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trees in orchard. New York ranks second with 18,000,000. The de- 

 velopment of the fruit industry in the West for the past few years has 

 been phenomenal — 300 per cent increase in the last fifteen years. The 

 red lands of the Ozarks and the loess lands along the Missouri river, 

 are unquestionabl}' the finest fruit lands in the world. We suggested 

 the appointment of a Missouri Peach Day at the World's Fair in order 

 that these facts might be demonstrated to the public. We shall 

 probably ask for another day of the same sort." — Am. Truck Farmer. 



THE MISSOURI HORTICULTURAL DISPLAY AT THE 



WORLD'S FAIR. 



(L. A. Goodman, Superintendent.) 



Upon entering the Llorticultural building from the north, you 

 at once enter the Missouri fruit display. A beautiful facade sur- 

 rovinds the space, the State seal stands above its large arches and the 

 letter "]M" on its shields. Cornucopias of fruits correctly colored are 

 above each arch and electric lights on the lower span give a beautiful 

 effect to the whole design. One of the center spaces is covered with 

 a pagoda which is of itself a fine display. A small fountain is at each 

 end of the pagoda covered with a pyramid of glass which is loaded 

 with apples. At the entrance is a larger fountain, water plants and 

 palms surrounding it. The tables, cases and exhibit pyramids are of 

 special design covered sides and bottoms with plate glass mirrors 

 giving a beautiful eftect. The exhibits now consist- mostly of apples; 

 about 40 barrels are kept on the tables continually, and these are 

 generally almost perfect specimens. It takes about 20 to 25 barrels 

 of apples each week to keep up the display. Ten to twelve barrels 

 are put on the tables ever}' Monday and every Thursday, removing 

 those which arc decayed. 



These apples have to be taken from the cold storage as we come 

 to them, thus sometimes getting one person's, or county's exhibit, 

 and at another time some other county. "When these apples, or, in 

 fact, fruits of any other description, are put on the tables they are at 

 once entered for the judges to pass upon; first, entered in the name 

 of the person who grows them ; second, all difterent individual's ex- 

 hibits are entered in the name of the county where they are grown ; 

 and third, all county exhibits are entered in the name of the State. 

 As soon as these entries are made the judges are notified and they 

 pass upon them, giving them a score of points, and this score is re- 



