The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-12-24
UNCLE SANS PART.
THE AGRICULTURAL PART OF THE
EXHIBIT WILL BE ATTR1CTIFE.
Soils, Climates. Diseases of Vegetable Mat
ter. aud Many Other Interesting
Things Will be illustrated.

Things Will be illustrated.
DR.. Dabney one of the commissioners
who is to he IN charge of the governments
exhibit at tae exposition. furnishes the
following outline Of what tn. agricultural
exhibit will be:
The exhibit Will be arranged so as TO APP
pear as one harmonious whole ana so Ear
, as possible will Illustrate the work OF TINS
department in its entirety. The eAhioit'
! necessarily, must NJ prepared by bureaus
| and divisions, but il is proposed To Unite
it SO as to make it appear as one eNhlpi1'
The following bureaus, divisions ana Offices
will b, represented:
Weather bureau
This exhibit will comprise:
l. A completely equipped and operated
weather bureau station, with such addi-
tonal instruments as may be necessary lot
purposes of illustration and exhibition.
. complete collection of climatic ana
meteorological charts, photographs OF
clouds, lightning. etc. full set OF pupil
cations of the bureau, win Special P"i"-
| phlets for distribution, etc.
s. \ forecast and printing section Tor me
| daily publication at the exposition OF htho-
| graphic weather maps for distributions
Burcnu az Animal Industry.
The prominent features viii he models
! illustrating the various diseased parts oi
!
germs highly magnted, effects caused by
them upon the various animals shown by
! subjects mounted models Of affected or
cans natural Specim preserved IA also-
hol. exhibiting both the healthy ana as
eased state etc; methods OF lhspecllhS
meats for expectation, various parasites m
Testing domestic animals, model OF quar-
ontire station. tagging OF cattle for inter
state and export trade with model of tag
F., ring chute: map OF the United states,
showing the boundaries of the Texas fever
/ district; methods of preventing spread oil
Texas fever. model Of Kansas city stock
yards. models and natural history Specl-
mems showing the deVeiopmeht "I inc
horses foot the diseases 10 which IT rs
subject and proper manner of shoeing ana
treating. etc. samples OF correct and in
/ correct horsesh0es, etc.
/ Division az statistics.
The exhibit OF this division VIII consist
/ of maps and charts illustratin2 amonS
Z other things. the history, progress and eN-
tent oil cotton culture, corn and tobacco
culture, the export of hog produets.average
/ wages of farm iabOrers wheat value ana
land per acre, varying effect pt product on
prices of corn, progress OF cereal proiut-
ton in the United states from l8D 10 1871
cereal products of the world, acreage IN
corn per thousand acres in superficial area,
acreage in wood per thousand acres -
superficial area, etc.
Division of NrrctabIc Path"ioEE.
This exhibit will comprise models. paint
mgs. photographs and Twins plants anu
fruits illustrating the ext .rnal characters
, ties of the various diseases OF crops OF
/ plants colored maps aud charts SHOWING
: the distribution OF the more important
diseases i'm the United States, drawings
sbsyin.. on a greatly enlarged seal, the
parasitic fungi causing tneSe u'Sv"7'';; q
/ full collection of tuu@1tideS or ftiii'.lie7
for the prevention or cure OF these diseases
the various machines used in applying the
said fungicdes. photographs illustrating
the effects of such treatment, tdh'h Iioil
actual experiments. etc
Division of EtomoI"gH.
The exhibit of this division viii consist
Of:
/ Insects injurious 10 agriculture. grouped
according to the plants and animals al
q iccted each oi which Viii ot an ooJt'I ie9
! SIN and pictorial eptome OF the lile history
! Of the injurious species. WIN Samples ca
; 7 Tho injury done py it. It's enemies ana para
. sizes directions for applying remedies ana
! preyentiVeS, etc. There VIII pc Vs'9
Ii,,stratfn~ iniuries by insects 10 forest
trees a number of wax models OF lhe most
plauts TO draw attention 10 ana liluN'Idte
their insect enemies. Among the lilpo.
taut plants thus modelled VIII pe ,ottoH
p Indian corn ana tobacco. mere wiz D' "
series of Illustrations of the devices loi
rearing insects. with wax models OF m
sects and real insects, showing IN t>dt.
studvins these subjects. The prnclpal IN
secticiie preparations will be exhibited
alonl. with nozZlcs and other smal aPPd-
ratus used in applying them.
division of Agricultural Soils
The exhibit will show some of the most
ironortant tvpes of soils from different
parts OF the country, such as the ddooe'
The mesa, the soils of the blue grass region
of Kentucky. etc. It will also SNOW soHS
adapted ~ certain crops. such as the cary
truck soils OF the Atlantic coast l"c sons
aaapted to the different types OF TOBACCO
IN. a. adaptcd to cotton, corn and
wheat The constituent parts OF these SOILS
will be shown in separate Jars, sN.ia lh+
actual amounts OF the aIitfeht .Atc9 =.
sand. salt clay and organic hateILaIs' ~
,yeII as the amount OF moisture tiny mann
tain for crops. which VIII point OUT the
conditions upon Whith thelt PVe"i''i l'OF
critics and value depend.
If poseihle the chief characteristics ana
condifions OF the soils of the state OF beoi-
gia will be graphically shown py a m9dei
of the state constructed Nilu 3uS ~. So "a
soils shown in their natural relations,
The cotton soils will be considered "a
so.ne detail The texture ami physical
conditions of soils adapted to IN" SroWlu
of cotton will Doe explained ana the cohdi-
lions which are prejudical 10 me beSi
DEVELOPMENT of cotton plants ard the sou
| conditions which promote the different us
eases to which cotton is Liable VIII oe
shown. Ii will he shown also how Jhese
conditions can be changed through meth
ods Of cultivation and manurins.
The tobacco soils Of the country VIII ne
shown in similar manner 1hustratlhS the
eject of different soils upon the chaiact tt
Of the tobacco produced and TO snow, by
mans. charts. etc. the location of the nest
tobacco soils of the country. Ihe eNnlbt
win contain many illustrations OF TOBACCO
culture and specimens of tobacco grown
arranged with special refer nee TO Inc I'M
nrovement of this culture in the south.
Division Of Forestry
This exhibit will comprise the Following
I Specimens illustratnS southern Forest
botanv. specimeuts of wood, leaf, Hover
etc. exhibiting the character OF the flora
of the southeastern Section of the United
states with maps of distribution
. Southern forestry resources, maps anu
charts showing the distribution, character
and statistics of the important lumber
species. ian H., ,,,,.l, of .ho
mines of the south, both from the boIanlcStl
, and the commercial point OF view, the
/, nrominent feature OF which VIII De an eA-
! hihit of the Embarrassing work on THESE
mines which has been carried on by the
division. also display of the various
. ,n-thods of turpentiue orchardinS.
division of botany.
The exhibit of the division of botany will
he divided into three sections, as lollows'