The true northerner., 1875-10-08
Michigan Department of Agriculture and
Horticulture.
GENERAL OFFICE, Room No. H.
BANK BLOCK, DETROIT.

Horticulture.
,iEsERAL OFFICE, Room No. H.
BANK BLOCK, DETRoIT.
A one of the State Board it has been made
my special duty to superintend the collecting
and arranging for exhibition specimens of the
products of Michigan soil. This will include
the products of the farm and garden, the or
chsrd and the forest.
L am confident that no State in the Union
can present greater variety Of agricultural
products, or of valuable timber and lumber
than Michih an and in fruit growing, it stands
pre-eminent, The reputation of the State and
the interest of the nation demand that
these interests be well and fairly rep
resented III this great fair, not of the
States only, but of the world and / appeal to
the farmers, fruit-growers and lumbermen OF
the State to cooperate in collecting and for
warding specimens for this purpose. We want
pure samples of all the different varieties Of
wheat, and all other cereals grass seed, peas,
beans, etc, produced in the State Also rare
specimens Of every valuable product. Samples
OF grain should contain two quarts, grass seed
one pint, 70 be put in sacks. Selections OF
grain and other products to be exhibited in the
ear, head. pod, or in the stalk, should be care
fully packed III boxes 40 as not ts be injured in
shipping. Prepared fruit and vegetables that
cannot be put in sacks, should be put up in
glass jars or boxes OF two quarts each. All
samples of grain. seeds. etc. selected for eyhi-
nished by the Board.
The products of the forests will constitute a
valuable and interesting feature of the Exhibi-
ton. Specimens of every variety of valuable
timber and ornamental wood, from the forests
Of Michigan, should be selected and prepared
in such manner as will do credit TO tins great
interest of the State. The burden OF this divi-
sion of the work will naturally fall upon the
lumbermen, and we have every reason 10 be-
lieve that il will be done.
Every article or sample of products should be
eeected, prepared and forwarded to i. w.
Noble, Secretary of the State Board, Detroit,
during the coming autumn and early winter.
am appointing Superintendent in the sew
eral counties, who will give their personal
attention to collecting and forwarding samples
and products and foI that purpose will attend
the fairs of the counties; and thrust the officers
of the Agricultural Societies and at her Or
ganiZations of Farmers and Fruit Growers will
cooperate with the County Superintendents
and State Board i'm this work. Counties and
sections of the State that wish to be repre-
sented by samples of products, from such
localities can 10 40, but should apply for space
in the exhibition at the earliest possible mo-
ment.
Each sample should be accompanied with a
statement containing the name OF the pro-
ducer where raised, and such facts relating to
soil and cultivation as may be deemed Of inter
est. II would be desirable to have samples of
soil. producing rare specimens or heavy yields,
forwarded with the specimen.
While our State has vast resources in it's min
eral products and lumber, yet the great source
of its wealth and prosperity are the products
of the farms and orchards. Shall these inter
ests be well represented in the Centennial Ex-
hbtion of the nation. is the question for the
agricultuIists of Michigan to decide
j. ]. WooDMAS, Manager
Paw Paw, Mich.