The Jasper news., 1903-06-18
AGRICULTURE AT THE FAIR.
What Missouri 10 Planning To Do
Next Year.

Wnat missouri - Ptanning 10 DO
Next Year.
Tho Missouri Worlds Fair Com
mission Is planning to make large OK
hibit Of a the varied agricultural
resources Of our state at st Louis dur
ing 1904. Ample 8, ace has been
. assigned in the agricultural building for
that purpose. la fact we have five
times as much space as was ever
occupied by any state at any OF the
former great expositions. And when we
consider the magnitude of agriculture in
Missouri the necessity Of this space for
tha proper display will be apparent.
According to the Board of Agricultursl's
report we produced in 1902, over three
h lndred and seven million bushels Of
corn, worth on the market over $780,
0OO,000. Add to this the oats, wheat,
hay, otc., and the products of our fields
exceeded. the grand total OF Uver$200, 900
OOO. This vast sum may only lie
appreciated by comparisons. For
instance, according to MIR. Mar
stella, secretary of the bureau of
mines, output Of fhe three leading
minerals in the state for 1872 were worth
in round numbers;
Coal 5,321, 600
Lead 5,555 600
Zinc 6,5US, 900
! Total AIT 99j h95
Set this over against the value of
agriculture and it will become apparent
why that should receive 80 large share
OF attention. 1t must be borne in mind
that the exhibit material to be shown in
1904 must be secured this year. The
products o this year must be cut at the
proper time, cured properly and cared
for throughout to be eligible for installa.
tion purposes.
HOW TO DO IT
Blue grass: There are two periods for
getting it. First, the seeds stalks should
( be cut just rs they begin to ripen.
blend Of purple, green and yellow. LO-
cate spot where the growth is typical,
the form attractive; not necessarily the
largest aud coarsest but fine and SNOWY.
Cut with knife right at the ground,
don't take up the roots. Each bunch is
grasped in the hand, cut OFT, held up
and the dead rubbish combed out with
the fingers. After cutting quantity in
this way it may be taken TO barn, spread
in the shade for day, then 20 over it,
and clsssify it putting it into smsll
bundles of uniform quality, then tie ii
close to the butts and hang up in dark
place to cure few days. But as soon
as it cures partially, wrap each bunch
with paper to exclude air and light;
hang it up again till it gets thoroughly
dry when it may be- packed into crates.
Be ca eful not to bulk it till it gets
thoroughly dry rs it will mould. Now
as TO the blades or foliage. This may be
cotton later. The blades on rich ground
with good season will grow two, three
and even five feet long. But when it
grows on the ground the blades will be.
come discolored and be wholly unfit for
show purposes, hence it must be gotten
when the blades are supported off the
ground, as along hedge fences, among
old dead brush, etn. These blades are
cut with knife. drawn out, sorted and
cared for the same as the seed stalks.
Remember the foliage is the valuable
part Of the crop; 1t is also the most
de irable show materia! and oftenest
neglected. Get great quantities Of it.
II it cau be gotten l8 to "a inches long,
perfect in color and clean it will make
splendid blend .wben linstalled along
with the seed stalks. 1t will fade some
but never mind that.