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The Logan district, marshalled by Mr. F. W. Peek, received 62 points, 
being 4 less than it gained last year. Yet the exhibit showed a vast range of 
resources—agricultural, horticultural, and industrial. What future does not 
lie before a district which can produce on a commercial scale the products of 
the temperate, sub-tropical, and tropical zones? Strawberries, apples, maize, 
wheat, rice, sugar-cane, oranges, arrowroot, frozen fish and turtle, besides 
almost all the vegetables known to the horticultural world, were there in 
rofusion. Could this exhibit have been transported on the flying carpet of 
the Arabian Night’s story, and.set down in any of the great centres of 
agriculture in the old country, we can imagine the astonishment it would create 
and the eagerness which would be shown to reach such a land of plenty. 
The exhibit would have been worth a dozen emigration lecturers. The same, of 
course, could be said of all the rest. 
Maroochy showed up well, and should feel that it has fairly held its own 
with the modest total of 88 points. There is no need for discouragement. 
The society has only been a year in existence. It has not as yet developed so 
much of its industrial as of the agricultural and horticultural resources, but in 
the course of two or three years Maroochy will run the other districts to a close 
finish. The exhibits were well displayed, and the president of the society, 
Mr. J. F. Wilson, did good service for the district. Here, again, it was shown 
what a marvellous range of products of the most opposite nature can be found 
within the limits of a single district. Ginger, yams, coffee, arrowroot, and 
tapioca, sugar-cane, pineapples, bananas, and oranges were seen side by side 
with potatoes, all kinds of vegetables, butter, cheese, &c. The district also 
produces gold, which was shown in various forms. Although we leave a full 
description of the exhibits to the local Press, it behoves us to mention a 
beautifully made quilt and pillow, the work of Mrs. MeMullin, which must 
have taken much time and patience to produce. A remarkable fern was here 
shown, which is said to grow only in Cairns, yet here it was—grown in the 
Maroochy district. 
The Lockyer was well represented, and its interests attended to by Mr. 
J. Fielding. As may be supposed by those who know the grand fertility of 
the Lockyer and Laidley Creek soil, agricultural exhibits preponderated in this 
section, and certainly would be hard to beat anywhere. In potatoes especially 
was this noticeable, Mr. T. Fisher’s being marvels of size and symmetry. There 
was also an excellent trophy of hay pressed ready for export by Mr. 
MacCartney, of Forest Hill. Fruit, citrus and others, was very much in 
evidence, and showed what the district was capable of producing, whilst 
enormous pumpkins and a great variety of splendid vegetables gave evidence 
that the soil responds generously to labour. In manufactures the district is 
not strong. Still there were shown well-made saddlery, buggies, a German 
wagon, cabinet-ware, tiles, leather and dressed skin ; coal, wool, tiles and 
building-stone were also exhibited. The wealth of the district in its dairy 
roducts was shown in the excellent exhibits of butter and cheese. The famous 
Helidon Spa water was also not forgotten. 
The Queensland Agricultural College was well to the fore with a most 
varied assortment of exhibits, amongst which dairy products took the foremost 
place. The College has long since become famous for its butter, cheese, 
condensed and preserved milk, bacon, hams, and general pig products. These 
the students have become proficient in setting out in most attractive exhibition 
style, and the attendant students were quite equal to meeting all the inquiries 
which were showered on them by visitors to this section. Naturally the exhibits 
in maize, pumpkins, and vegetables were, in variety, similar to those of the 
Lockyer district, in which the College is situated, but there were in addition 
samples of ensilage of excellent quality, hay, chaff, paspalum hay and chaff, 
broom corn, olive oil, sisal hemp, and a few other items which lent additional 
interest to the exhibit. 
