Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-10-08

tho farm products d Dakstay has been
htted up Tor the season of 1884. and has
begun IN extended tour. II arrived in
MlWankee thH nosein6 at IL o,slesas
and will leave for Chicago at an early
honr tomorrow. The oar il st present
side-tracked st the Union depot, where
it has been visited during the afternoon
by . number OF citlzenB-ladles % well
as members Of the sterner sex. The ex.
hibits sre chiefly from the counties Of
Yankton, Clay, Union. Miner, Bon
Homme, Minnehsha, Dawson, Turner.
Lincoln. Harrison, and Brown, and con-
stitute faif representation of what Da-
kota can do in the agricultural line.
Everybody expects the now northwest
% do wonders in the way of wheat, and
the due samples OF that cereal exhibit.
ed in the csf will therefore excite no
surprise; but not little wonder will be
aroused BY the examples of the vegeta-
bic and fruit.raising capacity OF the ter.
ritory. "A eq1ash Weighing l85 pounds,
grown 10 Lincoln county, is one of the
mammoth vegetables deserving spesial.
mention. Potatoes weighing az
pounds each, q sugar beet
weighing 22H pounds, Spanish
sweet potatoes weighing 8 pounds
eacb, an ear Of white Aint corn AK.
inches in length, and stalks of blue-ioint
grass measuring 711s inches from root to
tip, are among the other notable "bip
things" which the car contains, Large
and luscious .Roking muskmelons and
watermelons, and mammoth cucumbers
also attract attention by their size and
fneness of quality. Yankton and its
neighborhood furnish fine assortment
Of fruits, including. Siberian crabs. ap
Piles Of the Malden's Blush, russell and
other fayorite varieties,s grapes. plums.
cherries, gooseberries, black berries, rasp.
berries and currants, itStfa vberries
and clover are exhibited orow-
ing in "a box Of loan. Sam
Piles of peanuts grown in Yankton are
also shown. There is also large quan-
tity OF fax. Flax seed Is now selling in
Yankton at 81 O5 per bushel. It Yields
about twenty bushels to the acre. Mil
let heads of extraordinary size are an.
other feature of the exhibition. Millet
seed is used to mix With hemp, canary
and rape seed, for bird.food. Onions.
cabbages, cauliflowers, eRR.plauts and
other specimens of garden sass'' have
due place among the samples. The car
Is decorated With photographs OF Dakota
residences and public buildings, and an
oil painting of the Queen Bee roller mill.
at Sioux Falls, which has cspscity for
turning out ! 900 barrels of.fiour per day.
In one corner of the interior is case
containing Q stuffed hawk, represented
in the act Of killing pigeon. It is the
work OF q atsxidermist Of Canton, Dakota.
A piece of fine picture embroidery, by q
Dakota lady, ia framed and hung up in
another part of the car. "A model Of a
locomotive engine, composed of grains
and grass, is another novel ornament
which excites the admiration of visitors.
The engine was designed and made by
William Sibben, OF Aberdeen, Dakota.
It stands upon little track, and has a
cab attached to it. The length:of the
ieutirs. pieos- i .sbont~ eight lset.s, The
boiler of the engine is chiefly made OF
oats-in the straw, of course,-while
wheat has been chiefly used in construct.
ing the cab. The wheels and the track
are composed Of evergreens. The cab
has stained. glass windows, and bears in
gilt letters the name of .'S. S. Merrill"
The entire interior of the car is elabo-
!rstely feetooned with grasses and cereals.
iand tho rrodnot. d;.nlo ve5 80 o,~on.oI