Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1884-06-19

tended for Exposition will be at
Winston. We are prepared to receive
it at any and all times. In conclusion
allow us to ask Of you not to overlook
the little things that can be gotten to-
gether. By order of the Executive
Committee.
A. E. CONRAD, Chairman
G.. w. HINsuAw, Sect.
FORSYTH County's collection from
the State Exposition should be made
to contain
1. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
a. Cotton, tobacco, corn, wheat,
rice, oats, peanuts, &c.
b. Vegetables, potatoes, cabbage,
peas, &c.
C. Fruits, apples, pears, grapes,
berries, &c.
d. The various methods by which
the products of field and garden are
dried or preserved for shipment or
family use.
C. Photographs of truck farms, rice,
estiug.
n. B.-Sheaf grain, ear corn, &c,
with growing plants, will add greatly
to the effect of the exhibit. 1t will
be best to exhibit as much as half
bushel of each kind of grain.
3. FOREST GROWTH.
a. Every variety of wood, giving
some idea as to size of tree, and in
what quantity it could be procured.
Specimens should be ofuniform length
of 2! or feet, showing bark and grain.
b. All trees ands hrubs that are not
found out, particularly those that
from their leaves or bark furnish med
icine or coloring MATTER. Show also
samples cloth or yarn colored.
C. The fruits of all trees and shrubs,
as walnuts, hickory nuts, hazlenuts,
chestnuts, &c.
d. The fruits from trees not native,
as English walnuts, almonds, pecans,
&c, grown in North Carolina.
| e. Pine trees, showing varidus cups,
with implements used, and tar, pitch,
turpentine, rosin, &c.
f. Trees of different sizes, showing
the rapidity of their growth from year
to year. Botanical specimens, indig-
| eous to North Carolina, such as in
sectivious plants, moses, ferns and
ornamental grasses, fresh, dried or
prepared in herbariums.
;. PRECIOUS STONES, MINERALS AND
BUILDING STONES.
a. Iron, gold, silver, copper, tin
and other ores, which last, if not cut
in cubes Of at least 6 inches should be
OF fair size and cut on two sides show
ing an edge.
b. Coal, granite, sandstone, &c,
witk maps showing location and eX-
tent of deposit.
C. All stones of small or great val
ue, that can be used as ornaments,
both i'll rough and polished state.
d. All varieties of clay used in ma
king brick, pottery or stone ware.
g. All marls, prosphates, &C., pos
sessing any fertilizing properties.
4. FISHERIES.
a. All kinds of fish, stuffed, in al
cohol, smoked, dried and picked.
b. All kinds of sea fowl, mounted or
simple skins.
C. All sea weeds, shells, aquatic
plants furnishing food for fish, fow
or ponies, and that might possibly be
utilized for other purposes.
d. Different models or photographs
of boats, nets and tackle used il
North Carolina and in actual nse.
5. LIVE STOCK.
a. Native grasses, &c, furnishing
food for stock, taken with roots abou
the time of going to seed.
b. Cultivated grasses, clover, &c.
with hay made from the same, ane
price of hay per 100 lbs, with seee
from the same.
C. All varieties of wild fruit, ber
ries and roots atfording food for hogs
as acorns, &c.
d. Native wool in fleece and bulk
Blood bred wool in fleece and bulk
e. County cured hams, shoulders
&c.
f. Corned and smoked beef, &c.
E. MANUFACTURED GOODS.
a. Plaids, sheetings, yarns, twine
&c.
b. Jeans, cassimeres. blankets, &C.
c. Homemade carpets, bed spreads
!. &c.
d. Knit goods by machine or hano
!. e. Tobacco, chewing, and snuff.
f. Paper, both plain and colored.
6. Leather, belts, shoes, harness an
dressed skins of all kinds, with hail
!. fur or wool ON or off
h. Wooden dishes, furniture, cal
: we'd or plain, chairs, sash, doors, blind
spokes, rims, &c. Baskets for fame
: work, shopping, cotton and tobacco.
j. Shuck mattresses, foot mats, g.
!, j. Wines ofall kinds. Honey strail
ed and in comb.
), k. Flour, meal, rice, feed, &c.
!. Agricultural implements.
;, m. Grain mills, saw mills, &c.
n. Wagons, buggies, &c.
: o. Eathern and stone ware, &c.
p. Plain and fancy candies an
!, crackers.
|. q. Clothing (machine made0 ha
!. (felt and straw
r. Marble table tops, manteis, mo
l. uments, &c.
S. Canned goods of all kinds p
e up in North Carolina, such as fruit
e oysters srimps. Tar, &c.
e t, Products of the silk worm j