The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-10-10

205O pounds and is a genuine Cruik-
shank.
II have seen on Broadway street in
St. Louis some great displays of farm
products, but I never saw anything
any better than is shown right here in
Princeton" remarked one who was
admiring Mile Laos county products.
Mr.. Murgel sold several Of his I'M
proved Yorkshire pigs at the fair.
Among his sales were the following:
One pair Of pigs to Chas. Judkins of
BALDWIN, one shoat and one pig sows)
to r. M. HOLSTER of Santiago, and one
shoat to the Rushford farm at Green
= bush.
II feel as though we farmers should
take hold and do what we can now to
make future fairs big success" said
one of the exhibitors. THE farmers
and business men should join hands
and make the fair good one. We
have plenty to exhibit and can make a
great showing.' And he was right.
Mrs. Ed Stones exhibit of canned
fruits was most creditable one in that
everything in the jars was raised on
Mrs. Stones farm. There was varied
collection, and it made ones mouth
water to look at the display. But Mrs.
Patchen's exhibit adjoining was equally
as good, though all the fruit was not of
home production.
The premium list needs revision to
conform more to the exhibits and to
cover the field more fully. In some in
stances prizes that exhibitors we're
really entitled to could not be awarded
or paid because there was no provision
in the premium list for them. Mark
exhibited China Pekin geese, black
ducks and Blackshank chickens, but
could not draw premiums on them be-
cause they were not listed. The man
agement did the best they could under
the circumstances
There was some little trouble when
it came to judging the horses. 1t was
first suggested that Hambletonian
and Clyde stallion which were brought
out be judged together, and to give the
first premium to the horse that was the
better type of his class, that is, if the
Clyde was a better type of Clyde
than the Ham bletonian was of his
class, to give him second premium.
But there was row on in minute,
and it was finally concluded to give
blue ribbons to both horses.
S. B. Smith and his industrious wife
were much in evidence at the fair.
Mr.. Smith, who received second UNION
special premium for exhibit of farm
produce, came here and located in
Milo only four years ago. He formerly
resided in Stevens county, and was at
tracted to this county by the exhibit
Mile Laos county made at the State
fair few years ago. II looked over
northern Minnesota" said Mr.. Smith,
''but could find no better opportunities
than exist right here in Mile Laos
county. Mr.. Smith is nearly so years
old, but hale and hearty and an enthu-
siastic agriculturist.
Geo. w. Babb of Bradford, Isanti
county, who won the second prize on
the UNIONS special for best collection
Of apples, showed two plates of Crab
apples, five choice Northern Greetings
some Wolf River and some specimens
OF the Peerless, originated by O. F.
Brand of Owatonna. The Peerless re-
sembles the Duchess and Wealthy or
would pass as a middle variety between
the two. The Wolf River apples is
from stock received from the Iowa
agricultural college at Ames, Ia, and
is large mealy apple. Mr.. Babb says
he did not have so much success this
year with his apples as a biting cold
spell in the spring injured the buds.
He takes great interest in fruit.
r. S. Shaw of Greenbush, made a
very creditable display of honey, prin-
cipally extracted honey, on which he
took the first premium. Mr. Shaw is
an enthusiast on bees and honey, and
he remarked that when Governor Van
SAINT called Minnesota the sBread and
Butter" State, he should have also
1~k oe 1.
out our way" says Mr.. Shaw, land
honey production is coming to be
great industry" Mr.. Shaw sells 5000
pounds of honey annually while F. B.
Jones who is from the same section,
has record of 10000 pounds. Mr..
Jones exhibited some maple sugar and
syrup of his own production. Mr.. and
Mrs. S. B. Smith, who showed honey
are also quite enthusiastic in fostering
this industry. They made quite an
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