]~)RAFT OF A CLASSIFICATTON FOR 



In special instances?, as in the tobacco class, for instance, it may be found 

 advisable to install iu this section the nietliods ;ind products of its linal 

 treatment. 



Pictures and other illustrative exhibits to ]ie shown in each class. 



121. Indiax Corn. (Monographic exhibit.) 



Natural history of Indian corn. Varieties, and tlieir history. Geographical 

 distribution of corn-culture. Corn-culture in other countries. Maps, ret- 

 rospective and for the present. 



Culture and use of corn by the American aliorigines. Instruments of tillage 

 and utilization. Stfme hoes and spades. Mortals and pestles. Aborigi- 

 nal lorms of use. Hominy, samp, pones, succotash, and their history. 



Planting, tillage, and harvesting of corn. Husking and shelling to(ds. 



Exhibits of all varieties of corn. 



Utilization of the grain. Exhibits of all food products: Flours, meals, 

 hominies, popcorn preparations; also cooked ]ire])aratious, so far as prac- 

 ticable.' 



Utilization of stalks and husks. Stuftings. Mats, brushes, horse collars, 

 and other domestic manufactures. Broom-cm'u and its uses. 



Distillation of corn, alcohols, whiskies, etc. 



Folk-lore and legend of corn. Shucking bees. Indian ceremonials. I^it- 

 erature of corn. Corn as a motive in the derorative arts, etc. 



122. The Sugar Caxk and Sorghum. 



Treatment as for Indian corn. 



If a monographic display is desired, molasses and cane sugar and rum might 

 be shown, and even the prei>aratioii of sugar and its utilization in general. t 

 Scnghum, its culture and applications included here. 



123. The Old World Cereals. t 



Wheat, rye, barley, oats, etc. 



124. Rice and it.s Culture. 

 12.5. The Grasses. 



Hay and its management. 

 120. The Forage Plants. 



Clover, alfalfii, cowpea, and other leguminous sjiecies. 



Other forage plants. 

 127. Farm (tardening. 



Field culture of esculent plants and roots. 



Peanut culture. 



125. Tropical Plantin(;, not elsewhere classed. 



i'apioca, arrowroot, etc. 



'A special temporary exhibition might be held for the dis])lay of all cooked ]ne[)a 

 rations of this peculiarly American grain, in counecti<m with a monographic dis])lay 

 of all other matters connected with its history and uses. 



t By building a light ])rotection of glass and an occasional use of steam, it would 

 1)e possible to show all the operations of a Southern sugar plantation — planting and 

 raising the cane, gathering and making the molasses, etc. — on the Exposition grounds, 

 employing a characteristic gang of Southern negroes, who W(uild form a most pecul- 

 iar and interesting feature of the exhibition. 



t Under wheat, Assistant Secretary Willits, of the Uepartment of Agriculture, sug- 

 gests an exhibit of varieties grown in this country and other parts of the world, 

 aceompauied by data which will bring out the effects of climate, soil, culture, and 

 other conditions upon the size, shape, color, weight, hardness, chemical composition, 

 and other properties of the grain which decide its value for milling, cooking, and 

 nourishment. The ultimate object would be to determine and illustrate for different 

 varieties the quantity and quality of produce, changes under intlnence of varied 

 conditions, and the adaptations of varieties to different localities. 



