Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-18
TIE MEDAL M1NNEns.
Something About the Winners of the Gold
Prizps


Wichita county. which carries off the gold
medal for the best products OF toe earth az the
Spring Palace, has spread out its exhibits IN
large room near the southern exit from the
building and beneath the band stand, and here
are spread around in all possible shapes and
manners the numerous products Of the greatest
grain producing section of the greatest grain
producing state in the world. The exhibit is
arranged in tasty, attractive style oehttlng It's
surroundings.
concentrating alley on each side OF which are
tier after tier OF specimens Of grains and fruits
in all stages of development, as produced under
the genial sun in the famed Wichita country
On the left as you enter are samples OF
sheaves OF wheat, oats. rye, millet and sor-
ghum, while in sacks ranged along on another
tier are samples of the same grains as threshed
and eleE ned. Here also arc layers OF soil with
grain growing on It, showing the depths OF
the soil, showing there is soil there for genera
exhibit. On the right hand Of this exhi bit are
two immense figures, one representing the abo-
will over what is now the famous Wichita
country, and to which is tackled the label Il
was here in l3sO;'' and beside is a figure of the
man with the hoe, with the label, Il am here
now to stay Back OF these are tiers
bearing other samples of grains in
sacks and tins, and samples Of peaches, pears,
apples, plums, okra and potatoes-sweet and
Irish-and displayed prominently here is a tasty
banner with the inscription;
Wichita, the banner wheat county of Texas:
awarded first premium at Texas state fair, Dali
las, October %, 1889; International fair, San
Antonio. November IL, 1883.
Here are also stalks of sorghum sixteen feet
high, beside which are samples of the syrups
and sugars made from it. Here also is typical
Wichita farm house, near which are various
domestic animals, birds and fowls made
by the ladies of Wichita. The fruit
grain and vegetables all bear the names of the
farmers who raised them, with other facts as to
acreage, average production, etc.
Entering the room the visitor comes face TO
face with handsome lady clad from bonnet to
boots in grain, who, John Howard says
was growing in the fields five days ago
On shelves all around the room are more sam
pies of oats, wheat, corn and flour. The walls
made Of the products of the field aud garden.
Cotton is used with fine effect. One of the
prettiest decorations is an immense fan of oats,
wheat, millet and rye with an ear of corn foz
handle.
1t is impossible to describe the total effect
Suffice to say, il plays a leading part in the
grand whole, which has enchanted all Texas
during the past week.
Taylor county, the winner of the gold
medal for the products of the garden and
orchard has three large and beautiful pyramids
which about POO bottles containing rare spe-
decorative effect could the most elaborate
handiwork OF man. Surrounding the central
and largest pyramid is an immense banner in
dicating past gories for this county, for it bears
tine inscription one side:
Awarded to Taylor county for the best county
exhibit by the lexas state fair and Dallas eX-
position
And on the other side the following:
'SwespSt premium, October 1927, 1SS9.''
II the transparent jars and bottles making this
exhibit, are every imaginable kind OF fruit.
vegetable and grain. No visitor can go through
difficult to get better display from any part of
America.