The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-08-03

this belief he has made a. collection
embracing 800 specimens. Z hese grass
es are arranged around acentral booth
in lunches, and labeled with the proper,
botanical and common names. The
most striking feature! of the display
is q figure Of herculean proportions
representing North Dakota as the god
dess of harvests whose features and
dress are made out O. grains and grass
es and other vegetable products Of the
state. This figure stands upon a high
pedestal, where it can be seen from
all sides, and is probably, statue and
pedestal, fifteen feet in height. Two
other notable figures in relief are con
spicuous in the display namely a knight.
on horse and in full panoply of nom
constructed or shelled wheat, bearded
wheat, millet heads, corn husks and
corn silk, and an exact likeness of
Christopher Columbus made. of red and
yellow corn, threshed wheat and millet3
heads. The. archway in front shows
some excellent work in Wreathes made
OF wheat heads and wheat straw. Over
this is a Durham bulls head construct
ed Of grains and grasses. The railing
around the exhibit presents a unique
appearance, constructed as it is of wood,
! upon which is plastered on, as if in
laid, a plentiful coating of shelled
grains, giving it the appearance of
being entirely constructed of that ma
telial. Appropriate mottos and signs
proclaim that North Dakota is the
bread basket of the world and that she
produced 10000, COO bushels of wheat
in the years 1891 and 1892. Then there
is a representation Of a growing field
of wheat, in which the ripened wheat
is kept in place by 4 network of fine
wires. The whole display gives the OBJ
server al idea of plentifulness in every.
branch of agriculture covered by the
exhibit. So full is the exhibit of mater
ial that it gives the impression Of being
crowded so great are the riches of
Ceres to b. displayed. This system is
said to have cost about $4,000. -
Minnesota's agricultural display cost
less than that Of any other Northwest
ern state which makes any particular
"pretension to being an agricultural
state. The total cost. according to
Supt. Stephens Of Minneapolis, who
collected the most Of the material, is
less than $500. Yet it seems to be:
more comprehensive in scope than any
display made in the agricultural build
ing. Fineness. of quality characterizes
the ornamental work and minutia of de-
tail. Some criticism has been passed
upon it because there was not a fuller
display in each class of exhibits made.
The general plan of the exhibit Includes
five rows of columns s~ur1nounted With
graceful wavy arches like the famous
Madaline palace, after which it was
modelled. The decorations in flowers,
leaves, vines and foliage constructed Of
] wheat heads and straw and grasses
over the archways gives the whole dis
play somewhat Of 4 Rocco effect that
is striking from 4 near view, but loses
it's power at Il distance on account of
the fneness Of the work. It must be
examined closely to be appreciated.
In the rear portion Of the display is 4
large ~sixteen-sided pagoda constructed
after the style of the Saxons, with a
clock tower in the top. On each of
these panels or sides of the pagoda is
worked in wheat and straw representa-
tons of flowers and foliage. The whole
pagoda is canOpied by q SiXteen-s!ded
roof. .-.
The specimens Of grain for exhibition
are placed in eight double glass-fronted
cases and in four octagonal cones in
which are shown 500 specimens OF
grains and grasses. The specimens for
competition, numbering about 300, are
placed in racks where the judges can
observe them and handle them for in
spection. There is a complete exhibit
Of 10000 specimens of insects harmful
to crops, prepared by Prof. Luger, Of
the State university. Actual sections
of the soil from twenty of the leading
agricultural counties of the state are x
hibited in glass cases. A complete dis
play of the products of amber sugar
cane made in glass jars occupies a
conspicuous position. Indian corn in all
state is shown in two long glass cases
near the front of the Minnesota payil-
lion.
Among the collection Of wheats which
will be upon exhibition are the Erlau
wheat originally introduced from b.
hemia by Il Minnesota engineer, who
plucked a head of wheat from a grow
ing field while travelling in Bohemia.
This wheat is very early and healthy
and is of a peculiar brown color. The
Austrian Klattau wheat is on exhibi-
ton, the czar and kaisar, also new va
rieties of wheat. One Of the most pro-
life Of the new wheats is Whitney's
SO-fOld wheat ORIGINALLY grown i'm the
Shonkin valley in Western Montana by
General Passenger Agent Whitney, of
the Great Northern road. AL of these
specimens are of the hard variety. 9th
er specimens are: The champion, the
peerless, the imperial Saskatchewan
and the Kildonan, the latter being a re-
susitation of the old Selkirk wheat in