Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1892-09-08
THE HOME AND FARM.

Have gates, not bars, to pass your
stock through. The time it takes to let
bars down and shut them again counts
up enough to earn sufficient money to
pay for a gate in a few months. Then,
too, animals will not try to jump over
a strong gate.
A writer in Orchard and Garden af-
firms that "the apples from the Blue
Ridge region from Virginia to Georgia
will lead the whole United States in re-
spect to fine quality. '-In our opinion
the aforesaid writer is poorly informed.
EDITOR II. and T..
In preparing stubble ground for win
ter wheat much depends on having the
land plowed as soon as possible after
the grain is off. If rain falls at this
time the stuble should be turned under
when wet if possible. After a few days
of dry weather weeds grow fast in new
ly cleared stubble, and soon suck out
all its moisture. The weeds also be-
come less "succulent as they grow older
and do not rot so readily. 1t used to be
supposed that giving time for scattered
grain to grow before blowing was an
advantage. 1t is better, however, to
run a spring tooth drag over the stubble,
putting the scattered grain slightly UNI
der the surface. In a large field the
pillow will not reach this until the scat
tered seed has terminated, and mean
time the loosened surface has acted as
q mulch to prevent loss of moisture.
FARMERS AT H FAIR.
The agricultural exhibitatthe Worlds
Fair, it is believed, will be studied with
greater interest and by more people
than will almost any other division of
the great exposition. Millions are en-
gagged in raising or dealing in agricul.
tural products, and every n is a con-
sumner of them. Recognizing this, the
Exposition management has provided
ample accommodations and facilities
for this exhibit which dwarf such pro-
vision made at any previous worlds
fair.
The agricultural building, an impos-
ing and beautiful structure, situated
acrosst the main lagoon, southwark from
the manufacturers great building, is
rapidly approaching completion, and
will be finished even to all details of or
namentation, before October 1. 1t
measures 500 by 800 feet. and has an
annex 800 by 500 feet and a connected
assembly hall which has a seating ca
pacity of 1850. Close by on the south
is the dairy building, measuring 100 by
200 feet.
The northern portion of the main
floor of the building will be occupied
by the agricultural and other food ex-
hibit of foreign nations, which it is al
ready assured will BIS extensive. Great
Britain, Germany, France, Mexico,
Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Paraguay,
Japan, Canada and a number of other
countries have already been assigned
space, ranging from 1000 to Ii, 900
square feet each. 1t is expected that
the agricultural exhibits by these coun-
tries will be as compreL ensive as those
of our own country, and will show some
features which will be exceedingly in
structive to Americans.
Occupying nearly all of the remain
der of the main floor will be the exhibit
of cereals and other farm products
from the States of the Union. Every
State and Territory, it is expected, will
be represented by its products. Thus,
upon this one vast floor, covering nearly
ten acres, will be displayed in all their
variety and perfection the pick of the
farm products of the world. 1t is be-
lieved that the exhibit make by this
country, naturally exceeding that of
any other in extent, will attract great
attention, also, by reason of its excep-
tional merit and the comprehensive in
formation that will accompany it.
This great exhibit, or rather array of
exhibits, will be made and arranged in
such a systematic that the Wis
itor, almost at a glance, can tell not
only by the appearance of each object
what it is, but where it came from and
all about it for under the regulations
adopted for the department, Chief Blu
chanan requires that each exhibit shall
be accompanied by the following data:
Name of object, lame of producer,
where grown, character Of soil, date of
planting, quantity of seed planted per
acre, method of cultivation, date of
harvesting, yield per acre, price of pro-
duct at nearest market, average tenn
perature and average rain or snowfall
by months between planting and har-
vesting, and whether or not irrigation
was employed.
On the six acres of flooring in the an
mex, which is virtually an extension of
that of the main building, will he
shown every description of a~gricultu-
raj machinery, including not only the
best and most improved now in use, but
also such as will illustrate the progress
of the industry from primitive times to
the present.
One of the most novel, instructive
and elaborate exhibits, and one that
will undoubtedly attract the attention