The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-10-02


mission to adjust. The only way out is
for the farmer to ship his own wheat to
market, and receive what II IL worth
under state inspection.
These questions given and answered
above closed the discussion, and after
three cheers for the Commissioners the
people turned their attention To other
features of the fair.
After being relieved from the duties
attendant upon noting that which ~
above recorded, We reporter took u stroll
about the grounds. Dropping INTO
FLORAL HALL,
one was impressed that u farmers wife
or daughter can make just as handsome
and attractive fancy work as any other
mans wife or daughter. The hall itself
il not an imposing structure, but IT was
filed with great variety of handsome
productions of needle, crochet and lace
work, quilt work, etc.
vEGETABLEs.
The display i'm this department was
far superior To that on exhibition at the
Mankato fair, and the equal-if not in
quantity certainly in quality-to that
found at any of our hest county fairs.
Mr.. +. +. Cross, of Myrna, showed five
varieties of excellent corn. and particu-
larly attractive was his "Pride of the
north" variety.
w. T. Davies also exhibited a variety
of corn.
ii. NJ. Brush showed some tomatoes
called the wonder of Italy," and som"
golden down. peppers.
j. j. Gordon, w. IL. Johnston, J. C.
Thompson, ID. w. Davies, w. i. Davies
and &. n. Gilchrist, MI exhibited sam.
Piles Of excellent corn, which convinced
anyone that we have plenty good corn
in the county.
Miles Thompson, Esq, showed that
peanuts can be grown i'm Minnesota by
exhibiting fine sample of them.
We might go on and enumerate eacl
individual exhibitor in this department
but space forbids. Suffice il To say thai
all kinds Of vegetables grown in Mime
sofa, or any other state for that matter
were on exhibition, and of II superior
growth.
| The exhibit i'm this department wa,
not as large as in former years, and the
ia.., of so many fairs just preceding thi,
il N'ry likely the reason.
MIR J. :. Parks exhibited two pens %
fine roland China pigs.
r. y. Cornish, fun blood Poland Chin,
boar, ;,nrchased from f.. III. Smith, o
R0ch,.ai"r, at the Mankato fair He al
81 shu II his three-qliarters blood
Short Hon bull-a fine animal weighin.
fully 2,0O0 pounds.
n. Gregory, Shelby, two year old llol
stein bull.
y. Iattintr, Shelby, three-quarte
blood Holstein.
j. :. Parks, half-blood Hereford
| c. NJ. Green, Greenyalley stock farm
III head Of celebrated Aberdeen-Angu
cattle.
| la this department, also, the eXhibi
was much smaller than heretofore, an,
the reason IL the same as that attribute,
to the lack of stock. The followin,
awards were made by the committee:
l.. +. Mckibben, full blood Norman
Colossus premium.
&. NJ. Green, 2nd premium.
A. +. Anderson, Sterling, grade Nor
man, years old, LIST premium.
Oliver Ashley, Ceresco. md premium
A. T.. Salsbery, sucking colt. lst prem
ium.
NJ. NJ. Woodbury., Willow Creek, 2n'
premium.
John Johnston, Sterling, three-quarte
blood clyde, LIST premium.
n. Stevens, Willow Creek, suckiin
colt one-quarter blood Norman, Is
premium.
o. Herricks Nashville Center, MartIl
county, 2nd premium.
L. .. Allen, Woodland, two year oil,
half-bloOd Norman, lat and 2nd prem
Iums.
Frank latin, span 2-year old grad
Normans, LIST premium.
Adam Andrews, Ceresco, span a
grade Norman mares for general work
LIST premium.