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material, but it came in in overwhelming quantities. In fact, 

 there was so much of it that there was not sufficient space allowed 

 to properly mount it for exhibition; and we were all delighted 

 and surprised at the general excellence and the scope of the work. 

 There were several collections of grains in boxes and in vials, 

 not only of a grain itself but of the feeds and flours made from it, 

 and in some instances, the commercial foods made from the grains. 

 In other instances, the grains were classified according to the 



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domestic animals to which they were fed. There were some 

 tastefully arranged heads of grain mounted on cards. One large 

 card gave a very complete record of the com plant showing the 

 stalk and sections of it, the roots, including the brace roots, the 

 leaf, the tassel, the husk, the ear, the latter also in cross section, 

 the kernel, and the seedling. There was also an illustrated 

 account of the germ and food in the seed. 



There were several collections of weed seeds. In some cases, 

 these illustrated the weeds of special crops. In some instances. 



