Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-09-14

O1mSCeQ TOOK nr6t nO0O1S among the
counties which had exhibits in the
agricultural building. The county was
an easy winner over the others by q
lead of more than forty points over
its nearest competitor, scoring as high
Us 1,080.4. The winners are:
Olmsted 1,OsO.4
Blue Earth 99O. 0
Houston 086. O
Morrison 985. D
Gcodhue 0S8. 0
Stearns 888.
1tasca S44 0
It took the judges q long time to
arrive at their decisions, ss in some
respects the exhibits were almost
equal in quality, but Oimstead forged
ahead of It's competitors in nearly
every department. In stock vege-
tables, with only possible 100 per
cent, the county scored the highest
figure. With possible percentage of
200 in grain in shock Olmstead county
secured rating of 10 per cent. In
culinary vegetables the county scored
100 out of possible 100 points.
Tue markings were made on the fol-
lowing items, and show the variety of
the products in the counties which are
known as the best agriculturally IN the
state: Grain. 400; Grain in sheath,
10; native grass, 100; tame grass,
100: millet, rape, etc.. 70: potatoes.
100; stock vegetables, 100; culinary
vegetables. 100; fruits 100; miscel
laneons, So: arrangement, 80; total
possible points obtainable, 1900.
There ie 81, 200 to be divided among
the winners. Itasca county, taking
into consideration that 1t is not in the
same class as the others, being the
newest in the roint of agriculture,
made a good showing, even scoring
we'll on the fruit 1t displayed. On
grain in sheath 1t scored 156 out of q
possible 200. thus teing among the best
counties on this class of exhibit. Fol-
lowing are the results by countless:
| Olmsted-GraiD. III; grain in
sheath. 40; native grass, SO; tame
grass, rs: millet, rape etc., 70 pota.
toes, 100; stock vegetables. 100; cul
mary vegetables, 100; fruits, 90; mis-
cellaneous. 90; arrangement, 45; total,
l, ,080.4.
/ Blue Earth-Grain, 1866; grain In
sheath, 1850; native grasses, Us; tame
6 rasses, Is; millet, rape, etc.. IS: po-
tatoes. SO; stock vegetables, 95; cul-
inary vegetables, SO: fruits, 68; mis-
CT llaneous, 90; arrangement, 50; to-
tai, 800.
Houston-Grsin, 147.e: grain In
sheath, 16O; native grasses, 80: tame
grasses. go: millet, rape, etc.. 65; po.
tatoes, "a; stock vegetables. 95: cul-
mary vegetables, 50; fruits. SO; mis-
cellaneoue, 60; arrangement, a. total,
1885,
Morrison-6rain. 1873: grain in
sheath. l75; native grassep, IS; tame
grasses, IS; millet. rape, etc, so;
potatoes, So: stock vegetables, 96; cul.
mary vegetables, 90: fruits, II: mis-.
cellaneous, 46; arrangement, 40; total,
965
Goodhue-Grain, 1906: grain in
sheath, 145; native grasses, SO: tame
grasses, 70; millet, rape, etc Is; po.
atoes, 90; stock vegetables, 95; cul.
mary vegetables, e6; fruits, g.; mis-
celIsneous, AZ; arrangement, Al; to-
tai, 1856.
Stearns-Grain, 1874; grain II
sheath, 40; native grasses, IS; tame
grasses, 65; millet, rape, etc., 60; po
tatoes, 96; stock vegetables. 90: culin
ary vegetables, "a; fruits, 81: miscel
laneous, 46: arrangement, 40: total
$751;
1tasca-Grain. 1O5: grain in sheath
1855 native grasses, 80; millet, rape,
etc., 60; potatoes, Y6: stock vegetables
95; culinary vegetables, so; fruit, 8
miscellaneous, 46; arrangement, 80
total, 844.
The exhibit scoring the highest o.
this class received an additional pre-
MUM of $500; second, &15O; third
e1OO; fourth, $75. All the exhibit.
wer attractively arranged.-St. Fau
Dispatch, Z.