Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-10-30
THE ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION.
Rockbridge Against augusta at the
Worlds Fair.

Last week the SPECTATOR gave the
Inemes of several Augusta farmers who
thaye contributed samples of their crops
for the st. LOUIS Exposition including
1.-THE best sample of wheat SO for report.
ed as going to St. Louis, but they are
flew compared with what is contribut-
led by Rockbridge and already to be
'seen in the Virginia Commissioners
warehouse at No. IA Governor street,
Richmond. and RockbTidge is not
through yet. 1t is to be hoped that
Augusta has but begun.
!. Below will be found the list so for
! in from the Rockbridge farmers.
! Native blue grass. f0rty-six years
stand, from grounds of the Washing
| ton and Lee University. near Liberty
BALL Academy, Lexington, Va; barley
aud clover, from r, L Owen, Lexing-
! ton.
Rock bridge Baths, Rockbridge coun-
lty; Fulcaster wheat, John WhitmOre,
Old Liberty Hall Academy, Rockbridge
county; tall meadow oats, grasses. ETC.,
from Boon Bechtel, lexington; red
clover, specimens grown near Lexing
ton, Va.
Blue grass, A. Wade, Raphine, Rock
bridge; native red top and swamp
grass. from r. NJ Montgomery, Rap
hine, Rockbridge county.
English blue grass, J. III. Black, Oak
Dale, Rockbridge county; native blue
grass, Rockbridge county; native blue
grass. Daniel Swink, Oak Dale, Rock
bridge county; old Kentucky blue
grass, Rockbridge county.
Fulcaster wheat, John Elliott, Lex
ington, Va; meadow fesque, Rock
bridge county; old rye, from Henry
Leech, Murat, Rockbridge county.
Eclipse wheat, estimated yield, q
bushels per acre. from E. A. OFT. Lex
iington.
Fultz wheat. from F. A. Pultz, Lex
ington; orchard grass, Timothy and
blue grass, from Frank OFT, Lexing.
ton; red clover, from same.
THE MISSOURI EXHIBIT.
Missouri is spending one million dol
lars upon the State exhibit at the
w Orld 8 Fair. The State Commission,
well organized, is pushing the work in
every department. The State will ap-
pear at it's best in all the great exhibit
palaces of the exposition.
Since Missouri is to act as hostess
to all states the Commission expects to
have the finest state building ever
erected at an exposition. 1t will cost
with its furnishing and landscaping
about $3.50, 900. The building is over
800 feet long has magnificent site on
a hill southeast of the United States
Government building. Work was be-
gun on this building early in May.
The collection of exhibits has been
in progress some time. Specimens of
this years crops throughout the state
will be carefully stored until the time
for installation. Each ear of corn for
example will be wrapped in tissue pa
per it may lose none Of its valued quail
ties before it is placed on display.
Fruits will be placed in cold storage
as the season progresses, in order that
all varieties may be included in the
exhibit next year.
In the Live Stock department the
Missouri mule will take prominent
part. Among the mules will be seen
the largest mule on earth, "a three year
old mare belonging to Michael Murry,
OF Herefors. She is 1S hands high, or
six feet at the shoulders, and weighs
1.705 pounds.
a fine display of horses. cattle, hogs
and poultry is also being provided for
in this department.