The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-10-18

months old, that equaled anything Of the
horse kind for beauty and symmetrical pro.
portions to be found anywhere in the coun.
try--and was the observed of all observers
There were other excellent young horses on
the ground, but we cannot, for reasons before
stated, give them such an extended notice
as their merits certainly deserve. A little
distance to the right, and not very far from
the entrance, was the
POULTRY DEPARTMENT.
| In this neighborhood the continued cack-
ling, futtering, and the great boiling of
corn, gave the spectator overwhelming tes-
timony that the terrible disease which
spread over the United States two or three
years since, known in medical works as the
Hen Fever" was again making its appear
ance, and that even this healthy Territory
will soon show the tracks of the disease.
Turkeys-young and tender-strutted about
in their cage, and looked like the advent of
the " Good time coming" with the winter
holidays. Mr.. G. W. Christmas, of Min
neapolis, had pair of Bramah Pootras,
which were much admired. In the other
cages were large number of Shanghais,
Cochin Chinas, Pea Fowls, Chittagongs,
Ming Yongs and Ding -Dongs (for aught we
know,) for we are not very accomplished in
hen-lore. A pair Of swans, caught in
Northern Minnesota, attracted much atten-
ton, and were in reality one of the greatest
curiosities in the exhibition, but the poor
birds seemed out of their natural sphere,
and were discouraged and disheartened in
consequence. To the right of the entrance
was situated the
HOG DEPARTMENT.
Although the number of hogs was not
very great, the quality Of the animals fully
compensated for the lack Of great numbers.
They seemed to be agreeable porkers, and
only occasionally gave vent to subdued
grunt to prove that they were an item of
considerable Importance in the exhibition.
They were mostly young hogs, and of the
best breeds, large and fat-sufficiently SO to
drive fastidious Hebrew into incurable in
sanity. There was not a lean or hungry
looking hog in the crowd, with ribs seeming
to cry out the words of the poet, altered to
suit circumstances
Though my food should multiply,
Ihave stomach for ii all"
Leaving the swine behind we proceed to the
building, and will in as brief manner as
possible, notice the articles as they came in
our range of observation, ard commence
with
THE WHEAT.
There were but two samples Of this grain
on the tables one sample of winter wheat,
sod crop, raised by W. G. LIE Due, Esq, on
his farm near Hastings, and a sample of
spring wheat from the farm of Hon. II. II.
Sibley, near Mendoza, both very plump and
full specimens. We were much disappoint-
ed in the small display of this necessary
grain, and it is matter of regret when the
peculiar adaptation of our soil is taken into
consideration, that a greater number of sam
Piles we're not brought forward, for there can
scarcely be better soil for wheat-growing.
Mr.. LIE Dues sample yielded twenty bushels
per acre-certainly very good crop for the
first trial. Next to the wheat We came to
the
| VEGETABLES.
Mr. L. NJ. Ford of the Groveland Gardens,
commenced the formidable array, in this
branch with some fine specimens of pump
kins, beans, squashes, citrons, sweet pota-
toes, onions, cabbages, egg plants and gar
den seeds Mr.. Plummer, of Hennepin Co.,
brought a few samples Of corn, such as
would satisfy the strongest unbelever, that
Minnesota is not quite /" too cold to grow
Gavin )" Mr.. P. had also very fine sample
of peas Mr.. F. r. Webb, of Minneapolis,
produced some very good specimens of blue
pod beans, carrots and other vegetables Mr..
Cyrus Gray, Of St. Paul, had squashcs, tur-
nips and potatoes-aal very hatterfng to his
skill as farmer. Mcleod county, we be-
lieve, took the prize for the largest and best
potatoes. There was pumpkin on the
stand, of the Valparaiso variety, raised three
miles east Of St. Anthony, weighing LA
pounds. Mr.. F. Elwell, of st. Anthony, ex-
hibited very fine collection Of potatoes Of
different varieties Col. E. Case, of Minnea-
polls, had specimen Of Virginia flour corn
Mr.. j. w. Selby, of St. Paul, produced the
largest carrots and cabbages on the ground
There many other specimens of pumpkins
potatoes, turnips, beets, carrots, &C., and a
look at this department was really worth
the time and money expended.
FINE ARTS.
Mr.. Whitefald's views Of different towns
and cities, and scenes in the Territory, were
admired by all /; the Daguerreotypes and
ambrotypes of Mr.. futile, of this city, were
pronounced excellent, and established his re.
putation as an accomplished artist girl
ten years of age, Miss J. F. Loyejoy, of ST.
Anthony, produced two or three very well
executed pictures. Mr.. Morrell's Daguerre.
otypes were also very good. There were
many other beautiful articles in this depart
ment worthy of the admiration bestowed
upon them. 1elosl -
Manufactured articles were exhibited il
considerable abundance, among which wers
a chain pump manufactured by j. B. Mitch
l~Iy &c "a l.