The Grange advance., 1873-10-15
Mr.. Editor of the Grange Advance

Mr.. Editor of the Grange Aduance:
| never was more surprised in my life
than when you asked me to write an ac-
count Of my trip to the State Fair for your
paper. | never should thought Of doing
such thing myself, but since you spoke
to me have fooled away considerable
time trying to get it into shape.
Well, I went down to Red Wing the
night afore, and put up at the National, so
as to be ready for the morning train. Par
ker said he'd get me out in time for the
train, but thought it wouldn't hurt him
any and would be just as safe for me if
didn't depend altogether on him. l woke
up several times during the night and
didn't go to sleep after two o'clock got
up at three and went down to the depot
There was an awful rush on the cars and
great many had to stand, but howsom-
ever got seat. noticed young fellow
who sat opposite Of me, that allowed he
was about as smart as they git EN- up now
a-days lie kept saying to the folks that
were crowding along between the benches,
looking as if they'd lost something g-and
guess most OF EN- had lost q seat Plenty
of room in the next car, gentlemen, just
pass on" If this young fellows smartness
happens to strike in it'll kill him, sure
Along about daylight took out lunch
| that mother put up for me-mother is
great hand to think of these little things
and it came in good. At Hastings there
| was another terrible rush, and where they
slowed EN- all away don't know. We got
to St. Paul about six o'clock I don't
know how it is, but do think st. Paul is
the lonesomest place I ever got into.
! strolled around for about an hour and I'm
sure it tired me more than days plowing
would at home. think it's partly in the
stone and board pavements.
Somehow or other I don't get along
with this pen very we'll. It looks small
but it feels bigger and clumsier than a hoe.
would positively rather hoe a five acre
patch of corn than write another article.
Well, little after seven, got into a
bus and went up to the fair ground
There wasn't a great many on the ground
at that early hour, and it gave me good
chance to see what was on exhibition.
The specimens on exhibition in the
agricultural department made my heart
fairly rejoice to look at. The name of the
man who raised the article, his residence,
the number Of pounds to the bushel, and
the number Of bushels to the acre were
| given on each specimen. will give you a
few specimens in this order, just as l jotted
them down.
c. Cole, Howard Lake, winter wheat,
62a tbs-42 bushels. Albert Copeland,
| Maple Prairie, Rio Grande, 81 tbs-4l
bushels. John Walsfelt, Long Lake, Fife
wheat, 60 tbs-30 bushels. w. H. Graham,
Boone Lake, brook wheat, 59tbs-3O BUSH
els. Patrick Connery, Waverly Mills, 62
tbs-40 bushels. A. J. Smoots, Irving,
| Whitcomb, Alexandria, white Treadwell
winter wheat, 65tbs-40 bushels, harvested
August 1st. David Wellman, Hobart, go
tbs-32 bushels, harvested August 18th
Isaac Lloyd, Kingston, Fife wheat, so lbs
q bushels, without cleaning. John Law
ler, Kandiyohi, Spring wheat, seed from
Ireland last year, 621 tbs-40 bushels.
There was bunch Of this wheat having
100 stalks. Ole Peterson, Gilchrist, Odes-
sa, 81 tbs-25 bushels N. Luusford,
Dassal, winter wheat, 624 tbs-35 bushels.
H. W. Pallis, Clear Lake, Scotch Fife, 81
fbs-32 bushels, 80 acres raised.
L. NJ. Brooks, Howard Lake, white rye,
ST. tbs-30 bushels. Olof Cederburg,
Herman, Grant county, Swedish rye, seed
brought by immigrants in 1870, yield last
year, 56 tbs-42 bushels. Same raised by
Pere Erlandson this year, 81 fbs-36 bush
els.
F. Weldning, Howard Lake. white oats,
36 bs-86 bushels. T. c. Jewett, Litch-
field, mixed oats, 40 tbs-6O bushels.
Hans Christopherson, Atwater, 81 lbs
80 bushels. John Mckinney, Dassal, Nor
way oats, 4l5 tbs-83 bushels.
Lars Christensen, Benson, barley, so lbs
go bushels. James Taylor, Dassal, bar
ley, I'll bushels.
| L. c. Jewett, Litchdeld, fax seed, 564
tbs-3a 1856 bushels. A. s. Lyle, Will
mar, 56 fbs-12 bushels
James Corrington, Of Dasssl, showed corr