cvcr ucc" uu 111 ol"lv" shown, indicating interest in a "better . rounded agriculture in North Carolina. Tk ilmurimr of rlairv rows was ner- lore attention was given to legumes, "haps the most impressive feature and ' . rri . . rr bilt, Manager Walborn, Secretary Po- figures. Duroc-Jerseys led in the show- gue, and Treasurer Denson on their ing, there being nearly as many Du- achievement. rocs as of all other breeds combined. Hampshires came second, Poland- Chinas third, and Berkshires fourth. One reason, perhaps, for the large Duroc showing was the extra $600 in premiums given by the Duroc Associa tion for young hogs shown in this breed. Notable in the hog show, too, was the 20 pig club pigs exhibited from Craven County. The exhibits of poultry, sheep, horses and mules were also an im orovement over former years. This is perhaps the first time in the history of iina livestock Exhibits THE North Carolina State Fair man agement certainly made great strides forward in improving its livestock ex hibits this year. It not only surpassed f-r-.. 1 it . 1 J y .ere njore emphasized than ever be- as SOUr cream, or for the manufacture aoie. . ne s"eeP di L"C fore. !? it 'i akn a credit to North ever, being 50 per cent better than last iat more than half of the pc u 111 7 iul Running Water at the Turn of a Spigot With a LEADER WATER SYSTEM PRICES ON TANKS, $20 and up. On COMPLETE 8Y8 TEMS, $150 and up. We can furnish you electric driven pumps for use with your farm elec tric plant or for 110 volt city cur rent. If you do not have electric lights,- we can furnish you with gasoline engine driven system. Write for Catalog, Price List, and name of nearest dealer on Leader Pumps, Tanks, and Water Systems. THE MOTOR CO., Distributors, WTnston-Salem, N. C. THIRTEEN f Is a lucky number this fall for everybody who has a garden ; or farm. Wait until Novem ber 1 8 and read what Lindley says on the cover page of The Progressive Farmer. 13 13 5. More attention -was given to the Carolina th: , j - r. . . r . i n rrnrnmfr ti v r I t f- f i t v t- I . v ,1 1 1 lit nc enucational vaW nf mnntv. farm, and dairv cattle shown were irom tne nome . . - community exhibits. Last year, we "L-ve, only 10 nomts m 10ft were lowed for educational value ; this year, mean that the state is hostile to out-3- Names of varieties and breeds sider,s far from it; and it would not Were ifl.en irmr r1in1v rn lh1 than hp rreditahle if the showing had been be- "ate, while rot a sing.e foreign Jersey rak'JSmlT1 al- herd was exhibited. This does not of this part of the livestock exhibits, t-Ver beforf atirl thpr ic mnm fnr nnnr. but it Will make ail JNortU arO- considerable improvement at this point lina farmers glad to learn that the even yet. In every community, coun- state was able to put on its best Jersey ty, and state fair there should be rigid show without outside assistance. There tniorcement of the rule requiring each were 32 more head of Jersey cattle product, to be plainly labeled and lab- alone this year than of, all dairy breeds tied so that it can be read at least 10 combined last year, feet away. 6. Not onlv was thi- ' a '"nntattlo v- A nevr feature Was brought in by hibit of home demoristratfen Work, but offering prizes pi $7(5, $65, $6X)r an4 $50 "i ctie gen Ped, Heating Sweet Potato Storage House WILL a kerosene heater be sufficient to cure szveet potatoes ?" That depends on the size of the storage 't;oom or house. We have houses here which fobld 20,000 bushels. It would take a big kerosene heater for such a, house. If the house -is so small that you can raise a heat of 85 degrees in it with the heater, it will be all right.; A grower in FEEDING Poultry, Hogs and Cattle The perfected and most effective protein sup plement toydur feed. STRUVEN'S FISH MEAL will give unequaled beneficial results at very Low Cost. WRITE US TODAY for FREE, Valuable Feed ing Information. CHAS. M. STRUVEN & CO, dequitelv- of the exhib ?rai;farm exhibits, the pattVior the best county, herds ot jerseys,, ,ueo gw;uuiu.. a aw.cci woinn-wa rprnntrrrl mot-p-onfr-half the nrize money being given good size, piled tne potatoes in tne mia- i, ''iVinqvVr'W'r-''v1 W hett&Lirsn&M kerosene its were made in the flames Nbrth Carolina TerSiBfedeiliaterin each of. the four corners, and n-:Tr?.M So-inrMo'-and one cition.''Trw heroV consisted of seven ; had plenty ot heat. - VV. t. M,.i 80UTHGATE'S J AGRICULTURAL SHELL LIME Do You Know That the average soil is seriously deficient in lime? That only 1 to 2-tons are required per acre? That it may be applied at any point in the ordinary farm rotation? That it is recommended by all gov ernment farm demonstrators? ' SOUTHGATJE jfACKINQ CO,, , Norfolk,' Va. or Beaufort, N. C , s u FOH PBICES. . , ,
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