The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-06-11

series OF Western fruit peculiarly adapted
10 It's soils and climate, and especially to that
OF Missouri. In this way we originate va
rieties OF fruits for ourselves. For Instance,
ia apples We have originated and show In
perfect natural specimens OF the peerless
fruit Itself the following
The Huntsman.
The GanO.
The Mammoth Black TwIg.
The Howell.
In Grapes:
The Elvira.
The Martha.
The feager.
The ROmmel.
In Strawberries
The Captain Jack.
The Crescent.
The Miller, etc.
80, gentlemen, our exhibit shows Missouri
the great horticultural leader OF America.
Not only producing an inexhaustible supply
Of all the varieties and Of the highest quail
lty, but Is breeding and developing a series
OF Western fruits that will bring untold
wealth and renown to countless millions yet
unborn.
"It Is but a step now to the main entrance
Of the Palace Of Agriculture where we are
held spell-bound by the greatest. most ar
tistie and most comprehensive exhibit made
by our Commission. One-third OF our pop
ulation Is engaged In agricultural pursuits,
that vocation at the foundation Of all true
wealth, and In view Of this general and
important industry Of the State we are ex.
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hiblt. TIL display covers 1920 square feet
Of floor at the main entrance, and In It is
an exhibit from every one Of the ia counties
OF the State. 1t Is surrounded by a most
beautiful and ornate facade constructed and
decorated wholly of our agricultural pro-
ducts. The Interior Of this facade Is sur
rounded by a ~frieze, the panels Of which are
grain pictures portraying every phase Of
farm life In Missouri as handsomely and ar
t~lstically as can be done by the finest paint
ings. On one side, beautifully Installed, Is
one immense grain picture showing the land
scape Of a typical Missouri farm with its
comfortable farm house, commOdious barn,
fine live stock, waving grain fields, prolific
orchard, fine water and good roads. In
another great grain picture we show an
actual 6,000-acre Missouri corn field in pro-
cess Of cultivation by - two-row cultiyators,
each cultiyating 20 acres per day or the en-
tire 5000 acres every five days. Within the
facade Is presented a massive and magnificent
exhibit which shows that Missouri produces
a greater variety Of crops than any other
state or country In the world. We grow
everything save purely tropical crops and
fruits with the exception Of cane sugar, aad
to show that He Is with us, the Good Lord
gave us maple sugar and plenty of fine honey
instead. We show on one extreme our Mis-
sourl-grown spring wheat and barley, and on
the other extreme our excellent cotton which
Is grown In Missouri with q greater average
yield per acre than any other state I'm the
Union. This great variety Of the products
OF our soil are shown in great quantity and
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but while we show an unchallenged array
of all the great cereals, including wheat,
OF which we grow 0ne-twelfth Of the entire
crop of the United States, and more than Is
grown In % Of the other states, yet there
Is one crop greater than any of the others
In Missouri corn is king. Within our exhibit
facade rises three great corn towers that
mark the kingly dynasty Of corn In Missouri
as certainly and effectually as do the pyra
mids mark and recall the dynasties of ancient
Egypt. In the great central agriculture
exhibit the State Is also represented by 6
great corn dome 60 feet high, and which
by authority and arrangement Of the World
Fair management is made the central feat
ure of the agricultural exhibit of the world
In these towers and this dome. and In the
2 table exhibits we show 5000 bushels of eVerl
E variety, color and breed of corn, all Of tn,
highest quality. We do this because Missouri
grows one-eighth Of all the corn Of tn,
United States, and one-tenth Of all the corr
e of the world. Because we can point to on
single county In Missouri that raises NOR
I corn than all New England. Why should W
l. not be proud Of our corn record when las
r " n one man raised on his own Missouri
more corn than Is grown in nine othe
VIZ. Nevada, Wyoming, Montan,
%, Arizona, Washington, Utah, 0rego
Rhode Island When you shall loo
s~nounts our great central corn tower, W
I dre able trnthfully to say to you that Mis-
souri, not only yields more corn, but NOR
corn per average acre than any other state
and that II one years yield were loaded int
wagons holding 40 bushels each and draw
by a tw0-horse team, the procession o
wagons in close order would reach arount
{ the world with 1900 miles to spare.
e Exposition experts tell us that no sucl
r magnificent and comprehensive agriculture
/ exhibit has ever before been made. and tina
' the details, plans, labor and expense are 81
great that its equal will likely never be at
. tempted again. As an indication of 1t
s striking attractiveness, ! am assured by on
i superintendent that an actual proposition ha
already been made to him to buy 1t at tn
!, expiration Of the Fair, and then remove
3 to Coney Island as one Of the leading al
I fractions Of that great seaside resort.
{ Before leaving the Palace of Agriculture
V we stop at the Missouri Dairy Exhibit
r where we are expanding l 100000 In placin
a most attractive exhibit Of dairy product
and possibilities. The installation present
g a most elaborate and artistic tableau In butte
e statuary and a frieZe carved out of butte
&C and cheese, and Is regarded the most a
e. ~traetive dairy installation in the building.
I'm crossing to the main section of the Fa
n we pass our Forestry Exhibit In the Forestr
Building, where we are expanding $3.50
In making a fine display OF our timber pr
II duets and especially Of our gum lumber Il
~terests in Southeast Missouri. In this san
ir building we find an attractive State Fish an
Is Game Exhibit, and just outside the buildin
II on the west, an outdoor Fish and Gan
)y Exhibit, and conspicuous by the fact that
he Is the only one of that kind on the emil
Of grounds. Here about a small lake, In a
propriate cages, Is assembled the wild gar
W and animals Of the State, and at one end
at the lake has been built a model Hunter
N Lodge which will appeal to the spOrtsm
ne visitors at the Fair. In this exhibit we a
&. spending St2,50O.00 In showing these resourc
OF OF the State and furnishing, perhaps,
st timely object lesson calculated to promo
DIS better protection and preservation OF o
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