achinery used in the extraction of the
sugar.

Samples of alcohol, wines, and vinegar produced from the various palm
saps or grain and sugar were well represented. The collection of fibers
and textiles was very complete. It consisted of several varieties of
shrub cotton in white, yellow, and brown, together with the cloth made
of this cotton by the natives on crude hand looms, and the tree cotton
variety, which is principally used by the natives for filling pillows.
In the fiber exhibit were samples of hemp, maguey pina, and textile
barks of all kinds, together with samples of cloth and rope manufactured
from them.

A conservatory built in the center of the building on the south side
contained a very interesting collection of orchids, cycas, and some tree
ferns from the Philippines.

Exhibits were cared for in 93 show cases, 40 inches wide, 7 feet high,
and 1 foot deep; 4 show cases 6 feet wide, 7 feet high, and 6 feet deep.
Other exhibits too large to be placed in show cases were cared for on
420 feet of double shelving and on tables 80 feet long and 12 feet wide.

The exhibits in this building numbered over 20,000 individual pieces,
the duplicates being exhibited under the same number. The following
number of awards was granted in the department of agriculture:

Nine grand prizes, 4 gold medals, 179 silver medals, 145 bronze medals,
and 463 honorable mentions.

The Fish and Game Building was situated in the extreme northern part of
the exposition grounds and overlooked Arrowhead Lake. The structure was
in the shape of the letter "T," and had a floor space of 4,400 square
feet and represented a "camarian," or Philippine warehouse.

The building was divided into two sections; the first, containing a
floor space of 1,700 square feet, was devoted to the game exhibit, while
the second, containing a floor space of 3,200 square feet, was devoted
to fish, fishing apparatus, shells, etc.

At the entrance was a fine specimen of the Tamarao, a species of wild
buffalo (_Bubalus mindorensis_ Heude); to the left a complete collection
of birds, well mounted and scientifically labeled, and to the right a
fine collection of the enormous fruit bats and some of the skins of
these bats, which are of great commercial value. Large collections of
birds' eggs, attractively displayed; numerous specimens of stuffed wild
boars and deer were displayed. Fine specimens of python, 21 feet long
and 1 foot in diameter, and a collection of cr