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The interest and enthusiasm is steadily growing and 

 through the mailing list, which includes every county in 

 the State, the department succeeded in securing exhibits 

 from nearly every section of the State, thus making it 

 truly a "State Fair." 



This work that is broadening and educating our 

 women of Kentucky and giving them Sn inspiration to 

 produce the best in home-making and home industries 

 should not only interest the Fair Association manage- 

 ment, but should be a State pride which our State 

 officials and members of the General Assembly should 

 protect and encourage by their hearty support. 



(Signed) Mks. Harey McCabty, 



Superintendent of Department. 



FORESTRY EXHIBIT. 



The Forestry and Mineral Exhibit at the Kentucky 

 State Fair in the fall of 1915 was somewhat larger than 

 any exhibit of this character heretofore made. The 

 forestry end of the exhibit consisted largely of material 

 furnished by the Forest Service of the TJ. S. Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, and was more extensive than the 

 material heretofore displayed. Views of various for- 

 est and lumbering operations in Kentucky were shown 

 by means of bromides, charts, transparencies and maps. 

 Various phases of forest activities were emphasized, 

 particularly those which showed waste which could be 

 avoided in connection with the lumbering operations. 

 The willow industry was illustrated not only with views 

 of the various phases of the industry, but also with actual 

 material showing the manufacture of willow into bask- 

 ets. Charts were displayed showing the consumption of 

 hardwoods in connection with the various forest indus- 

 tries, and the proportion of hardwoods used in each in- 

 dustry. An interesting feature of the display were show 

 cases illustrating the use of various woods and especially 

 showing how various by-products are utilized in the 

 character of small articles. 



The mineral exhibit was confined largely to the coal 

 products of the State, and was more extensive than pre- 



