Henderson Daily Dispatch

"TALKING HEN' WILL BE AT STATE FAIR

Washington, Oct. 3.—A talking hen is the outstanding display in the well diversified exhibit of the U. S. Department of Agriculture which will be shown at the North Carolina State Fair at Raleigh, October 10-15, according to an advance description of the exhibit. Other exhibits are about cream grading, cattle feeding, dairy income, the honey bee, the house fly, smut in wheat, and fertilizers.

Visitors will get "inside" information on egg production from the hen six feet high with a voice of proportionate volume. This mechanical exhibit called "The Egg Factory" is one of the best known in the department and was shown for the first time in London, England. This hen is made of wood, wallboard, feathers, and steel, and uses her voice with great effectiveness to tell how she produces eggs.

She explains digestive processes by pointing out representations of the various organs in her body, some of which operate mechanically. Her voice is produced by means of special phonograph records and amplifiers.