Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-09-24

AothI eutEles......... .................1, 100
OF the entries made since noon We
have no record and it is probable that
they will swell the number to 1900.
THE EXHIBIT
is the best in all departments ever made
in Yankton and as the Yankton fairs
lead all the rest IN this section of the
country, it may be put down as exceed
ing any collection ever BROUGHT together
in southern Dakota or northern Nebras-
ka. This is particularly good year for
an agricultural and stock display and
the officers Of the association have made
this exhibition solely for the benefit of
farmers and stock growers. In the pre-
MUM list are omitted the usual heavy
purses for fraudulent professional trot.
ting horses and the premiums are turned
to the encouragement of the honest in.
dustries of this section OF country, A
blooded bull or COW, thoroughbred
stock horse or bushel of corn, are REQ
ognized as superior to the sulky equines
which are shipped from town to town
to rake in prize money without giving
any adequate return for the investment
HORSE TURF TALENT
is not ignored. A series Of
trotting and running races has
been arranged for each day Of
the fair, and the horses that 20 are the
property of our own citizens and are te
be driven in by their owners. The race.
will be honest races and whatever there
may be lacking in speed will be made
up by good intentions and satisfactory
results.
THE EARTH's PRODUCTS.
Our people are accustomed to the com
pany of mammoth pumpkins. immense
watefmelons, plethoric ssuashes, fat
tomatoes, stalwart corn and the best o
Everything that springs from the soil an6
natures in a season. With the habit
we'll fixed of looking upon natures
products in their best development they
are not liable to be astonished at what
they see. Yet the collection at the fail
grounds on this occasion beats the oldest
inhabitsnt. Such beets we're never be
fore exposed to mortal gaze, and pump
kins-well, one Of the monsters pull.
the beam at a hundred and forty pounds
A biographical sketch of this lump o.
pie material would begin: 'Oniy si1
short weeks ago it was no larger than ar
ordinary cantelope. It has &C
quired its present gigantic
dimensions by feeding on Dakota soil.
And this is only one among bewilder-
ing multitude of field giants, all arrayeG
in the hall devoted to field and garder
specialtiji.
The pride OF the farm exhibition is il
the display Of corn, fax and oats. No
where In the world could there be gath
cred together such convincing test,mon,
in behalf of the future wealth OF thi
favored section. In these department.
tho display is naturally large, as the!
are the grain staples of the Mlssour
river counties. They come from far ant
near, Nebraska furnishing its quota ant
neighboring Dakota counties vieing Will
each other for . verdict of superiority
!, From corn to
II CATTLE
is an easy transition aud the spectato
is transported to the long row of shed
which bound the northern limits OF tn
fair grounds. Here 10 An array of blood
ed stock which tells the story of rurs
prosperity. The choicest selections fror
the herds of southern Dakota an
+. northern Nebraska have been assigne
places in the exhibition an
:. they are al 90 good that the judges vi
! encounter difficult task in decidip
I which u the best.
There 10 also large and attractive GO
lection Of horse Hesh in the boz stal
. AAtosuSn0 thA nnAAl> Inu..A,nnoA rI