The Grange advance., 1874-10-21
Mr.. Morgan |of Goodhue presented

varieties Of p9tatoes; the Peerless,
Excelsior, Late5 Rose and Peach Blows,
which were head Of any collection that
we ever before saw. They were very
large and perfect. Mr.. Morgan raised
one potato this year of the Late Rose
variety that weighed four pounds. His
Peerless and Excelsiors averaged BUSH
Ell to every eight hills He considers
the Excelsior his best potato.
Rev. S. H. Barteau presented some
very large sweet beets, which were very
sweet to the taste and yield double to
the acre Of any other root planted.
Mr.. Barteau considers them the most
profitable food for stock that can be
raised.
In the line Of fruits Mr.. J. B. Locke
Of Miuneola, exhibited fourteen varie-
ties of apples, some Of them very
choice, mostly gratis, but some seed
lings. Mr.. Locke has about hundred
trees He had by far the largest dis
play Of apples On the ground.
The ladies made good display in
pantry stores,s preserves, jellies and
pickles that reflected the greatest credit
on their culinary skill and made one
wish that he were on the tasting com.
mittee. Belonging to this class we
noticed some very fine Elderberry wine
made by Mr.. Blake Of the firm of
Blake and Giles. which we believe took
the first premium. In the lip< of fancy
goods we found some remarkably good
work.
Arusr1c foyer stand made by Mrs.
Charles Ward ;.out Of oak and hazel
roots was most beautiful and tasteful
piece of work. : One would scarcely ex.
pect to make an ornament out Of such
material, but the more one sees, the
more one learns that there is nothing in
this world that may not be turned to
some use The roots were such as are
turned out by the plow or grubbed by
the hoe in new land, the bark had been
stripped off and the roots most tasteful
ly arranged and glued together forming
the base upright and basket Of the dow-
er stood and then the whole nicely var.
nished, the caryes aud peculiar forms Of
the different roots making a most
unique appearance. A pieced quilt al
SO by Mrs. Ward was very rich and
showed great taste in the selection and
arrangement Of pieces.
A crayon drawing, the " Pet Lamb," "
representing d child with it little chub-
by arms around a lambs neck, and
framed with asleather-work frame, rep
resenting grape vine loaded with
grapes, all executed by hand by Mrs. l..
c. Stearns, was very fine work Of art,
as was crayon sketch of Lake George
by the same lady. Some wax work, a
white cross surrounded by a wreath of
white flowers, executed by Mrs. Wyman,
Of Pine Island, showed great taste, as
did some shell work and rustic seed
frames by Mrs. Kirkland. A log cabin
quilt made BY the Misses Bailey, Of
Goodhue, and also fine rug, entry No.
1872. There was nespecinen of very fine
straw braid, WOODEN yarn, fine rag car
pet, and many: other things too numer-
Gus to mention, and yet all worthy Of
mention. !
Messrs. Blake & Giles made a very
fine display Of jewelry and fancy arti.
cles. This firm deal direct with the
manufacturers, the nephew Of Mr.. Blake
carrying on Large establishment, and
supplying the; and they propose to
sell the best quality Of goods and at the
lowest prices Mrs. Cover milliuer
displayed a very fin9bonnet that showed
great skill. In i ord Floral Hall was
filled With articles @,F reflected great
credit on all concerned.
Among agricultural machinery a