Show r AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE A Pine Showing Llado by the Institution Insti-tution An Educating Force State Industrial education was represented repre-sented at the fair by the exhibit made by the Utah Agricultural college A separate room was given up to this exhibit and it was usually crowded with visitors I STOCKS Of live stock there are two pens Shropshire sheep the only exhibit 01 this breed on the ground They are very superior specimens qf the mutton type In hogs there are shown a Berlcshlro boar a very superior animal of great length and depth of body a pair of Poland Chinas which are fine representatives repre-sentatives ofthat breed and also a young BerkshIre sow The college exhibit In Berkshire and Poland China Is the only one of these breeds on the grounds THE GRAIN EXHIBIT consists of a large variety of grains and seeds In glass bottles wheat oats barley and corn The Tribune representative was informed I in-formed that a large number of so called droughtresisting varieties of grain but none have proved entirely satisfactory Samples of these arc on exhibition One InterestIng sample of wheat is a variety very rich Ln gluten which is used in making macaroni mac-aroni This variety has done well at the station This exhibit of the farm department of the station is not as complete as those In charge could wish but they hope In another year to be In a better position to make a complete display of the products of the farm A large number of station publications publica-tions and Farmers Institute Annuals Nos 1 1 2 3 and I cover a table in the college section These are distributed free to all Interested In the subjects treated They have been much sought after and the supply Is nearly exhausted ex-hausted but those who fall to get them can leave their names and addresses ad-dresses with the gentleman in charge and the desired publications will be sent from the college FRUIT The exhibit of fruit Is a most creditable credit-able one There are fifty varieties of apples twenty of pears and fourteen of plums all grown on the college experimental ex-perimental farms One of the features r of this exhibit which first attracts at lonllon Is Its arrangement on tables Instead of on sloping boxes or terraces ter-races as in the general exhibit One of the advantages of this arrangement Is I that the different varieties can be I readily seen and easily sludiccj Each I variety Is placed on a plate and it might be of advantage to adopt the style of arrangement to facilitate the work of Judging The labels are so placed that anybody can readily see what the variety Is I Among the apples of the red varieties varie-ties that are particularly attractive are the Arkansas 1 black McIntosh and I Famous Of the green apples five specimens of Northwestern Greening are shown Of yellow apples there are excellent samples of Maiden Blush and Longfleld This display olfers an excellent opportunity for rtudylnff varieties of apples The fruits show the results of thorough spraying be ing perfectly free from worms PEARS Of the display of twenty varieties of pears a plate of Flemish Beauties are beauties Indeed They are superior supe-rior to anything of the kind at the lair Many of the fruit men remarked re-marked that they were the finest I specimens of Flemish Beauties they had ever seen A California visitor spoke of them as very superior specimens speci-mens Prof Close stated that Bart lott pears of good quality were grown at the station but they ripened early and could not be held for the exhibit PLUMS The red varieties of native plums called for exclamations of astonishment astonish-ment from the ladles by their beautiful beauti-ful red color The Tribune representative repre-sentative was Informed that not many of the European varieties have been tested at the station bpt from what little experience they have had they find thjjy can be successfully grown To answer inquirers as to how certain fruits are adapted for cooking and canning can-ning samples arc exhibited of various I fruits canned MANUAL TRAINING WORK The display of students work made by the mechanic arts department oC the college Is very complete The exhibit I ex-hibit consists of the preliminary exercises exer-cises in carpentry and forging The I samples exhibited are well made by students under Instructors In the regular regu-lar course in manual tralnintr Some of the work gives evidence of the skill of the expert As a sample of advanced ad-vanced work In forging there Is a gate at the entrance to the room and there is J also a Swedish harrow As a sample of preliminary work In carpentry there Is a carpenters tool cheat which is the occasion of much favorable comment com-ment In advanced work in carpentry there Is a china closet a hall hat rack I and a beautiful combined oak bookcase book-case and writing l1 skIn sk-In machine work there are a set of taps spiral drills tap wrenches also a small drill press A prominent mechanic after looking over the exhibit gave It as his opinion that such training as this exhibit shows is given at the college should make competent mechanics faster than by the old apprenticeship system This exhibit Is in charge of Prof Joseph Jenson director of manual training at the college DOMESTIC ARTS The exhibit of work from the wo mens department Is a very attractive one to the ladles There are tasteful samples of preserves jam Jellies pickles table sauces meat relishes apple catsup etc In sewing there are beautiful display eases of plain pew lng fancy work consisting of hemstitching hem-stitching drawn work Kensington embroidery Roman cut work Spanish laid work Jeweled embroidery Bulgarian Bul-garian embroidery Calcutta work Honiton lace and Battenberg lace This exhibit is in charge of Miss Sarah E Bowen BowenNOTES NOTES Prof F B Llnfiold of the Agricultural Agricul-tural college made the awards on the dairy products He found the exhibit much superior to that of last year and the competition was very close He also spent some time in a study of the livestock exhibit Prof C P Close was one of the Judges on fresh and evaporated fruits He was highly pleased with the exhibit ex-hibit and speaks In the highest praise of the excellence of the general fruit exhibit but even in the exhibit ho finds evidence of the necessity for thorough spraying for codling moth Prof Close has extensive acquaintance with fruit sections of New York and Michigan and he expressed himself very enthusiastic as < to the evIclSnce of the great fruit capabilities oC the State The awards in the poultry section were made by Mr James Dryden of the Agricultural college With som 200 entries In this department the task was no light one |