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


/ by the Southern cattle tick lBoophiIus bo-
| yisl. which carries the parasite causing
| the infection. The way I'm which the ticks
( fastcn themselves on cattle and are thus
conveyed from one place 10 another is
| shown upon a calf-skin Maps showing
| the boundary line Of the district infected
with the fever are exhibited
The inspection of animals for food and
/ for export is illustrated 10y photographs,
} models and demonstration. The pictures
/ are scenes in the stock yards and slauEh-
/ terhousos OF the inspection of animals
: before and after the slaughter. of mod
eru cattlc-caUyiuG steamship To- show
/ the cattle fittings and how the cattle are
/ carried, there is model showing the
method of tagging cattle Tor export. and
another To- sFuyC how they are loaded on
/ the steamer. There are models Of dress
[ cd meat showing how the oarcaS~es are
! branded 20 indicate that they have been
inspected The various articles used in
the inspection work are exhibited The
miyroscopical inspection Of pork for
trichiuae is demonstrated
Another practical demonstration is
that of "a laboratory where pathological
and meteorological work is carried on.
/ Fresh specimens Of diseased animal It's
sues and organs are received from time
TO time to show To those who may be In
tcrcsted i'm this work The preparation
and handling Of hlaCkleE vaccine Is a
part of this exhibit; also, "a model. 70 il
luStratr the method of handling calves
whom they are vaccinated.
There is an instructive exhibit Of Patio
I logical specimens preserved in jars, cul-
lures Of various pdthOEcuiC bacteria the
manufacture Of tUbcTCUliu and mallCiH is
shown SO far as circumstances admit
I There is a case containing photographs
upon glass OF different pathological Condi-
tions and Of various miCTo-organisms-
The dairy Industry IS illustrated by
maps. charts. photographs, and models
The exhibit Includes "a collection of mod
/ els showing the great variety Of forms
and kinds or cheese made IN Europe
variety Of packages foreign and dOmeS-
. tic showing the different ways of prepar-
ing dairy products for arktt- and a col
lection Of material showing methods Of
utilizing the by-produCtS Of the dairy A
working model Of "a creamery - also
shown
The Division OF Soils is represented by a
fine collection Of leaf tobacco grown i'm
the United States. Here Is shown J0baCC,
from Connecticut. Ohio. Maryland, Nir-
glni8. North Carolina. and Florida The
types embrace all grades from the light
cigarette type 10 the dark cigar t0baCcuS,
both filler and wrapper The exhibit is di-
Vided into several groups. which show our
domestic tobaccoS. those raised for eN-
port and foreign types. From both Con
ncCuCuJ and Florida Is shown tobacco
grown from Sumatra and Havana seed
ana the entire industry Is illustrated by
photographs which show tobacco from
the time Of planting the seed 10 the cured
leaf. with plates showing the character
. istics of each type. The collection en-
braces more than 500 samples.
The exhibit Of the Division OF Vegetable
: Physiology and Pathology embraces "A Sc
I ries OF tranSpaTcncies illustrating the dis
eases Of plants and their treatment.
which has been planned with a view Of
demonstrating the effectiveness of the
treatment proposed by the department..
This portion Of the exhibit fills two cases.
/ Two others are devoted 10 cereals. ~. one
OF which the cereals are arranged accord
I ing to geographical distribution The 9TH
Ct contains new varieties produced or
originated in this country Besides show
ing the new varieties an attempt is made
To illustrate the work Of producing them.
ing are also shown The diseases Of tim
her occupy another portion of the eXhib-
. IL Organisms that cause rot IN railroad
ties and forest trees are shown. Great
care has been given 10 this feature and
II - the largest and finest Of its kind
ever shown In this country. Ia portfolios
VIII be shown an OF the publications OF
the department which relate 20 plant dis
eases The Photographic side is not neg
lected and some excellent pictures OF
grain fields and harvest scenes are on OK
I hih.uon- There is also included in this
exhibit "a reproduction Of the large octu-
gon case filled with panels Of corn. which
was such an attraction II thv Paris TX
position. This case Is sixteen feet high
with two-fOOt. cCrn-CUvered panel on
each face. representing an Of the impOr-
! tart varieties Of corn grown in the Unit
Cd States