The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-12
AN AGRICULTURAL EXHIBIT.
Farmers Urged to Make y Good showinE
MT the worlds Fair.

Farmers Urged to Make = Good showing
ut the worlds Fair.
Exeoutiye Commissioner w. M. Rickford
and Secretary JAS. q. Ramsay, OF tue
Worlds fair board OF managers for Mon
tana, have sent out the following letter Y
tho farmers throughout the state:
"Dear Sir: II is thought Of Importance
that the attention OF farmers ahould be az
this time called to the matter O an acra-
cultural exhibit At the Worlds Col umblan
OK position, and the board of mana gers tof
Montana would most respectfully u SIX that
care be given and attention beEtowed wAth
direct reference to the production of some-
thing worthy Of exhibition. Ii you wish to
mako an exhibit, write to the undersigned
and make application for space. Full
explicit information will be given upon ap-
managers that tho department. of agrlcul.
ture should have 4 full and complete ex-
hibit of every product in tho state. Prizes
will be awarded for the best exhibits. our
attention ia called to the enclosed circular
containing Instructions about tbs manner
of preparing exhibits. Let us make an AZ
| ricultural exhibit which will be I credit to
the state. Show the farmers of the world
that We are not behind the times, either IN
the manner of production or quality OF
product
The enclosed circular, giving details
which it will be we'll to know. is enclosed:
Dear Sir-Under the direction Of w. l.
Buchanan, chief department of agriculture.
you are informed that in exhibiting cereals
and other farmer products, all exhibits must
be accompanied with the following infor-
nation: First-Nams of article. Second
Name OF producer. Third-Place where
grown. Fourth-Ths character Of soil.
Fifth-Dats of planting. Sixth-Quantity
of seed planted per acre. Ssventh-Brlshy
the method Of cultivation. Eighth-Dats
Of harvesting. Ninth-Yisld per acre.
Tenth-Weight. Elsventh-Market price
of product at tho nearest home market.
lwslfth-Averags Temperature. by months.
for the time intervening between the har-
vesting aud the planting. Thirteenth
Average rainfall for the time intervening
between the planting and harvesting.
Fourtssnth-Was the product produced by
irrigation?
ut is desirable that all who intend to
make exhibits should a. soon a. possible
send their names to the undersigned, giving
the kind of product intended for exhibit
ton, the p~ostofioe Of the producer, and
state the place 1t which the products will
The member for your county is the proper
person to have charge of the same. and he
will arrange for storing the same until for
warded. Arrangements have been made
by the board Of reference and control, so
that all exhibits except those of a perish
able nature must be in position on or be-
fore April 20, 1898. Vegetables and other
psrishable products will be admitted during
their season and may be replaced BY fresh
specimens when found necessary. Aspecial
display of sugar bsets will be made in the
two weeks beginning Monday, Oct. 9. 1898.
A special display of potatoes and other
tubors will be made during tho two weeks
beginning Sept. IL. 1898.
W. M. B1cxroRD, Executive Commissioner,
M~issoula. Mont. y
JAS. G. RAMSAY, Secretary, Nissoula, Mont.
Mares & Fisher, the butchers. have removed
from Warren street to armon hall, on Broad
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