The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1893-07-20
Idaho Has Met With Some
Losses in that Line,
But Still Makes IL Pleas
ing Showing.
IDAHO STATE BUILDING, JACK

Idaho that q carl load Of choice ag
ricultural exhibits was burned on its
way to the Worlds Fair. The state
of Washington has fine exhibit in
this department, which, as expressed |
by Senator Carey of Wyoming in his
visit to the Idaho building, sis ex-
celled by no other exhibit of its kind
at the Fair, and" the Senator con-
cluded '1daho could have done just
as we'll. But still Idaho has a good
representation of what her farms can
produce, Notwithstanding the fire, and
the superiority of the specimen is ad-
mitted. But quantity goes a long
ways towards making an impression
at the Worlds Fair.
A short time ago an inventory was
made of the wreck left by the fire
which had been stored in the space
assigned to Idaho in the Agricultural
building. The light products had all
been destroyed except one box of
corn fodder, but one hundred and
thirty bushels af oats from one acre,
and several sacks of wheat, had come
through in tolerably good condition.
The grain was sold for chicken feed
for barely enough to pay the freight.
Nevada now occupies the center of
the Idaho space, and Ohio is waiting
to put in a special exhibit in one end,
while the other remains vacant.
Idaho's agricultural exhibit is to
be seen IN the state building Stand
ing by the big fire place in one corner
facing the main entrance is hill OF
corn the stalks measuring over thir-
teen feet. On the second floor in the
Miners cabin, hung from the joist
before the fireplace in true old-tim'
= style, are over two dozen punches o
farm products. One large onion il
now sending forth sprouts three fee
. long. Several varieties of corn ar
shown, and one gourd above tn
mantel is large enough for wash
g boiler. Among the specimens ar
several hanks of tobacco.
The principal exhibit is on tn
third floor. At the head of the stair
on one side is shock of field corn
with the finished brooms from Cnu
f. T. d'Alene City placed around the sides
The roof of the building is supporte
= by two seemingly cross walls whic
have been cut away. The ends
these logs are ornamented with tast'
fully woven knots of cereals. Or
side of the room is table containin
jars filled with grain and seeds in v;
= riety.
- Opposite the stairway in the frol
end of the room are SIX shocks tn
stand up tall and straight as if the
would touch the ceiling. A gentl
man from Kentucky the other d;
looking at them said: "My, wh
y oats | didn't know you raised bl'
grass out here. And that's alfal
never saw any before. What's
good for?" The six shocks of whes
oats and barley on one side, orcha
grass, clover, alfalfa and timothy
od the other. A pair of mountain she
.rd are placed on stands by the chime
one on either side, and the stands {
claborately decorated with grains a
grasses. Hanging on the wall
many places ars ears of corn, a
q the stalks are leaning in the corn'
and tied to the rafters. Near
stairway on the table with the fr
is a jar of Irish potatoes any one
,p which weighs seven pounds, a
-, which bring forth many exclamatio
ard I'd of surprise. In the center of
Die. room on top of large glass case
her @ jar filled in strata with beans, whe
oats and other seeds Stuck in t
"0' like bouquet are a great variety
wild weeds and flowers, dried, VIII
rri- have a very pretty effect.
ery Idaho also has fair sprinkling
in agricultural products in her Ho
on. cultural building. One jar ha
',, '"y sweet potato one yard long which
live becoming famous. Another conta
the big Early Rose potatoes