The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-09-21

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pen of sheep than we believed were
owned in Brule county. Mr.. T. I.
Apologize, of Charles Nix county
had two pens filled with blooded
Poland China pigs. Three of them
weighed, az ear as good Judges
could estimate, 500, 700 and aOO
pounds respectively. MI. Apologize
makes a business of breeding large
hogs and has raised them to weigh
1900 pounds. Mr.. John Stuhlmiller
had a pen filled with some choice
Poland China pigs.
The fowls were to be seen on the
north side of the main building and
although Dakota is not a hen para
disc there were on exhibition some
fine chickens and turkeys. Mr.. @. A.
Edgecomb, of P~lainteld, Dakota,
sent a coop of Mammolte Bronze
turkeys that were perfect beauties.
He had also a coop of Plymoth Rock
cockerels that attracted a good deal
of attention.
The wagons, carriages and agricul-
tural implements were in the center
of the grounds. E. p. Ochsner,
Smith & Son and j. d. Farrell all
had a big display in this department.
The main building, of course, was
the center of attraction and was
so crowded during the greater part
of the time as to make a passage
through it exceedingly difficult. Tins
building was devoted to the display
OF agricultural products, floral exhib-
its, fine arts and miscellaneous arti-
Giles. On the right as you entered the
building vas the space devoted to
agriculture and it was a sight to
make the eyes of an Eastern man
stand out in amazement. W. have
attended many state fairs but cannot
remember of ever seeing as fine a
display, as to quality, as was here
shown. 1t tells a better story for Da-
kota than any words can do. Great
punches of corn, mammoth pumpkins,
squash, beets, onions, potatoes, cab
bage and SO on through the list were
seen that rvaled the biggest stories
told of this truly wonderful
country. Mr.. John Mckee, of course,
was on hand with several wagon
of products from his Expert
mental farm. He exhibited over 70
varieties of vegetables alone besides
cannot state how many kinds of
We noted two squashes that
weighed 81 and SO pounds each, Z
varieties of muskmelons, onions that
weighed 2! pounds each, mammoth
pumpkins, any IL of which would
keep a Connecticut family i'll pies for
a year, several varieties of sweet corn
among which was the Excelsior, the
looking corn we ever saw We
counted IL varieties of wheat in this
exhibit. One sample bottle contained
746 kernels said to have been raised
from n kernel of wheat. Mr.. Nc
kee also showed a bunch OF Austrian
Golden millet, the coming glass; of
Dakota he thinks. The lunch was
over 81 feet it height. He says three
crops of this grass a year are cut in
California. We should like to men-
ion many other noteworthy vegeta-
bles and grains shown by him but
space forbids. c. NJ. Austin, the
Lyon brothers and others whose
aa,ncs we did not learn were large
in this department. All
Of them having a magnificent display
potatoes, onions, corn, squash etc.
The Hubbard squash shown by Mr..
were especially good. Mr.. A.
Smith had a sample bag of Velvet
.haff wheat which weighed 63 pounds
to the bushel. ~ bushels were raised
from IL pounds of seed sown on one
half acr Of ground. The display of
agricultural products occupied the
south side of the building and
even then not more than one half
could be properly Displayed, for lack
Of room.
Smith & Son and +. p. Ocl,sner
both had a good space near each end
Of the building we'll filled with parlor
and cooking stoves and ranges which
they took pride in showing to inter-
estsd observers. d. +. Robinson had
q beautiful display Of neckwear, cloth
ing, hats and caps, trunks and vallses.
His exhibit Of neckvear was particu
larly fine and a better one could hard.
ly have been made by any retail
house. d. Warner and E. Brenne
had a fine display of dry goods
and notions. The former showed
some beautiful dress goods in cash
meres, crepes, buntlngs and silks. In
and cassimeres the dis
was GOOD NJ Wornar