The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-08
WOUND UP IN rain
That is What the Garden
City Fair Did Thurs
day.
Governor Lind and j. Adam
Bede Give the Farmers
Advice.
Too Much Mud For Trials of
Speed.=.RaceS Declared
Off.

The closing day of the fair at Garden
City Thursday of the Blue Earth
County Agricultural society was
a most disagreeably wet one, and
very disappointing to the Of
fcers and directors who had counted
upon a monster attendance. The pro.
gram'was so arranged as to make the
last the taking day of the meeting, and
no doubt, had the weather been good,
the attendance would have met the
most fattering expectations of the
management But despite the steady
down-pour of rain throughout the day
there was fairly good turnout-prob-
ably as many as on either of the other
days.
The exhibits in the various depart.
ments were not as great as in some past
years, but the quality of exhibits was
above the average. Perhaps the one ex-
ception to this statement may be found
in Floral hall. This building was up
to. if not superior, in its general beauty
and attractiveness with other years.
The great variety of fruits, fine needle
work, oil paintings, cut and potted
flowers, and other features, combined
to make Floral hall thing of beauty,
and reflected credit alike upon exhibit
ors and those who had the building
in charge.
The vegetable and grain display was
not excessively large, albeit some very
fine specimens OF the garden and farm
were shown. Several specimens of this
years growth of corn showed wonder;
full growth, and gave assurance of a
splendid yield. Wheat, oats, rye, barley,
timothy, clover, ETC., found place among
the exhibits, and some splendid speci-
mems were shown.
The poultry exhibit was probably the
best the society ever entered. f, A.
Fisher, s. E. Chittenden R. F, Neu.
bert, A. M. and Al. Hinton, all had a
fine variety of fowls, and each was
generously served with blue ribbons.
These gentlemen, with dozen others,
will show at the Mankato street fair,
and lovers of chickens will find some of
the finest "coops" in the land here.
The butter display was not large, but
the quality was good. The creameries
of Judson, Butternut Valley, Lincoln
and Owen & Jenkins all scored SO
points. The Lake Crystal creamery,
which took first prize, scored 90, and
Sterling Center 94t. VIM. Thompson
took first premium on roll and jar of
dairy butter, and Peter Swanson second.
W. P. Lewis, of the poor farm, took
first premium on jar of dairy butter
The Garden City cheese factory ex-
hibited two specimens that were fine.
The horse department had fair list
of entries and some good animals were
shown.
L. D. Ketcham, E Mackey, D..
Richardson, James Seawright, A. J.
lockwood, Geo. p Gilman, NJ Crane
and A. NJ. Kendall were exhibitors in
the various classes, and all took home
blue ribbons as well as several red ones
The cattle department contained some
beautiful animals.
F. S. Hemingway, of Vernon Cen
ter, has some beautiful short-horns, and
on these he took several blue ribbons.
He took first on bulls three years old
and over, two years old and over, one
year old and over, cows three years and
over, and sucking calf.
N. E. Code also has some choice
short. horns He took first on COW two
years old and over, heifer one year old
and over and second on COW three years
and over.
In the Jersey and Guernsey classes
there was only one exhibitor in each.
J.H. Thew had some beautiful Jerseys,