The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

Collection Of Isdiaaa Displsy Of Farm
Products.

Collection Of Isdissa Displsy Of Farm
Products.
Indianapolis, Nov. 16.- There
are few people in the state who ap-
preciate the magnitude of the work
now being done by the committee
on Agriculture, Horticulture and
Live Stock of the Indiana Worlds
Fair Commission, under the direc-
ton Of Chairman w. w. Stevens,
Of Salem.
The display in this department
will be one Of the most important
made at the coming st. Louis ex-
position. Indiana is still largely an
agricultural State, and probably al.
ways will be. The showing Indiana
makes at the exposition therefore
will depend to q great extent, on its
display Of farm products. At the
same time the collection of this ex-
hibit involves more hard work, and
the expenditure Of moro time and
money, than in almost any other
department, because OF the great
extent of the field 10 be covered.
There are ninety-two counties IN
the state and it is Mr.. Stevene' idea
to have each county represented in
the display. This means that spec
linens of the grains, cereals, vegeta-
bles, fruit and garden struck" a.
we'll as live stock, are to Be collec-
tied from over the entire state. In
ldiana is noted for its fruit. especial
lily for its apples, and the products
,,of the orchard require close inspec-
|tion. The smaller fruits, berries
and nuts must also be collected.
Then too the live stock display
aione is enough to keep several men
busy. To an ordinary observer the
task Of collecting IN exhibit in Mr..
stevens department, which really
represents the varied resources of .
|state as extensive as Indiana, would
seem impossible Of achievement.
lMr. Stevens, however, has already
|systelnatized the work and made an
|excellent start on the herculean
task.
The work has been subdivided
and placed in the hands Of subcom.
mittees composed Of experts in their
particular lines. A special corn
show is to be made, and Clore &
IOverstreet, Of franklin, have been
placed in charge. The live stock
Iexhibit will be collected according
Ito the classifications made BY the
Exposition managers in the entry
lists. A sub committee is looking
after the collection Of sheep, there
being one member for each variety
of sheep. who is looking after th'
collection OF his breed.
The same system is being follow
ed out in collecting the display o
horses, cattle, swine and poultry
A dairy exhibit is to be made, and
, Professor H. E. Van Norman, o
, Purdue university, is in charge
, He has already taken up the worl
actively and as . fret step has o.
: Itablished dairy school, to which
the dairymen send samples OF theil
Ibutter and cheese every month
and their products are judged and
marked. Directions are given rem
|edying the defects which are point
led out. Likewise the collection o
I |grains and grasses is being looket
! after by experts, and tho hoiticul
|tural exhibit is being collected BY
4 subcommittee composed OF Secrs
\ Itsry slick Of the State Board OF Ag
4 Iriculture, Sylvester johnson and J
.lC. Grosman. They have alread.
COLLECTED over two car loads OF fruit
which il now in cold storage here
and which will be used 70 make th'
display until fresh fruit can b 90
cured. In every county an agen
4 has been selected TO oversee the col
| lection Of exhibits from the farm
| and they are all doing good work.
| The general charge Of all th
| work is vested in Chairman Stevens
however, and he has his hands ful
| looking after all his agents. HI
has received the most encouragin
reports from them, how lever, and !
satisfied that whom the exposition
opens the display Of Indiana iarr
products and stock will be equal I
that Of any other state, and superio
to the great majority.
l Merely Consclsntleusness.