Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-09-18
Tho Fs Museum.
rom st. Louis ispatch. sept. 9Th. ls7..l

lf rom st. Louis iSpatcl. Srpt. 9Th. lS12
ST. LorIs, September =, lS.2.
The very friendly feeling shown TOW / RI, this
enterprise in It. Louis, and the numerous and
cordial responses that come from every part of
the country, with promises Of specimens and de-
%-crip.ion of counties. give assurance ola greater
present success than could have been anticipated
A. the people get til" correct idea that the great
leading purpose of 1.-THE museum is not 20 much To
benefit II. LoIi, or the Fair Is those localities
that ar" represented in II, they are at one, in
"lincl +" hrlp forward n" work by sending prop
rr specimens and i~nforInltion. Right here | de
sire t" repeat \ all question already made that does
not appear to have been we'll understood. In
sending the brief description ola county. you
need not embrace such statistical information us
% population. area in azores, taxable value uireal
and personal property, number "ftarms, value
of farm products, VALUE Of manufactured pro iurts
Number Of schools, number of children. number
IN a;t"nience,' So. Ihrs- facts l can obtain
from state records, and they will be reduced to
tabular form, 80 as to occupy les space in the
museum catalogue, and he easier Of Reference.
>prccinlnS are alike welcome from every part
OF the country They are already On the way from
portions oil Texas, Alabama, Colorado and Mich-
igin, and 1t is confidently believed that several
ntliitIItl NH ne ftlbFt,tntt'l Ill ms COL
lection within II year To show how people al-
prcciatc The undertaking, here is y bricl extract
from alcttcr from an intelligent gentleman in one
al the upper counties of Missouri:
II am glad 10 seq that your Fair Association
have determined upon III" good an,t great work
ot establishing II museum ii agriculture and the
arts. President Barrel could not have done Il
better thing, or one that VIII r.,lpuu,l more To
his honour. The ~. LpIi- Fair has always
b"cI II grand school oil asrIculturc and trcIu0!u-
~ anil have "lrrn attended II With much pleas
ARE ana lruiit. The museum Will keep TINS
>clhDl Ill perpetual session. nj when we'll vs-
laDlInhrI lis >n-iy,s and rte: VIII present living,
tangible pictures "i the " al condition, rrsnur-
SIS ami peculiar ch ]iricicris -, al II large r''r-
ton "I the cpuiirs or district IN the great wr.I,
and vastly increase the usci iue,s u! lii Far
| am still More SIAtiiird 10 %. my old friend rii-
gagged III the est ,niisaII"nt I TN, institution.
ioh cailut complete your II work in Il bc.irr" on
nul'irr way. | snall bring suitable sprcIIisno
from This county,
Correspondents frequently inquire. How
large sprcim ms shall | srnd:" In answer to this
let ME say that specimens should benp Larger
Than 10 afford a lair index Of quality. \ pint OF
wheat or other grain Or seed, also fanny pulrrr-
lid or dissn;-grn,rd substance, ,ucI as sand,
clay, &c, will tc qIiic sufficient. In tn" matter
of ndi corn, Il large. fine ear. with the yield
per acre, will be A. good Il form for tac specimen
Us any other. Specimens of coal, iron, lead VI
other ore, different kind, OF stone, &c, should
not b. more than four or live inches in diameter
either way. Tn. stone should be finished or poll
ishrd on one side ut least.
Whenever the yield of grain per acre can be
sent with the specimen it should BE- done. Each
specimen should have u piece Of = ,per fastened to
il, indicating the name Of the article, locality-ii
a rirm product, who raised it-lfa work of art
who made it-nameo of contrii,utu or person send
.,-. I,.,,, -,trh ,ilti tin. 1 tl,.i can Ia. 4, ra,..r.