The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-09-10
MARYLAND AGRICULTURAL EXHIBIT.
Said to be the Equal and in Many
Respects Superior to Any at
the Worlds Fair.
Written for the Democratic Advocate,
BY WM. l. AMOSS

The Maryland Agricultural Exhibitat the Worlds
Fair occupies block - on the southeast side of the
Agricultural Palace and in dimensions is 9Oy2O feet
Mr.. VIM L. Amoss, farmer at Benson, Hartford
county. and Director of the Farmers Institutes Il
department OF the Maryland Agricultural College,
was, through the courtesy of its trustees placed in
charge to organize and collect products for exhibi
ton Every assistance possible was given by the
president directors aud faculty of both College and
Experiment station. where the products were re-
ceiyed and stored, Prof W. I. l. Taiiaferro acting
AS receiving agent assisted by Professors Norton,
Austin. Simous, Walls and Doane. In the work of
Installation the superintendent in charge was as
sisted by MesSrs. Leo A. Cohil Of Washington coun-
~, John A. Scott of Baltimore county and Stewart
B. Shaw Of Somerset county.
The exhibit in design is unique aud attracts more
than usual attention being fashioned so that the
characteristics of the Sate may al glance be ap-
parent 10 the stranger Approaching the exhibit
from the center aisle and west side high above all
banners in gold letters L inches in length is seen
Maryland. - feet long From the effect of the
sky-blue background it seems to be suspended in
mi'iair a map 7xI2 feet Of the state, held in
space, it were ona bank Of dark blue clouds. No
fail To find the block if he keeps but eye
open when passing through the building. The eX-
h0t, ike the state. is made up in sectons-western
OF Northern. Central. Eastern Shore and Southern
Maryland. By the arrangement il is easy TO ex plain
why Maryland has within her boundary lines every
condition OF land aud climate found in the temper
ate zone. All proiucts are exhibited with the
names aud addresses Of the growers attached tied
by ribbons 0f orange and black. the State eo'ors
The weathcged oak eases with plate-glass fronts
which were made by J e. Hnipp { sons. Of Balti-
more are as good il not better than NY in the
building The pla,e-gass, By its hriliancy aud per
feet transparency gives lustre to the products be-
hind g. freshness as In the natural, and reproduces
that which Is lost in the presence artificial curing
preserving To the visitors left, At the north
ctd, Is !cel long and iOot deep filled with
specimens % forage. Timothy is shown from the
farm o. the Consolidated Coal CO. near Frostburg.
AueRany county, in two Iots-thc first and second
crops from the same field. The second crop = quite
: feet long aud shows she unsupported fertility OF
Lire A'Iesany Mountain pockets Another specimen,
exhibited by J. T. Hoopes Harforl county, is over
5 feet tn length. which, II is explained. grows on
land which often produces 100 bushels oE corn per
aere Ia Jhs same thfvc varieties OF clover,
al6IG back y heat and sheaf Of spring heat from
" II Weber 3 sons, Garrett county which shows
a xroa th oi a. feet OF straw. A case Of forage al
the opposite ~ south eud contains forage crops OF
the Eastern shorv snd Southern Mary land-winter
g bs-sf barley oats cowpess. SOFA beans and blade
fodder. Forage itisex plainesi cannot D. preserved
,s}it the same IN the East ia the Western
states tiers ihc harvest Is dry that grain
rsn D. .sn ia The heds for months afier cutting.
while ia Maryland crops must be At once stacked OF
.t1resf su osrus that the frcq ucnt showers make
truck aid fruit grow ing more profitable than grain
hat the nearby markets oaer opportunities for sale
% th. IS hish their Western brothers do not enjoy
The tive cases Tor exhibiting 10 samples of soils and
sabSnts collected hy pF A. Bonsteel. Of the United
States Division Of soils for the Maryland exhibit
ar laatcd one a. each end Of the space The eases
are arranged that the soils he INSPECTED both
In ags aud in bius. In the front Of each case. tn
black letters Is the fact. "Naryland has greater
variety soils than any state Ia The Union" With
each sample j. the name description. where OBJ
aIai characteristics the list OF crops tor which il
Is best ada pgsJ.
A feature intended 10 iliusiraie the varied coudi-
tioas cruIs srd methods found IN the fortheru and
southern scious of Ibe state quite foreign 10 each
other Il the tso baru scrncs. located st each end
ana on the wall side 81 the block. hat ON the
north euf i isbclczi Western Maryland Barn.
The front is built Of barn b0sris gsiGled red one
story 0tly s visible. the second and roof is hidden
hy hickory tree with foliage true to nature. The
srl4nk chf inches in diameter. stands a, the north
cafuer hilc ia long limbs with It's many branch
ys hite completely she second story and roof 4
hop vine Winds Itself around the trunk sud spreads
Us collage and dowers seross the frunt A eoonskin
s uaijs,i 20 the sic. The fronI has the appearances
% an opru harm aoos and Il protected from dust and
shr bands % the multitude by p!ate-glass Gu the
aoor 20 The rght Isl pile Of yellow dent corn. each
car q raaulroth proportions some has bccn select
81 6or scvi sui isys pile by The bucket, with
bsll,ile sf Alfalfa on h. where the farmer Sai whea
sAcIlaS by hand into the partly flied halfbusAei
basket while in a second pile aFe the coeS and in
third the nuSbcd corn some sacks have already
been allsd. Al the south end Of the SAME barn is
pile of heat quite - bushels the NOV 10 the Iefi
is hr,i uitb beat a the sheaf. while that 20 the
right uils-l Wiih .oo-s timothy hay overhead Is
corn l,sidrr while GA the tlmters hang corn knives
AMI ghc aaiL The iuquisitiye visitor is told that
ssrau has value 90 the Eastern farmer second only
10 the grain that hay brings better price loose
tisan = heu bsir,i that the coon and fox take the
place of tae deer aud jaek rabbit OF ne plains
Fhc taru at the south end Is labeled southern
Maryland Rarn" Here the gaPeylneaud MUSTN'T
skin lake the pace Of the hickory tree and coon.
The DARK green foliage n punches OF half-ripe
grapes have becu Frequently taken for the real
thing The front j. not Iaiutei nor WhiteN ashed,
bat stained = weathered gray oyster iougs lean
against the harm The lroui Is also protected with
plate glass The Ion 70 shc right is hllcd win To-
racco hanging from sticks, while ON tie door Is a
stripping scene when the farmer and his help
drop a ii and 20 TO dinner To the extreme lefi is
burden oi seasoning tobacco, while opposite Is a
hIil hoSshesd ready FOR the French market. Hang
ing from pegs aud nails are corn husk collars ,the
only exhibit OF the kind in the buildingl baskets
mats and implements commonly seen in a tobacco
barn and basket Of cotton sent from 81. Mary's
county A spinning wheel which came from Cal
vert county hangS from beam above. and Is said TO
De- over slJ years old IL i surprise many that
cotton was once grown for market ia southern
Mars land and Iowey Eastern shore. The stranger
is told that man does not have 10 work for living
in Southern Maryland unless it is work TO gather
Whist the waters oi the CheSa apeake Bay abundanty
supply without care or forethoughi on the part Of
the people whose farms lay along the shores of its
many iuiets la the barn hang the decoys, gill net
crab uet oyster hammer ana knives. fishing rod and
tackle. The north end OF the barn is filed with
blade fodder which is new product 10 the Western
tarnler and Is the only exhibit Of the kind in the
\ Agriculturt! Palace.
The corn exhibit consisting of samples Of 10 ears
each. collected from nearly every county, is dis
PLAYED in handsome case by y feet, protected by
plaie glass Each sample is tied with orange and
black ribbons with the names and addresses Of the
growers attached. on the top shelves in Jars is a
comparative analysis Of Mary land corn, high in pro
tein presented by II. J, Patterson, of the Maryland
Experiment station. Here, too, is displayed IL
pioma awarded by the Paris Exposition in 1889 TO
sir silver of Hartford county, for corn exhib-
tied by him The certificate is Immediately below
A sample of the ,ame variety exhibited by his son,
Mr.. J. +. silver This case of Maryland corn often
causes remark aud expressions Of surprise that
MARYLAND has land that will grow such. A second
corn exhibit is made in special exhibit in the mid
die aisle Of this mammoth building Here are dis
played the four staples-tobacco, sugar, cotton and
corn Through President Sylvester and Director
Patterson of the Maryland College and Experiment
station a special corn exhibit is made, the design
heiug built Of sta Il and wood, with three mammoth
ears OF corn weighing each 100 pounds decoration
in part Around this on tables will be seen du-
plicle exhibit with many additions Of the samples
shown in the general exhibit II was thought by
making this display before the Western corn grow
ers they would be convinced of the evident fertility
of Maryland land.
The tobacco exhibit is displayed i'll case of like
and proportions to that occupied by
the corn and is located at the opposite end and in
front OF the southern Maryland Barn" 1t makes
an attractive showing of the planters tobacco from
both Southern Maryland and Frederick county
The broad membrane-like leaves readily catch the
eve of the visitors and they frequently heard
to read aloud the sign, Maryland Tobacco" A
specal tobacco exhibit is also made in the middle
aisle on space 70 feet square In the center stands
a giant Indian on Il pedestal seven feet high