Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-22
FARMINGTON FAIR.
The Second Day of the Dakota County
Exhibit-Great Display of Live stock of
All Descriptisns-The Floral Display.

Exhibit-Great Display of Live Stock of
All Descriptiens-The Floral Display.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
FARM1NaToN, Sept. 21.-If any one had
any doubt about the Dakota county fair
held at this place being success as far as
an exhibit is concerned, he will be readily
convinced by dropping down to the
grounds to-day, for such an exhibit would
be hard to find anywhere.
To commence with, the grounds are To-
Gated just one mile northeast of the vii
lage and are nicely fitted up and arranged
for holding annual fairs. The track is
half mile and is well made and at pres
ent is in fine order. The officers this year
are as follows: President, A. s. Brad
ford, e-presidents, d. F. Akin, C. ].
Haynes, Dan Pitcher, W. L. Knowles, C.
R. Gribie, S. G. Hadley; treasurer, E. L.
Bracket; secretary, VIM. Harrington. ALI
of the officers are members and not only
feel an interest in the fair but in the i'm
provement of our stock, grains, vegetables,
butter, cheese, etc.
I gave you brief description of the
horses in my last, and will only say that
the number has increased so that every
stall is full. In cattle, besides the
noted herds, of DeGraE and G. J. Haynes
mentioned in my last we have Jerseys,
Holseteins and grade cattle, quite show
ing indeed. OF sheep every pen was filed
early in the day and others made and those
are full. Of the exhibitors, S. G. Hadley
has several pens of Oxfordshire, r. G..
Hudson has Shropshire and Southdowns
and Cotswolds. e. Rice has Southdowns
and grade sheep produced by crossing
the pure Oxfordshire and Southdown to-
gether, S. P. Smith one pen of grade
sheep. D. L. Balcf, two pens of Meinoes.
D. f. Akin one pen of Southdowns. j.
Fowler, one pen of high
grade sheep. Thus making
as fine an exhibit Of sheep as has ever
been made at e fair. It was expected that
E. Barrett would exhibit his Mambrino
sheep.
The swine I have not as yet looked over
but understand that it will compare favor
ably with any exhibit of the county here
tofore. The dairy exhibit is also very
fine, and among the lot are some very
creditable exhibits. G. E. Marvin, Presi-
dent of the Minnesota Butter and Cream
association, who has charge of the large
creameries at Rochester, has a fine exibit
of cheese.
Also in this department we find Col
Chas. Hamersley, OF Geneva Lake, Wiscon-
sin, has upon exhibition his peerless butter
color, that is creating such CONSERVATION
among the chemical butter colors in the
United States. In the floral department.
the exhibit is just simply immense. Moth
ing like the display of geranium foliage
plants, and in fact all the fine plants grown
anywhere as is seen here. I will mention
this diaplay more fully as soon as I can
get the secretary's books to look over.
Suffice to say, if the people
knew what the display in
in the main building was, the building
would not begin to hold the people as
large as it is. The fruit display is fine,
and in fact all the departments except
agricultural machinery which is unusually
light.
The races / will announce in nv next
and also some of the other departments
The GLOBE is commended for its liberality
in having reporter on the grounds. $
Among the arrivals from abroad
are Col Adams, of Hastings,
cadidate for congress. T. r. Hudideston,
j. B. Strait, Shakopee, J. Byrnes, Hastings,
and large number from different points.
Porter Martin, of this place, who lately
received the nomination on the Greenback
ticket for congress in this district, is a
daily visitor as well as exhibitor. Hope
Porter will mount the rostrum soon, as he
will make the canvass interesting.