Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-09
LARGE MAP OF UNITED STATES
It Covers Six Acres and Is d Promin-
 ent Worlds Fair Exhibit.

ent Worlds Fair Exhibit.
 Growing on six acres of a gentle southern slope of Tesson Hill at the Louis, is the largest geographically
 correct map ever constructed.
 This map is 480 feet long from east to west, and extends from north to
 south 240 feet. The map is the main feature of the large open air exhibit by the bureau of plant industry of the department of agriculture, and is per sonally superintended by D. A. Brodie, late superintendent of the Western Washington experiment station, under direction of Professor W. J. Spillman, agrostologist of the United States de- partment of agriculture.
 The bureau of plant industry is made up of eight offices comprising vegetable physiology and pathology, fibre plant investigation. poisonous and medical plants investigation and every phase of plant life. Each of the eight offices is presided over by a chief, and by EGte of the combined of fees " sSJ. Spillman, professor of agrostology, was elected to have com plete control of this exhibit authorized s by an act of congress- MT Brodie was selected to have supervision of the planting and cultivation. The several acres were fenced off early in April and the entire tract was richly fertilized The ground was { p1owed and narrowed, the soil pulver- a fzed, and the entire tract sowed to COW peas. This crop not only enriches , the soil, but prevents the growth of weeds and will render the subsequent blowing unnecessary. As the crops to- be grown will be required to be plant ed at intervals up to short time be- 5 fore the opening of the exposition fur ther blowing would prove impractic- able When an exhibit is ready to be ] installed the gardeners simply pull up { the cow peas covering the space re- 4 quired. The ground is found to be in receptive condition and requires but little work upon it.
 The monster map is, of course, theI main feature of this comprehensive ex- Aibit, and the crop grown on this small farm will cost the government Considerably more than $1 000 per acre. q A belt of blue grass lawn 20 feet wide establishes the boundary and coast lines of this gigantic map. The boundary lines between the states areI marked by cinder paths three feet wide. The territory comprising the fourteen states and territories of theI ' Louisiana purchase is marked l,T al white gravel walk The states hem selves are to be planted in growing crops of the principal agricultural pro- ducts of the state. $ The cinder and gravel walks serve as promenades, and are of sufficient width to permit the free passage of visitors Thus al Iabyrinth of passageways is created, and the visitor may wend bis way through the maze and see by actual demonstration just what crops areI grown In every part of the United States and how they are raised. The cereals will be the features of the great northwest, while down in Flori- Ida will be seen growing the pineapple
 and orange and other send-tropicalI fruits and crops. Tobacco will be al prominent feature of Kentucky's allot-
 ment, while sugar cane and cotton will
 be found growing in the plots of ground representing other Southern; states.
 NoC only VIII Ine prOQucIS or edcn state be shown on this map by growing crops, but the section of the state on lwhich each commodity is most grown will be shown. In the great north
 western state of Washington the map lat St Louis shows the wheat, corn, pol
 tatoes, hay and the wild grasses that
 thrive in the semi-arid districts are
 more largely grown in the eastern por-i
 fion, while in the west, hay, clover,
 vetches, timothy, orchard hay and