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THE WISCONSIN HORTICULTURIST. 
agriculture and will be 400 by 8oo feet, having an area of 320,000 
square feet and seven and a half acres. One room in this building 
400 feet square will be devoted to fruits and fruit products, another 
room 200 by 400 to a conservatory with floral display and still an- 
other room 200 by 400 feet to the accessories of horticulture. such 
as implements and appliances for the cultivation and handling of 
fruits and flowers. The elevation of these palaces is such as to af- 
ford opportunity for terraced gardens and other beautiful landscape 
effects, while the outdoor exhibits of agriculture and horticulture 
will be very extensive and interesting both to the general visitor and 
the practical grower or expert. Frederic W. Taylor is the chief of 
the department of agriculture and acting chief of horticulture. The 
plans for both these great palaces are now being prepared in the de- 
partment of works under Isaac S. Taylor the director of the depart- 
ment, and it is the expectation that they will far surpass in beauty 
and arrangement the similar palaces at any former exposition. 
FRUIT REPORT. WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 
T. E LoopE, Eureka. 
It is time that I wrote something for our magazine, and so I give 
a brief note of the condition of fruit as I find it in Winnebago county 
and the prospects for the coming year. Strawberries on old beds 
yielded well; on last years beds rather poor. Prices were uniform- 
ly good, better than for years. Raspberries winter killed, and the 
same can be said of blackberries. 
New set strawberry beds are at tbe present writing the best I 
have ever had, every plant lived, and the frequent rains kept them 
growing. 
I wish to give Brother Geo. J. Kellogg notice that I am trying to 
grow strawberries without weeds for shade. It is an experiment that 
may possibly succeed. 
The blight so prevalent in Wisconsin came on my orchard with 
destructive virulence and practically ruined the crop.  Longfields 
suffered worst, with McMahon, Wealthy and Duchess, in order 
named, a close second. Northwestern Greening blighted least and 
Fameuse Sweet next best. In spite of all, I shall have 6oo bushels 
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