Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 183, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1914 — PURDUE INSTRUCTORS AT STATE FAIR [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PURDUE INSTRUCTORS AT STATE FAIR

Much of the educational strength of Purdue University will be directed to farm men and women who attend the Indiana State Fair the week of Sept. 7, Prof. G. I. Christie of the Purdue Agricultural Extension Department, promising that what will be offered . through Purdue at the fair will' in itqelf be well worth the time and money it will cost people from the farm to attend the exposition. The farm visitors are especially asked to prepare themselves before hand by making out lists of questions on farm subjects on which they desire enlightenment and ask the Purdue instructors, ab6ut twenty of whom will be at the fair, when they reach the exposition. Last year about 20,000 farm people went to the Purdue building at the fair and during the week’ the inatructors probably answered 100,000 questions along all lines of Hoosier farming. In addition to this kind of information which the Purdue experts will

give, the University will have several tens of Its best exhibition material at the fair, all spread out in displays which farm people will readily understand and profit from. Every line of farming, breeding and home economics In which Hoosier farm people are interested will be covered by the Purdue experts and the displays, and thousands of farm folks will have opportunity to make “short cuts” toward the solution of questions which will help in advancing development of home affairs.

“Purdue University will co-operate with the State Board of Agriculture as far as State Fair facilities and Purdue funds will permit in making tho coming fair of great educational worth to farm people,” said Prof. Christie, “The fair offers opportunity to absorb much information and Inspiration hlong the line of better farming and better rural life that will have immeasurable worth to Indiana farm people.”

A CORNER OF PURDUE’S EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT.