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SECOND CIRCULAR SENT OUT IN MAY^ I903- 



Missouri Fruits for St. Louis JVorld's Fair. 



The delay in securing glass jars and arranging matters for the 

 processing of the fruits has been unavoidable, but work in earnest must 

 now atone for it. 



We appeal to you to use every effort you can to grow and secure 

 and collect any fruit that is worthy a place in our exhibit. 



A large collection of varieties will be needed to show how great is 

 our adaption for varieties. Any variety of fruit that is of value in a 

 commercial way will be needed to show its peculiar worth for this 

 purpose. 



As the strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, currants, gooseberries, 

 cherries and other fruits ripen, be sure to send them where they can be 

 put in giass jars for our display. The selections of these specimen 

 fruits or clusters, and then the picking and packing, are very important 

 steps in their preparation, and I speak for the utmost diligence and ca/e 

 in every step of this work so that there will be no failure of success. 



The perishable nature of all these fruits makes it necessary ihat 

 we do this promptly and carefully. 



An extra effort will be needed at the hands of all our old stand-bys, 

 and an extraordinary effort by all others who are willing to be rep- 

 resented in this Fair and want their county to have a hand in the great 

 display. 



Shipping tags and paper wrappers will be sent to all who call for 

 them, but do not wait for them if you are ready to send anything to 

 us. Send as follows by express, and charges will be paid at the de- 

 livery point. Always send to the place you can reach easiest and quick- 

 est by express : 



L. A. Goodman, 7th and Wyandotte Streets, Kansas City; or 609 

 Boonville Street, Springfield; or 712 North Main, St. Louis; J. C. 

 Whitten, Columbia. 



As soon as fruits are ready to go into cold storage, paper wrappers 

 will be sent to all who will take the time and care to put them up. 



On this apple display we will depend for the greater part of success, 

 and this apple show will be worth more to each county, according as 

 they make the effort to be well represented by it, and have a truly 

 characteristic display of every variety grown in the county. 



Plans for growing and packing have been sent out in a former cir- 



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