ways, yards, stations,
freight houses, terminal facilities of all kinds; Material and
equipment used in the mercantile marine; Material and equipment
of naval services, naval warfare; Aerial navigation.

Miss Weld briefly reports:

As a department juror I saw the papers of every exhibitor, and
there were no exhibits by women in this department in any of the
33 classes, but not coming in contact with any of the exhibitors
I can give no exact information about the work done by women in
the manufacture or construction of the exhibits.

Department H, Agriculture, Mr. Frederic W. Taylor, Chief; Mrs. Richard
P. Bland, Lebanon, Mo., Department Juror.

This department comprised 27 groups and 137 classes, the group
headings being: Farm equipment--methods of improving lands;
Agricultural implements and farm machinery; Fertilizers;
Tobacco; Appliances and methods used in agricultural industries;
Theory of agriculture--agricultural statistics; Vegetable food
products--agricultural seeds; Animal food products; Equipment
and methods employed in the preparation of foods; Farinaceous
products and their derivatives; Bread and pastry; Preserved
meat, fish, vegetables, and fruit; Sugar and
confectionery--condiments and relishes; Waters; Wines and
brandies; Sirups and liqueurs--distilled spirits commercial
alcohol; Fermented beverages; Inedible agricultural products;
Insects and their products--plant diseases; Live stock--horses
and mules, cattle, sheep, goats, etc.; Swine; Dogs; Cats;
Ferrets, etc.; Poultry and birds.

Mrs. Bland reports as a department juror in this department:

Our jury passed upon machinery for making drinks, refrigerators,
refrigerating, Sunny Brook Distillery, ice-making plant, beer
packers, and packages, etc., bottle washing and cleaning. Bake
ovens, candy and chocolate machines also came within our
jurisdiction. One special machine of French make was for making
ice for families and on the farm; these were small machines and
would make from 10 to 300 pounds, and were comparatively cheap
and within the reach of many.

There was an interesting and unique exhibit from Germany showing
canned stews and other edibles to be used in camp and on hunting
and fishing trips. The can had an interlining of tin, and
between the two walls of the can was unslacked lime; by making a