The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-10-03

Payette, and a Galloway COW and calf
owned by Samuel Clark.
The horses entered included five
Percherons, from one to three years
old, by John Thoma: grade Perch
eron, four years old. F. W. Hatcher;
grade Percheron stallion, four years
old, Henry Murphy; registered stall
lion, nine years old, Nickerson Bros;
Hambletonian, three years old, Nels
Robideau: colt, two months old,
Peter Brochman.
There was but one exhibit of sheep,
six Shropshires, the property of
Robert Ayers.
In swine Poland China SOW and
litter of ten pigs was entered by Ar
thur Payette, three Poland China
hogs by F. W. Hatcher and two sows
by L. N Grow.
The poultry exhibit was a fairly
good one, but some of the birds were
inclosed in altogether too small
cages, causing, the occupants much
discomfort. Among the exhibitors
were Henry Murphy, who had an i'm
mense pair Of Toulouse geese at the
show: Robert Ayers, pair of large
Toulouse geese and topknot ducks;
Chas. Judkins, three Toulouse geese;
Mrs. Raiche, rose-comb Wyandottes;
Henry Hess, single-comb brown Leg
horns; Mrs. A. Bryson, white Brah-
mas; Chas. Erickson, barred Ply
mouth Rocks; L. N. Grow, Pekin
ducks: Mascot, two white rabbits.
PRESERVES, ETC.
While the exhibits of preserves,
pickles, and other goods in glass
jars was not a large one it was
perhaps the best ever seen at
the county fair. Mrs. Morehead's
display was particularly attractive
one and consisted of a collection of
chickens, squirrel. rabbit, mince meat,
vegetables, etc., in jars. Pickles,
fruits and vegetables we're also dis
played by Mrs. Barnes, Mrs. Had
dow, Mrs. Wallace, Mrs: Raiche, Mrs.
Berg, Mrs. A. Mott, Mrs. Edimison'
Mrs. S. Winsor, Mrs. Bryson, Mrs.
G. Judkins, Mrs. Robt. Ayers and
others.
The honey and sugar display was
exceptionally good and included the
collection of Robert Shaw-white
clover honey, dandelion honey, gold
enrod honey, preserves in honey,
pickles in honey vinegar, chowchow
in honey vinegar, etc.: Eastwood
honey exhibited by August Gerth,
maple syrup by Mrs. Raiche, and
Mrs. Robert Ayers and maple sugar
by Mrs. Mott
BUTTER. Az.
There were six exhibitors in this de-
partment-one of creamery butter and
five Of dairy. The creamery repre-
sented was the West Branch of Long
Siding, whose superintendent, Mr..
Fox, has the reputation of making
butter which cannot be excelled for it's
fine quality anywhere in the country.
Mr.. Fox's display consisted of tub,
jar and package butter and it was the
best creamery exhibit which has ever
been made at Mile Laos county fair.
The dairy exhibits we're those of
Mrs. F. A. Lowell, print; Mrs. Bry-
son, print and jar; Mrs. G.. A. John
son, jar; Mrs. Robert Ayers, jar:
Miss Grace Payette, roll.
BREAD, PASTRY, ETC.
There were in this department. some
very good specimens of home baking,
among the assortment of exhibits be-
ing angel food, biscuits and bread by
Mrs. Berg; molasses cookies and
cocoanut cake, Beatrice Young: angel
food, cookies, etc., Mrs. Bryson; bis
cults, Mrs. George Haddow: bread
Mrs. VIM. Arnett; cookies, Mrs. W.
Hatch: jelly roll, cream cake, pie,
bread, etc., Mrs. ROCKFORD; Boston
brown bread, Mrs. F. A. Lowell;
chocolate cake, Mrs. G. A. Johnson:
apple pie, sugar cookies, etc., Miss
Grace Payette; white bread, biscuits,
rolls, etc., Mrs. Daisy Mudgett.
FRUITS.
The collection of fruits was excep-
tionally fine, apples of many varieties
entering into the display. Some of
these specimens were veritable beau
ties-as fine apples as can be pro-
duced anywhere in the United States.
Chas. Judkins exhibited fifteen vari-
cites of apples; Robert Ayers, a COL
lection of apples; Chas. Peterson,
Northwestern Greetings and Duchess.
Val Sausser, collection of cultivated
huckleberries as large as cherries,
three plates of apples and three of
plums; Mrs. F. A. Lowell, plums and
Transcendant crab apples; Anton
Betzler, Concord grapes, Peerless and