CORX growers' association. 180 



fered, aud the eutlre exhibit is to be carried to St. Louis as a county 

 exhibit. Many people have asked me if it is possible for a county to 

 make a county exhibit. It is thus far: All articles from any county will 

 be classed together aud so labeled. If your county sends in a large 

 quantitj' of corn, wheat, or other stuff, it will be labeled so, and the 

 grower will be credited with it. It will be impossible to give space to any 

 one county whereby it can make a display exhibit. We have a number 

 of cases in whicli to show the corn and where it can not be handled. 

 You know everybody would pluck out a grain or two, if it were not pro- 

 tected, and by the end of six months there would not be much of the 

 corn left. 



As to the corn to be exhibited, I AAill say that it must be last year's 

 corn, and as far as entering is concerned, you will not be allowed to 

 enter in the fall. 



There are no cash prizes offered by the commission. Everything is 

 medals and diplomas. It might be well aud pi*oper for me to say here 

 that I have a diploma, which did not cost me anything, that I won in 

 Paris, France, and I am very proud of it and consider it one of my 

 nicest treasures. You now have a chance to enter this fair and win a 

 prize Avhich will cost no more than mine did. 



Now, as to the quantity of corn in your exhibits. The reqiiiremeut is 

 from ten to twenty ears. I think the quantity of other grains is most 

 too small, as the commission only asks not less than one-half a peck. 

 so be sure and do not send less than that amount. Regarding the ship- 

 ping of your exhibit, I think arrangement has been made to send them 

 here in care of Commissioner W. W. Stevens, but Ave are asking him 

 now to have them sent to St. Louis direct, but have not had his answer. 

 If the exhibits are sent here you will have the expense of having it 

 hauled from the depot and then i-eshipping to St. Louis. At Franklin Ave 

 have a large warehouse Avhere Ave are at AAork noAv on installments of oiu* 

 exhibits, putting them up in sections, this Avarehouse being near the 

 depot. It would, of course, be of less expense to send direct to St. Louis. 

 There should be an agent in eA'ery comity to look after the different col- 

 lections. His expenses are all paid. Should there be no agent in your 

 county, you Avill send your exhibit direct to us or to Mr. Stevens. We Avill 

 pay the freight. 



Mr. Overstreet and I are going to use every effort, and ask your as- 

 sistance. Send in your stuff, for Ave Avant to be classed in the same 

 class Avith Illinois Avhen the exhibit is completed. I knoAV that our 

 friend. Mr. Rankin, has arranged for a much more elaborate exhibit than 

 we have, but you must remember this, that Avhere Ave have but $10,000 

 to be put in our special corn and agricultural exhibit they have tAvo 

 and a half times that much; so, if you go to St. Louis next season and 

 find that Indiana has not as large an exhibit as Illinois, it Avill be be- 

 cause we had less than half the amount that Illinois li;id for our display. 



