New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-09-25
FAIR NOTES.


The Annual Agricultural and In
dustrial Fair of the Brown County Ag-
ricultural Society, was held in and
around Turner Hall last week, COM
mencing on Saturday and terminating
ON Sunday. Saturday forenoon was de-
voted to the entry and arrangement OF
articles, and the fair was not formally
opened until p. m. Although the
weather was warm and pleasant the
attendance on Saturday was small.
THE DISPLAY
in the stock department was quite
small. VIM. Gieseke and Anton Brey
exhibited their fine Norman stations,
and, the former fine Durham COW.
John Manderfeld exhibited a Durham
bull. E. G. Koch and VIM. Skinner
exhibited SOME fine Specimens of Po-
land China porkers, and J. H. Mander-
field q fine SOW. D. Haberle exhibited
very large one year old colt. The
display OF horses was very poor, Mic.
Nenno being the only one that exhibit
ed a draught team. There were also
u Few .other horses, COWS, sheep and
hogs. On Sunday the exhibit OF
draught horses was somewhat larger.
THE POULTRY DEPARTMENT
was SHINY represented, G. NJ. Schmitt,
of this city, exhibited some fine young
turkeys, being the only exhibitor.
THE MACHINERY DEPARTMENT
was sadly neglected, nothing being ex-
hibited except few wagons, by S. D.
Peterson, and the Farmers Friend
Tanning Mill, by FIR. Held, and few
plows.
The display of fruit, vegetables
grain, etc., was very fine. The exhib-
it in
THE FRUIT DEPARTMENT
was splendid, and the large variety of
apples and grapes, over former years,
was commented upon by everybody.
Geo. Gilley, S. A. George, E. G. Koch.
q. Lipp, II. Hoffman,, Peter Mack. T..
Runk, H. B. Constans, VIM. Thiele.
IL. Vajen, H. Muller and H. Loheyde
were the principal exhibitors of fruit.
the last named five having the largest
assortment of large apples. Mr.. II. E.
Lowell, Minneapolis nursery man.
made nice display of very large as.
sortment of grapes and apples, Mr..
Lowell was at the same time taking
orders for trees. The display in the
GRAIN AND VEGETABLE DEPARTMENT
was very large. The most prominent
exhibitors being Peter Mack. VIM.
Baumgartner. Chas. Hansing. David
Haberle, G. G. Brandt, VIM. Thiele, J
Plath, Henry Muller, Aug. Nagel, F.
Dlepolder, M. Penning and Capt. S. A.
George. Nearly all of the above named
gentlemen also exhibited wheat, oats
barley, rye and corn. Our friend Geo,
Gill y made the best exhibit of pota
toes, and carried off the first prize
Some OF the exhibits in this depart
ment were very fine. VIM. Thiele an(
J.. Runk were the principal exhibitors
of honey. Mr.. Runk also had some
fine tobacco on exhibition.
The display of butter and cheese was
not as good as it might have been
Capt. George, VIM. Skinner and Kies
ling, Keller & Co. being the only ex
hibitOrs of the former, and S.A. George
G.Scherer andF. Diepolder of the latter
We hope to see better representation
OF these products at our next annua
fair.
Geo. Gilley. of Butternut Valley ex
hibited samples of amber cane syrur
and sugar. The making of sugar from
amber cane in this vicinity IS yet il
It's infancy, and we believe Mr.. Gilley
IS the only party who has ever made the
experiment. He informed US that
this years crop of cane is very excel
lent and sweet, and that he made g.
gallons of a splendid syrup from fou]
loads of cane. He proposes to give
the sugar theory practical test this
fall, and will report progress through
the columns Of the REVIEW, as it is
matter which interests MANY of ON
readers.
THE FLORAL DEPARTMENT
IN the lecture room was in charge OF
'Chas. Hansing and Aug. Westphal
ably assisted by committee of ladies
and to their excellent taste and judg
ment the neatness of the display was
largely creditable. .
The display in the ladies' depart
ment was not as large as we have seer
it on previous occasions, but the ar
tlcles exhibited were really very
tine. Among the principal exhibi
tors in this department. we no
tlced the Sisters of Charity, who made
the best display in needle work and re-
ceived the first prize. The wax Easter
cross also exhibited by them was
very fine. Miss Amalia Grmf exhibit
ed some very fine needle work as die
also Augusta Schell, Amanda Nagel
Nary Guaflinn Ida RoL,,l.a- o.>sa ~.