Daily globe., 1879-09-04

0GaGo legl6laGufo was building wiser than 1T
knew or imagined when it made the appropria-
tion which inaugurated the establishment Of a
fish hatchery.
THE BUTTER EXHIBIT.
The exhibit of butter is both large, varied
and excellent and demonstrates, If any one
doubted it, the fact that Minnesota is indeed
under the proper conditions, produce "a good
an article in this line as New York or any State
in the East The competition for the society's
premium will be both sharp and exciting, a. it
is difficult to determine which particular SAM
pie is best when all are so good. The result of
the exhibit, however, cannot but be beneficial
in stimulating the production of the very best
article that can be made, and in this respect
the State at large is certain to be great gamer
thereby. In this department are to be seen
several devices for keeping the milk and cream
in the best condition and to the greatest ad-
vantage. Perhaps the beat of these contri-
vances is the Hutchinson Creamery, which GER
tainly presents the appearance of being emf
nently adapted to the end in view.
C., NJ. 4 ST. PAUL EXHIBIT.
In the rear of the st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Manitoba display, already mentioned, is that
of the above named road. The exhibit includes
all cereal and vegetable products from various
points along the line of the road, and prasses
is a good one, and considering the brief time
allowed for getting it together, Mr.. d. A.
Holbrook, the Northwestern passenger agent
of the company, has, it must be confessed. done
his whole duty and is entitled to great credit
for the manner in which he has classified and
arranged the materials on his hands. Consid-
ering again the feeling which actuate the mo.
guls Of this corporation, Merrill, Gault, Prior
Co., towards St. Paul aud this section of the
State, the display is perhaps better than could
be expected. and remembering Sancho Panza' e
advice, it would be well not to look the gift
horse in the mouth. Such. no doubt, is the
feeling of the moguls aforesaid
THE ST. PAUL SIOUX CITY
This compauy's exhibit is id charge of Mr..
G. W. Hubbard, and, in point of elaborate dis
play, variety and quantity and artistic arrange
ment, is far ahead of any of its competitors.
Mr.. Hubbard was given carte blanche to get up
| creditable display. and right nobly has be
pei formed his duty. No one should visit tie
grounds without a thorough inspection Of this,
the Sioux City exhibit, and no one who does
this will consider the time 80 spent as thrown
away.
The ceiling of the building is thatched with
corn in the stalk, which conceals the rafters.
On entering the visitor inspects straw
matched miniature cottage, the chimney of
which, protruding through the roof, is. made
of ears of corn-the top of which is made OF
dark colOred corn, which represents the smoke
bcgrimed mouth of the ordinary furnace.
Next is an octsgon glass frame filled with
wheat, oats and barley. which is most tasteful
| and unique, but has the additional advantage
of showing off its contents in the best possible
manner.
| Along the wall on one side is large space
filled with sheaves of wheat oats; rye and bar
ley in field of stubble. On the sheaves are
prairie chickens, plover, quail. grouse ana
snipe of two or three kinds, which present a
most natural and life like appearance. The
opposite side is lined with fine specimens of
corn and with large collection of the finest
and best vegetables Of all kinds, potatoes, etc,
which need not be enumerated From the
ceiling are suspended long strings of ears of
corn, among them a variety Of black grain
from the farm of Thompson & Kendall, in Cot
tonwood county.
Here are fax yielding 23 to Is bushels per
acre; all kinds of grasses, various kinds of
potatoes; wild rice sixteen feet high; fruits of
various kinds from NicOllet, Siblev and
Watonwan counties; samples of -four from
the mills along the line; Al varieties of crab
apples from one farm in Carver county; an
pies grown on farm of John g. Baa. from
Minnesota seeding grated into native @ , crab
stock, very large and measuring thirteen
inches in circumference, and msny other Va
| rleties too numerous to mention.
A large variety of amber cane is also shown.
which is an object of interest in view of the
Importance which the sugar interests of the
State is assuming.
In this collection Judge Whitlock, of Belle
Plaine, has some samples of fine corn, includ.
ing three varieties, also wheat weighinz.6O lbs,
to the bushel and 60 bushels to the acre. and
five kinds of potatoes, all very fine looking.
Another curiosity is q sample of tobacco
grown by Hon. Geo. Giles, of Belle PLANE, in
Guiding partly cured Connecticut seed leaf.
planted May ~ and cut August 10th, Welding
600 lbs. per acre, and partially cured Havana
tobacco from imported seed, yielding 600 lbs. to
the acre, both Of which go far towards proving
that the weed is, or rather can be made ma
tive and Ito the manner born in the State.
There is also Mennonite wagon made in
Russia, with harness. etc.; Russian clock.
brick made of earth and straw, and samples Of
the fuel used by the colony At Mountain Lake.
Altogether the display is . most interesting
feature Of the fair and reflects infinite credit
upon the liberal management of the road and
upon the gentleman who contrived and az
ranged it.
CA. DE CRAFTS HERD.
A further mention of some of the fine herds
of cattle and other stock on exhibition is
necessary at this time. MI. De Graf has seven
head of his young cattle which he exhibits
with the view of showing what can be done in
this line in Minnesota. Among his herd which
is, a. every Minnesotian knows, an exception
ally fine one, and one which represents the best
blsod and all the most observable points in
cattle for this section, is three year old bull,
Duke of Moundale, bred by II. P. Thompson,
Kentucky, red roam, very gentle, and very
fine looking animal, and q spring bull calf,
Jim Blaine, which took the first premium in
his class in the breeders' herd. These two are
the Alpha and Omega of the seven. the oldesl
and youngest. Space forbids specific mention
of the remaining, but a. they are of the same
equally fine and equally valuable. In fact the,
are of the very best strain. and too much credi,
cannot be awarded Mr.. De Graft for the intro
duction of such valuable cattle into the State
Several of the herd secured
premiums in their respective classes, which
will hereafter be noted more in detail.
OTHER HERDS.
G. L. Visconte, of Hastings, exhibits four
year old bull Crown Duke, . Thoroughbred Jer-
sey, and seven grades. cows and calves, all fine
animals.
8. Gardiner, Of Hastings, exhibits six head Of
Jerseys-all fine cattle: Commodore, six months
old, sired by Alexander, dam Mis-, has fine
points; Alexander, 81 years old, very kind and
gentle; COW. Mia, four years old. buff colored,
black faced, small horns, fine legs and good
mixer; another, three years, Light hwn or
white ottled, and . 6ue animal.
n. N. Morton, Of 81. Paul. exhibits two full
bloods and two grades, which are very nice
specimens of cattle. rs
Hoasn AND coIas.
6tratton & Tsarc,s Of Rich Valley, Dakota
conntv exhibits CIVdAadale atallion four vAay.