The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-02


Displays Showing the scope and
Importance Of This Branch Of the
Govcrnmcnt-Bcct sugar Industry
BUFFALO. y. Y. Aug. THE exhibit
Of the Department Of Agriculture In the
United States Governments Building at the
Fa1-AW TCan Exposition is very cumpre-
heusiyo and illustrates tho workings of
the different divisions of that department
The space ar it's disposal is filed with
material and Instruments of great sinter-
est not only To- the farmer but To- the man
of science The different divisions con-
tribute To the exhibit as follows. Divis-
ION Of Chemistry. Bureau Of Animal In
dustry. Division Of Soils. Division of Veg
etabIc Physiology and Pathology. Division
Of AstroIoEy. Division OF Fomoiogy. hi
vision Of Entomology. Division of Fores-
try, the Weather Bureau. Division Of Bot
any, and the Office of Experiment Station.
The Importance OF the exhibit I'm the Di-
vision Of Chemistry in this department
can hardly Doe estimated. In this exhibit
are shown pure foods and food adultera-
ants There are displayed in an attractive
form the principal manufactured foods
in state OF purity. Each Of the exhibits
is accompanied 10y analytical data show
ing the composition and@uUtTitive value
are illustrated the principal adulterated
forms Of these foods. accompanied with
statement showing the nature Of the
adulteranJ and the amount thereof con
tanned I'm a given quantity of food The
principal adulterants employed are illus
trated in bulk. with statements showing
their properties and the dangers Of their
indiscriminate use. The principal adul-
teTants illustrated are personalities and
colorinG matters. and in connection with
coloring matters. skeinS Of white silk are
shown colored with the dyes extracted
from food products. This exhibit is not
only typical Of manufactured and adul-
terated foods. but also educational in
showing the character OF these foods and
their value nutrients
An Illustration Of the beet sugar indus
try of thu United States is given. 4 large
map shows by shaded areas the parts of
the country best suited TO the growth OF
sugar beets with a high content Of SUI
gar. This map also shows the locations
NJ existing sugar factories. as well as
the locations Of those which are in pro
cess Of building or projected. The cN-
hibit consists Of samples OF products
from the various factories OF the United
States. showing all products. from the
perfect beet 10 refined sugar. An Illus
tration is also given Of the by-products
used for cattle food and the various
forms in which the refuse Of the beet
factories is employed for that purpose.
In conjunction with this exhibit is
complete representation OF all tho appa-
ratus employed for the analysis OF heets
for determining their richness in sugar
and for the control of the factory opera
tions- This exhibit is, 70 certain eN-
tent. retrospective. showing the different
forms Of apparatus which have been
employed from time to time. 1t also con
tains all the latest improvements in
forms Of laboratory apparatus and appli-
aucos for the study Of the sugar beet
Statistics in a convenient tabular form
are shown representing the possibilities
Of the industry and it's present magui-
tude. Photographs Of all the leading
beet sugar factories are exhibited. Illus
trating the methods Of construction. field
operations and factory progress. There
are at the present time forty beet sugar
factories in the United States, represent
ing SI5 OO5.0OO Of capital and the output
OF sugar annually is about 10000 tons,
worth $1,000 GJ0
The third section Of the exhibit OF the
Chemistry Division is illustrative of the
physical and chemical constitution OF the
materials used in the construction Of
reads. The Importance Of good roads 70
the progress Of agriculture is universally
admitted. and the Secretary Of AgricuI-
ture has lately established in the Division
or Chemistry a road material laboratory.
The object OF this work is TO determine,
by careful chemical and physical tests.
the compositions Of the materials best
suited To- the manufacture Of good roads.
The exhibit consists Of the road material
en- bloc. together with the results Of arti-
fetal attrition. The fine dust obtained by
this process Is modelled into cubes under
great pressure. and then subjected 20 the
blows Of a small hammer until diSinte-
grated. The cubes or these materials are
exhibited. together with the fragments
obtained by their disagree cation under
blows Of a given magnitude. The cheui-
cal composition of these materials - also
carefully studied and shown IN appropri-
Hte tables
From all these experiments the co-ef5-
cicnt Of wear is calculated. thus showing
the utility Of the material in question for
the construction Of n durable road IL is
believed that this exhibit is unique I'm
character. and not only of great interest
70 those who believe in good roads but
also attractive and instructive 20 the pub
lie al large.
This division is under the general direc-
ton Of DR.. Harvey W. Wiley. a scientist
OF international reputation.
one Of the most important duties Of the
Bureau Of Animal Industry is 20 control
and prevent the spread 0f contagious ami
mai diseases from one State to another
One Of these diseases which is most com
mon al the present time is scabies among
Sheep. or, as fl is commonly known
Eheep-scab. Sheep affected with this dis
ease, OF which have been exposed 20 the
COntaEiOn thereof cannot be moved out
OF the state wherein they may be- with
out first being dipped in some preparation
which kills the parasite causing the lis
ease. Several models Of dipping watts are
shown. also. two mounted sheep iIustrat-
ing the effects Of the disease in early and
late stages, together with a wax model
Of the parasite much maRuifcd
Southern cattle fever. or Texas fever. or
Eplenctic fever Of cattle. as the disease is
vaHOusly called. Is restricted by rcgula-
lions governing the movement Of cattle
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