Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-09-30
Agricultural Exhibit at the Worlds Fair

Virginia State Board Of Agriculture
the Board Of Worlds Fair Manager.
appropriated $1,000 10 pay expenses
and appointed the State Board Of Ag
riculture to select and gather the az
ricultural eXhibi. from West Virginia
The Board Of Agriculture then made
an order placing one-fourth of the ap
preparation in the hands OF the mem
Der from each of the four Congress
sional district, the exhibit to be col
lected by said member, or such agents
as he might appoint.
Farmers of the State who may be
interested in the matter will call on,
or address, first district, S. Sprigg
Jacob, West Liberty. Ohio county
second district, G. X. Sperow, Mar
tinsburg, Berkeley county third
district, Col. J. NJ. Rowan, Union,
Monroe county: fourth district, in
the absence Of President II. c.. Alike
son, his agent, NJ. V. Brown, Buffalo,
Putnam county.
The Board desires to obtain the
best possible samples of farm pro
ducts from every section Of the State.
/. The best samples of the greatest
possible variety should be aimed at.
2. Samples Of threshed wheat, oats,
rye, barley, buckwheat, &c, to be of
one peck each.
3. Samples of same in straw to be
in bundles eight inches in diameter.
4. Samples of corn, one peck each,
in the ear.
5. Samples of timothy, blue grass,
orchard grass, clover, and every other
variety of valuable grass grown in
the State, to be put up in neat
bundles six inches in diameter.
g. 1t is desired to make full exhi-
bit OF leaf tobacco, and tobacco
growers are especially requested to
assist us in securing the samples Of
best quality and varieties grown in
the State, put up in such form as
growers may think will show it to
best advantage.
7. Those wishing to make exhibits
OF dairy products will be furnished
with special rules governing the
same.
8. Exhibits of wool will be classified
and limited, as follows:
Glass /. Pure bred fine wools
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Glass 3. Pure bred long woods.
Glass 4. All cross bred woods.
The following entries can be made
i'm each Of the above classes:
First feeces from lambs
Fleeces from animals under two
wears old that have been sheared.
Fleeces from animals over two
years old.
Entries in any of the above classes
to consist OF one fleece in the natural
condition taken from the animal.
Exhibit to be neatly folded, and Sc
cured against injury in handling, and
to be accompanied by the following
information:
a. Sex Of animal.
b. Breeding of animal.
c. Age of animal.
Il. Date of shearing.
c. Weight of animal after sh' airing
t. Age Of fleece in days.
q. Gross weight of fleece at shear
ing.
Special blanks for exhibits OF wool
will be forwarded by the department
upon application. An effort will be
made to permit the selection OF wool
from next springs clip, but an effort
should be made to secure the best
samples OF this years clip that may
be available.
O. Every other product Of the farms
of this State, whether enumerated
above or not, should be secured, II
not Of perishable nature.
10. A special display of sugar-beets
will be made during the two weeks
beginning Monday, October 8, 1898.
II. A special display Of potatoes and
other rubers will be made during the
two weeks beginning Monday, Sep
tember II, 1898
u. Rules and information regarding
these special displays will be issued
hereafter.
13. Exhibits Of honey will be classi-
fed "a follows:
Glass l. Glover and Eastwood.
Glass 2. White sage.
Glass 3. Buckwheat.
Glass A. All light honey, other than
enumerated in classes and =.
Glass 5. All dark honey, other than
enumerated in class 3.
"A. Exhibits Of honey produced dur
ing 1892, or earlier. must be in place
on or before April Goth, 1898.
Is. Exhibits of honey in classes l. :
and 4, produced during 1893, Will be
received between July 18th and Au-
gust -; and September 1st, 1893
16. Thefollowing information should
accompany each exhibit:
a. Kind of honey.
b. Name Of exhibitor.
C. Place where produced.
d. Character OF soil in locality
where produced.
e. Variety of bee.
{. Name Of plant from which honey
was produced.
e. Yield per colony.
h. Average price of product al near
est home market.
II. Special rules will be furnished
70 those wishing TO make individual