Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-09-17

The Maryland agricultural exhibit at
the Worlds Fair occupies block ID on the
sour beast side of the agricultural palace.
and is III charge of William l.. Amos. n
farmer at Benson, Hartford County,
and director of the farmers institutes, a
department of the MARYLAND Agricultur
al College Through the courtesy of
the trustees of the College he was placed
in charge to organize and colleci products
Tor exhibition.
The exhibit in design is unique and at
tracts more than usual attention, it being
fashioned so that the characteristics of
the state may at glance be apparent to
the stranger The exhibit. like the state
is made up in sections-W Western or
Northern, Central, Eastern Shore. and
Southern Maryland. BY the arrange
ment it is easy to explain VIII v Maryland
has within her boundary lines every
condition of land and climate found in
the temperature zone.
A feature intended to illustrate the
varied condition. crops and methods
found in the northern and southern sec
ton of the state, quite foreign to each
other, is the two barn scenes. located al
each end and on the wall sides of the
block. That on the north end is labeled
Western Maryland Barn" The front
is built of barn board painted red. One
story only is visible; the second and roof
is hidden by hickory tree. with foliage.
true to nature. The trunk, eight inches
in diameter, stands at the north corner,
while its long limbs, with its many
branches, hide completely the second
story and roof. A hop vine winds itself
around the trunk and spreads its foliage
and flowers across the front A coon
skin is nailed on the side. The front has
the appearance of an open barn fioo'.
and is protected from dust and the hands
of the multitude by plate glass. Inside
are products of Western Mary land.
The barn at the south end is labeled
Southern Maryland Barn" Here the
grapevine and muskrat skin take the
place of the hickory tree and coon. The
dark green foliage with punches of half
ripe grapes. have been frequently taken
for the "real" thing. The front is not
painted nor whitewashed. but stained Il
weathered gray. Oyster tongs lean
against the barn. The front is also pro-
tected with plate glass. The loft to the
right is filed with tobacco hanging from
sticks, while on the floor is stripping
scene, as when the farmer and his help
drop all and go TO dinner To the ex
treme left is burden" of season to-
bacco, while opposite is a full hogshead
for the French market. Hanging from
pegs and nails are corn husk collars (he
only exhibit of the kind in the building)
baskets, mats. and Implements cOmmun-
" seen in "a tobacco barn, and IA basket
If cotton sent from st. Mary's county
The corn exhibit. consisting of sam
Piles of ten ears each, collected from
nearly every county. is displayed in
handsome case. 4xl2 feet. protected by
plate glass Each sample Is tied wi h
orange and black ribbons, with the
names and addresses of grower attach
cd. On the top IN, Ives i'll jars is a COM
parative analysis of Maryland corn, high
III protein. presented BY III j. Patterson,
of the Maryland experiment station. A
second corn exhibit is made in special
exhibit in the middle aisle of this mann
moth building. Here are displayed the
four staples-tobacco. sugar, cotton and
corn. Through President Sylvester and
Director Patterson, of the Maryland
College and experiment station, "a spec
ial corn exhibit is made. the design
being built of staff and wood, with
three mammoth ears of corn. weighing
each 100 pounds, as decoration i'll part.
The rbacco exhibit is displayed in a
case of like construction and proportions
to that occupied by the corn. and is To-
Gated at the opposite end and in front
of the SOU hern Maryland Barn." 1t
makes an attractive showing of the
planters tobacco from both Southern
and Frederick county.
The middle section of the space dis
plays products of Central Maryland
Against the wall, aud exactly in the
center. is the dairy Ga sprlnghouse, not
common in the West.) built of staff in
imitation of round stones. Under the
caves is peewit's nest hornets nes:
and in the corner, beneath the over
shoot, is a spring of crystal water.
which reflects the visitors smiles as if
it we've mirror A gourd hangs by,
while a churn. butter worker. and print
are as we find them on the average
farm. Large milk pans, coolers. strain
ers, &c indicate that the Maryland
dairyman is in the milk and cream bus
mess, leaving butter and cheese making
to his less fortunate Western brother
Washington Post.