Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-24
DAKOTA COUNTY FAIR.

! Floral Characterization.
Especial Correspondence of the Globe.l
FARM1NGToN, MINI, Sept. 21.-The an
nual fair of the Dakota County Agricul-
tural society was held at Pennington com
mencing Wednesday, Sept. 10. All day
Wednesday the officers of the association
were kept busy giving out stalls and space,
and by 3 p. m. it was found that the large
number of stalls and sheds that have here
tofore held the stock we're inadequate to
the demand, and draft vas made on the
lumber yards for more lumber, and the
carpenter force was put TO work, and at
night had large number of stalls COM
pleted but still not enough to satisfy the
demand. The exhibitors, however, put on
good face and tied their stock to the
fence until the morning, when new stalls
were promised, but alas! Thursday at $50
a. N. the rain commenced and it
continued all day. The weather too, was
most uncomfortable and chilled all to the
marrow. 1t certainly looked gloomy
enough. The officers, however, met and
continue the fair until Saturday night.
At 2 p. m. the extra train from Hastings
stopped at the fair grounds and let off
large number Of the public spirited citi-
zeus of Hastings. Among the first to step
on the grounds was the genial AMI whole
souled j. F. Norrish, PreSt of the Hast
ings' fair, accompanied by his aids who
did him SO proud al the Hastings fair;
Hon. John Byers and L. S. Follett. Also
Gen. LeDuc our former commissioner of
agriculture, Judge Sullivan, Mr.. Gillett,
Hon. D. Chamberlain, Irving Todd, N.
DeKay the popular Justice of the peace
and host of other. They Immediately
took survey of al and we're loud in their
praises, and i assure you that Pennington
will not forget Hastings in turning out so
strong in spite of rain and mud, to show
their good will in encouraging the fair.
DR.. Hill of Owatama, A. Post of Faribault
and others from Distance vera in attend
ance at the fair during the day, which
must have been very encouraging to the
officers who have labo.ed So hard TO get up
the fair.
The exhibit is grand and will compare
favorably with any fair, state or district,
that has been held this year, and with the
class of good farmers located in this
county, and with the interest manifested
by them to sustain their fair, there is ne
such word as fail.
Now to the exhibit, and it must be given
in brief, as there is SO much and that too
entered by so many exhibitors it would
take too much time to give detailed dis
cription, consequently will give only the
larger exhibitors.
Commencing with horses the draft takes
the lead. Leonard Johnson, who lives on
Iy eight miles distant, and who is SO we'll
known, not only here, but across the wat
or, is the largest exhibitor, he having some
twenty head all imported or home bred.
Re has Norman and Englishshire horses.
S. Spearin comes next with Normans and
Clydesdales. Mr. Crowley comes next
with Clydesdalss, as also Charles Smith
with his fine horses. j. Feeloy shows
There are also others that have three and
four head of fine ones that cannot call to
mind now. Ofdriving horses the exhibit
is fair bat very choice, and are all home
horses, except A. Post, Of Faribault, who
shows at the head Of his stud that grand
stallion Taylor, by Florida, dam
by Roe's Abdallsh Chief. Porter Martin
has Archer's Almont and Administrator.
Mr.. johnson, the trotting horse Johnson,
as he is familiarly called, shows fine dia-
mond mare and three Of her colts, that
would be hard to beat in any show ring.
But here am DEPRESSING, and will stop
and will only say that there are, 1 under
stand, eighty entries in horses alone and
not scrub. OF cattle, @. I. Hsines of this
place, has large draft from his herd of
short horns, headed by his grand Thorndale
bull, gem of the first water. Next to him
We find VIM. Davis, the racy correspondent
| Of The Hastings Gazette, with fine herd
of high grades. Passing by his cattle we
| come to VIM. Falls high grade short horns.
Then we come to three herds owned by
Mr.. Marks that attract attention. Major
2. j. Kanory comes next with a recorded
short horn, monstrous fellow, that Pete
says will cure sore eyes. Barney Stevens
drops into the short horn circle with q good
| showing. as we'll IS quite number OF
other substantial farmers OF this
vicinity who for the first
time have gone to raising stock,
And right here let ne say that it must
be 8 proud day for G. J. Haines, who
| has furnished the nUclens fer these herds,
as the general reply 70 the question: what
breed is this, and the reply nine times out
Of ten is Haines' stock. OF Holsteins, Mr..
Lewis and Mr Carpenter lead the way;
of Jerseys, Stephen Bell; of Devons, R, G..
Judson. Suffice to say that the exhibit of
cattle is on large scale, double that of
any former exhibit.
OF sheep the Cotswolds have the most
entries and are represented by drafts from
the following flocks: D. Hildred, Joseph
Lohler, P. j. Kamory and R. G. Judson:
The O1fords come next and are represent
ed by s. j. Headley, who shows his import.
ed sheep as we'll as the home bred. Mr..
Headley also received to-day per express
from the Fields Bros. of Cedar Falls, Iowa,
the grand O1fordshire ram lamb Banker
and he has placed the same upon
exhibition. D. w. Balch shows two pens
Of Merinos, very fine. Mr.. Rice shows
Southdowns.
| OF swine the exhibit. is all that could be
asked for, all of the pens being fllsd. s.
Jenkins shows eight head of Poland Chinas
that would make Jew go back on his re-
ligiol; G. J. Haines ditto. M. Crowley,
Leonard johnson and others show Poland
Chinas. OF Berkshires Mr.. Carpenter,
Leonard johnson and others make fine
showing, and there is one exhibit of Suf-
folk. Mr.. Shepley shows two pens of Jer-
ssy Reds, and the steady rain on them did
not wash off the color