The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-06-01
LARGEST MAP OF U. S.
instructed OF Representative Grow
ing Crops Of Each State.

BGrowing on six acres Of gen.
southern slope Of lesson Hill
the Louisiana Purchase Expo
T%ion, st. Louis, is the largest
n Geographically correct map ever
Instructed.
This map is 4S0 feet long from
etto west and extends from north
fsouth 240 feet. The map is the
hin feature Of the large open air
hhibit by the plant industry Of
@i,1 Department Of Agriculture and
opersonally superintended by d.
Brodie, late Superintendent Of
NJ Western Washington Expert.
onlt Station, under the direction
irlroi. w. J. Spillman, agrostol-
At Of the United States Depart
Mt Of Agriculture.
The Bureau of plant industry is
dde up OF eight Offices, compris-
vegetable physiology and pa
blogy, fibre plant investigation,
sonous and medical plant in
litigation aud every phase Of
Mt life. Each Of the eight Of
~ is presided over by chief
blyDy vote Of the combined Offices
j Spillman, professor Of ag-
stalogy, was elected to have
mplete control Of this exhibit
bthorized by an act OF Congress.
r. Brodie was selected to have
hpervision of the planting and
lliyation.
she several acres we're fenced
arly In April, and the entire
III was richly fertilized. The
sund was plowed and narrowed,
n sbil pulverized, and the entire
4ct sowed to COW peas.
\ This crop not only enriohes the
n bil but prevents the growth Of
beds, aud will render the subse.
B lheht p!owing unnecessary As
he. crops 70 be grown will he re.
rded 10 be planted al intervals
to a shoi. time before the op.
g Of the Exposition further
blowing would prove impractica.
i Die. When an exhibit is ready to
e Installed the gardeners simply
a jul up thec peas covering the
pace required The ground is
Ibund to be 10 receptive condition
lnd requires but little work upon
|ss.
II The monster map is, Of course,
she main feature Of this compre
|hensive exhibit, aud the crop
Rarown on this small farm will cost
bhe government considerably more
khan 81 600 per acre.
\ A belt Of blue grass lawn twenty
feet wide establishes the boundary
snd coast lines VI this gigantic map
grhe boundary lines between the
ssates are marked by cinder paths
three feet wide. The territory
lcomprising the fourteen states and
territories Of the Lou sisna Pur-
chase is marked by a gravel walk.
THE states themselves are to be
planted in growing crops Of the
principle agricultural products Of
the state. The cinder and gravel
walks serve a. promenades, ana
are OF u ficien, width 10 permit
the Tree passage Of visitors. Thus
"a labrynth OF paseageways is cse-
dhsi and the visitor may wend bis
way through the maso aud see by
iaclual demonstration just what
props are grown in every part of
he United Slatet and how they
are raised. The creals will be the
features of the great northwest,
.while down in Florida will be
seen growing The pineapple and
orange and other semi.tropical
fruits and crops. Tobacco will be
"a prominent feature OF Kontucky's
allotment, while sugar cane and
cottan will be found growing 10
the plots Of ground representing
other Southern states.
Not only will the products Of
each state be shown on this map
by growing crops, but the section
20 the state or whict each com
modify ia most grown will be