Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-04
Especial Telegram to the Globe. ]

STATE fAlR SNPS'
2, 1SS2.-The rain which really began to be a
serious matter at the close of the racing on
Friday, increased in amount until about mid
night, when it ceased altogether, and at day
break this morning most glorious day was
ushered in. The face of nature was wreathed
in smiles as if she were anxious to propitiate
us poor mortals for her bad conduct yester-
day.
At an early hour people began to gather at
the grounds, and in each countenance and in
each salutation and hand shake was written
or expressed the hearty congratulation in
which all joined over the brilliant prospect
for good weather and grand, successful fair.
a casual survey of the grounds indicates a
great deal yet to be doRe 10 make the exhibit
ton perfect, but confirms the. idea that the
agriculturalists of Minnesota are out in full
force and are going TO have grand fair.
FLORAL HALL
will be completed by tonight. The state
university exhibit, filling an entire car, came
yesterday and is going into place rapidly. The
city merchants have their exhibits all ready.
and the large and interesting exhibit in the
dairy department is in apple pie order. In
the art gallery large collection of landscapes
and portraits, painted by Mrs. K. Mautor, of
MantOrville, Dodge county, came III last even
ing, and will fiji the space allotted 10 that
gallery TO repletion.
Superintendent Bohand informs the GLOBE
that in vegetables division K) over $50
entries have been made, and for certainty
this department is very fine.
The German Agricultural and Horticultural
society of Ramsey county enter for the largest
and best display of the sweepstakes premium.
flowers
Harris says have over 600 entries and is the
largest and best ever made in the state, the
Olmstead county Horticultural society and
MIR. E. B. Jordan alone making display that
would have been an honor TO any previous
state fair. In this connection | am requested
To mention that President Harris, of the Min
nesota State horticultural society, has called
special meeting of that organization to take
place on Wednesday evening next, Septem-
Der 9th.
In the west wing of the hall the ladies' fancy
work is very tastefully displayed and deserves
more particular notice at some future time.
Some Of The articles are of elaborate design
and artistic finish, and like all that the ladies
do are simply perfect.
IN MACHINERY HALL
Hymes & Patterson exhibit Mccormick goods.
Robertson Bros. exhibit Walter A. Woods bud
ers and mowers. d. FL. Williams champion
binders, reapers and mowers. The Rochester
Manufacturing company exhibit the Rochester
harvester and binder manufactured al Roches-
ter. 8. b. Clarke the Marsh Whitney platfur m
binder. The Plano harvester and binder,
manufactured at Plano; ILL.,, is exhibited by
the company. Besides these numberless smaller
exhibits fill up the hall which is being doubled
to accommodate the increased demand. The
Deering folks exhibit their full line of Irvine
binder, reapers, mowers, ETC., in their own
spacious and splendid pavilion.
CATTLE.
This department is full, not single stall of
the two hundred andIitteen being vacant, and
the question now is whore shall the rest be
put? l! is without doubt the largest and by
all odds the choicest collection of stock ever
exhibited west OF the Mississippi river.
PRINCIPAL HERDS.
G. A. DeGraff, of the famous Lake Elysian
stock farm, GAINESVILLE, Mimi, has twenty-one
head Of shorthorns. This herd is worth see
ing, and is of great importance as having
strain of perfect blood, and is credit to it's
owner and the state.
n. 2. Clarke. of the Meadow Lawn herd,
st. Cloud, MIMI, mas thirteen sAOrthorn S
and ten Jerseys, as a sample of what his farm
is stocked with. AS breeder Mr.. Clarke has
more than state reputation, and is the pos
SCISSOR of some of the best blood in the world.
Z. ID. Brockway, OF The Silver Spring stock
and dairy farm, four miles from Rochester,
has ten Jerseys ana SIX shorthorns, and fine
flock of sheep.
John W. Morse and son, Dane county, Wis,
seventeen head OF Devon cattle; magnificent
herd, and worth seeing.
Mr.. George Harding, of Waukesha, Wis.
seventeen head of shorthorns and nineteen
head of Cots sheep.
These, and numberless other minor entries,
make the cattle department fairly booming
Monday will find everything in ship-shape and
ready for the throngs of visitors.