The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-04
COUNTY EXHIBITS
PUZZLE JUDGES
four Are So Even in Merit
That a Second Scoring Is
Necessary.

The competition between the coun-
ties in the county exhibit section is Sc
close that the judges were compelled to
again go over their scorings and their
final decisions will not be given out
until this afternoon.
The county exhibits, which have
slowly but surely forged to the front
and monopolized the agricultural show,
nave never before excited the interest
aroused by them this year. nor has the
showing ever been so comprehensive
nor included so many competitors.
The fight for first place is so close
that the first four moneys in open
competition may fall to either Waba-
Sha, Dakota, Houston or OlmSted coun-
ty. Houston county's exhibit, collected
and shown by Mrs. c. H. Murphy, of
Caledonia, has in three shows won two
first and a second. Olmsted county
has never been outside the first three
moneys, and the same is almost true of
Dakota and Blue Earth counties the
latter having one first to it's credit,
taken two years ago.
There is a purse of $1,000 to be di-
Vided pro rata according to total scores
between the eleven counties entered for
competition. The design and arrange
ment feature of former years has been
eliminated from competition for place
The result is higher scores all way
ditlonS of the contest and the results of
former shows insist that the high
score will not fall Below 95 out of
possible 100, and that the low score
will not be less than 20.
special purse of 5000 is offered for
design and arrangement competition.
This money is divided five ways, rang
ing from $50 for first down to $40 for
nth. At least one of the new counties.
Norman. inf hicP
and the d-timers say Norman county,
making its first show this year. will
get away with the blue ribbon prize,
with Dakota, Houston, Wabasha and
Olmsted in order. In the end, though
this must be largely guesswork, as the
competition is SO close that the Judges
are loath to accept their first markings
or md ties among their totals.
The agricultural awards yesterday
Were:
Judges. H. Sheppard. Fargo. N. D.;
lie Koy C3dy, Exposition Station, ST. An
Vegetables.
Tomatoes Lorillard-Cb peck)-First
h Krause, Merriam Park; second. Dan
Gantzer, Merriam Park.
Peas; Canadian Golden Vince peck)-
FIRST, Dan Gantzer; second r Krause
l. Carrots for Stock-(h peckj-First. F.
r. Farrar, White Bear; second. Joe lay
tor M6edford third, R. Krause.
RuSSlan-(3
stalks)-First. J. NJ scharff, North Ham a.
line; second, Dan Gantzer third, A Bre-
mer, st. Paul.
Sunnower, White Beauty G. stalks)-
st: Paul; second. A Matchett, ST. Paul;
third, w. w Messenger. st. Paul.
Peas of Any Other Variety az peck of
each)-First Dan Gantzer; second, r.
Krause.
Grains.
Judges-J. II. Sheppard. Fargo, N. D.;
e; S; Scofield. Department of Agriculture,
Timothy in Straw-First. D. r Whea-
ton Morris; second, c. H. Murphy, Gale
donia; third Ghas. c: Gray, Rochester.
Mammoth Clover in Bundles-First. J.
Dewitt Hammond; third, c. H. Murphy.
Red Glover in Bundles-First, Joe Tay-
Tor; second, Joe Taylor; third, Chas c.
Gray Rochester.
Aisike Glover in Bundles-First, Chas.
c. Gray; second, c. II. Murphy; third, D.
IT. Wheaton.
Millet or Hungarian Straw-First, w. A.
MESSENGER. st. Paul; second. Dan Gantzer;
Flax Grown for Fiber (bundle 6 inches
in diameterl-First. Chas. C. Gray; sec
Ond. J. A. Howard: third, M. Dewitt.
Bronze Grass in Straw-First, d II.
Wheaton; second. II. Zahl, Morris; third
ChaS. c. Gray.
Wheat. Red Fife-Q peclz)-First. Fl.
n. Helms, Jordan: second, ]. Gould. Nor
ris; third. d. T. Wheaton, Morris; fourth,
Thomas Breyer.
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n. Wheaton; second, NJ Ryan, Morris:
third. Fred Sprengler, Cologne; fourth,
c. II. Murphy.
Fred Sprengler; second. G. b. Murphy;
third: H. H. Helms; fourth. Peter Trauf-
fer. Caledonia.
Wheat, Winter Red-(1a Pecl1)-First
c. E. Murphy; second, C. E. Murphy
Wheat Minnesota No. 1871 peck)-
First. c. H. Murphy; second, A. H. Gruen-
hagen. Norwood; third. c. E. Murphy;
nrrrfh HnNvf nIl
Wheat, Any Other Variety-Q pecl1)-
First, d. II. Wheaton,; second. Fred
Sprengler; third. w. A. Wessinger.
Barley. White, Long, Two Rowed-G
peck)-First c. E. Murphy; second, Thos
Breyer; third. c. H Murphy.
Barley, White Six Rowed-FirSt, w. A.
WessinGer: second, c. H. Murphy; third
Barley Biacf-d peck)-First. D. T.
Wheaton: second. ]. Gould; third. c. H
Barley, Any Other Variety q pl)-First,
Thomas Breyer; second. c. H. Murphy;
third. w A. WeSsinger.
Oats. White, Side Panicle q pkl-First,
w. A. Wessinger; second, c. H. Murphy;
third. B. F. Hoyt.
Oats. White Spreading Panicle q pix
First c. z. Murphy; second, w. H. Wes-
singer; third, B. F. Hoyt
Oats, Any Other Variety Il pk)-First
c. E. Murphy; second. c. E. Murphy.
Rye. Winter q pk)-First. H. c. Coo
per. st. Cloud: second. w. A. Wessinger;
third. II. G. Cooper.
Rye Spring q pkl-Fi:st. D. T. Wheat
on; second, B. F. Hoyt; third. c. E.
Ruct;wheat Silver HulIed Il pl5l-First