The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-24
MONTANA WORLDS FAIR,
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Secretary Ramsey, on Tho board j
Worlds fair manaasss, IL Ia reosipt 81 cuis,
4 volumtnoua mail those dsys. indioatin,
thai ths people Of w state have IL liz,
been awakened 70 ! realization 81 ths fact
that II MontAna desires 10 bA. psopsrly rsp.
resentsd ~ thu big fair II Chicago. The ssai
dents Of The atato muat estt 10 work. Dante
y. nandmann, Of Misaoula. has made april,
oheon ssalliona, ten Psrchson mArss. ana
two-vear. old. one yearlinR and ons colt,
the offspring OF a airs and dam, and III
Holstetns. The wool-growers Of eastern
Montana are alao sending IN .exhthits.
Martin. y. D. Church, William H. Olanton
and. Flank O'Farrell. Of Billings. b. ii.
Jenixe Il Bro, Of Shawmut, "A. M. Cree
and a Lany. Of Miles City. and Renn Bros,
OF Perry.
A great many inquiries have bssn re-
celved from rsnchmsll aaking Tor informn-
ansvsr 70 these inquirias 4 circular II now
being mailed, giving tho following info:ma-
tion;
All exhibits Of cereals and othsr farm
products must DO accompanied with tho
following data and inf1rmation: Name OF
UhluOS A@ulO VI pIUuuGOE, VlA00 who're
grown, character Of soil, date OF planting,
quantity Of seed planted per acre, method
Of cultivation, date OF harvesting. yield per
acre. weight, price Of product At nearest
nome market average temperature bys
months for the time intervening between
planting and harvesting, average rain or
enow fall y 9morths for the time interven-
ing between planting and harvesting. vas
exhibit produced By rigation?
The above information should be fur
ntshed with every exhibit, and will be used
~ the state bpaId In preparing pamphlets
Tor grssuitouss d%istribution il connection
With tho AGRICULTURAL exhibit Of the state.
Blanks will, be furnished upon which the
information should he written.
Cereals should be gathered before COM
pletely ripe, BY pulling them from the
ground, roots and all. and then hanging mp
to dry in a cold. dark place. The bundles
should be not less than six inches in diam
Piles Of the thrashed grain. this sample TO
consist OF about one-half bushel. we'll
cleansd and Of good quality. In many in
stances where h crop 10 exceptionally
tine, samples OF soil on which crop was
raised would bs Of intel est. and when such
SAMPLES are sent about " quarts would be
A display Of sugar bests will be made
during the two weeks beginning Monday.
Oct. 8, 1898.
A special display OF potatoes and other
will be made during the two weeks
Monday, Sept. II. 1893.
Rules and information regarding these
displays will bo issued hereafter.
Dairy products will be received for exhi-
hon only between the first and tenth Of the
following months: june. July, September
and October, 1888. fc |
ln the matter Of p~erishabis articles like
cabbaRes. tomatoes. squash, pumpkins,
cucumbere, lettuce, asparagus, etc.,
The exhibit will be made from the crop uf
1873, and Intending exhibitors should notify
he secretary that they will make such an
exhibit. and state the amount Of space re-
1uired and tho kind Of article which they
will offer for exhibit.
Peas, beans, peppers. etc, may and should
10 dry. y 4
An effort will be. made by the board toa
keep. a limited quantity Of potatoes. beets,
;urnlps. rutabaRas, mangel wurzel, carrots.
pumpkins and squash from the
,rop OF this year In cold storage for exhibit
Turing he early months Of tho Worlds
Exhibits should be delivered to the
member of the state board from vour
who will receive and forward the
'ame at the proper time. It should always
% remembered that this exhibit Of aRri-
products is intended to show the
world the productiveness Of Montana
arms, n that if a proper showing is
made much good will result therefrom.