Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-10-04
EXPOSITION CIRCULAR.
ROOMS OF THE PARISH COMMISSIONER
OF TIE PARISH OF MADISON. }
TALLuLAH, Sept, Is, 1884.

llShed 1Or inc DeneIll VI oiA POI
interested. |,
Small grains should be exhibited
threshed, and in the sheaf, corn
shelled, in the ear, and IN the
shuck. Grasses wild and tame, IN
bales and sheaves. Pull the grass
up by the roots.
Forestry, farm and garden Seeds
in glass show bottles. l.
Collective exhibits, showing all
the preparation and products Of
each agricultural plant. For ex-
ample, from the cotton plant, the
fibre, the oil, cake, meal, huli-ashes
from the sud, the stalk and fibre
from it. Rice, wheat, oats, rye,
barley &C., sugar-cane, sorgum and
other products. |
Cold storage will be used for, but
ter, milk and creamery products.
The minor industries, like silk
culture, bee farming &c, should
be represented by collective ex-
hibits.
Fruit products, jellies, wines,
brandies and vinegar should not De
admitted.
Specimens of small fruits, and OF
all fruits of the prunus and ptruS
species, and OF garden vegetables.
can be well preserved in alcohol OF
a proper strength, in clear glass
show bottles. Quart sizes are the
best for the small fruits, half gal
lon for the larger fruits.
| Collections of fruit, flowers and
lleaves in wax should supplement
the fresh fruits, where they fail.
| FORESTRY COLLECTION.
! Persons are requested to use the
numbering and nomenclature OF
Prof. Sargent's catalogue of the
Forest Trees OF America published
as portion of the report Of the
10th census in naming and array
! ! ing their specimens Of woods and
timbcrs. His new scientific nomen-
/ clature mad best be used for uni
formity, and their names with thu
common and local names, and The
locality shouldbe put on the labels
s The following collections arc sug
: gested to illustrate the woods ant
y and timbers.
Logs cut from the trunk of tn
= tree one foot above the ground, AM
d four feet long. At the upper en-
e they are sawn longitudinal,
3 through the heart IS inches, an
g blocks thus formed. removed upo
e one side by cut slightly beveled
r The sawn surfaces are planned an
e sand papered. Give in your cata
llogues the diameter Of these block
V at the upper end, that is five fe'
,e from the ground; of trees too lare
D. to be thus handled, cut a disc or
to and a half foot thick, five feet fro
AZ a. the ground. Planks two inch'
w thick and two feet long, cut fro
Id bark to bark through the heart,
I'd in case of very large trees fro
AZ heart to bark, should be well sea
he oned, dressed sand papered, al
n polished, by rubbing with a sol
n. ton Of white shellac and alchoh
nc nc until glossy but colorless surfa
Oh is obtained.
n. Knots and burls for veneers G
on namental woods, turned OF curv
ne specimens, vanished specimens
:. show their appearance in furnitul
Id will form another class.
zee Spoke, handle, rim, bucket a
ad barrel timber, hoops, and eve
Ice kind of half manufactured wo
form another class.
VII Forest products, barks, medic
ish al, and for tanning, wild frui
ce- rosin, and gums, medicinal hel
So and roots, from another class.
nal All mineral waters, or soils t
it warded, whether to form part
the the State or Parish exhibit will
zen analysed free of charge, and sho
vas be shipped to w. J. Hodgs
on Alternate Commissioner, New
the leans, La.
Expenses attending shipment
'i ;u displaying exhibits will be paid
md the State Commissioner.
xth When Exhibits are contribu
ard to form permanent part Of the )
nu- Exhibit the State Commissio
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