Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-31
THE AGRICULTURAL BUILDING.

surprisingly large. The northern por-
tion of the main floor is devoted to the
displays from Great Britain, Germany,
France, Mexico. Austria. Denmark.
Sweden, Japan, Canada, Paraguay, and
other countries, each of which has
been allotted space ranging from 800
to 10000 square feet. Occupying near
ly all the remainder of the space on
the main floor is the exhibit Of cereals
and other farm products of the States
of the Union.
There are many novel ways of show
ing commonplace exhibits, and the in
genuity OF the agents employed by the
commissions from many of the States
has taken curotus and interesting
forms. Many of the exhibits arc the
prize products OF State and county
fairs, SO that it may be said that the
Agricultm al Building contains the
very best OF American prizes. Among
the novelties is typical Western
farm, exhibited by the State of Wash
lngton, showing in miniature farm
houses, barns, fences, fields of growing
grain with manikins operating tiny
gang plows in the burrows, thre shers.
binders and all other farm machinery.
British exhibits contain specimens of
grain from the English experimental
stations. showing the effect of artifi-
cial fertilization on the various seeds.
East India shows textile materials,
such as hemp, jute, sisal, manila and
flax, while South Africa. the Care
Town district, shows the products of
its ostrich farms. Liberia, the only
colored republic on the Dark Cent?
nent. has curious and wonderful dis
play OF barbaric instruments and prod
ucts, while the resources of Spitzber-
gen and tho home of the Laplander are
also displayed in great quantity if not
in great variety. Curiou food products
from the tropics are exhibited side by
side with the staples of the north. and
the implements of the aboriginal farm
ers are placed in contrast with the per-
fected machinery of to-day.
Every State and Territory is repre-
sented by its products. Upon this one
floor, covering nearly ten acres, are
displayed. in all their variety and per-
fection. the farm products of the world.
On the six acres of flooring of the an
mex Is shown every description of agri-
cultural machinery in such manner
rs to illustrate the progress of the in
dustry from primitive times to the
present. Nearly every State has its
pavilion. although the Western States.
naturally enough, make the most COM
plete exhibits. TO visitors from abroad
these combined exhibits are revela-
tion, illustrating as they do the infinite
variety of soil capacities between
Maine and California and Canada and
the Gulf. Missouri, for instance, has.
been at some pains to make a striking
display: She produces the great ST.
Louis bridge in miniature, made of
corn ear and wheat straw. The mas
sive piers are of golden corn, the sup
ports OF cane and the model will be
faithful to the very last straw. LOUISE
ana has complete exhibit that
attracts attention. The New Or
leans Cotton Exchange has sent cot
ton enough to supply a province. Ken
lucky boasts of producing more than
half of the tobacco of this country. and
it was to be expected that the weed
would occupy a prominent place in her
exhibit. This expectation is not dis
appointed, for the weed divine" indeed
occupies the post of honor. Tobacco
leaves drOop from the cornices and col
umns Of the pavilion and are utilized
in every possible way for purposes of