Show MAP OF THE UNITED STATES WILL COVER SIX ACRES st louia juno 5 growing on eix acrea of a gentl i southern slope of tesson fiill at the purchase exposition st lousi ig the geographically correct may ever constructed ted this map id feet long from cast to ecat and from north to south feet the map is the main feature large open air exhibit by the bureau of plant industry of tho department of agriculture and is personally superintended super intended by D A brodic late superintendent of the western washington K station under the direction 0 prof W J spillman jol the united states department part ment of agriculture the bureau of plant industry is made up of eight offices comprising vegetable physiology and pathology fabre fibre plant investigation vesti gation pOMo noua anil medical plants investigations and every phase of plant life kach of tho eight is over by a chief and by vote of the combined nui cefi W J spillman Bp illman professor of waa fleeced fleeted to have complete control of thi exhibit authorized by an act of congress mr brodie was selected to have supervision ion of the planting and cultivation the everal acres were fenced off early in april and the entire tract was richly fertilized the ground waa plowed and harrowed the soil pulverized and the bowed sowed to cow peas this crop not only enriches ilia coil but prevents growth of weeds and will render the plowing anne cebary As t lie crop to bo grown mill be to bo planted at intervals up to a short time the opening of tho I further plowing would prove impracticable when an exhibit w to bo installed the awit covering the space required the ground ia found to be in receptive condition and requires but little work upon it the monster map is of course the main feature of this exhibit and the crop grown on this small farm will coat the government considerably more than 1000 per acre A belt of blue grass lawn feet wido establishes the boundary and coast linca of this gigantic map tho boundary lines between the states aro marker by cinder patha throe wide the territory comprising the fourteen and territories of the louisiana purchase is marked by a gravel walk the stales themselves are to be planted in growing coopt cropt of the principal agricultural products of tho state the cinder and gravel walks servo aa promenades and aro of width to permit alio free passage of visitors thus a labyrinth of is ere abed and the visitor may wend his way through the maze and by actual demonstration just what crops are grown in every pirt of the united states and how they are raised alio cereals will be the features great northwest while down in florida will growing the pineapple and orange and other semitropical semi tropical fruits and crops tobacco will b a feature of allotment while sugar anne and cotton will be found growing in the plots of aroud represent ing other not only will abo products of each state lie on thia map by growing chopa but tho of the which each commodity is not grown will bo great northwestern state of washington the map at st louis that wheat corn potatoes hay and the wild grasses that iriv in itha rin rM iff t largely grown in the eastern portion while in the west hay clover detches vetches vet ches timot liy orchard ahny and grasses hops raspberries rasp berries and blackberries are more brown thus on tho small plot of ground that one great state will be found a score of different crops growing there ill be no actual dividing line between the growing crops though in the cases of the various grasses barley and buckwheat th line is sw distinctly drawn by a wave 0 color as is the line that divides the muddy waters of the mississippi from those of the comparatively clear ohio at the junction of the two rivers at cairo thomas W Palmer 1 the ex senator of detroit mich has just celebrated his birthday ho is detill hale and hearty |