The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1909-02-04
BIG AGRICULTURAL EXHIBIT.
VIII Occupy Large Space Mt Alaska
Yukon.Paclfic Exposition.

xVAVusT8CIHC EXpOSItIOUs
Agricultural horticulture and kim
dred subjects Of interest to the farm
er Will occupy more than so per cent
of the entire exhibit space at the Alas
ELECTROMAGNETIC exposition, to be held
in Seattle during the summer of 1909,
June l to October is. In addition to
the agricultural building Every section
Of country that has it's own building
will make feature Of its show of
farm products, the transportation
building will be used to exhibit the
latest development in the manufacture
OF farm machinery and the United
States government. through the de-
partment Of agriculture, will give a
comprehensive display that will be OF
interest to every farmer, stockman,
horticulturist, poultryman and dairy
man.
In the bureau OF animal industry the
exhibit will consist of photographs,
transparencies, models in cases show
ing pathological geological specimens;
chemical examinations of meat for
adulterants and preservatives; meth
DDS OF dipping cattle and sheep for
scab; inspection of meats, importation
and expectation of live stock dairy
products; utensils used in diaries;
preparation of tuberculin and mallein
| used in testing cattle and horses for
tuberculosis and glanders dips and
| disinfectants; experiments in animal
breeding and feeding of farm animals.
The exhibit of the bureau of plant
industry will illustrate some of the
more important lines of investigation
that are being carried on. There will
be photographs, transparencies, charts
and cases containing exhibits showing
forage crop investigation; commercial
fiber and paper making materials;
plants imported from foreign cOun-
tries; the development and improve
ment of cereals; results of the i'm
! prOvement of corn by breeding and Sc
lection; grain standardization, plans
for farm management; methods and
! process in sugar beet culture and man
ufacture of beet sugar; models show
ing methods of storage, handling and
shipping fruit; samples illustrating
diseases of fruit; working laboratory
showing manner In which seeds are
tested for termination and purity.
In each Of these departments the ex-
hibits will be the subject of illustrated
lectures by government experts.
the state of Washington which will be
of interest to farmers and dairymen
is model dairy, which will be operat-
ed under the direction Of the state pure
food and dairy department This dairy
will be model In every respect and will
show the best methods of handling
butter, milk and cream and the most
approved sanitary methods of handling
the barns, cattle and milk houses.
The United States government anG
the state Of Washington will cooperate
in the exhibit Of good roads and the
best methods of road construction
which is of great Importance to the
farming interests in every section O.
the country. The exhibits will be com
posed of photographs, transparencie'
and cases containing specimens O
every material known in road build
ing; two or three of the latest ma
chimes for testing the physical proper
ties of road materials; a working mo
del showing the various stages of con
struction of every class of improves
road with working models of road ma
chinery.
The exposition live stock show will
be one of the largest ever held in tn
United States. The best known breed
ers of the United states and Canad
have already made application TO
space in the stock yards. One hun
dred thousand dollars has been appro
priated for premiums in this depart
ment.
On January first the construction @
the exposition buildings and ground
was more than 80 per cent complet
and when the gates are formally open
ed to the public every detail of the bi
fair will be complete, every buildin
will be finished, all of the exhibit
placed and the debris of constructor
removed from the grounds