The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-18
AGRICULTURE At ATLANTA.
The Government Exhibit TO Be a Most
Interesting One.

The Mineral and Forestry Exhibits TO
Be Very Complete-The Smithsonian
Institute TO Make a Fine Display.
The Fisheries Exhibit to ExcAl That
at Chioago-speoimenso OF Every Type
of Soil in the United States to Be
shown Every Variety OF Cotton to
Be shown.
Atlanta. Ca, Dec 17.-Dr. Charles w.
Dabney. chairman of the government
commission. is here perfecting details for
the United States government exhibit at
the exposition. The government will take
charge OF the building 70 be erected by
the exposition company for minerals and
forestry, and viii make those collections.
The Smithsonian Institution has a large
allotment of the appropriation and viii
make fine exhibit. including well se-
lected chronological material
The fisheries exhibit is expected to be
superior TO the one at the worlds fair.
II viii probably be supplemented by a
state exhibit from North Carolina. not
much inferior to that Of the government.
/. T. Renick, commissioner for the state
department; DR.. Day OF the mineral di-
vision and Mr.. Adams, secretary OF the
commission, have already been on the
grounds.
DIR. Dabney furnishes an elaborate OUT
line Of the exhibit of the agricultural de-
partment of which the following is a
synopsis: The weather bureau will be
represented by a complete set Of instru-
ments, charts, photographs. etc, together
with a printing establishment for the
publication OF daily bulletins and litho-
graphic maps.
Tho bureau Of animal industry will be
fully represented In all its details by
models showing animal pathology and
remedies for disease.
The division of vegetable pathology will
show by models the diseases OF plants,
and maps showing the distribution Of
parasitic fungi causing plant diseases.
together with a full collection of fungi
cides, and remedies for the prevention
and cure of these diseases. accompanied
by machines and appliances.
Perhaps the most interesting feature
Of the exhibit win be that OF soils, In
which every type from the adobe of the
far west and the truck soil of the At
lantic coast will be shown. Tobacco soils.
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win all appear. and the con-
| stituent parts of these soils will all
/ be shown In separate jars, giving the act
| ual amounts Of the different constitu-
! ents The cotton soils Will be consid-
| cred in detail. showing the texture and
| physical conditions of soil adapted TO
| this plant In the same manner tobacco
| soils will be shown.
| Under the head Of cotton culture over
! 500 different samples Will be exhibited,
showing every variety of the plant pro-
/ duced in the southern states, South Amer
can, Congo. Egypt and Russia.
The forestry division Will exhibit a full
series Of specimens, together with ma
chinery in operation for testing the
strength Of timber.
The division OF ornothology and mom-
ology will contain groups of birds which
! attack crops and insects. and also ground
squirrels and other animals of the same
| character.
| The division OF pomology will show
| by models, photographs and specimens
| an entire series Of fruits, nuts, etc.
| The department of fbers will exhibit
! all kinds of fiber plants overgrown in
| this country or imported, showing them
/ i'm all stages OF preparation Among
| these will be the fax grown in the
! state OF Washington, ramie in Louisiana.
sisal in Florida, pineapple fiber from
! California, hemp from Kentucky and
| pine needle fiber from North Caro-
| lima
| The process of manufacture will also
be shown by photographs.
/ Good roads will show the best forms
of road construction.