The sun., 1893-08-03

which advertise them as well as 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 go away disappointed,
for they find that the design
ers of the agricultural displays
Of these states have employed the
skill of the artist upon the abundance
that the goddess Of harvests has be-
slowed and thus have produced a COM
binatiOn which appeals to the imaglna-
ton as well as to the practical side
of human nature The Northwestern
spicueus positions iq the agricultural
building because they have the most
imposing displays to make. Among
them all Iowa. Minnesota, Wisconsin
and the two Dakotas take a very
prominent position. In preparing these
displays. Wisconsin has expended far
more money than any other Northwest
eIn state. or than any other state in the
Union The total cost of gathering
the material together and placing it
upon exhibition has been between
$4,000 and $4,000. The main feature
of the display is 1055 glass jars filled
with cereals, grain seeds, corn and all
other grains raised upon the farm.
They are arranged upon long shelves
rising in tiers, which can be ap-
preached from two sides. The whole
booth, the outside of which is con-
structed of heavy timber, is made of
Wisconsin woods finished in oil. The
timbers are mortised together and are
arranged in angular brace and .'croSS
cross fashion like the timberilg Of 9
barn made to withstand the rAvages OF
Western cyclone. Each of these
glass jars are filled to the brim and are
cyndrical III form, about twenty inches
in height and six inches jR diameter.
Each jar has a printed label upon
which is recorded the name of the OK
hibtOr, the amount raised to the acre,
when planted and when harvested, the
kind of soil, the fertilizers if any are
| used, the weather which prevailed
while the crop was growing, in short
q complete record and history 0f the
specimen. In the center of the booth
which is square Ill form with entrances
ut the front and rear, is IL frame of
winged frames, i'll which is recorded
the statistics of production Of each
county in the state. There is also Il
| complete portfolio of makes and figures
| giving . years weather record of the
state: tFRe mai4 p9ftiiS64 of the ex-
hibit does pot Contain any grains in
the straw, but the rear Rortf8549 Of the
| pavilion is given up to this sort of a
| display. The ceiling of the gallery has
some remarkably excellent work in the
way of decoration in wheat heads and
s4gaW At each end Of the ceiling is
constructed ta low relief a Cupid car
rying sheaf oil wheat !Fhere are
also numerous representations of leaves
and flowers constructed of grain heads.
! The main work and the characteristic
fea+a~e may be said to be the abund-
ance of gr$t1ns exhibited in jars. Alto
| gether there are go ''bhkaels ir the
| display which far surpasses In that riess
gard the record of any other agricult-
u4a. ctate which exhibits here The
| gentlemen IL charge Of the exhibit, J.
| NJ. CobuIn, superintendent, and J. NJ.
| Gilfillan, assistant superintendent" state
| that the object of making Wisconsin
woods so prominent in the display was
| 10 indicate that the northern portion
| of the state is devoted mainly to lum-
| herring, and that the state ishor1d be
| REPRESENTED as 2 whole. Fhe exhibit is
in many ways the most imposing that
Wisconsin has upon tbs grounds aRd
| doubtless cost more than any athet
| exhibit Of that state.
Iowa has not paid so much attention
10 her exhibit in agricultural hall as
she has TO heI exhibit in her own state
building. The agricultural exhibit in
| the state building may be said to sur-
pass anything upon the grounds for ar
tistic arrangement. This display have
previously described. Her display in
| agriciAtu5al hall is somewhat of faint
re.echo of that m RS state building,
consisting of an Aihafnbral. temple
with slender columns and balustrades
| and cupolas. 1t is surrounded by q
! light and airy frame work upon which
TIE shades of variously colored corn
! have prodleeq f. gerry pleasing and ar
] tistic effect. Two thirds ef the entire
booth which have walks upon three
sides or it, is constructed of corn and
| but Httle atfteAtioq is paid to decora
ton jp grains Or grasses. No one, how
ever, seems TO iipaerstand outside of
the State of iesTa h9W to produce so
many novel effects from eGrn: Ihe
Pompeian frescoes can be seen here III
niniatur reproduced by the judicious
use of red, yellow and white popcorn.
| The whole pavilion n 2 manifestation
of the ingenious in decoration, which
| If it does not give evidence Of the very
| highest taste i9 egigratioq, vet shows
| how much tiae AF4eFicaRs can make
out of very refractory materiais apd
out of very little variety, Fhe total
cost of the Iowa pavilion Ia This bHltd-
| ing did not exceed $1,000.
The South Dakota agricultural ex-
hibit in its ffeat aspect presents a tri-
umphal Roman arcAWay leading to an
arcade, which rests upon pillars OF
green trees taken as they grew In
South Dakota, while the whole booth
| is enclosed with pillars of the same
| kind. Every ayailaAIe space is filled
with decorations in grains and grasses.
Great ingenuity is manifested in tlie
patterns worked in fine straw braiding.