St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-27
ROTUNDA RIPPLES.

Parlor IL at the Merchants yesterday
afternoon was the meeting place Of rep
resentatives of the Minnesota State Ag-
rieultural society and breeders of trot-
ting, and pacing stock for the purpose of
making arrangements for the races
which it is proposed to have at Hamline
next fall when the state fair is opened.
Messrs. F. G. PillSbury and Clarke
Chambers ON behalf of the society, and
Messrs. r. G.. Judson, &. W. Sherwood
and o. G. Evans for the Minnesota
Breeders association canvassed the
situation very thoroughly, and as a re-
sultsof their deliberations it was agreed
that for the Breeders stake races en-
tries should close June 1, 1883. and the
conditions will be issued by the society
at an early day. During the discussion
it was stated that Clarke Chambers, as
the representative of the agricultural
society. would visit the farmers inSti-
tute to be held at Madison, Wis, this
week, for the purpose of interviewing
breeders from all parts of the North
west who have Signified their intention
of being present on that occasion.
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"With the view of satisfying the de-
mands of the farmers of Minnesota"
said Secretary FL. +. Denny, of the ag
ricultural society, sin preparing the list
for our next exhibition we have raised
the premiums for grade cattle about
$4,000 more than they were last year,
and there will also be a marked increase
in the premiums for horses and hogs.
Complaint was made that too much at
tentiOn was being paid to trotting. stock
at the state fairs, and to remedy this
evil as far as possible the recommended
tons made by representatives of the ag
ricultural interests of the state have
been agreed to by the committee charged
with the duty of revising the premium
lists, and no further trouble is antici-
pated on that score. As regards trans
portatiOn facilities during the fair, a
committee composed of Messrs. F. C.
Pillsbury, John Cooper, j. F. Norrish
and A. E. johnson have been busy all
day circulating among the various rail
way offices with a view to making salts
factory rates. What the result of their
laborS will be is problematical, since
several days must elapse before all the
railroad officials can be heard from, but
the indications are that reasonable and
equitable rates will be given us by the
railroad companies"
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Hereford cattle on my farm at LIE
Sueur wintered splendidly," said Mr..
C. N. Cosgrove, as he sat in the rotunda
Of the Merchants yesterday afternoon,
sand of the $50 head of thoroughbreds
of this class of cattle that Il have, not
one was affected by the severity of the
weather. There is great demand for
Herefords in Nebraska and t shipped a
carload to that state last week and am
getting another lot ready for shipment
toTexas and Washington territory. 1t
speaks well for Minnesota that states
which have been celebrated for the
character of the stock raised in them
should be sending here for cattle, and
| the spring sales thus far are unprece-
dented. The fact that no sickness pre-
vailed among the cattle of Minnesota
during the past winter speaks volumes
| for the climate and surroundings of the
state, and more attention than ever
will: be paid to breeding stock
during the ensuing season. Another
shipment made by me recently was a
span of trotters, one of which was
a Western Chief mare, and the other a
Col6nna gelding, to Sardis, Miss,
showing cOnclusively that our trotting
horses are achieving deserved distinc-
ton in section where horses are so
WE'LL bred and such fayoriteS with all
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