The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-10-03
PRODUCTS ARE FINE
The County Exhibits Show
the Productiveness Of the
South Dakota Soil.
There Are Seven Counties
Represented at EXPOSE
sition Building.
About Everything Grown in
State is Shown in Sur
rounding Counties.
THOSE COUNTY EXHIBITS
A Very Fine Array OF the Products
Of Farms in South Dakota
Are Shown.

Are Shown,
The space assigned to the county
exhibits this year at the corr belt ex-
position was necessarily limited, but
there are seven counties in the corn
belt that have made most excellent
displays of the farm products. The
eastern man in looking oyer what is
produced on the farms in Aurora.
Buffalo, Bru1e, Bon Homme, Hanson,
Dawson and Sanborn is undoubtedly
surprised at the splendid quality Of
what is shown. This has been an
average year on the farms and
everything that has been grown is of
the finest kind. All the exhibits are
arranged In a very tasty manner and
the products are put up in the best
possible shape,
Buffalo county stands near the en-
trance to the south door and is the
first exhibit that the visitor sees.
The exhibit that is shown by this
county is marvellous, the samples Of
grain, ETC., being just as good as can
be found in the counties north and
west Of it. The exhibit is in charge
Of W.. A. Coolidge, Of Gam Valley.
He has a splendid variety of wheat,
corn, oats and barley, and speltz,
the latter being just introduced in
that section. He has some sorghum
that is grown in Buffalo which is be-
ing raised there now for fodder. a
sample OF the famous alkali grass is
also shown. This is the best fatten-
ing grass that grows in that country.
he has some very fine samples of
corn, and the potatoes that are dis
played are the largest seer in some
years. The tubs Of butter show that
Buffalo county has the cremery in
its midst, and that the farmers are
progressive along this line. In the
past few years Buffalo county has
made rapid strides in progression. 1t
is being populated quite fast with
the new settlers who are moving in.
a Buffalo head is attached to the
wall, that is decorated with corn
silk, which is cmblematic of the name
Of the county.
Mrs. j. G. Palmer and b. e. Bu-
chanan, Of White Lake, have charge
OF the Aurora county exhibit, WHICH
stands at the west side of the build
ing. Aurora makes a fine showing of
corn; wheat, oats, and vegetables,
and they are arranged with much
taste. They have a mammoth cab
bage that weighs 1917 pounds, and
four potatoes that weighs 6 pounds.
They make a speciality in the exhibit
OF the grasses that are grown in the
county and have a dozen different
kinds. The Pcnsilaria grass is being
cultivated there in great quantities
at the present time and it is proving
a great success. 1t grows about I
feet high, and can be cut three
times a year. Sugar cane is also be-
ing raised a%bundantly for fodder,
and yields from 4 to 7 tons per acre,
Crops in Aurora county this year
have been very good indeed. Wheat
is averaging Is bushels per acre. and
the quality is high. The corn crop
is about the average and the samples
that are displayed shows that the
cereal does fine out there. One of
the attractive features of the exhibit
is the display Of mounted birds, in
two very large glass cases. The ex-
hlbit was loaned by Or. Rigg, Of
Plankinton, and is the first time he
has permitted it to leave his possess
sion. The birds number ITS, and
they were all killed and mounted in
this state, the work being done by
DIR. Rigg. The collection is a very
fine n indeed and attracts the at
tention of all the visitors to the corn
palace.
Hanson county's exhibit is in
charge Of G. E. Twambley and occu-
pies the northwest corner of the
building. Mr.. Twambley has ar
ranged his grains, grasses and in fact
all things in his exhibit SO that they
are very attractive and catch the at
tention of the passerby. Pre-eminent
in the display is the corn exhibit and
he shows q varieties of that cereal
grown in Hanson. The white dent
does the best in that county and it
certainly is fine looking corn. Iowa