The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-02
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Shorthorn cattle will be held Thurs
day afternoon.
The exhibit of Galloway, Angus and
Holstein cattle, although not large is
very fine The Angus breed being
particularly strong display
Show Horses Number 500.
In the horse department there are
over 500 show horses on the ground
and 100 ponies. The demand for stalls
in this department was 80 great that
a special tent had to be erected in or
der to accommodate the ponies. Prom
inent displays in the horse department
are made by Finch Bros, of the
Springdale farm at Joliet ILL.,;
Meadowlawn farm at st. Cloud, Mimi;
Meadowbrook farm, of Stockwood,
Mimi; Edward Hodgson, of Ell Paso,
has a particularly fine exhibit of
Percheron and saddle horses. j. A.
Craig is the only judge selected so far
for the horse department.
Sheep Show Is the Record.
The sheep exhibition is the largest
and the finest that has ever been
shown on the Minnesota state fair
grounds, and it is said that it is the
best that has ever been given west of
Chicago.
Twenty five breeders from this state
and from all parts of the country have
exhibits. There is an aggregate of 500
head of sheep in the exhibition. Among
the flocks is that of DR.. G. r. Davidson,
owner of the Altmont stock farm of
New York state. His stock has drawn
prizes in exhibitions all over the coun-
try during the last ten years, and he
was the owner of the champion flock
at the international exhibition at Chi
cago last year. His ram, now at the
fair, was prize winner at the royal
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has carload of sheep in the exhibit
ton.
Another Royal Blue Ribboner.
George Allen, of Alerton, ILL.,, the old
est breeder and importer in America
has a carload of sheep, among them a
Shropshire ram, which has drawn
prizes all over the country, was winner
at the royal stock show in England and
took the grand championship at the
international stock show in Chicago
last fall. Mr.. Aliens herd is compos-
ed of Shropshires and Southdowns.
George McKerrow, superintendent of
the Wisconsin State Agricultural Insti-
tute and an extensive importer and
breeder of sheep, has a large exhibit Of
Oxfords and Southdowns. His sheep
won prizes at shows all over the coun-
try last year. Boynton & Welsh, old
breeders and importers of sheep, have
q carload. George Harding & Son
have Rambouillet and Cotswolds.
Among their sheep is one Hampshire
eve which has won many prizes. Cole
Bros. have Southdowns and Rambouil-
let.
W. T. Potts, of the Union stock yards
of Chicago, is to act as judge of the
sheep.
Pork Is Plenty.
The swine exhibition is about the
same as it was last year; there are
about as many and the quality is about
the same. There are 600 hogs, and
they are owned by twenty exhibitors.
There are many fine Duroc, Jersey
and Chester Whites.
Thomas Garfield, of Lake Park,
Mimi, has an exceptionally fine drove
of Yorkshires. His big hog, Victor VI,
which was declared champion at the
Winnipeg show and has taken sweep
takes" and blue ribbons in many exhi-
billions, is to be seen at the fair.
N. s. Gentry, Of Sedalia, Mo-, will
= Judge the Hogs.
~ There is a postal station at the fair
grounds for the accommodation of Wis