The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-05-26

As comprehensive as Those Of eur own
County,, and will show sofffs features
which will be 4rceedingly instructive to
Americans.
Occupying nearly all the felsatn,ler Of
the ns.i:. HSor will be the exhiGf: "s
cereals and otnef ssvm products from
the States OF the Union. Every State
and Territory. it is expected, ritR be
+apreserted by Its products. Thus, upGi'
this C::iG tasf ffpt,r, covering nearly ten
acres, will bJ' Displayed in al their va
riety and perfection lie. rSrktf the farm
products of the world. 1t ;s Aetf~ved
that tho exhibit made by this coufiftv.
naturally exceeding any other in extent,
Will attract great attention, also, by
reaeti.' ~ IFS exceptional merit. and the
comprehensive Spthrmnti+,p that will ac-
company it.
This great exhibit, or rathe: stray tf
e&btbits, will be made and arrang.G in
Sucr n systematic manner that the Wis.,
itor, d.iIost 1T 4 glance, can tell not
, only the appeHfat1cS Sf zach object but
what it is, where it Gafnae frem, and all
about it," For, under the regulations
adopted for the Department. Chief Ru-
( ehanan requires that each exhibit shall
be accompanied with the following data
Nhl!" VI vbJetts W NucIC
z. own character of soil, date Of plant
method OF cultivation, date tf harvest
ing, field per acre, weight, price Of
product 1T iieHrest market, average tenn
perature, and rair or snow fall by
months between planting and harvest
ing, and whether or not irrigation was
employed.
On the sin acres of Goor in the Annex,
which Is virtually an extension of that
! of the maifi bsiltiine; will be shown
every description n agricultural ma
! ch;nery, including rot OIL. the best and
most improved now in use, but also such
~ will illustrate the progress Of tho i'm
dustr., frsm primitive times to the
present.
In the great galleries IT the building.
which are most novel in Construction
s,.d perfect in point of availability. will
be l9.st.d ON the north front, the wool
exhibit; on TIE west end the apiary dis
play, which Wilt iticlssde working colo
nies of bees; on the SOUTH ftaHt the dairy
implements, and on the great central
sections the exhibit OF the brewing and
t.slyacco industries. and the wealth of
fiiagfi6ceHt exhibits of fiours, meals,
bread, pastr3, sugars, confectionery,
canned goods, Gls, soaps, chocolates,
etc.
One of the most novel, instructive, and
elaborate exhibits, and one that will uR-
doiitte4ty attract the attention Of every
scientific peftot. and scholar interested
in any phase of agricultural life, will be
that made by the Association Of Amcri-
can Agricultural Colleges and Expert-
,, hiert S.aticns. This exhibit will occupy
nearly S.0tN sIH8re feet of space, and
will be located iii fhA southwest corner
of the building, on the FIRST floor. 1t
will represent the entire WStk Cf o
model Agricultural Experiment Station.
covsrire entirely the field of experiment
and researst. il. crops, botany, horticul-
ture, entomology, f.Sdtng stuffs, ami
NAL nutrition, dairy solids, milk testing
and veterinary cience, and will ibelude
&u elaborate ani complete botanical,
| biological and chemical laboratory.
In addition r. This. the agricultural
/ colleges of the United stRtes will have,
| in this space, combine1 exhibit graph
! ieally illustrating the work and speeial
field covered ty each college. This en-
| tire ethitit is not only unique, Tut is
something t!lGt has never Teen accom-
| plished or attempted ~ any previous
exposition. The exhibit Will he put up
and conducted by the directors N the
| tiffercht experiment stations and repre-
st'ntHtivcs Of the different agricultural
colleges Of tt,a United States. each
| contributing some fart Uf the exhibit,
! the whole to be installed in a mag
ntfcent manner. at the expense Of tho
United States Government. This will
give ts every visitor an opportunity to
witness the msthsds by which the great
advances in all pfiases u agricultural
life and resea arch are carried on the col
leges and experiment stations H the
United States.
Outside the building will be shown
I several magnificent exhibits, put up at
a great cost, of the irrigation systems
of the great West. On the lagoon just
| south of the Annex to the Agricultural
Building will be installed traction and
portable engines and wonderfully in-
tcresting exhibit Of windmill ma
ch:nery.
| All visitors will be interested IN the
! agricultural exhibit, but its chief valuc
will rest upon much broader and more
significant fact. The exhibit will afford
| a vast amount of information to many
thousands to whom it will prove of in
calculable benefit. The crops best
! adapted TO different localities and the
reason therefor, the most improved
methods OF cultivation that are being
| pursued, the best results that have been
! secured and the manner Of their secur.
ing, and the perfection Of products in
every line-all these will be shown and
will constitute the more important les.
sons which the agricultural exhibit will
teach. Through the thous ands who
learn these lessons and are sure to make
| practical utilization of them, the agri.
! cultural industries will receive such ar
economic rcadjustment and impetus as
will result in increascd productiveness
and merit, and general benefit to the
entire country.