The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-13
FOR FARMERS
The Worlds Fair Full Of Interesting
and Instructive Features For
Farmers.

St. Louis, June 1.-THE greatest
school Of instruction for farmers
fruit growers ana stocGmcn that has
ever existed is the Worlrs fair at ST
Louis. The whole theme of the fair
Is instruction, it's mos striking fea
lures are those pertaining to educa
ton, TO the farmer especially the
educational features are valuable In
fact more can be learned in scientific,
up-to-date, practical farming at Inc
Worlds fair in a week, than can, he
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 cultiya ing thl
soil is carefully demonstrated.
The palace Of agriculture is tbs
large building on the ground, SO
great is the Importance attached to
farming by the Exposition company
Besides this, there are many acres
ou1side the building devoted to agfl
culture, and the palace of hortcul
ure 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 way to impart much useful in
formation to farmera from all local.
ties, BY showing the effects OF i'm
proving the seed cultiyating ana
crossing varieties,
The United States government cX
perimental stations show their meth
DDS Of cultivating the soil and dc
atroying insects that injurc crops
The details of dispoSng of destruc
tive insects, if studied 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 none,
we'll invested by every farmer in the
land to visit the Worlds fair and
study the agricultural exhibits thor
oughly and learn how to protect his
crops from the ravagcs OF insects
how to get the best results from
planting, how to cro@s varieties 70
Tho best advantage ana how to
strengthen ana fertilize the soil most
The experiments made by others
2an be utilized by the farmers who
visit the Worlds fair, They can sec
what crops thrive best in different
soils and climates, what crops sue
2eed best with different fertilizers
when crops should be varied in order
to rest the soil, and a 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 OK
blamed
The outdoor exhibit shows the
growing plants and explains their
habits and proportions This is the
United States outdoor agriculture e..
nibit under the control Of the dc
)artment OF agriculture In thia gov
2rnment farm are shown the pro.
lucas of the soil that do bes, in Ger |
Tain localities, what to plant in Ill /
ierent soils and what crops thrive |
best by alternating the varieties 4
Here is given instruction In tire
and in producing wind /
breaks by systems of tree planting in /
such ways as to protect tae farm from /
he severe western winds. Sha1e .
recs of all varieties are shown and /
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 thls build
ng,
Farm machinery of every Kind is
shown in the palace of agriculture
md every kind Of labor-sayiag de.
ice imaginable can be studied there.
70 that farmers have tae whole world
'efore them from which o select tle
'est machinery AMI farm Implements
IS well as the best seeds 10 plant.
In the model poultry farm. Just
'ast OF the palace Of agriculture en-
70 seen the finest checkers, ducks
,ecse and poultry OF all kinds. WITH
guiding farmers in the
Of their poultry.
The several live stock exhibits
ives the farmer the best ideas Of the