The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1905-09-08
of North Dakota grains and
grasses at the
MINNEAPOLIS FAIR
The Showing Made by the Flickertail
State Attracts a Great Deal of At
tention. LACK of sufficient
space for the Display

Minneapolis, Sept. g. - The North
Dakota exhibit of grains and grasses
easily surpassed any other collection
at the Minnesota State Fair Thou
sands of people call each day to inspect
and admire it, The flax exhibit ex-
cites the greatest interest, and the
ladies are particularly attracted to that
part of the display. It's entertaining
to watch the people as they inspect the
grain. They appear to be surprised
to learn that North Dakota can pro-
duce such fine specimens of grain,
and are still more surprised when they
discover the variety of products shown
and learn the yields of these cereals.
Some of the people, principally Mime
sotans, cannot realize that the Flicker
tail state has such fertile soil.
A party of ladies were passing
through and viewing tho exhibit,
when one Of them remarked to the
others: "My! this is fine exhibit,
and does credit to the state of Mime
sota. One of them replied: "Why
this ism t Minnesota s exhibit, this is
North Dakota s. - Whereat, there
! was general laugh at the first lady's
expense. Quickly recovering from her
mistake she retorted: 81 don't care.
I'm loyal to Minnesota. but this is
the finest grain exhibit in the agricul-
tural building' This compliment
coming from a lady who was preju-
diced in favor of Minnesota was re-
garded as the index to the prevailing
opinion.
The alfalfa macaroni wheat; in
fact all the grain excites admiration
and calls forth many inquiries regard
ing the yield and the land on which it
was grown.
The oat exhibit is especially fine.
The large heads and long stems or
straws are gazed at with wonder.
The frequent inquiry is ''are those
straws spliced p
The visitors show an intelligent inter
est in the exhibit and the states re-
sources. They are eager to know all
about the prevailing prices Of land,
the most desirable localities and
multitude of other subjects which tkey
introduce, showing that they have had
North Dakota in view and are desir-
Gus of gathering all the information
they can respecting it.
Hundreds of North Dakotans have
visited the exhibit and have praised
it and lent their assistance in lauding
the coming state of the west, and tell
ing of the wonderful productions of
its soil.
1t was unfortunate that a greater
amount of space was not awarded
North Dakota, as only little over
one-half of the exhibit could be dis
played. However when sucn compe-
tent critics as Professor Shepperd,
who by the way, is one of the grain
judges, assert to use his own language
''there is nothing in the building
within gunshot Of the North Dakota
exhibit. - we should be content with
the limited space allotted. -..-......
It is surprising to see the great de-
mand for maps of the state and the
folders issued by the agricultural de-
partment
The folder especially comes in for
favorable comment and hundreds have
remarked that it is the best advertis-
iLg medium ever issued by the state;
in fact, is an encyclopedia Of informa-
tion and reliable statistics.