The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-13
FOR FARMERS
The Worlds Fair Full of Interesting
and instructive Features For
Farmers.

ST. louis, June 12-The creates,
school Of instruction for farmers.
fruit growers ana stocamen that has
ever existed is the Worlis fair at ST
.0uis. The whole theme of the fair
Is instruction, its mos. striking fea
lures arc those pertaining to educa
ton. TO the farmer especially the
educational features are valuable. In
fact moro can be learned in scientific,
up-to-date, practical farming at Inc
Worlds fair in a week, than can be
learned at all of the county ana sta.e
fairs of the country in years. Here
everything is thorough and complete
and every sort of improved ma
chinery and method Of cultiyaing thg
soil is carefully demonstrated.
The palace Of agriculture is The
Target building on the ground, So
great Is the Importance attached to
farming by tne Exposition company
Besides this. there are many acres
ou1sde the building devoted to agri
culture, and the palace Of horticul
nre is devoted to fruit and fruit
growing, In the palaces of agricul
ture the various states of the union
and the leading nations Of the world
have exhibits, showing their princi-
pal products. These are arranged
with excellent taste, the produces o!
the field and farm being turned into
artistic decorations ana beautiful
pictures.
With the various products exhibit.
ed are given facts and figures, show.
ing whore the best crops are made
and the relative merits of the diff
ferent varieties Of grains, fruits, veg
etables, etc. Some OF the leading
field crops are made special features
Of the state exhibits ana are display.
ed in a way to impart much useful in.
formation to farmers from all local..
ties, by showing the effects Of in.
proving the seel, cultivating ana
crossing varieties.
The United States government cx
perimenta stations show their meth
DDS Of cultiyating the soil and do
atroying insects that injuro crops
The details of disposing of desruc
tive insects, if stuffed by the farm
ers Of the country, will save millions
OF dollars worth of farm PRODUCES
which are annually destroyed by
these insect pests II will be money
we'll invested by every farmer in the
land to visit the Worlds fair and
study the agricultural exhibits thor.
oughly ana learn how to protect his
crops from the rayagos oi insects.
how to get the best results from
planting how to cro"s varieties to
,ho best advantage ana how to
strengthen ana tertiIize the soil most
The experiments made by others
2ln be utilized by the farmers who
visit the Worlds fair They can see
what crops thrive best in different
soils and climates, what crops sue
coed best with different fertilizers
when crops should be varied in order
to rest the soil, and q thousand val
liable pointers about farming
The destructive insects are shown
in their several stages, the egg, the
worm and the moth, ana the methods
If destroying the insects are fully ex
blamed.
The outdoor exhibit shows the
growing plants and explains their
habits and proportions. This Is the
United States outdoor agriculture ex.
libit, under the control of the de
)artment OF agriculture, in this gov.
2rnmeu, farm are SHOWN the pro.
lucas of the soil that do best in Ger
tain localities; what to plant in dif.
ierent soils anu what crops thrive
best by alternating the varieties
Here is given instruction in trc-
and in producing wind |
breaks by systems of tree planting in |
such ways as to protect tAc farm from !
he severe western winds. Shale +.
recs Of all varieties are shown and /.
Instructions are given for their /.
planting and culture.
In the palace of horticulture can be |
seen The finest fruits produced in the (
United States and Canada. ami many /
pointers in fruit growing
nay be obtained from a visit 10 the .
several state exhibits in this build I
ng.
Farm machinery of every Kind is
shown in the palace Of agriculture /
md every Kind Of labor-savilg de
ice imaginable can be studied there,
20 thai farmers have the whole world
'efore them from which select the |
'est machinery AMI farm implements .
IS well as the best seeds to plant.
In the model poultry farm. just
'ast OF the palace of agriculture czn
'e seen the finest chickens, ducks
reese and poultry OF all kinds, WITH
Instructions guiding farmers in the
Of their poultry