The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-21
FARMERS AT THE FAIR.
An Agricultural Exhibit Of Vast
Dimensions
Is WIN Far Exceed Anything Of the Kind
Ever Seen and VIII Teach Lessons Of
Ircalculable Value to Farm
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The agricultural exhibit st th.
worlds fair, it is believed, win b.
studied with greater interest and b,
more people than viii almost any othc,
division Of the great exposition Mil
lions are engaged in raising or dealing
in agricultural products, and every ons
is q consumer of them Recognizing
this, the exposition management hae
provided accommodation and facilities
for this exhibit which dwarf such pro.
vision made at any previous world1
fair.
The agricultural building, an irrpos
ing and beautiful structure, situated
across the main lagoon, southwark
from the great manufacturer build.
ing, is rapidly approaching completion,
and will be finished even to all details
OF ornamentatIons, before Octnber /.
1t measures 500 by 500 feet, and has an
annex 800 by 500 feet, and connected
assembly hall, which has seating ca
pacity of 1900. Close by on the south
is the dairy building. measuring 100 by
200 feet.
The northern portion Of the main
floor Of the building viii be occupied
by the agricultural and other food ex-
hibits OF foreign pstions. WHICH, it Is al
ready assured, viii be extensive. Great
Britain, Germany, France, Mexico,
Austria, Denmark. Sweden, Japan.
Paraguay, Canada and a number OF
other countries have already been as
signed space, ranging from one thou
sand TO fifteen thousand square feet
each. It Is expected that the agricul-
tural exhibits by these countries will
be as comprehensive as those Of our
own country, and will show some
features which viii be exceedingly In
structive to Americans.
Occupying nearly all Of the remainder
of the main floor viii 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 "a all their
variety and perfection the pick of the
farm products of the world. 1t Is be
lieved that the exhibit made by this
country, naturally exceeding that OF
any other in extent, viii attract great
attention, also, by reason Of its exoep-
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 systematic manner that the visit
or, almost at a glance, can tell not only
the appearance of each object, but what
it is, where it came from, and AL
about it" For under the regulations
adopted for the department, Chief Bu-
chanan requires that each exhibit shall
be accompanied with the following data:
Name of object, name of producer,
where grown, character of soil, date Of
planting, quantity of seed planted per
acre, method of cultivation, date Of har-
vestfng, yield per acre, weight, price Of
product at nearest market, average tenn
perature and rain or snow fall by
between planting and harvest
ing, and whether or not irrigation was
On the six acres Of flooring in the an
mex, which is virtually an extension Of
that OF the main building, viii be
shown every description of agricultural
including not only the best
and most improved now in use, but also
such as viii illustrate the progress OF
the industry, from primitive times to
the present
One of the most novel, instructive
and elaborate exhibits, and one that
viii undoubtedly attract the attention
IF every scientific person and scholar
in any phase of agricultural
lie, will be that made bv the Associa-
ion Of American Agricultural Colleges
md Experiment Stations. This ex-
libit Will occupy nearly 5000 square
,eet of space, and will be located in the
corner of the building, on
he first floor. 1t viii represent the en-
ire work of model agricultural ex-
station, covering entirely
he field of experiment and research in
:rops, botany, horticulture, entomology,
eeding stuffs, animal nutrition, dairy
olids, milk testing and veterinary SCI !
noe, and viii include an elaborate and /.
complete botanical, biological and |
hernical laboratory.
In addition to this, the agricultural |
olleges Of the United States will have, |
n this space. a mbined exhibit graph /
cally illustrating the work and special /
ield covered By each college. This en-
Inc exhibit is not only unique, but is /
omething that has never been accom-
lished or attempted at any previous
xposition. The exhibit viii be put up |
nd conducted by the directors of the
ifferent experiment. stations and rep /
Of the different aCricul-
ural colleges Of the United States,
sch contributing some part Of the ex-
ibit, the whole 70 be installed in a
manner, at the expense Of
he United States government This
Ill give to every visitor an opportunity
D wit2ess the methods by which the
reae advances in all phases Of agricul-
ural life and research ara carried on in
ae colleges and experiment stations OF
ae United States