Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-08-10

horses and unexcelled dairy products.
1t lis doubtful, however, if any states
have a product In foreign markets
which advertise them as well US hard
wheat and extra fine -four. All who
come here to observe the wonders of
the great show naturally go to the
agricultural building to see what the
Northwestern states have to display
and they never so away disappointed,
for they find that the design
ers of the agricultural displays
of these states have employed the
skill o, the artist upon the abundance
that the goddess OF harvests has be-
slowed and thus have produced a COM
bination which appeals to the imagina-
ton as well as TO the practical side
of human nature. The Northwestern
states have been given the most con-
~spicuous positions in the agricultural
building because they have the most
imposing displays to make. Among
them all Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin
and the two Dakotas take q very
prominent position. In preparing these
displays. Wisconsin has expended far
more money than any other Northwest
ern state. or than any other state In the
Union. The total cost of gathering
the material together and placing 1t
upon exhibition has been between
SEQ and $4,000. The main feature
Of the display Is 1,065 glass jars filled
with cereals, grain seeds, corn and all
other grains raised upon the farm.
They are arranged upon long shelves
rising in tiers. which can be APP
proached from two sides. The whole
booth, the outside of which Is con-
structed OF heavy timber, Is made of
Wisconsin woods finished In oil. The
timbers are mortised together and are
arranged In angular brace and cross
cross fashion like the timbering of a
barn made to withstand the ravages of
a Western cyclone. Each of these
glass jars are filed to the brim and are
cyndrical in form, about twenty inches
in height and six inches In diameter.
Each Jar has a printed label upon
which Is recorded the name Of the ex-
hibitor, the amount raised to the acre,
when planted and when harvested, the
kind of soil, the fertilizers IL any are
used, the weather which prevailed
while the crop was growing, In short
a complete record and history Of the
specimen. In the center of the booth
which Is square I'm form with entrances
at the front and rear, Is a frame of
winged frames, I'm which Is recorded
the statistics OF production of each
county In the state. There Is also n
complete portfolio OF makes and figures
giving a years weather record of the
state. The main portion of the ex-
hibit does not contain any grains In
the straw, but the rea portion of the
pavilion is given up to this sort of a
display. The ceiling of the gallery has
some remarkably excellent work in the
way OF decoration in wheat heads and
straw. At each end Of the ceiling Is
constructed in low relief a Cupid car
rying a sheaf Of wheat. There are
also numerous representations of leaves
and flowers constructed Of grain heads.
The main work and the characteristic
feature may be said to be the abund-
ance OF grains exhibited In jars. Alto
gether there are go bushels in the
display which far surpasses in that re-
gard the record OF any other agricult-
urai state which exhibits here. The
gentlemen in charge of the exhibit, j.
III. Coburn. superintendent, and j.. M.
Giiallan. assistant superintendent, state
that the object OF making Wisconsin
woods so prominent In the display was
To indicate that the northern portion
OF the state is devoted mainly to UNI
tcring. aud that the state should be
represented IA n whole. The exhibit Is
In many ways the most imposing that
Wisconsin has upon the grounds and
doubtless cost more than any other
exhfblt Of that state.
ipHa has not paid o much attention
10 her exhibit In agricultural hall as
she has 10 her exhibit in her own state
lniis,n... The agricultural exhibit In
the stat. buiding may be said to ur-
pass anything upon the grounds for ar
Estic arrangement. This display l have