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exposition is equally true of this fair, except that this St. Louis 
fair was much more extended and elaborate in all departments, 
fine-art hall excepted. While all the forms of industry were fully 
represented here, agriculture in all its varied branches was a leading 
feature. 
Thorough-bred horses, Short-Horn, Ayrshire, Jersey, and Her- 
ford cattle were exhibited in large numbers and of a superior 
character and excellence. Numerous specimens of the most 
approved breeds of sheep, swine, and poultry were shown in their 
respective departments, and attracted much attention, especially 
among those desirous to purchase and improve their stock. 
Berkshire and Poland China hogs, 4 to 6 months of age, were sold 
for breeders from $50 to $100 each. I observed one each of the 
above breeds, which were about three years old and weighed, the 
Berkshire 800 and the Poland China 900 pounds. 
Farm and dairy products were not as numerous as in most other 
departments, but were a good displa} r , and of a high order of excel¬ 
lence. 
Fruit was exhibited in great abundance, and of choice quality, 
but the late date of the fair caused less varieties of the earlier kinds 
to be shown. 
The useful minerals of Missouri were shown prominently, and 
were an interesting feature of the exhibition. The mineral resour¬ 
ces of the state were thus conspicuously placed before the people 
in an open book which every one could read. 
The thought struck me that if samples of iron, lead, zinc, copper, 
kaolin, and other useful minerals of Wisconsin, were gathered up 
from the Agricultural and Academy of Science Rooms, and from 
other sources, and placed in a prominent position at our annual gath¬ 
erings, that it would be not only interesting, but tend to stimulate 
capitalists to an investigation of the profits to be obtained by in¬ 
vestments in these great mineral industries of the state. 
Horses and cattle were shown in the arena, which from the outer 
circle is one-fourth of a mile in circumference, and surrounded by an 
amphitheatre capable of seating and protecting from the inclem¬ 
ency of the weather 20,000 people. The display of saddle-horses, 
carriage-horses and four-in-hand teams in this arena was noticeable 
and interesting. The former were trained most perfectly to all the 
various gaits, so much admired by the lovers of horse-back riding, 
