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Illinois— State University Exhibit, Corn Breeders/ Corn Grow- 

 ers' Associations, Illinois Farm Boys' Corn Exhibit, glucose, grains, 

 grasses, seeds. 



California — Collective exhibit of eighteen counties, fruit, grasses, 

 grains, peas, beans and wheat. 



The Butter and Cheese Display. — One exhibit in the Agricultural 

 building which speedily became famous was the butter statuary. 

 Artistically this display begged no favor because its figures were 

 moulded in butter. The participating states with their displays, were 

 as follows: 



Minnesota — The discovery of the falls of St. Anthony by Father 

 Hennepin, by J. K. Daniels. Three figures in an Indian canoe, made 

 of 1,000 pounds of highest average score butter — Awarded a Grand 

 Prize. 



Indiana — A group symbolic of cost and profit. ■ 



Nebraska — The horn of plenty — a cornucopia pouring out golden 

 butter nuggets. 



South Dakota — Butter flowers from native meadows. 



North Dakota — An equestrian statue of President Roosevelt. 



California — The symbolical wolves. 



Oregon — A creamery scene. 



Washington; — Milking time — the maid milking the cow and feed- 

 insf the cat. 



Missouri — The old and the new way in dairy methods, an elabor- 

 ate artistic production containing three thousand pounds of creamery 

 butter, made for the State by the Blue Valley Creamery Company. 

 The cow from which one of the figures was modeled, was subse- 

 quently sold for $2,350. Awarded a Grand Prize. 



New York — Liberty Bell and a medallion of President Roose- 

 velt. Awarded a Gold Medal. 



Kansas — Dairy girl at work in creamery. 



Illinois — Statues of Grant, Lincoln, D. R. F'rancis, J. V. C. Skiff 

 and Frederick W. Taylor, Chief World's Fair Department of Agri- 

 culture. 



Iowa — Dairy house and statue of John Stewart. 



Connecticut — Regular dairy display in small packages. 



Wisconsin — Milkmaid and cow — Awarded a Gold Medal. 



The prizes awarded these displays were not given for dairy ex- 

 cellence, for in most cases the butter used was of low grade. The 

 prizes were awarded solely upon artistic beauty. 



Missouri in Comparison with Other States. — In addition to her corn 



