The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-12-23

Kentucl<y's Agricultural Exhibit Given
an Excellent Location--The
Latest Plans.

Latest Plans.
It has been truly said that had Gin
cinnatus been following pillow on a
Kentucky farm famous for its prolific
soil he would never have hardened to
the call of his countrymen to take up
the reins of government as Dictator
Of Rome.
Kentucky has always been known
as an agricultural State. Therefore,
it is meet that she should appear in
her best robes with the products of
the farm as attractive trimmings in
the space assigned her for q general
agricultural display at the Worlds
Fair. Less than a hundred and fifty
feet from the block for Kentucky to-
bacco the visitor will find the general
agricultural exhibit from Kentucky,
facing on three aisles and covering
al area Of practically three thousand
feet,
True to its determination to put
onlv arnarte Q. the head CO ts5c az 1is
ferent exhibits, the Kentucky Exhibit
Association was fortunate in securing
the services OF Col Ion B. Nall, State
Commissioner of Agriculture, as the
head OF It's agricultural committee.
Col. Nall has surrounded himself. as
his associates in this work, by some
Of the States best known agricuitur-
lists, among whom are M. A. Scoveli,
Lexington; David Castleman, Pleas
ant Hill; III. M. Froman, Client; j.
w. Smith, Glandale; Samuel Ewing.
Greensboro; p. W. Foote, Ervington;
M. F. Johnson, Buechel; ]. G. Burns,
Louisa; ]. B. Walker, Hopkinsville;
G. w. Waddy. Waddy; ]. w. Kenne-
dy, Union p. O.; T. T. Gardner, Bard
well; Henry Nanz and Clarence Sale,
Louisville. With the hope of having
every county in the State represented
in the agricultural display, Chairman
Nall appointed subcommittee in all
of the hundred and nineteen counties
with memberships ranging between
five and fifteen. He has pushed his
work with characteristic vigor and
systematic effort. He was one OF the
first of the exhibit committee chair
men to furnish the Board of Directors
of the Association with floor plan,
showing how he proposed distribu-
ton of the various agricultural prod
ucts of the State in the space allotted
Kentucky.
There are seven entrances to the
display. above each of which will be
worked out in respective order the
following products in arches: Hemp.
corn, wheat, oats, grass, rye and to-
5aooo. AS mucn space is devoted else
where to Kentucky tobacco, Col. Nall
has assigned only a small section to
the weed" in his exhibit. He has
given much space, however, to an at
tractive hemp display, in which will
be shown growing hemp, hemp in the
stack, samples Of dressed hemp,
hemp IN bundles and hemp brake
in actual operation, it being the pur-
pose of the committee to give life
to the exhibit lrough famous old
Kentucky hemp breaker from Mercer
county. "larky" who holds the rec
ord. It may be possible alongside
the old-fashioned hemp brake to in
stall the modern machinery, a crea-
ture from the brain of genius which
cost thousands of dollars and which
has revolutionized the latter stages
of hemp culture, being able to take
up hemp shortly after 1t Is cut with
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turning it out dressed in rs good
shape as the old hemp brake. An
other section is devoted exclusively
to corn display, with this grain in
stalks and bundles, in the shock, in
the ear and shelled. Here, too, will
be shown in miniature a Kentucky
corn crib with the products Of corn,
such as cellulose, meal, etc. Col.
Nall hopes to be able to show the
visitor growing corn. One section is
to be devoted to rye, oats and wheat.
with displays Of these cereals in
glass and as farmers samples, seeds
mems samples and millers' samples.
Garden products will be given close
attention in the exhibit Everything
of this nature that is possible to
carry over in dry storage that cannot
be produced prior TO April 50, 1904.
las been secured and will be in.
stalled at tho opening Of the EXPOSE
ton. These garden products will
give way to fresh vegetable displays
as soon as it is possible to furnish
them from kentucky.
OF course, grasses-mOadow, pas
ture and Wild or uncultiysted-wiil
be given due prominence in the ex-
hibit. Two places have been reserved
especially for displays Of blue grass.
In this section will be found clover.
peas, rape, sofa bean, millet and all
other forage plants.
Within the past few years many
Kentucky farmers have turned their
attention to the culture OF ginseng,
and the association is prepared to an
nounce that very exhaustive exhibit
of this wonderful plant, held in such
esteem by the Chinese Empire, will
be made. Already i've different dis.
plays of this nature havo heen prom
Used. Close beside this exhibit will
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