The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-23
IT is BEGINNING EARLY
ARRANGEMENTS FOR STATE FAIR
ARE BEING PUSHED
Premium Lists, Entry Blanks and
Other Material Being Sent Out
Special Inducements offered Ex-
hibitOrs This Year-Liberal Pre-
mfums In the Cattle Department
-Liggett VIII Have Charge of 1t.

Preparatory work for the next Mime
! sofa state fair is now being actively
pushed. Premium lists, entry blanks
| and other material is being sent out in
| large quantities from the secretary s
office, and carpenters, painters and la
borerS are at work upon the grounds
and buildings. When it is remembered
| that the grounds comprise 200 acres and
! that there is over 100000 square feet Of
| floor space in the various buildings, the
| necessity for beginning work early and
pushing it actively will be readily I'M
derstood. Minnesota's state fair is rap
idly growing, and each succeeding year
finds the institution stronger and it's
attractions greater than before. This
year no state fair in the country will
excel in exhibition and amusement
| features the one in Minnesota.
One of the departments now receiving
special attention and which, as hereto
fore, will be made especially strong. is
the cattle department. AS will be seen
by the list hereto appended, the pre-
NUNS are liberal and comprehensive
In addition to those offered by the So
Ciety, the Hereford Cattle Breeders as
ISOLATION offers 5000 in special premi-
ums; the Short Horn Cattle Breeders
association offers to duplicate all pre-
miums won by Shorthorns in COMPETE
ton with other breeds, and other breed
erS' association are announcing similar
offers. The aggregate premiums offer
ed for cattle is nearly $6,000 and the
inducements held out to exhibitors are
much greater here than elsewhere A
number Of herds are promised, even at
this early date, and it is certain that
visitors at this years fair will witness
one of the most memorable battles of
! breeds ever fought in an American
| show ring.
| 1t is intimated that the cattle exhibit
| shall be educational in as many ways
as possible. The best types of each of
| the breeds will be secured and it will be
| worth much to the farmers of the state
| to see these animals judged by expert
! judges, and to learn Of their character
| istics and qualities. This feature of the
work will be in line with the important
| service being rendered cattle breeders
| by the school Of agriculture, the Farm
| ers' Institute corps, and other educa-
| tional agencies. Present market condi-
tons tend to add inter5 st to cattle exhi-
bitiors in both beef and dairy breeds, as
| breeding animals of the right kind are
| scarce, with prices high and growing
higher all the time. Minnesota, with
| its almost endless capacity for food
! production and exceptionally favorable
market conditions, will surely witness
| wonderful expansion Of the cattle in
| dustry in both beef and dairy lines
| during the next few years.
| Col. w. M. Liggett, dean of the school
| Of agriculture, and one Of the board of
mana gers of the State Agricultural So
ciety, will again have charge Of this de-
partment His large acquaintance with
cattle breeders and his long experience
and intimate knowledge with both beef
| and dairy cattle, enable him do do most
| effective work in preparing a large and
comprehensive exhibit. Exhibitors
know him to be an expert judge of cat
tie, and understanding his strict in-
Partially and fairness in all that is
| done. are more than willing to have
their herds enter the show ring under
his mana cement. Convenient transpor-
ta;tion facilities and excellent accom-
| modations for stock are added induce
ments which exhibitors appreciate.