The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-09-10

OF Centra! Maryland Against the wall, ana eXactly
in the center, is the dairy ia sprnghouse. not COM
mon in the West built OF stain imitation of round
stones. Under the caves is peewit's nest, hor-
nets nest, and in the corner beneath the overshoo
is spring OF crystal water, which reflects the yis
tors smiles as if it were a mirror. A gourd hangs
by, while churn, butter-worker and print as
we find them on the average farm. Large milk
cans coolers strainers etc. indicate that the Mary
land dairyman is in the milk and cream business
leaving butter and cheese making to his less fortu-
nate Western brothers. The dairy exhibit is sup
pemented by display of bottles full of milk from
5. NJ. Shoemaker's Walker-Gordon Dairy and the
New Hygeia dairy. The visitor is amazed to learn
that it is expected during the Exposition to have
here exhibit of fresh milk from Mr.. Shoemaker's
dairy, 1000 miles away, clinching argument
that Maryland produces good milk and cream such
as needs no preservative other care than scrupu
lous cleanliness
The canned goods industry is in evidence in
this section to the right and left of the Spring
house Placed against the wall, which has been
covered with black cloth, are three pyramids of
cans of peas, corn and tomatoes over each respec-
tive group is placed the fact from the United States
census of 1900 that Maryland packs one-fourth of
the peas oneegth of the corn one-third of the to-
matoes packed in the United States. Between each
pyramid is a Shield covered with orange cloth.
with cans of small fruits arranged and attached to
the face of each, while over and above ALL to the
right and to the left, two globes five feet in di
aneter on pedestals Of cans, with the outline of
the two hemispheres in evidence Canned goods
with gold labels encircle eaeh and illustrate the
fact that Maryland Canned Goods Are Around The
World" To the front and at the end of each wing
stands pyramid OF cans on pedestals one Of crabs
and the other of oysters The base of each is COW
cred with its respective shells
In front OF these, and close to the nickle-plated
two-inch iron pipe rail which encloses the whole
exhibit are twoextension tables with barrel and
half Of big-stemmed sweet potatoes piled on each,
and card bearing the following: These potatoes
were grown on land 20 miles from Washington.
bought eight years ago for sSSs per acre. Few Wis
i1ors the tables without reading this typewri-
ten information
To The right and left of the center are two pyra-
mids. i H. high and f. base On one are the man
uiactnred animal products while the other displays
the manufactured vegetable products. In black
letters on the face Of each we read Maryland has
's.fao ttims with an acreage of 20S2 600 and a to-
tal value Of farm crops of SsO2I7 600 Each Of the
eight steps Of the latter carries product with le-
gend OF its value to the State in the following order
CoFn s.. 600 hay and forage s4 7O9 600: potatoes.
sl.Si5 90 vegetables 81 Sj4 900: miscellaneous 81
sA.As- IA
small iruit. sl,2t4ooo The pyramid of animal pro-
ducts has five steps with the following informa-
ton Dairy products. $4,000; meat products.
Si'4dooo. poultry. ss,e50OoO wool sl45.OoO honey
aud wax 5000 on the summit OF each pyramid
Is group Of jars containing fruit and vegetables in
preserving hnd, looking natural as when on the
tree or vine few things of interest on the pyra-
nids are a pair Of socks made by Mrs. Ann L. HILL
oi - harys county, aged 20 years, knit from cot
ton spun by her and grown by her son the past
year; maple sugar and syrup from SiIas C. Beaehy.
Jarrett county some jars of fruit put up by Mrs.
Geo 7 Chambers. Calvert county: peaches packed
in lS9S pears and wine OF 1886 English walnuts and
other nuts grown and exhibited by Arthur J. Ford
Of Cecil county.
The Froyerbial hospitality of Maryland isasserted
by Lawn Bower" built of the native laurel BY
Robert CFemens { sons, OF Baltimore, which stands
in front Of the Dairy close to the aisle Here at
All hours congregate visitors from the world over
As the register. standing rural desk. will tes-
tify Nearly 800 have registered at this\bower in
one day. though many stop and do not leave their
name. This gives some idea how it atincts the
eye Of the passer-by. The whole has been thickly
covered with English ivy. on opposite sides the
mOrning-giory viues, one white and the other pur-
pie have crep; through the tangled mass 10 the
roof wild rose ful Of bloom, has thrown its
spray across and over the 'front.' and here and there
are httle birds nests. The comfort and apparent
coolnesS of the whole halts the weary to read the
sign: "All Arr welcome-walk In" Or the inside
be fluids the Baltimore American. the sun the
News and county papers In glass covered racks
are pamphlets supplied by real estate firms Of the
state. Two Plaesrds call attention to the census
records for Maryland. one the average yield per
acre the other the average value Of farm products
The latter gives Maryland standing with the high
esg Of her sister states
By Ingenious construction. the superintendent
has made his desk by dropping section OF an ex-
hioiti0n OF grain; through this, also. unobServed
doors open to closets back of the canned goods.
where arr stored the samples intended for the in-
speciion OF the Committee on Awards
Though the arrangement and the display of the
products are convincing of the varied conditions
found in the state. nothing probably leaves with
the visitors lasting impression than the five
suspsnot pictures, feet long and 10 inches WIDE
taken by J. W. Schaefer. of Baltimore, with his
wonderful camera on films specially prepared by
The Eastman Co. and eolored by Miss F. s. Jackson
% Washington The one standing on the soil case
AZ the north end was taken al Braddock Heights
and lays before the visitor view OF the Middle
town Valley, Frederick county. strip Of land
across the state ID miles wide and over 50 miles in
length from the Mason and Dixon Line TO the Po-
,omae and Old Virginia
IL the Southern Maryland section over the soil
case is typical plantation scene the home of Hon
Thomas Iglehart. Indian Range l. miles from
Annapolis and miles from navigable waters on
South River and on the Baltimore and Southern
Railroad. card contains the information that the
land is naturally fertile and has a market price of
from 80 TO $50 per acre A third picture over the
miles from Cambridge. on an inlet of the Choptank
river, from Mr.. Mondays barn roof In the fore
ground oyster tougmen are seen at work, while
across the river the peaceful farm homes illustrate
life that is ideal The fourth picture, taken of
Solomons Island is beautiful water scene of the
second natural harbor in the United States and the
proposed terminus of the Baltimore and Southern
Railroad at the mouth of the Patuxent river where
some OF the finest oysters grow. The fifth is the
Maryland Agricultural College.
The display OF each product on this space is in
tended to show the several industries in which the
people Of the state engaged and through il and
the superintendent in charge every resident of the
State producing or manufacturing the agricultural
products mot hortculturall will have every oppor
tnnity of securing the benefits of an advertisement
which an award from the official committee can
give him through diploma, the same as If he spent
his time and many thousands in making display
Of his own construction, and that, too without
cost to him. No manufacturer or producer of pro-
ducts intended for seed to be sold direct to the
consumer should let this opportunity pass The
committee making awards will not pass on canned
goods or tobacco until September. Nothing has yet
been scored except that which is perishable
s
Preserving Fence Posts.
The well-known methods preserving posts
and wood which are partly imbedded in the