The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-08-07

South DakOta's Exhibit at st.
Louis I'm 1904

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asking for the help of the people
of the state in making collections
for. an exhibit. The matter is
important, if South Dakota is to
be properly represented at the
st. Louis Exposition. The com
missioners say:
The Louisiana Purchase Centennial
Exposition which will be opened in
ST. Louis, May /, 1904 will be the
greatest Exposition and fair the
world has ever KNOWN.
Every state and every nation will
make an exhibit there and an Oppor-
tunity will be offered South Dakota to
show the world her unequalled pro-
gress and prosperity, her wonderful
products, resources and possibilities.
An appropriation has been made for
a State Building and a state exhibit,
and commissioners are hard at work
planning for and collecting and pre-
pairing the exhibit.
The South Dakota appropriation is
much smaller than that of other states
and it will require very careful and
| economical Management to make a
showing of which every citizen will be
proud.
If South Dakota is to make a pro-
per showing at this great Exposition
the commissioner and secretary must
have the cooperation and assistance,
| not only of the press of the state, but
every public spirited person in the
state. We want you to help. If you
produced any especially fine grain in
1903, we want it. If you are a fruit
grower and are willing to help us we
! want you to make a great effort to
form an exhibit. Do you know OF
anyone growing unusual crops OF
grain, fruits, vegetables, grasses or
other products? Do you know where
the tallest native grasses grow! DO
you know where any quarries OF stoue,
deposits Of minerals, clays, cements or
other deposits exist? If you have any
of these things, or know who has, or
where they are, notify the commission
ers or secretary at once. Don't put
this off, as the time is really short in
which to arrange for the collection
and preparation of all these things.
South Dakota must make the best
all around exhibit at the ST. Louis
Exposition that it is possible for it to
do with the appropriation at hand,
but it needs your help.
CORN
Corn of the 1908 crop is wanted from
every county. From a dozen to
thirty ears of each kind and from IS
many farms as possible. Each lot of
corn should be marked with the name
of variety, name OF grower, county
and township where grown. Tags will
be furnished free to all who ask for
them. Corn should be prepared for
shipment by wrapping each a in
newspaper and packing in soap,
rattle or shake around.
WHEAT AND OATS.
Samples of wheat and oats and
| other small grains, such as barley,
fax, speltz OF the 1903 crop are want
ed. From four to eight quarts of
each kind or variety, from as many
different farms as possible in the
county are wanted. Small canvas
sacks for these will be furnished free to
| all who apply and each sack should
be tagged with name of variety, name
of grower, yield per acre, county and
township. For shipment, q number
of these small sacks can be put in a
large grain sack or bran sack or they
can be packed in boxes and barrels.
FRUIT.
South Dakota produces certain lines
of fruit as fine as in any state in the
Union but the cooperation of every
fruit grower in the state is needed to
make q proper showing. Are you q
fruit grower, and if so, will you save
some of your finest specimens this
year for the fair? Full directions for
preserving same and free ~transporta-
tion will be given to those who apply
to the secretary Or the honorary
commissioner of your county. If you
are willing to save fine specimens of
your fruit, If you have or know of
rare fruit or remarkable growth of
trees or vines, write the secretary at
once. Ii you are q nurseryman let us
know what you have to exhibit that is
extra fine and how much you are
willing to do to help advertise South
Dakota as q fruit country. Remember
tina, your county will get the credit at
the fair for all things furnished for
the exhibit and every sample of grain,
fruit or other agricultural product
will be plainly marked with the name
of the grower and the county where
grown. Ifyour county wants to make
q proper showing, we must have a
good assortment of 1903 crops.
WHEN YOU ARE READY TO SHIP.
When you have grain, fruit ar o.her
agricultural products ready to ship
notify the honorary commissioners OF
your county, or If you do not know
who he is, write to Geo. r. Farmer,
| Secretary of South Dakota Commits
sion, at Madison, for institution what
to do with 1t.
Remember again. the commission
will pay all expense of shipment and
will furnish free sacks and tags for
grain and preserving fluids for fruit,
but expects the products to be donated
II the county wants credit for them.
No county OF grower will be given any
credit for anything it may be necessary
to purchase. Such things will simply
be marked ~ from South Dakota.
If There is any thingyou do not under
stand, anything further you want to
know, or any suggestions you desire
to offer, write to any member Of the
commission or the secretary or the
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