Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
A DEPAR TMENT EXHIBIT
The Display Prepared for the Fair at
Atlanta.
What the Agricultural Department
Has Prepared of Interest to Farm
ers and the Public Generally.

The Department of Agriculture is prepar-
ing very complete and interesting exhibit
for the big fair at Atlarta. 1t will include
| completely equipped weather bureau sta
ton in full operation: also a complete col
| lection of climatic and meteorological
| charts photographs of clouds and light
ming, etc. photographic weather maps will
be printed daily at the exposition for gen.
! eral distribution.
The division of ornithology and nam
malogy will exhibit pictures illustrating the
! geographic distribution of mammals and
| birds in the United States, and the habits
| of the various species in their relation to
| agriculture. The habits in question will be
| further shown by groups of animals known
| to be beneficial or harmful, each species
handsomely mounted. For example, there
Will be i've groups OF ground squirrels each
of half a dozen animals. which will be seen
engaged in their natural pursuits, raVagng
grain fields, catching grasshoppers, etc.
Another group Will represent a number of
| skunks comprising both the common spe-
cies and the little spotted skunk OF the
south, showing the animals engaged In
| their faVorite occupation of hunting and
capturing mice and insects. There will be
a number of groups of birds, each teaching
important lessons in the economy of the
species. One will show a number of crows
in the cornfield, some pulling the new
sprouted corn. others devoEring grubS.
There will be small flock of cedar birds,
feeding on the leaf beetles of the elm.
They will form an attractive group and
emphasize the usefulness of this bird.
Soils and Trees.
The new division of agricultural soil will
show some of the most important types of
soils from different parts of the country,
such the adobe, the mesa and the soil of
the blue grass region of Kentucky 1t will
exhibit soils that are especially adapted to
certain crops, such as the early truck soils
of the Atlantic coast. the soils adapted to
the different kinds of tobacco to cotton, to
corn and to wheat The constituent parts
OF these soils will he displayed in separate
Jars. The characteristics of the soils of
the state of Georgia will be graphically
shown by a model of the state, with the
natural soils exhibited in their natural re-
lations.
The division of forestry will exhibit speci-
mems illustrating the botany of southern
forests, including seeds leaves, flowers, &c,
showing the character of the flora of the
southeastern section of the United States.
A special display will be made of the pines
OF the SOUTH from the botanical as well as
from the commercial point of view; like
wise OF various methods of serpentine orch
ardinS.
The division of botany will exhibit a re-
production of the new laboratory for test
ing seeds whiCh has been established at the
Department of Agriculture. There will be
models OF machinery for sowing, harvest
ing and cleaning seeds. also a sample col
weed seeds, a collection of seeds used in
medicine, the arts, for oils and for food:
likewise a collection illustrating the various
methods by which seeds are disDersel i'm
nature There will be a collection of the
commercial seeds produced in the south and
tWenty OF the worst weeds of the south will
he represented by mounted specimens and
photographs showing their distribution.
Mcro-photographs and drawings viii Illus
trate the structure of important CONNER
cial seeds.
% of r,irr
collection of models Illustrating edible and
poisonous mushrooms. 1t will also show
acknowledgements illustrating the struc-
ture OF different kinds of cotton fibers.
Various Exhibits.
the bureau of animal industry will show
models illustrating various diseased parts
of animals and the organs affected, para
sites infeSt ting domestic animals photo
graphs of bacterial disease germs highly
magniiied. Other models will represent a
quarantine station, the method of tagging
cattle for interstate and export trade, the
stock yards at Kansas City, and methods
for preventing the spread of Texas fever
Models and natural history specimens will
illustrate the development of the horses
foot and the diseases to which it is sub
ject
The exhibit of the division of statis-
ties Will consist of maps and charts Illus
tratlng the history, progress and extent
of cotton culture corn and tobacco culture
the export of hog products, the progress
or cereal production in the United States
from 1919 TO 1891, the cereal products of
the world, etc
The exhibit of the division of vegetable
pathology will comprise models paintings
photographs and living plants and fruits
| illustrating the various diseases of crops
and of plants Colored maps will show the
distribution of the more important plant
diseases in this country Drawings will
show on a greatly enlarged scale the par
asitic fungi which cause these diseases.
There will be a complete display of rene
dies for the prevention or cure of these
diseases, and of machines utilized in ap-
plying them.
The exhibit of the division of entomol-
oey will consist of insects injurious to agri-
culture grouped according to the plants
and animals affected, each of which will
be an object lesson and a pictorial epitome
of the life history of the injurious species
with samples of the injury done by it,
There will be case illustrating injuries
by insects to forest trees; also series of
Illustrations of devices used for rearing in
sects in order to study them, with wax
models OF insects and real insects, too.
Fruit and Cotton.
The division of pomology will exhibit
models of fruit grown in this country
especially southern fruits. A model of an
orange tree will exhibit the various stages
of fruiting, at the same time illustrating
some of the diseases of the plant There
will also be collection OF wild and cult
waited nuts.
Various fibers will be shown, including
flax from the state of Washington, ramie
! from Louisiana. Sisal hemp from Florida,
pineapple fiber from California hemp from
Kentucky and pine needle fiber from North
Carolina
An exhibit of cotton will illustrate every
feature of cotton culture, comprising mod
els of cotton plants, Illustrations of their
diseases and representations of their in
sect enemies. There will be a collection of
over 800 samples of nearly every variety
of cotton grown in thirteen states and ter
rtories; also samples from all over the
world