The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-16
The Eastern County Shows the Sort
Of Grain, Vegetables and Fruit
a5@ She Raises.
An Exhibit at the Montana State
Fair Her People Can Be
Proud of.
Tho Ladies' Excel All Previous Efforts In
tho Departments Devoted to Them
Tho Poultry.

p Custer county, this year a. it did last, has
the best display in the agricultural depart
ment at the Montana State Fair. Owing to
the lateness of the season, and the fact that
the seeds planted early in the season did
not terminate. some of the products have
not matured. and were the display made
six weeks later it would be credit to any
middle western state. BY the exhibition
made last year and this, Custer county has
demonstrated beyond doubt that she has
the soil and climate to grow anything to
perfection that can be raised in the great
prairie states. and that in many respects
ahe can excel them. Where the farmers
have irrigation they not only raise large
crops. but they never fail. F.A. Lisk. Of
Miles City, is in charge of the hisplay. He
is a very pleasant gentleman. and
any ono having an idea of 60
ing into farming. and who wants
70 know something about Custer as an
agricultural section should talk with him.
The display proves that Custer cannot only
grow grain and the grasses. but that melons
and fruits also thrive within her boundaries.
There are beautiful samples of wheat and
rye oats, barley and alfalfas, native blue
stem and buffalo grasses and timothy. A
sample of alfalfa, the third crop, sent by
Abrnm Hall, of Miles City, cut August IL,
is over three feet high. There is also
wheat stalk ~ feet high. Louis King
sh ows three growths of this seasons
alfalfa. Then there il sample of Tom
Thumb pop corn. grown by G. F. Klein.
Some beautiful ears of sweet corn grown
by f. ]. Franklin, attract great deal Of
attention. There is also sample of corn
0 nths stock that gives fifty bushels to the
acre, and natures az early in Custer as in
the east. There are also two samples of
sugar bests, the Tankard and French. There
are three fne samples of cabbage, one from
Haynes & Eichhorn. one from o. g. Beck
and one from Matt Elgin. The first named
also show some first class potatoes. Then
there are samples of tomatoes, crab apples
Concord grapes. plums. watermelons and
ransk melons. There are also cucumbers,
squash, fine sample of onions grown by
Iss0hn Carter. and other common vegetables
\ \ " hen the long trip and the fact that the
aftieles making up the exhibit are not fresh
is considered, the display made by Custer
in the way of vegetables, grain and fruits is
ono of which any state should be proud.
In addition to the display referred to
above, Custer county has sent some excel
lent samples of the sort Of wool her sheep
produce. There are four tleeces fran Rem
ner Bros, of Terry. two feeoes from M.
Cree OF Miles. as fino as grown in any coun-
try. The clip weighs twsnty-four pounds,
10 off two-year- old buck, Dickinson de-
laine, bred at Canton. Ohio. A. Lany, of
Miles City. also shows one fleece Of the
same grade. Tho wool will be given to SEQ
rotary Ramsay and will be part of Mon
tana's exhibit at the Worlds fair.
Tn kha auricnlfnral dana ptun ont khoro nro
two other displays of vegetables, grown in
tho vicinity of Helena. These are nice and
fresh looking and show that as good vepe-
tables can be raised near this city
as anywhere in the state. If the farm
ers of Lewis and Clarke took half the in
Custer county do they would reap some of
the advantages the residents of Custer will.
The poultry department. is pro-
nounced success. For the first time in
years tho ooops are filled. and yesterday
carpenters were busy building additional
applications for space than the judges
could grant. Not only ia the display large.
but the birds shown are the best Of their
GLASS. They are Houdans. white and
brown LeRhorns, games, Plymouth Rocks.
and a dozen other varieties known to fam
ciers.
The agricultural department this year is
down in the agricultural department. There
is a beautiful display of potted plants Of all
kinds, and an immense assortment of cut
flowers. In this department.. also. the ex-
hibit is tho best ever seen at the fair
grounds.
The ladies tried this year to outdo all
previous efforts and that they have suo-
cseded is admitted bv every one who visits
the departments devoted especially to wo-
mems wotk. The women have more room
to make an exhibit this year than ever be-
fore. the floral department being taken
out, and the art department Occupies a
large part of the space heretofore given it
up stairs in the exhibition building. Beau
tiful toilet articles. and-painted China.
fancy work, water oolors, oil paintings and
scores of other things in which the ladies
are adopts, attract the attention of visitors
and show that the women of Helena are
not behind their sisters in other oommuni-
ties.
Among tho displays of home industry are
samples of cigars made by Fred Sass, horns
polished and mounted and trunk patented
by Mrs. Philomena B. Yaeger. of Helena.
To-day the display of preserves, ieilies,
cakes, pies and bread will be complete.
In the horse and cattle departments some
fine animals R,e shown, the display being
about up to the average of the past few
years.
KIRKENDALL's COLTS
They viii He Put Up Mt Auction Friday