The Republican journal., 1901-02-14

About one-half Of the population of
America live in the rural DISTRICTS As
the majority of these are engaged in
farming of general or special char
acter, their influence on the great Ex-
position is apparent. Agriculture, like
all lines of business, is being divided up
and parcelled out into specialties. Soil
and climate are the two great factors
which determine the special line of pro-
ductlOn of farm or community. Bust
ness enterprise eXerts a great influence
in determining the degree of success in
any direction Transportation often
decides the kind of crop in spite of all
other Influences; but the good sense
and business qualifications of the in
dividual farmer determine the amount
of profit.
No matter what the division may be,
the visitor to the Pan-American EXPOSE
ton may find his special line singled
out with up-to-date methods of cultiva-
ton, shipping, marketing and other
essential features accumulated. Our
own methods in many cases will be con-
trasted with those of countries of North
and South America, as well as compared,
theoretically, with older countries.
TO realize what competition in business
means, and the painstaking care that is
exercised in regard to following out
minute details, the expectation of eggs
from Denmark to Great Britain offers
an Illustration. A system of coopera-
ton has been adopted, depots establish
ed along the lines of railway and an
agent stationed at each point who has
a right to refuse or accept any eggs
offered by the producer Each egg is
required to be marked with rubber
stamp giving the name or mark by
which it may be traced if not fresh.
No eggs are received if more than four
days old and heavy penalty is infict-
ed If this rule is disregarded. When re-
celyed the eggs are at once assorted as
to size and shipped to Great Britain,
where they bring the highest price be-
cause of the uniform character and
general excellence of the product. To
make sure that everything is right,
they are inspected again upon their
arrival. This is done in darkened
cellar where each egg is made to pass
before a strong light and one showing
the slightest cloud is reported to the
person sending it. This system has re-,
suited in increasing the trade in eggs
from Denmark from 1,279,O13 great
hundreds in 1895 to 2,266, O13 great hun
dreds in 1899. AS Great Britain imports
about 100000 great hundreds Q.92O,-
100000 eggs, little Denmark must
furnish about one-seventh of the whole
supply.
France is sending poultry to Great
Britain in specially constructed cars
as far as the channel. The chickens
are sent alive and fattened ON the way,
being so arranged that one attendant
may look after several cars The same
system is employed in shipping ''petit
poussin" from Belgium to Paris, These
partridge-like broilers arrive in such
good condition the restaurant men are
willing to pay As cents each for them.
The experiment is being tried of sending
this class of poultry all the way from
Russia to England IN this manner.
AS in the selling products of the poul-
try yard, SO it will be seen in each de-
partment connected with the farm.
The Exposition is Systematically divided
into sections. A visit to many sections
will sometimes be necessary to follow a
production from start to finish, but
guide books, maps, ETC., will be issued
and the effort will be well rewarded.