Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-03

tendence and through the day discoursed their
choicest music-the strains uf which, floating
in the air, entered the GLOBE building and
thence passed via the telephone to the central
Office in st. Paul, where thew we're distinctly
audible. The position of the band from the
GLOBE Office was fully fifty feet distant, which
little circumstance, however, was of no mo-
mert in interfering with the transmission of
tue musical hsrmonies evolved on the OCCASION.
GERMAN AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY,"
The German agricultural society of Ramsey
county have, as usual with this enterprising
organization, come to the fore with a maguifi-
cent display of the products of the soil, all of
which are SO grouped, garlanded and festooped
as to set off their at ractive features in the
best possible manner. The soclety's exhibi-
ton is in charge of Adam Bohland, the secre-
tary, and is highly creditable TO the industry
and agricultural skill of the members as we'll
as q credit to the productiveness Of the soil.
Very good taste is displayed in the taut ensemble
Of ebee the aats9nd The tables and
and blue covering. The top of the principal
exhibition stand is crowned with large sheaf
of wheat and oats, surmounted with stalks of
corn, and on either aide are hung festoens of
flowers and evergreen garlands. The tables are
covered With an immense amount of vegetables
of all kinds aud qualities, as fine as can be pro.
artistic taste on the part of the ladies who did
the work. In one Of the windows is a fac simile
representation of a rake, scythe and sickle, all
of straw and very neatly formed.
Among the contributions, Herman Cristoph
and Alex. Kunze both made liberal and very
fine display in vegetables ami all kinds of gar
den stuff, as did Mr.. Henckel, among whose
collection is green cucumber in a glass bottle,
which puzzles some folks to tell how it got
there. 1t is needless to say that. like Topsy,
lit just grewed." Some very fine varieties Of
wheat are also seen, among them two very fine
samples Of Scotch Fife, by Hon. Peter Bohland,
and yielding over twenty bushels to the acre
and weighing over sixty pounds to the bushel.
BECKER CouNrY's DISPLAY.
In the same building Becker county has a
very creditable exhibition of her various agri-
cultural capacities. The collection is in charge
of Messrs. @. 81. Tuesley and John Sherman, of
Detroit, and consists of corn in the stalk
eleven feet high, corn in the ear, morster
equashes and pumpkins, caulifOwers and
watermelons. and all kinds of garden products
generally; oats in grain and sheath; Scotch fife
wheat, yielding twenty-eight bushels to the
bushel, raised by Mr.. Wellman, of Frazee City;
another specimen of the same wheat raised
by j. D. Mason, weighing sixty pounds and
yielding twenty-eight bushels, and oats Weld
ing thirty-four bushels and weighing thirty
seven pounds. Here are also to be found
by R. L. Frazee, of Frazee City. and also from
Redwood Mills, near the White Earth Reserva-
ton. In this collection there Is also TO be
seen fine specimen Of honey in glass jar and
box, which was contributed and forwarded to
this exhibition by William Fritze, a we'll
known and successful agriculturist of st. Louis
county.
FINE HERDS OF CATTLE.
T. w. Larany, of Beloit, Wis, exhibits
fourteen head of his celebrated herd of Hols-
tein cattle. Among them are Butcher, aged 8
years, weight 1850 pounds; Highland Chief
No. 10, years old-hoth imported bulls, very
gentle and doci.e; two-year old Douglas I'd,
cow years old. VIII oh gives eighty POUNDS of
milk per day; another Swear old, a third four,
all very fine looking aud valuable animals. be.
sides several warnings and calves. t 4a
Shaw & Bulls, of Winnebago City, have nine
head of cattle of the Hereford stock These
cattle are marked red and white, generally with
white faces and are undoubtedly among the
3year old and two 2-year olds, all having
calves with them, are especially noticeable. A
3-year old bull of the same stock weighs 1920
pounds. -ls -sra .s. -.
James King, of West st. Paul, exhibits two
very large and fine steers, weighing something
over 6O0 pounds. EA..s - .giaa.f,-
Peter Davy, of Monterey, Wis, exhibits If
teen head of his celebrated Scottish black Gallo
way cattle. among them g. 4.year.old bull
weighing 2, 100 pounds. sy
J. NJ. Eddy enters his fine 4-year-old, Judge
Prescott. aa a.E :
DEER1Na's BLuFFDALE HERD.
Sam Deering of West st. Paul, has his fine
Blufdale herd on deck. The Third Marquis of
Oakdale, years old, weighing 2S00 pounds,
with four Of his calves, will contest for the
Sweepstakes premium. Hope of lakewood
Third. years. weighs 1,SOO pounds and is a
very fine mixer. A 2-year-old heifer weighs
1.700 pounds, and is beauty. Oakwo.d
Gwynee Sixth, years, weighs 1868 pounds,
and is said to be the best milking short horn in
the State. The Marquis of Bluffdale, months
old, weighs over 100 pounds and is one of the
best bred on the ground. Gypsy Gw,nne
Fourth, a2-year-old heifer, is also very fine
animal. Mr.. behring's herd consists of sixteen
head. and attracts as much attention as any
on the ground.
G. W. Hendrickson, of Como, has on exhi-
bition o portion of hia fine herd of thorough
breds and five head of grade cattle.
VIM. Malloy, of st. Paul, exhibits also fine
2-year-old heifer of grade stock.
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