The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-08-12

which advertise them as we'll as hard
wheat and extra fine flour. All who
come here to observe the wonders of
the great show naturally 60 to the
agricultural building to see what the
Northwestern states have to display
and they never 60 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 magma
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
and the two Dakotas take a 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 it
upon exhibition has been between
$4,000 and $4,000. The main feature
| Of the display is LOGS 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 timbering Of q
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 if any are
used, the weather which prevailed
while the crop was growing, i'll short
a complete record and history Of the
specimen. In the center of the booth
which is square in form with entrances
at the front and rear, is a frame of
winged frames, in which is recorded
the statistics Of production Of each
county in the state. There is also a
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 rear 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 $50 bushels in the
display which far surpasses in that re-
gard the record of any other agricult-
ural state which exhibits here. The
gentlemen in charge Of the exhibit, r.
N; Coburn, Superintendent, and J. NJ.
Gilfillan, 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 ia lum-
bering, and that the state should be
represented as a whole. The exhibit Is
in many ways the most imposing that
Wisconsin has upon the grounds and
doubtless cost more than any other
exhibit Of that state.
Iowa has not paid so much attention
to her exhibit in agricultural hall as
she has to her exhibit In her wv 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 I have
previously described. Her display in
agricultural hall is somewhat OF a faint
re-echo OF that Ia the state building,
consisting OF IN Alhambran temple
with slender columns and balustrades
and cupolas. 1t ID surrounded by
light and airy frame work upon which
the shades OF varioIsly colored corn
have produced very pleasing and ar
tistic effect. Two-thirds of the entire
booth which hare walks upon three
sides OF Ii, Is constructed Of corn and
but little attention IS paid to decora-
ton In grains or grasses. No one, how
ever, seems to understand outside OF
the State Of Iowa how to produce 80
many novel effects from corn. The
fompeian frsscnes nan be seen here In
miniature reproduced by the judicious
iise OF red, yellow and white popcorn.
The whole pavilion 4 q manifestation