The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-09-28
WISCONSIN STATE FAIR.
big Show OF Vegetables and Poultry,
But surprisingIy foor Display of
Dairy ProGucts-Some of the Curiosi-
Ties of the Exhibit-The Award of Pre-
miums-The Races.

Wiling had depressing elect upon
early visitors, but as tie forenoon adj
vanced the warmth OF the sun tempered
the Winds to the shorn lamb, and made
outdoor work more agreeable.
The poultry exhibit was more than
double the size ol any previous display.
There were nearly / 900 specimens on
exhibition, embracing nearly every kind
OF fowl found In this section of the coun-
try.
The fruit exhibit was very large and
fine, equal TO that of any pre-
vious year. The Sauk County Nursery,
OF Baraboo, exhibited lO2 varieties OF
apples, 24 of seedlings, 20 of crabs, of
pears, of plums and 10 OF grapes.
William Fox, of Baraboo, showed 45
varieties of grapes, 5 of pears, of
plums, and 60 of apples. George
j. kellogg. of GAINESVILLE, showed 80
varieties Of apples, D of crabs, 6 of
plums and 20 of grapes. Il. Wilcox d
Son, OF La Crosse, exhibited 20 varietles
OF standard apples, 3 of seedlings, and
10 of crabs. A. j. Philips, of West
Bend, exhibited ID varieties of standard
apples, 10 Of crabs, and of seedlings.
John Dey, of Appleton, showed Is vari-
cites ofapples.
pNcBl1O Vic CllIltILG W Il tB DGODIC
early began to move toward the fair
grounds Wednesday, and the crowds in
the main exhibit hall and around the
booths was SO great that it was diff
cult 10 move around. The stock
received les5 attention than on
Tuesday, but all the other exhibits
were surrounded from 10 O'Clock until
the races were called in the afternoon.
In tie sheep department it was inter-
estlng to note that not one exhibit
came from outside of the state. Con-
the paratlvely small terri
tory the wool-grOwing industry covers
in Wisconsin, the exhibit OF sheep was
remarkable. 1t is evident that the
tendency is toward coarse wool sheep
in the state. There ere but two exhl-
bits of Merinos They were made by
Jones Bros, of Hustisford, and J. II.
Pitcher, of Eagle. The Shropshires,
comparatively new breed in Wisconsin,
all the other coarse wool
sheep exhibited. The Cotswold
came next in number, and the
last. The latter will
probably always maintain their repu-
tatlon az the tineht-looking sheep raised.
There were a number Of magnificent
bucks in the exhibits. i.
Gillett, of Western Union, and Geo.
of sussex, made the largest
of Cotswolds, Shropshires and
Oxford Downs. John Long, of Wauke-
sha County, had a number of fine Lei
cestefs and Shrop5hires; George Hard
ing, of Waukesha, exhibited several fine
specimens OF the Cotswoid. r. II.
Mill, of Palmyra; Charles Coilard, of
and Chas. I. Hill, of Brook
field, eaCh had good exhibit of coarse
wCols.
In the poultry department all availa-
BILE space WAS taken, and some fine ex-
hibits were made. From the busy little
fan-tail pigeon to the bombastic and dig
nitied turkey cock every individual
fowl seemed to be aware that it was on
exhibition. The noise was alarming, but
fowl fanciers found the best collection
ever seen in the West. A cage con-
timing Two sleek-looking raccoons, and
another with litter of wea-
seis, gaze variety to the ex-
hibit, as well as to the noise.
In one exhibit a mild-mannered
gray goose, evidently too old to be either
glddy or pugnacious, shared her stall
with fine looking turkey hen. The big
Buff Cochins, the Plymouth Rock vari
eties, and the Black Spanish exhibits at
tiablCh 4 lllC ilIOol Dub hltC SdihC
chickens got their share OF admiration.
The Badger Poultry Yard, of Milwau-
kee; Yorgery & Rich, of Plymouth; +.
c. Mansfield, of Johnson's Creek, and
Jones Bros, of Hustisford, made the
largest exhibits.
Not even the fruit exhibit aroused in
to activity weak appetite more than the
display of vegetables in the main hall.
Luscious tomatoes, cabbage, caulitlower,
celery, turnips, carrots, onions, corn,
beans, potatoes, and others, 'tCO numer-
GUS to mention, were there in ell their
appetlzing beauty. One man made an
exhibit of 200 varieties of potatoes.
There they We're arranged on
an inclined shelf so that one
might count them if he chose
to dc 80. Potatoes with red eyes, as if
they had been out all night: potatoes
with black eyes that could almost tiirt;
potatoes with sleepy, dull eyes,
and potatoes with no eyes at
ali-big smooth fellows-all sug-
gestive of the oven, fresh but
ter and a breakfast appetite. 1t is safe
to say the vegetable department display
has never before been equalled at a
Wisconsin state fair.
More suitable weather for the fair than
the weather clerk deigued to furnish
on the 10Th could not be asked. j. was
nearly perfect, and it was duly .ppre-
ciated, for there was an immense turn
out. AT II O'Clock there WAS more than
double the number of people on the
grounds than on the day previous at the
same hour, and up to o'clock every
car and other vehicle going to the
grounds was crowded.
The fruit exhibit in the Horticultural
Hall deserved and received good deal
of attention. In variety and quality, if
notin size, it WAS superior to some of the
Oregon and California fruit exhibits
that have been brought on here
IN the past few years. The dis
play of grapes was especially fine. In
five years many new varieties of grapes
have been introduced in Wisconsin,
and all seem to thrive well.
The exhibit of draft horses made on
the track on the 10th called forth ex-
pressions of admiration from the
crowds. The Normans, probably be-
cause they are generally the hand
somest in color, were the favor
ties. 1t was an exhibit to be
proud of. There is that in finely pro-
portioned draft horse that commands
the admiration OF even those not inter
ested in horses. The American para-
phrase of the famous Englishman's re-
mark about the strawberry, will find
ready response in the minds of those
who inspect the horse exhibit at the
fair-"God might nave made a finer
looking animal than TIE horse, but he
never did"
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union has a large eating house on the
grounds and is having a profitable pat
ronage. In fact all the eating houses
and refreshment stalls appear 10 be
having good business. Only the
lemonade, milk-slake and soda water
stands are running at a loss. There is
good deal of dust, but the weather Is
not making drinking necessary. A
young man running a temporary beer
saloon outside of the grounds looked
lonely and detected this morning IS the
people flocked by without giving HIM
even look.
Children's day, like all the preced-
ing days of the fair, was a pleas