The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-09-30

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States census of 1900 that Maryland
packs one-tourth of the peas, one
eight 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 fruit arranged and attached to
the face of each, while over and above
all, to the right and to the left, are
two globes, five feet in diameter, on
pedestals of cans, with the outline of
the two hemispheres in evidence.
Canned goods with gold labels en-
circle each, and illustrate the fact
MARYLAND CANNED GOODS
ARE AROUND THE WORLD" )"
To the front and at the end ST each
wing stands a pyramid of cans on
pedestals, one of crabs and the other
of oysters. The base of each fs cover
ed with it's respective shells.
In front of these, and close to the
nickle-plated two-inch iron pipe rail
which encloses the whole exhibit, are
two extension tables, with a barrel
and a half of big g-stemmed sweet
potatoes led on each, and card
bearing the following: "These po-
tatoes were grown on land 20 miles
from Washington, bought years ago
for 1888 per acre." Few visitors pass
the tables without reading this type
written information.
To the right and left of the center
are two pyramids, - feet high and
8 feet at base. On one are manufatur-
ed vegetable products. In black let
ters on the face of each we read Mary
land has $4,000 farms with an acreage
of 2,032 900, and total value of farm
crops OF $3O,217, 900. Each of the
eight steps of the latter carries pro-
1uct with legend of its value to the
State in the following order: Corn,
7,463,o 900; hay and forage, $4,709,000
'otatoes, 81 ,337, 900; vegetables, $4,-
$4,000; miscellaneous, $1,792 900; to-
,acco, 81 ,43S 900; orchard fruit, ST.
10000; small fruit 81, 1924, 900. The
pyramid of animal products has five
steps, with the following information
Dairy products, s., ,229,o 900; meat pro-
ducts, $4,546,ooo; poultry, $3,65o,oo0;
wool, $l45, 900; honey and wax, $780, 900
On the summit of each pyramid is a
group of jars containg fruit and vege-
tables in preserving fluid, looking as
natural as when on the tree or vine.
A few things of interest on the pyra-
mids are pair of socks made by Mrs.
Ann L. Hill, or St. Mary's county,
aged 70 years, knit from cotton spun
oy her and grown by her son the past
year; maple sugar and syrup from
:5ilas G. Beachy, Garrett county; some
lars of fuit put up by Mrs. George
7. Chambers, Calvert county; peaches
packed in 1898; pears and wine OF
1896; English walnuts and other nuts
grown and exhibited by Arthur J.
Ford, of Cecil county.
The proverbial hospitality of Mary
land is asserted by Lawn Bower"
built of the native laurel by Robert
Cremens & Sons of Baltimore, which
stands in front of the "Dairy," close
to the aisle. Here at hours congre-
gate visitor from the world over, as
the register, standing on rural desk,
will testify. Nearly 800 have regis
tered at this bower in one day, though
many stop and do not leave their
names. This gives some idea how it
All rac,s the eye of the passer-by. The
whole has been thickly covered with
English ivy. On opposite sides the
morning-glory vines, one white and
the other purple, have crept through
the tangled mass to the roof. A wild
rose, full of bloom, has thrown its
spray across and over the front, and
here and there are little birds nests.
The comfort aud apparent GOODNESS OF
the whole halts the weary to read the
sign. Cali are Welcome-Walk in."
On the inside he finds 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 plac
ards call attention to the census rec
ords for Maryland, one the average
per acre, the other the average value
of farm products. The latter gives
Maryland standing with the highest
of. her sister States.