| Show TELEGRAPH Perambulatia Acr1cnUural Fair Chicago 12The Northern Pacific exhition car arrived here yesterday morning on its homeward trip having made the tour since Sept 15th through Illinois MiasouriIowa Michigan Ohio PennsylvniaNew York and Maryland The car Is i a minature agricultural fair on wheels containly very fine specimens of agricultural and mineral products of the country along the line of the Northern Pacific Railway There is on exhibition in the car wheat five feet in heighth averaging from thirty to sixty bushels to the acre oats six feet in heighth averaging aver-aging ninety to 111 bushels to the acre barley four teet in hsight Jvern2jng fitly six bushels to the ac e and weighing 64 pounds to the bushel rye aVEragEd 50 bushels to the acre potatoes 20 different varieties averaging from 20 to 400 bushels bush-els to the acre 35 varieties of wood from the Minnesota forests 40 varieties of grasses from one to nine feet in height and exceedingly fine specimens of vega tibles of all kinds coal from Dakota and Montana iron copper lead and silver ore of the finest grades The car during its travels has been visited by about 200 000 people The products are attractively arranged and give a fine impression of the riches and productiveness of the Northern Pacific country 5 1 |
