Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-11-24

The Grain and Vegetable Cars of the Chica-
go, Milwaukee & st. Paul Company.
Toronto World.
This vast territory contains 150,932
square miles, or 96.50O,OOO acres of the
best farming land to be found in North
American. It is situated between the
42d and 49th degrees of north latitude
aud the 18th and 29th degrees of longi-
tude west of Washington. The extent
of this state is more than France and
twice as large as Great Britain and
Ireland. That this territory has
unbounded resources could easily be
seen, if space would admit OF the emu
meration of its mineral resources, and as
we'll as from the annual report of ITS
products from all sources. Those figures,
although correct, could not convince
any person more plainly than the ex-
hiblt made in the five large cars OF
the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul rail
way company, which is now visiting (for
the benefit of farmers) the various towns
and cities in Ontario. A brief description
Of this elegant produce exhibition car,
which will exhibit at the depot at Bramp.
ton to. day and at the railway depots III
other towns IN this part of the dominion
Immediately following, would not be
out Of place. Upon entering the car
from either end, one cannot help feeling
he has suddenly entered conservatory
arrayed in the most artistic manner,
wreatbs of corn, wheat, tobacco leaf, and
many grasses are woven and interviewer
around roof and sides, in thorough
and artistic manner, bouquets of all
styles ms de from earth's fruits are scat
tered around most profusely, until one
can scarcely believe he is not attending
the exhibit of French school of vege-
table cookery, preparatory to the cook
ing process. One of the most notable
ornaments in the car is a large bell hung
in the center of the car, the lower part
of which is made of wheat, corn, rye,
grasses, etc, and the upper part of corn
aud vegetables; for clapper or hammer,
fine clapper-shaped squash ls hung IN
the center by blue ribbon. Under this
bell prize in money will be given to
the loving couple who will join in the
bonds of matrimony.
Corn in twelve varieties, including
popcorn and the dent corn, of which
some very fine samples are shown, the
flint corn cobs measuring sixteen inches
in length. Radishes of the size of large
rats and similarly shaped, turnips, carrots
aud rutabagas, in endless variety, the
Little Queen, Mother Hubbard, Turban,
Marble, Scollop ana other varieties OF
sqnashes. The pumpkin display was very
fine, thirty dollars having been offered
for one sample of sweet pumpkins. Ia the
potato department the Early Ohio was
the most prominent, not single potato
weighed less than two pounds. some ol
them running to three pounds; there
were the Snowflake, White Elephant
White Star, Peach Blow. Burbank, Seed
ling, Western Red, Heafford's Best, anC
Heafford's Delight. The display O.
grasses. prairie red top, feet in height
blue joint, seven feet in hight, slough
Igrasses and other varieties are woven il
all directions, as well as standing in the
sheaf. Sweet potatoes aud tobacco
| Igrown at Yankton, timothy. clover, on
ions of several varieties, including tn,
Weathersfeld, Yellow Danvers, Silver
Skin, and Early Red: some yer,
fine citrons, watermelons, ant
crab apples. One long, clean. looking
: cottonwood tree. about twenty feet long
, attracts universal attention; it wa
planted three years ago from slip an,
lie now three and half inches In diane
ter, which clearly shows the speed Wit
which young growth will quietly in
crease in value. Some very fine sample
Of timber grown from seed are displaye
III many varieties, including soft mapl,
box alder, white ash, cottonwood an
apple samples of Osra, Martinua, hop
parsnips aud cucnmbcrs OF two vari.
ties