St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-16
TwENrY-THInD ANNUAL FAIR
or the Bt"c EARTH County Agricultural
Society, HeId ar Garden city, Minn.,
Sept. ION, I'm aIId 12th, 1854

or the Blue Earth County agricultural
Society, Held ar Garden City, MIMI,
Sept. ION, I'm and 1?th, 1884.
The management Of the Blue Earth Coun-
~ Agricultural society have reason to con
graduate themselves upon the success of
their twenty-third annual fair. The heavy
rains Of the preceding week, eliminating in
the very severe wind aud rain storm of
Tuesday night, Sept 9th, made it impossi-
bic for large number Of the farmers TO
leave home. Their scattered wheat and hay
stacks needed their attention more than the
fair. These causes made the exhibits and
the attendance much lighter than they
would otherwise have been. Blue Earth
county has however, within the last few
years, brought so much fine stock within its
borders that almost any portion of the county
could make creditable showing of very fine
stock.
Those exhibitors who were near enough to
take advantage of the fine weather of
Wednesday aud Thursday were numerous
enough to fill to Overlooking tho sheds and
sahi's OF the society.
MIR. c. NJ Green, of the Greenvalley stock
farm, had ON exhibition fine imported Nor
man-Percherou stallion, weighing 1910
pounds. He also exhibited eight head of
Aberdeen Angus cattle. His two thorough
bred cows Martha of Rougomont'' and
"Waterslde Emma are particularly fne.
Q. \. Nelson, of the Nelson stock farm,
III Rapidan, exhibits fine grade Norman
stallion, brood mares and colts, team of
draft horses and group of five colts. Mr..
Nelson also took away the first preiums on
his Cotswold sheep.
K. L. Hauk, Of Good Thunder, exhibited
an imported Clydesdale stallion, also herd
OF seven thoroughbred Short Horn cattle, a
grade Holstein bull and a grade Jersey
neiter.
T n. Boyuton, Of the Garden
City stock farm has for many
years given attention to the
breeding OF short horn cattle He had on
exhibition nine animals OF that breed. His
son, Mr.. c. J. Boynton, had five more Of the
same stock on the ground Mr.. Boynton's
Berkshire swine also received premium.
c. IL. Piper, Charles {. Marston, II. C.
Howard and J c. Curryer each had on exit
bition some very tine stock both Of horses
and cattle
There were in all over 100 horses on exhi-
bidon aud about fifty cattle.
The display of fruit raised in the county
each year increases in variety and excel
lenee. Apples Of all kiuds-crab, summer.
fail, and wiuter-were shown. Mr.. II. W.
Mendenhall made display OF grapes that
excited many complimentary remarks. 1t
Included eight varieties.
Wheat corn. and other grains were well
represented. Squashes, pumpkins, turnips,
bcets, and the gardens generally. 0ne OF
the feature of the vegetable department was
the display Of twenty varieties OF potatoes
mSdy by Mr.. G.. s, Hsigh.
The ladies of the county made their usual
contributions to the beauty OF floral hall.
There were tides worked, crocheted, knitted
and dsrned The crazy quilts Of Mrs. II. c.
Howard and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Franchere were
particularly handsome. In flowers aud
house plants there wss a very pretty display.
TIE pyramid OF flowers by Miss Maud Z.
Bruce was especially noticeable.
The attendance during the trst two DAYS
WIS light, but tine weather dried the roads,
and on the last day il was estimated that no;
\ less than 1900 people were present Com
pany OF the Second regiment Of Maukatc
were present as the guests Of the society.
The ladies Of the Episcopal and Presbyterian
societies OF Lake Crystal undertook to pro-
vide for the hungry. They were how
ever not quite prepared for either the
axe or the hnugriuess Of the last days