The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-09-13
THE COUNTY FAIR
A BIG DISPLAY AT GARDEN
CITY.
Blue Earth will Enter a Fine Exhibit
at the State Fair to Compete with
Other CountieS-The Vegetable Dis
play Particularly Good = Prof.
Shaw'S Practical AddreSS-f1OrSe
Races and Big Crowds.

Races and Big Crowds.
The thirty-fourth annual fair of the
Blue Earth County Agricultural So
ciety closed at Garden City Friday
The fair as whole was success, and
the attendance was all that could be
desired, both Thursday and Friday
Friday a large number of our citi-
zens drove over and went by train OF
wheel, and Mankato faces were to be
met with everywhere in the crowd.
Since last year the vegetable de-
partment of Floral hall has been so
extended as to double it's capacity,
and number of new swine and sheep
pens have been constructed. A new
office building for the secretary and
treasurer has been built, on the oppo-
site side of the entrance gate from the
old building, which has been torn
down. Several other minor improve
mentS have been made.
The Exhibits.
The exhibit in Floral hall did not
vary much from the exhibit usually
found there. The excellent display
of fancy work testified to the skill of
the ladies of the county, while pre-
serves, pickles, bread, cake, ETC., all
denoted the domestic felicity which
must exist on the farms in the county.
The fruit exhibit was marvellous and
completely refuted the statement
so often heard that fruit cannot be
successfully grown in this climate.
The luscious grapes and ripe apples of
many varieties were exceedingly
tempting, as we'll as the other kinds
of fruit.
The art display was creditable, and
a number of single exhibits were
both curious and interesting.
Probably the best exhibit on the
ground was in the vegetable section.
This was fully twice as large as usual,
and was very fine. Splendid speci-
mems Of all the varities Of vegetables
grown were found here. The cereal
display was not large but was of excel
lent quality. This has been a good
year for crops of all kinds, and it
would be difficult to find a better ex-
hibit anywhere.
In the cattle department the best
exhibit was that in the swine section.
The Berkshire and Poland China hogs
were all fat and healthy, and the ex-
ira pens were all full, The sheep eX-
hibit was small but good in quality,
as can also be said of the horned cat
tie. The display of horses was the
smallest ever made, which may prob
ably be accounted for by the fact Of
the recent decline in prices, and the
consequent loss of interest in horse
breeding.
The Races.
The trotting race Thursday after
noon for green horses was won by
Prince G, a Good Thunder horse, Lake
Crystal Girl second, and Lieutenant
Wilkes third.
A special race was won by Camp
wood, Winnebago City horse, Rock
second, and @. w. L. third.
The trotting race yesterday after
noon was won by horse owned by
Dan Bowen, of Vernon.
The running race was won by an
Amboy horse owned by Mr., Denni-
son.
During the racing Thursday after
noon one horse bolted the track and
ran through the crowd, causing an in
slant scattering.
The Address.
The annual address was given Fri
day afternoon by Prof. Thomas
Shaw, of the state experimental farm
at St. Anthony Park. 1t was an able
and practical address, on the subject
of "Live Stock in Minnesota" He
said that immense as the crop pro-
duction of the state now is, it would
be even greater had live stock been
generally introduced with the settle
ment of the country. The fertility of
the lands would have been main
tanned, and, as result, the average
crop yields would be much greater
than they now are. 1t is fact that
relatively there is a dearth of live
stock in the state today. We have
only a 1.-THE of the live stock that we
ought to have.
Live stock should be kept because
of greater profit which keeping
it will bring to the farmer, when Of
the right kind and properly kept.
The right kind is the best that the
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