The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-09-17

corn. For trace of sweet corn and
pop corn so cents is offered for the
best of each. For the best peck of
potatoes, any variety, first premium
of one dollar and a second premium
of so cents, and third premium of
25 cents, is offered. A first premium
of so cents and second premium of
Is cents is offered for the peck each
of White Globe onions, red onions,
Yellow Dsnvers onions; for each half
dozen flat turnips and rutabagas; for
three csbbsges, three caulifowers; for
half dozen mangelwurzels, for half
dozen heads of celery, for three Hub
bard squashes, for three squashes of
any variety, and for three pumpkins;
for each a peck of tomatoes, beets,
carrots and parsnips; for three water
melons, three muskmelons; for peck
of sweet potatoes. For the best dis
play of vegetables of not less than one
variety, by one exhibitor, premium
of $3.50 is offered and S1.25 for the
second best.
Division G pertains to the dairy.
For the best jar of June butter, not
less than five pounds a first premium
of $1.5O and second of 81 is offered.
The same premiums will be given for
a jar of September butter. For the
best cheese 81 and so cents are offered
for first and second.
Division H is the department of
fruits, -four, etc. First premiums on
iy of so cents are offered for the best
so pounds of new process flour and
so pounds of straight flour. First
premiums of rs cents are offered for
the best Is pound sacks of corn meal
and buckwheat -four. A first prem
ium of so cents..and second premium
of rs cents each is offered for one
peck of native apples, five pounds of
native grapes, collection of not less
than five varieties of native apples, l
dozen Of each, and for gallon of sor
ghum syrup. For the best quart ex
hibit of strained honey and for the
best five pound exhibit of comb honey
a first premium of Is cents and Sec
ond of Is cents is offered.
Division l is the department of cul-
mary supplies. A first premium of rs
cents and a second premium of Is
cents is offered for everything under
the head except best preserves of any
kind for which so and Is cents are the
first and second premiums. This de-
partment includes a loaf of white
bread, loaf of brown bread, layer
cake, cake of any kind, a quart can
or jar of gooseberries, quart can or
jar of crabapples, quart can or jar
of plums, quart can or jar of apple
butter, quart can or jar of plum but
ter, quart can or jar of grape butter
a quart can or jar of tomatoes, quart
can or jar of Strawberries, a quart can
or jar of raspberries, currants, cucum-
Der pickles, vegetable pickles and to-
msto catsup, the best glass of apple
jelly, gooseberry jelly, plum jelly
strawberry jelly, raspberry jelly, cur
rant jelly and grape jelly.
Division j is mechanical. First
premiums alone are offered. For the
best double work harness and for the
best double driving harness premiums
of ST. each are offered while premiums
of so cents each are offered for the
best single work harness, the best
single driving harness, the best pair
of heavy boots, the best pair of fine
pegged or sewed boots, the best pair
OF horse shoes.
Division K is the farm implement
department and only sheepskin diplo-
mas are offered. They are for the
best Irvine binder, harvester, moving
machine, hay rake, horse pitchfork
stubble or breaking sulky pillow, walk.
) ing pillow, corn pillow, harrow, tanning
mill, farm wagon, steam threshing
machine, horse threshing machine.
All articles in,,the domestic depart.
ment, division L, must be the handi-
work of and owned by the exhibitor
and must have been completed within
two years. On two articles in the de-
partment first premium of 81 and 9
second premium of so cents are to be
given. They are the best rag carpet
OF not less than ten yards and the
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