The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-10-01

Slble assistance, We would respectfully
submit thefOllOwing suggestions, to-wit :
1. Appoint least one live active member from
every sub-Alance in your county to collect such
exhibits as may be necessary from the neghbor-
hood in which the sub Alliance is located.
3. Have all exhibits collected and delivered to
you on or by the oath day of November.
3. Ship all exhibits on or by the 25th day ONO
vember to Farmers Alliance Exposition Ocala,
Florida.
4. Either go send some suitable man with
the exhibits OF your county, to take charge
of them and properly arrange them for exhibition
in the space allotted to your county in the Semi
Tropical building.
s. All exhibits are expected to be in and prop
erly arranged by Saturday evening. 10Th day OF
November.
g. The Exposition will be formally opened on
Monday, December LIST, at - o'clock H.
T. The Director from each county lis respectful
ly re luested to collect and put OH exhibition %
fair sample of everything which the soil OF his
county is susceptible of producing, such corn,
cotton Qong and short stapDe), oats, rye, rice,
field peas, ground peas, sweet POTATOES, sugar
cane, sugar, syrup, hay, tobacco, and in fact
everything that the soil of Florida is capable of
producing.
8. We desire to have the citrus family thor
oughly displayed of every class and kind few
bananas set out i'm large boxes, laden with the
delicious fruit would be attrae i've and appre
ciated. Pears. peaches, plums and other fruits
of various kinds, canned and preserved, would be-
highly acceptable Wines and jelles of different.
kinds would add much to the attractions.
8. Vegetables of every kind, set in boxes green
and growing. would be quite attractive to WISH
tors from the North, whose homes would be COW
cred in snow.
We want corn hanging on the stalk in the ear
and some shelled say about 500 ears from each
county.
We want cotton matured or the stalk, with
bolls grown and some open, SOME hnt and some
seed.
We want tobacco. green ana growing, matured.
in hand and manufactured
We want blocks of yellow pfne, hard wood Of
various kinds and samples of navaf stores.
We desire to show honestly, what our State.
does and will produce of every class and kind
both in field, orchard and forest.
The Board of Directors, at their meeting in
Ocala on the 18th day of August resolved to have
o. ladies department of handiwork, needle and
fine art.
us the name ofsome lady of their respective cOun-
ties who would be most likely to take charge of
that department as lady commissioner, that
the appointments may be filled at once.
Ample arrangements for the accommodation of
stock of all kinds will be made and we are desir-
GUS OF having q fine and extensive exhibition CT
native and blOoded horses, attic, hogs sheep
and goats; also, fine variety of poultry.
We expect at least $4,000 people to visit the
great Alliance Exposition during it's sixty days
session, and we are ambitious to show to the
world what the Farmers Alliance Of Florida can
and will do in the way of progress and the de-
velopment of our State.
Premiums will be awarded, list of which will
be out in a few days giving full particulars.
Any assistance given by the County Commits
sioners in collecting exhibits would be apprecic-
ted.
Any additional information wanted in
reference to getting up exhibits, will be
cheerfully furnished by r. F. Rogers,
President Board Directors, Live Oak,
Fla.