The Saint Paul globe., 1904-08-31
SHOWING is GOOD
DESPITE LATE CROPS
Exhibits of Farm Produce at the
State Fair Are Up to
Standard

what the displays would have
been in agricultural and horticultural
nall had the fair come three weeks
later, would make pleasant dreaming
Tor any farmer. But the growing sea-
son, as everyone knows, is two weeks
late this year because of cool weather,
and the fair has been set forward ono
week. Nevertheless, the fruit exhibits
are fully equal. on the whole, to those
of 1903, and the exhibits of grain ana
vegetables are more extensive and
more varied than last year and of bet
ter quality.
Three counties, it is true, neglected
TO make separate displays this year.
But the space thus vacated has been
more than filled" by two really splen-
did groups of vegetables. These are
shown by the market gardeners of the
Twin Cities.
On one side of spacious platform
with sloDing sides like the caves of a,
roof, IS picturesquely adorned in be-
coming contrast of curve and color
with all the long series of vegetables
and small fruits that excite at st. Paul
the envy of visitors from other states.
This is the exhibit of "The Growers /,
Association of st. Paul." and the name
appears in letters composed of onions
and less strenuous truck"
Displays Show Cleverness
Across the aisle another novelty.
cleyerly conceived, is a big new Mime
apolis wagon, heaped high with basll-
cts of vegetables. 1t is displayed by
the Minneapolis Market Gardeners as
soclation. Nearby the association has
ranged more vegetables upon a plat
form less striking than the bigger
green grocery just across the way.
We have never had SO many fine
vegetables out here said N. S. Gordon
yesterday, and Mr.. Gordon is superin-
tendent OF the vegetable, grain and
farm produce" department 4
Grain too Mr. Gordon added. 'fs
fully equal to the top notch of Mime
sofa standards. There may have been
rusted grain and damaged grain some
where in the Northwest this year. but
the judges here will never see any evil
dence that such thing is possible.
only two details are lacking and
under the circumstances neither is i'm
portant. Because of the fairs being
practically three weeks earlier than
usual, We have no first class corn
among our exhibits A few weeks later
we could get any amount of it. And
because of the late season also, sup
pose, we have no native watermelons,
which are usually as good as any
melons down in Dixie"
tables already mentioned, and those in
cluded in the county exhibits agricul-
tural hall shelters a number of su-
perior farm products from outside the
North Star state
Stark county and Burleigh county
combine, under the auspices of Bis
marck, in an exhibit of the grain that
has made North Dakota famous. Sas-
katchewan, Alberta, Manitoba and AS
siniboia conjoin to show what excel
lent grain and vegetables may be pro-
duced in Western Canada. The Rock
Island (railroad) System brings to-
gether from Missouri, Kansas. Arkan-
sas, Oklahoma and Texas displays that
attract particular attention, including
distinctive Southern products, such as
cotton in the plant and in the bale and
samples of a third crop of alfalfa.
There are also notable watermelons
that have escaped the pickaninnies of.
Oklahoma.