The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-06-29
farm aud Garden.
conducted by DIR. THOMAS POLLARD, State
Commissioner of Agriculture
international Cotton Exposition.

The exhibition to be held at Atlanta,
described in the following circular, will
be of the most interesting and extensive
character. 1t will well repay the at
tendance of every one who can set there
AS will be seen, it has been determined
TO make the exhibition one of general
character. Exhibitors at our estate Fair"
will probably find it an advantage to
carry their stock, implements, manufac-
lures, etc., directly on to the Atlanta
Fair, which lasts from October 5th to
December 3lst. We bespeak their atten-
ton to this suggestion.
The management of the International
Cotton Exposition having determined to
admit exhibits of every kind which con-
tribute to illustrate the various indus
tries of the country, and the undersigned,
having been nominated by the Director
General and confirmed by the Executive
Committee as Chief of the Department OF
Agriculture of the Exposition, hereby as
sumes the duties of the office, and takes
this method of inviting the attention OF
farmers and stock breeders throughout
the United States to the rare opportuni-
ties afforded by the Exposition for the
exhibition and advertisement of their
products and stock.
The Exposition will be held at Atlanta,
Georgia, city of 10000 inhabitants, &C
cessible by rail from all parts of the
Union-a place of resort by health-seek-
ers from the South in summer, and from
the North In winter-is built on an ele-
waited plateau, 1.050 feet above the level
of the sea, is the capital of the State of
Georgia, and the great railroad and bust
ness centre of the Cotton States.
The Exposition will be open October
5th, 1881, and close December 31st, 1881.
Reduced rates of transportation, both pas
senger and freight, have been secured,
and ample arrangements made for the
exhibition of products and stock of every
description. There is growing demand
for improved stock in the Cotton States,
and the Exposition will afford rare OPP
portunities for both breeders and pur-
chasers.
The most effective and economical
mode of making displays in this depart
ment will be by combined county and
State effort. Every county and State in
the Union, as we'll as foreign countries.
are cordially invited to exhibit the pro
ducts of their soils and specimens of their
live stock. No entrance fees will .be
charged upon the products of the soil,
and while the name Of the Exposition in
dlcates its leading object, occurring, as it
were, In the very fields which produce
the great staple which clothes the world,
1T is not intended that any product of the
soil shall be excluded; on the contrary,
1t is earnestly desired that the whole agri-
culture of the United States shall be epi-
tomlsed in the Exposition and be con
trasted with those of other nations in lib
eral display. Cotton culture will be IL
lustrated on and near the Exposition
grounds, as shown by the following ex-
tract from the prospectus Of the Exposi-
ton:
CorToy CULTURE.-The public will be enabled
TO see the cotton plant, from all parts of the
world In all stages of its culture, in well-ar-
ranged plats, planted in successive seasons, with
every variety of seeds; and also Judge of the
worth Of the various fertilizers and systems of
agriculture, as exhibited in the pats cultivated
under the eye of a superintendent, by various
contestants tor large premiums.
e.. There has been no occasion in the his
tory OF the Cotton States on which such
opportunities for instruction in the Gull
ture and manufacture of cotton or for the
illustration and advertisement of the pro-
ducts and resources of the Cotton States
have been presented while, therefore,
exhibits are earnestly solicited from all
parts of the United States and other coun
tries, the occasion is especially propitious
tor planters, farmers, and stock breeders
OF the Cotton States. Premium lists and
programmes will be issued and largely
circulated, but do not wait for these
commence at once to prepare for exhibit
ing stock and agricultural products. The
periods set apart for the exhibition of diff
terent varieties of stock will be published
IN due time. Entries for agricultural
products may be made at any time from
October 9Th to November 1st Further
information will be furnished on appli-
cation.
H. I. K1MBALL, Director General
.. L. HENDERSON, Chief of Department.
atlanta, Jt1ne 18th, 1851.
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