The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-14
NEW JERSEY cOMPlIMENTED.
h Courtesy of Our Representatives at
the Fair Appreciated.

The Courtesy of Our Representatives at
h Fair Appreciated.
Special to The Jersey City Neiss.
TRENTON, August IA, 1893. Secretary
Dey of the New Jersey State Agricul-
tural Society has received a letter from
the representative of the agricultural
department. Of Russia at the Chicag 0
Fair. complimenting the State on its ex-
hibit. and also saying that In the matter
OF imparting Information New Jersey
was foremost. The Secretary also say
that the representatives OF Germany and
France. as well as that OF Russia. each
called at the New Jersey Pavilion for in
formation on many lines of American
agriculture, aud that the latter stated
that he had c He'd on those in change of a
number of State exhibits for answers
TO his series OF questions, but In
DO case did he get answers to
them until he applied TO the lady in
charge Of the New Jersey exhibit. The
FACT is also stated by Mr.. DEFY that the
representatives of a number of our
States, seeing our varied and praise
worthy display of agricultural and horti-
cultural products. are making Inquiries
as TO the character Of our agriculture,
our soils. climate, productiveness, etc.,
all Of which 1t will be a pleasure to Jer-
seymen, ard especially to Jersey farmers,
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voraDly to onf State.
The following Is the communication
from rhs representative of Russia re-
ferred to above:-
CHICAGO, August 4, 1893.
Edrdfd BarrOu0h, Esq, President State
Board Agriculture. Woodland Farm, N. J.
DEAR SIR.--As | am booked to start tomorrow
for England, ! feel it is my duty TO acknowl-
edge In q letter the great Importance to me Of
the exhaustive Inform >tion, received through
your and Miss j. L. Colson's kindness. have
read over again several times your letter
answering my Questio rs in regard TO culture OF
cereals and STOCK breeding in your world
famous State. and Its completeness prevented
me SO far from finding any new questions. As
you know, the main object OF my journey in
United States was to study the condition Of
agriculture in this country In order TO report
on the sans to the Academy Ia Moscow. l
visited farms in the State of New York, New
Jersey and Wisconsin, and came to the Chicago
Fair 10 complete my Information. Il is q hard
task for a foreigner who does not speak Eng
lish, to gather information, even through an
interpreter, in such a branch of science as
agriculture. Thanking 10 the efforts of Miss
Colson, ! was in possession of a great quantity
OF valuable material, before you came to Chi
cago. can only congratulate your State with
one of the ablest, best informed and expert
enced representatives at the Fair. know it is
q very hard thing 10 suppiiywith all
the numerous agriculturists from all over the
world, and at the Same time to satisfy the curl
osity OF that biggest crowd on earth, which is
gathered now In Chicago. So much the more l
Coison. Your kind attention served to
strengthen yet mo- re my high regard for -the
American citizens who have indeed the right to
proclaim that the future belongs TO their ma
ton.
Thanking you very much and wishing you all
blessings OF the world, / remain yours respect
fully, EusrAPHY NlETHE,
Agricultural Academy, Moscow, Russia.