The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-11
AGRICULTURAL EXHIBIT At ST.
LOUIS EXPOSITION.
Will MAKE IT PROMINENT
Desire That States Showing Shall Be
as Complete as PossibIe-YeI-
iowstone's Opportunity.

AS has been previously published,
the Montana worll's fair commission
has tcles atod to the slate agricultural
college the work OF collecting the
states agricultural exhibi.. at the
! Louisiana Purchase exposition. The
responsibility has been accepted and
already the gentlemen at the head
of the college are engaged in the task
of gathering and preparing the exhibit
and in order that it may be as com
plete and thoroughly representative
of the states possibilities in the way
of the production Of the fruits of the
!! farm, garden and orchard as possible
! they are asking the cooperation OF
1 the farmers of every part OF Mon
tana. Realizing the difficulty of per-
| sonal request to each. of the many
! hundreds whom they wish to reach
| Professor F. B. Linfield, acting direc
/. tor OF the experiment station, has ap-
pealed to the newspapers OF the state
to lend their help in reaching
| those whose assistance is desired,
| with the request that they publish a
| list of the samples that are wanted
and general directions ais to 'eheir Sc
| lection and mode of shipment. Those
who desire to contribute to the ex-
| hibit will be to no expense, except
/ that of the time and little labor con-
nected in selecting and packing their
samples, as the cost of freight to Boze-
man will be betrayed by the state.
All samples should be sent by ex-
press, collect, ito the experiment sta
tion, Bozeman.
Following is Professor Linfield's let
ter to The Gazette, and he hopes that
liberal response will be made by the
center OF, the farming industry OF
Montana:
We wish to get samples OF every
variety of hay, clover, alfalfa and
grasses of all kinds used as hay also
samples of grain in the sheaf, of every
kind OF grain grown in the various
localities. In addition, we desire to
get samples OF the threshed grain
of various varieties, about two
quarts in each sample, and samples of
clover, alfalfa and various kinds OF
grass seeds, grown in the state. We
would like as fllll an account as posi-
BILE OF the variety, giving especially
the yield per acre, kind of land upon
which grown and whether irrigated
or not. Photographs illustrating agri-
cultural secenes OF all kinds would
also be very valuable.
In collecting the samples OF grain
in the sheaf the following points
should be moted:
Hay and Fodder Plants.
1. Separate samples of first, second
and third cutting of alfalfa or clover
should be sent ana each separately
labeled. Send separate samples also
from dry and from irrigated land.
2. Cut the samples before the plant
gets ripe and dry it perfectly without
weathering.
3. Cut the sample close to the
graund so as to get the Iull height
of the plants. Select a good sample.
4. Send small sheaf, about
double handful to each sample, pack
carefully in cardboard or wood box
with paper around the sample.
5. Properly label each sample with
the name and variety of grass, time
when cut, the yield per acre in tons
and the name and address of the
sender.
Grain samples.
Under this head come wheat oats,
barley, peas, rye, corn, beans, and
grass, clover and alfalfa seeds, etc.
l. Send separate samples of grain
from dry and irrigated land.
2 Cut the sample before the plant
gets fully ripe so as to avoid the
danger OF the grain threshing out.
We want a perfect sample.
3. Cut the sample close to the
ground, so as to show the fun length
! of the plants, land select clean,
bright straw
4. Send small sheaf, about dou-
ble handfu, to each sample, pack care