The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-11
BUT THEY WE'RE USED TO WATER
AND TURNED OUT
r-ssNELL.
PRIZE AWARDS STILL COME.
ED, DTH0sE COME TO-
eistdDAY.
IN SPITE OF THE DAMPNEss
Those Who We're on Hand All Had a
Fine Days Amusement
Throughout.

Yesterday at the state fair was dedi-
Gated to the farmers of Minnesota.
The weather was most cherries and
olsagreeable, the frequent showers of
rain and the penetrating wind keeping
thousands at home who had anticipat-
ed attending, and making it very UNI
pleasant for those who had the hardi-
mood to face the elements, but notwith-
standing these drawbacks, the attend
ance was fairly good, larger than 1t
was Monday or Tuesday When Min
nesota people. and especially Minnesota
FARMERS, are enthusiastic, it takes more
than wind and rain to keep them at
home ;.f
Treasurer Moffatt reported last even
ing that the receipts for the day were
81, 951.50 representing paid attend
ance, including the rlilroad tickets yet
to be accounted for. of between $500
and 1000
Owing to the muddy track many fea-
lures on yesterdays programme were
| postponed and will come off today, so
that the sport of this. the last day of
the fair, will be the best of the weak,
weather permitting.
All the buildings were filled with
sightseers, and SO many of the visitors
| are tillers of the soil that they were es-
pecially interested in the live stock, the
horticultural display and the exhibition
in machinery hall; it was to them an
object lesson of the advancement N
agricultural methods and appliances
since their visit to the fair a year ago.
The judges were busily engaged in
completing their ,operous task of MAX
ing the awards and all the prize ex-
hibits now bear the blue, red or white
ribbons. Secretary Randall issued an
ORDER however, that no exhibit should
be removed from the grounds until this
evening, so that everything will be in
place today for inspection by the
crowds of people who are sure to be
out if the weathtr is favorable-and
Observer Lyons is inclined to the opin-
ion that it will be.
The side shows also came in for their
full share of patronage yesterday, the
farmers varying their study with
lighter-and some of it is exceedingly
INSTRUMENTATION. All the holders of
privileges report having done an ex-
cellent business during the week, de-
spite the keen competition, and they
ply in coming out on the right side of
the financial problem.
Every effort is being made by the
management to convince the farmers
of the state that the fair is an insti-
tuition for their especial benefit, and
that this is being appreciated by them
more and more as the years roll by, is
shown1bY their increased attendance.
Tents have been provided by the ate
Farmers Institute on the grounds. in
| which the farmers and their families
! may live during the week al a merely
| nominal cost. and Superintendent O.. C.
| Gregg, of the institute, is anxious that
| they all be filed next year. Not only
will the fair prove, valuable to the head
of the family and TO his wife but the.
practical knowledge the children will
acquire in a week will, he says, be of
more advantage to them than a years
schooling. Next year many more
tents will be provided. as we'll as
water, toilet rooms and other conven-
| fences in the camp. There is a large
hall Qnstitute had close by where So
cial meetings can be held as we'll as
| lectures on practical farm topics. The
| fair managers heartily approve of the
| plan.
to the work of the Farmers Institute,
MI. Gregg said that the farmers were
becoming more interested in learning
| how to till the soil land the kindred
pastoral duties. from a scientific as
well as practical standpoint. 1t was
in response to this growing demand
| for more agricultural education that
| about eleven years ago the board of
| regents of the state university began
as an experiment what is now known
| as institute work, the intention being
| to furnish the education as fast as
| they found what Ithe farmers wanted
| and needed. The work at that time
| was conducted entirely by the regents
| and for short time met with some
opposition from those who thought it
was but a guise for political actions
! and other schemes.
When it became known it made
many friends, and the meetings, he'd
in different parts of the state, grew in
attendance and the good will shown
! them. At first the meetings were at
| tended only by from ten to forty peo-
! pie. in places where now the largest
| halls and opera houses are filled.
The Institutes are non-partisan in
| politics politics being never discussed
! in them, and the workers are pledged
F.! to refrain from any political contro-
versy This has met with the appro-
baton of the farmers.
| At present the Institute board con-
sists of three regents from the state
university, and the presidents of the
state agricultural. horticultural and
! dairy associations. o. C. Gregg was
! the first lecturer sent out and remains
| superintendent Of the work. He is as
sisted by DIR. j. c. Curryer, in charge
! of the horse department; Theodore
! Louis on swine husbandry; ". L. Car
| lysle, on dairy work; Mrs Ida E. Till
| son on poultry; E. J. Cults, Oh horti-
! culture. and Miss NJ. c. Thompson on
domestic. economy. The meetings will
commence Dec. 1, and will be held this
winter throughout the northern and
| southwestern parts of the state.
| NOT nEIr T4Slf SHORTHnRNS.