St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-25
FARIBAULT COUNTY FAIR.
A Successful ExpOsition-Wi nnebagO
City Wins Laurels.
Especial Correspondence of the Globe. |

WINyEBAGo CITY, Sept. 23.-A very
successful exhibition was held at
Winnebago City last Thursday, Friday and
Saturday. It was the first fair held under
the recent arrangement by which the fair
ground was removed from Blue Earth CITY,
where it has previously been held, and was
in every respect a great success. The
grounds are large, dry and well arranged;
the race track of half mile, wide, smooth
and level. The buildings are not what they
will be another year, nor what the society de-
signs them to be, but answered the purpose
very well for the present exhibition. The
show Of stock was positively ine-a credit to
the owners, the county and the state at large.
Faribault county enjoys the reputation Of
being one of the finest in the state, and is
not only rich in its soil and natural resources
in its thoroughbred and graded stock, but
peculiarly so in the enterprise and industry
of its inhabitants, as the late showing of its
resources abundantly proves. Among the
many noticeable exhibitions was the herd of
imported Swiss cattle owned by Freeman
Squires, of Blue Earth City township. These
cattle, six in number, were imported from
Switzerland TO New York in 1888 and brought
from there TO Minnesota in April, 1884, at
cost of $4,000. They are beauties of the
first water, and took the first premium in
that class. Next in rarity, as perhaps in
merit, were the Polled Angus cattle of j. c.
Green, of Amboy, Blue Earth county He
exhibited eight head, four of them imported
This breed of cattle is gaining fast in the es-
timation of farmers, and Mr.. Green has
very fine herd of thoroughbreds and grades
He also took first premium in that class G.
II. Hodge, of Delavan, showed an imported
bull and COW of the Holstein variety. The
largest showing of cattle OF any breed was
made by Bulls, of Winnebago. He exhib-
tied twenty head of Herefords, that for purity
of breeding and perfection Of form, cannot
be eXcelled by any breeder of
Herefords. 4 fine herd Of Short
horns shown by A. McAuley took the first
premium in that class, and a bull owned by
f. Atkinson took the sweepstakes. The
HORSES
or all breeds and grades were well repre-
scented. Clydes and Normans predominated
and in their classes some excellent speci-
mems were shown. We wish TO speak
weight $50 pounds, owned by James Sharp
less, of Delavan. He is said to be, and l
| believe it, the best horse of his class in Min
nesota. He is a horse of wonderful sub
stance and powers, and in form, style and
action is unrivaled by any horse of his
weight. In the list OF Normans the horse
MARTINI owned by c. ". Green, weight
/ l,S40 pounds, four years old, was first. For
draft purposes he is all that could be desired.
/ The display of hogs, sheep poultry, etc, was
very creditable. The racing, as il always
does, attracted considerable attention. and
provoked considerable mirth. horse taken
off the threshing machine and entered for
the green race got away with the purse in a
little over three minute time. In the free
for ali Ben Tower, of Martin county, entered
some horses that raked in the pot" In the
free for all running race Brady's b. z. won
the race and purse. The display of machinery
and manufactured goods was large
aud gratifying. Floral hall was
crowded with works Of art, agricultural and
household exhibits, fruits, etc, etc. We
have not space to mention the many fine
things on exhibition there. Suffice ii that
we were profoundly impressed with the taste
and skill displayed by the fair ladies of Fari-
/ bault county, not only in the creation. but in
the arrangement Of their handiwork as ex-
hibited in their department. God bless
them they are an inspiration, as wen as a
blessing to US. A very eloquent address was
delivered the second day nv 5. J. Abbott.
Esq, of Winnebago city. Mr.. Abbott is a
gentleman Of fine presence and his o-atory
called forth repeated applause. In conelu-
sion let me say the farmers, mechanics
laborers, and all others who had part in
the fair have done well. But they can dc
still better, and We hope their late success
viii stimulate them to efforts which will place
them far ahead Of their present standing.