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sible to secure a free and uninterrupt-
ed view of the exhibits.
There are 400 entries of apples, and
about 800 varieties are shown. There
are 300 entries Of plunns and over fifty
play is a trifle slim, but additional en-
tries are to arrive by express today.
The state experimental station has a
fine display Of grapes, including fifty
varieties.
The peach display is all that could
be expected in a climate such as Min
nesota has, which is not conducive to
the growing of peaches. The flower
displays are from Mendenhall, Nagle,
Minneapolis Floral company and Vat
saka, all of Minneapolis
The features Of the fruit display are
made by the Jewell Nursery Company
of Lake City: w. L. Parker. of Farm
ington; ]. N. Lufkin, of Viola; F. L.
Harris, of Minnetonka, and the Mime
tonka Nursery company. Up to this
year j. S. Garris has always made a
display of fruit at the state fairs. His
son has followed the instructions Of
display.
Vegetables From Alaska.
+ Supt. Latham received word yester-
day from A. e. Bracket, formerly of
Minneapolis, but now a resident at
Skagway Alaska, that he had shipped
an exhibit of vegetables for exhibition
at the fair. The exhibit is coming by
fast express over the Great Northern,
and will be in place Thursday. Mr..
Bracket is a member of the State
Horticultural society, and always takes
a great interest in the Minnesota fair.
The mushroom exhibit is one fea-
ture in the horticultural building
which attracts attention. There are
but four exhibitors competing, but a
club composed of persons who take a
lively interested in mushrooms have
contributed generously to the display.
It requires a deal of work to secure a
display in this exhibit, the members
Of the club putting in about 100 miles
of riding to gather specimens.
Two specimens of the poisonous
mushrooms are on exhiblt1on. put they
are labeled Poisonous" with large
placards Prof. Greene, of the state
agricultural school, is the judge of this
exhibit, and the judging is done daily
The premiums offered aggregate $50.
County Rivalry Is Keen.
There are a dozen county exhibits
ucts from each is excellent. There is a
keen rivalry in this class of exhibits
owing to the premiums offered for the
six counties scoring the highest.
The Goodhue county exhibit is in charge
of Crandall Bros. and the feature OF the
display is the native and tame grasses
There is also an excellent showing OF ap-
pies, over 100 seedlings being shown. In
addition there are potatoes, shellde grain
and a fine collection of sheaf grain.
rharQl
Col. John F. Stone Otto Kolwolki and
Henry Rath. The feature OF this exhibit
is the display Of tobacco. Pine county
raised thirty tons of tobacco this year
and the industry is only in its infancy
The display Of potatoes, clover and
grasses is excellent. A tank containing
prominent position in the exhibit.
SteaTns county has general exhibit
of agricultural products, but also makes
a feature of a granite exhibit. The stone
is used in a number of buildings in the
Twin Cities and samples showing 1t high
ly polisned and in the rough are shown.
The display of grains and grasses and
first, second and third growth clover is
large. The exhibit is in charge Of
Charles a. Cooper.
The Olmsted county exhibit has eighty
different varieties. of native and tame
tatoes, 100 of apples and thirty Of mel
ons. The exhibit is in charge OF e. Z.
Gray Lewis Anderson and R. G. Kill.
hibit is the corn and apple display. Fine
displays of potatoes and grains are also
made O. c. Thompson and w. L. Par
ker are in charge.
Government investigates Native Rice.
This is the second year Beltrami coun-
hibits and the display is a creditable one
The feature is the wild rice, which Is
gathered by the Indians in large quanti-
ties. An agent from the agricultural de-
XNac CHI Tac5f0 ir1or
an investigation as to this vegetable and
viii soon submit report ON its use.
A picture of Chief Benidji. after whom
prominent place in the exhibit as does
a moose head labeled lone of the early
settlers The display of native and
tame grasses is excellent; the exhibit is
ton Schroeder.
The Itasca county exhibit has large
banner hung up on which is inscribed
lone crop more than pays for the land, -
and Harry Williams and W. Remer, who
are in charge of the exhibit swear this
is correct. Products of diversified farm
ing are displayed, as we'll as native and
tame grasses, pumpkins and squashes.
Wabasha county has display of fruits
and vegetable second TO none. Over $50
varieties of apples are exhibited and a
large collection of grasses A. H. How
ard and D. Webster are in charge.
The Aitlzin county. exhibit is in charge
of c. N. Howe and me feature Is the
uiSl)ldy VI dpplES, grapes siHQ piuiilS
There are sixty seven varieties of apples
displayed and Twenty-Five varieties Of
crab apples. In two orchards in this
county over 500 bushels of apples will be
battered this fall.
The exhibit of Blue Earth county has
sign reading, NThe county that helps to
make Minnesota the bread and butter
state"T The feature is the exhibit of
potatoes and apples There are thirty
nine varieties Of apples exhibited and
twice that number of potatoes. w. H.
Over is in charge.
The Houston county exhibit is the most
Hastily arranged in this class The dis
play is well arranged and about every
thing that can be grown is shown. A
map of the county in detail is exhibited,
made from grains. The feature of the
display is fruits and grains. C. H. MUIR
ply and wife are in charge Of the exhibit.
MIDWAY SHOWS ARE ATTRACTIONS.
Fearful and Wonderful Exhibitions Ara