New-York tribune., 1909-04-03
PARIS " COUNTY FAIR
Exhibits Shoe Relations Betzceen
Peasant Farmer and Government
Paris, March 16.


and oppose the system OF small holdings The
exhibits cover every department of agricultural
work and in each the results of the years Ia bor
are so good that il is difficult 70 imagine that
the situation of the farmer in this country could
be improved by suppressing the small peasant
uroperties and furthering their amaIgamation
into vast estates
In the immense GaIerie des Machines breeders
and dairy farmers make the most show with
their bulls of every race, from the small Jersey
70 the enormous Flemish and Norman: their
sleek COWS in full milk and their colossal pigs.
SO fat that they only Ee-a heaving pink or
golden mass of jellyIike hesh-panting and in
different 70 criticism admiration All have
endured a painful toilette during the morning:
even the bulls have had their faces scrubbed
With soap and hot water and this operation
h1rniIiating enough TO a prize beast. was fol-
lowed by the hnicky performance of the barber
who shipped a hair here and pulled out another
there. smoothing the brown patches and curling
the white in the shaggy coat of the fine Short
horns.
The sheep require and get less attention. Their
toilette was completed before they left their ma
tive pens and folds; all We're closely shorn. one
small tuft of wool being left on the shoulder TO
show the quality and character OF the absent
fleece, and the fine flock Of Southdowns bred in
France from English stock united the suffrages
of the jury. All these had lost tail as well as
fleece and thus revealed TO their judges the lean,
snare build that is the characteristic Of the
race
But for one farmer who has sufficient ground
10 carry on breeding operations on a large
scale there are very many who have just as
much as they can till themselves with little
extra help at sowing and harvesting times. and
these have sent up to the great Paris show some
very interesting specimens Of grain, vegetables
and cattle feed OF the artistically arranged
wheat trophies the one that attracted the most
attention from the farmers themselves, assembled
in great force from every department in France,
was a newly hybridized wheat whose spe-
ciaI characteristics are hard grain and short,
stout straw, maturing early The fruit or a
wears experiments in crossing wheats was
shown in the Tunisian and Algerian stall. where
there were two bearded wheats exhibited, one
black and one red, with. in both cases, very
white. grain. one experiment that has been
eouaIIv cIoseIy-watched on both sides of the Eng
usf Channel during the last year was the
hardening OF grain for seed by sending il over
to be grown in English soil So successful has
the experiment been on q small scale that this
year i is being tried with several varieties Of
French 7vhea1s II considerable quantity.
Upstairs. IN the apparently endless gallery, the
poultrv calls tand loudIy) for first attention In
o
fowls of course, came out first-not on account
of their amazing handful Of toes, but because no
other known breed possesses their special table
excenencies with their uncauny, uTnbrellalike
cregfs and the clumsy walk entailed by the clus-
ter OF two and sometimes three spurs growing
On the inner side Of the legs, they seem to be
creatures Of quite different tribe from the neat
and ninble gamecocks that are just opposite
The turkeys are as numerous as You might eN-
pect IN country where ''dinde rotie" Is so pop
uIar. and the same may be said Of the guinea
fowl. Rabbit breeding has been specialized con-
s55erably this year: all the varieties shown have
remarkable coats, obviously destined for the fur
rier. and indeed one breeder exhibits also the
skins Of his animals made up and dyed TO irni-
tate ermine. silver gray and black fox, and even
mink.
Passing by the cages. e walk through this part
Of the show brings you TO q stall that contains
specimens of the chemical manures obtained
from the atmosphere by the process IN opera
ton in Norway for more than two years SIM
liar plants have now been put up in France,
Germany and Italy. and the simplicity OF the
or.eration Is explained by means Of photographs
Of the electric apparatus at Work near 1ie 1o"lii
ing Norwegian torrents.
Yorr nose tells YOU now that you are ap-
preaching the cheese section Of dairy produce
and one stan after another devoted TO the hne
cheeses OF this country proves the excellence OF
the dair,-roaids. The same truth is brought
home 10 Won as YOU examine the buffers, fine in
grain close compact, firm. Butter commands
IN Paris prices so high to appear to the for
eigner like famine prices but in quality IL IS sec
ond 10 none. its favor Is absolutely pure, with
out the faintest suggestion Of strong root FEED
for the COW Then, too the French dalrymald
turns out Gorgonzola that can compete WIN Inc
Italian. Stilton that would deceive John Bun !
himself and Emmenthal and Munster that could
not be improved on. You should visit tins part
Of the show hungry, and enjoy an orgy Of cheese
by tasting a crumD Of each Of the appetzins
varieties offered.
Among the prize sairy products is modest
stall furnished by the Apiculturists' Society OF
France. Here is liquid golden honey labelled ac-
eording 10 the feed Of the bees heather or sam
fon. or Iacerne, and blocks Of deep yellow wax
ready for the housekeepers who value the polish |
Of their parquet floors. Put up ia every form
with and without its wax, this delicious and
wholesome form Of saccharine, that is more
highly esteemed in Switzerland than in France, |
appears 10 be making converts among the
Parisians. who carry off jars and little tin
buckets Of a more solid preparation which has
been heated sufficiently 10 produce slght
crystalHzation.
Il is difficult 70 get near enough 10 the veg
etable exhibits 20 inspect them closely. The
vegetable courses are a very important part OF
French dinner and every one is interested
First there are the earliest Of carrots sweet, crisp
round and delicate. as only French carrots can
De A fine dish OF young turnips of the whitest,
Eilkisst and juiciest description is flanked by
every conceivable salad beginning with the ex-
celieHt but untransatabe 'barbe" and ''Hache'"