The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-09-17

tal!lCi. cltHtHCtrflStlcS. the ISL OF crops
for which il is. host adapted.
\ feature, intended to illustrate the
varied conditions, crops and methods
found IN the northern and southern sec
tio!S eff the State, quite foreign to each
other. Is the two barn scenes, located ut
each end ANA on the wall side OF the
block. That Oh the north end is labeled
"WrStcrn Maryland Barn" The front
j. built of barn boards; painted red. One
story only is visible: the second and
roof is hidden Ivy hickory tree, with
foliage, trrl, t. nature. The trunk. :
inches in diameter. stands ut the north
corner. while it's long nmhS. with its
many branches, hide completely the sec
ond story and roof. a hop vine winds
itself around the trunk and spreads its
foliage and flowers acro%S the front. y
econ skin is nailed to the side. The
fIn"t has the appearance of an open
barn floor. and is protected from dust
and The hands of the multitude by plate
gl&s.; On the floor to the right is Il pile
Of y,ll"W dcat corn. each ear of mam-
moth N portions. Some has been IT,
lcrtrd for seed and lays in IL pile 10y
the bucket with bundle of alfalfa on it
.
hand into the mrtIy-fillcd hnlf-hushcl
basket, while in Il second l'ilc are the
,e,,s and ia 4 third the uuhhpd corn.
Some sacks have already been filled. At
the SDJlh end Of the same barn is Il pile
of wheat. quite 20 bushels: the NOW to
the left is fixed with wheat in the Shcuf.
Will" that to the right is filled with loose
timothy hay; overhead is c"rn fodder,
while on the timhcrS hang corn knives
and the Nalc The inquisitivc visitor is
told that straw has /. value to the East
crm Farmer second only to the grain.
that hay brings II better price loose than
when baIcd. THAT the coon and fox take
thu l.l.y, Of the deer and jack rabbit of
til, pfai"~.
Tie barn at the south end icl labeled
southern Maryland Barn" Here the
grape vine and mIlesirat skin take the
place Of the hickory tree and coon. The
dark green folirgc, with punches of half
ripe grapes. have been frequently taken
for the "rcal' thing. The front is net
painted nor whitcwasShed but stained Il
wcathcrrd gray. Oyster tOmgS lean
against the barn. The front is also pro
trctcd with pate glass The loft to the
right is tiEcl with tobacco hanging
from sticks, while on the floor is n
stripping scene, rs when the farmer and
his help drop all and go to dinner. TO
the extreme left it, u ''burden'' of sea-
souing tobacco, while opposite is a full
hug&head ready for the French market.
hanging from pegs and RuilS are corn
lIlSk collars Nhe only exhibit of the
kind in the huilding), baskets, mats and
implements commonly seen in Il tobacco
barn, and Il basket of cotton sent from
st. Mary's county. a spinning wheel.
which came from Calvert county. hangs
from II beam above. and is Slid to be
over 300 years old. 1t is Il surprise to
uI"lHy that cotton was once grown for
market in Southern Maryland and lCwcr
Eastern shore The stranger is told
that man docs not have to work for Il
living in Southern Maryland unless it
il work to gather what the waters of the
Chesapeake lGly abundartly supply.
without care 0T fCrcth0ught ON the part
of the people whose farms lazy along the
SHORES of its MANY inlets In the barn
hang the drcGys, gill net, cab net. oysA
ter hammer and knives, fishing rod and
tncElc. The north end of the barn is
hI'' WIN 'ri''' iouhti, with Is VI HeN
pr"duct to the Western farmer, and is
the only eNhnlt OF the kind iw the Agri-
cultural Palace,
The corn exhibit. consisting of samples
of 10 ears cncb collected from nearly
every county. is displayed in 81 hand
some case 4x12 feet. protected bv rlntc
glass. Each sample is tied with orange
and black ribbons. with the names and
addresses of the growers attached. On
the top shelves i'm lars is 4 comun,atiye
ANALYSIS of Maryl:,nd corn. high in uro-
tcin. presented by ii. J. Patterson, of
the Maryland Experiment Station. Here
too. is displayed II Diploma awarded by
the Paris Exposition i'll 1889 I'd ''SiT"
j. i. Silver, of Hartford county, for corn
exhibited by him. The certificate is int
indefinitely below Il s'mnrIr of the same
variety exhibited by his son, Mr.. J. =.
Siiy"" This c,Sc of Maryland corn Of
ter cn;i>rS remark and expressions of
Smr"i>c that MARYLAND has land that
viii 2ruw such. \ second corn exhibit
is made in Il special exhibit in the mid
die aisle of this mammoth building Here
are displayed the fou 1StaplpS-tobaccr.
sugar. cotton and corn. Through Prcsi-
dent Sylvester and Director Patterson of
the Maryland College and Experiment
Station. IL special corn exhibit is made
1.