INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT 



The New York State i'air of 1910 is generally acknowledged to 

 have been superior iu all respects to any fair previously held. 

 Improvements of many kinds were evident. Departments showed 

 a growth in numbers of exhibits and in amounts awarded for 

 premiums. A better quality of exhibits was noticeable. As a 

 result the reputation of the fair for its splendid educational 

 value extends not only throughout this state, but into many other 

 states. 



It is worthy of particular mention that this fair was conducted 

 on a high standard, so that objectionable exhibits and displays 

 were conspicuous for their absence. The conuiiission has received 

 favorable comment because of the fact that fakirs, gambling and 

 liquor selling, and degrading side shows were rigidly excluded. 

 Some amuseauent features were provided, care being takeu to 

 limit them to exhibits and entertainments of a harmless charac- 

 ter. The principal of the special attractions at the 1910 fair was 

 an ^aeroplane, operated daily. 



Prominent among the educational features of the fair were the 

 following : 



An extensive exhibit of fruits by the jSTew York Agricultural 

 Experiment Station. This included hundreds of plates of apples, 

 grapes, plums and other fruits, all raised on the station grounds, 

 arranged and labeled so that visitors could make comparisons 

 with fruits which they might bring for this purpose and thus learn 

 the correct names of varieties grown on their farms. The ex- 

 hibit contained illustrations of numerous fimgous and fruit pests 

 of the farm, indicating the appearance at different stages with 

 best methods of treatment. 



The Xew York State College of Agriculture, the state veteri- 

 nar}' college, and the schools of agriculture were well represented 

 in the State Institutions Building. The principal kinds of agri- 

 cultural instruction were shown in separate booths, with experts 

 in charge to explain them. These exhibits comprised live animals 

 and poultry, plants, preparation of animal and plant tissues, tile 

 draining, farm machinery, preparation of foods, plant breeding 

 and plant diseases, insect pests, horticulture, and other subjects. 



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