Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-07-28
THE AGRICULTURAL BUILDING.

surprisingly large. The northern por-
ton 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 when has
been allotted space ranging frcm 1900
to $1,000 square feet. Occupying near
ly all the remainder of the a,oacc 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 clnrotus and interesting
folms. Many of the exhibits arc the
prize products OF State and county
fairs, so that it may he said that the
Agricultural l Building contains the
Very best OF American prizes. Among
the novelties is a typical Western
farm. exhibited by the State OF Wash
iEgton. showing in miniature farm
houses. barns. fences. fields of %groaing
grain with manillins operating tiny
gang plows in tho burrows. thrcshcrs,
binders and all other farm machinery.
British exhibits contain specimens of
grain from the English experimental
stations. showing the effect OF artifi-
East India shows textile materials.
flax. while South Africa. the Cane
Town district. shows the products of
its ostrich farms. Liberia. the only
cclored republic on tho Dark Cont
ncnt. has Il curious and wonderful dis
play of burbaric Instruments and prod
uct,. while the resources of Spitzber-
gen and the homo of the Laplandcr are
also displayed in great quantity If not
in great variety. Curious food products
from the tropics are exhibited side by
side with the staples of the north. and
the implements of the aboriginal farm
ers arc 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. arc
displayed. in all their variety and per-
lection. the farm products of the world.
On the six acres of flooring of the an
G Is shown every description of agri-
c%ultura! machinery i'll such q manner
as to illustrate the progress of the in
dustry from primitive times to the
present. Nearly every Slate has its
pavilion. although the Western States,
naturally enough. make the most COM
plcte exhibits. 70 visitors from abroad
these combined exhibits are u revela-
ton, 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 Il 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 Il N and tho model will be
faithful to the very last straw. Louisi-
ana has a complete exhibit that
attracts attention. The New Or
leans Cotton Exchange has sent cot
ton enough to supply aprovince. Ken
lucky boasts of producing moro 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, forthe 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