Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-09-11
The Trego County Display Capt.
Yates
The Crowd of Observers at Bis.
marck.
atch Our Hat as It Comes Down!
Tine Four Counties Of Trego, Jefer-
son, Douglas and Wyandotte
Are the Counties Whose Displays
Attract the Most Attention.
Glory Enough for One Week.

From the far west comes Trego, almost
the end of the earth, it seemed a few
years ago. "We are not here to take the
prize, but just to show what we can do"
explained the manager, Colonel Ben G.
Rich, as he expatiated on the beauties
of Western Kansas to a wondering group.
The vegetables. grains and tame grasses
exhibited would do credit to any country,
and it is difficult for many farmers to be-
lieve that the fine corn was raised on sod.
The display was gotten up by the
Trego County Improvement association.
Among the cUriosities are miniature log
and sod houses, the dwellings in which
the early settlers resided until they had
overcome the obstacles of distance and
expense which prevented the erection of
better dwellings,. Buffalo grass is also
curiosity, and besides that Mr. Rich has
forty-five varieties Of native grasses. All
kinds 'of tame grasses soon get to be at
home in that rountry, as is shown by
specimens Of fourteen varieties Of tame
grasses also grown in Trego county sod.
Other displays in the building are fine,
but these four counties desoryedly at
tract the most attention. The judges will
have difficult task awarding the prizes
| The department is under the able man
agement Of William Miller and his affable
assistant, 0. e. Aver.
The above reading is clipped from an
article delineating the magnifcence of the
displays of the other three counties
named in one of the headings to this
article This explanation is deemed nee
essary to show why the names of the
counties do not occur in the text Of the
extract referring to Trego county. We
can afford to be fair, under the circum-
stances, even to small details. Can't we?
Topeka Commonwealth, Wednesday
Trego county has display that effect
ually gives the lie to all preconceived
notions Of that far off region. In it are
fifty-seven varieties Of grasses, forty six
of which are natives, the balance being
tame grasses. It has grain samples so
numerous as TO make it certain that all
grains can be successfully grown there;
and vegetables of all varities except
celery. I think our friends cut there
admit that the altitude is too great for
growing celery. Curious features of this
exhibit are a complete sod house and a
log house, the latter built of logs cut |
from the timber claims of the county, |
all Of which were planted since 1880. |
This exhibit is made by the Trego Coup-
ty Improvement association, and is in
charge of Ben G. Rich, Trego county's
superintendent, and his wife, who live on
a 900 acre ranch near Wa-Keeney.
TREGo ONE OF THE IMMORTAL SEVEN.
Kansas City Journal
Seven Kansas counties are represented
in Agricultural hall, with county dis
plays. They are: Allen, Douglas, Re
public, Jefferson, Wyandotte, Leaven-
worth, and Trego. Each has evidently
put the best foot formost and decision
as to their respective merits would be
difficult indeed. The hall is better filed |
this year than ever before.