The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-10-02

onors with his Percheron stallion.
Ben. Everett, Rich. Horn, VIM
Bros, Andy Luscher and Harold
Aune had entries in the Shetland
class, and David and Chris. Whittet
and D. j. Akin in other horse classes.
Supt. Mosher captured blue rib
bon on his carriage team, VIM.
Whittet entered a single carriage
horse and w. F. Jackson carriage
team.
In cattle herds. Benham Bros.
showed their herd of Angus full
bloods. VIM Bros. and P. O. Callag-
han shorthorn herds, and G.. G.
Sasse of Morgan took all the prem
iums and sweepstakes on the Here
ford herd.
Thos. Mckay of Delhi led in the
swine exhibits for the Poland China
entries and Clarence Mason with a
number of pens Of Duroc Jerseys.
Considering the amount Of money
that comes into Redwood county
every year for hogs, the matter of
breeding is an important one, and
while the number of exhibitors was
limited. we were pleased to see that
that the animals made a good show
ing as to quality and numbers. S.
| O. Mason and A. H. Seebeck also
had entries in this class.
Sheep raising is an industry that
| is likely to command great deal
more attention in this county in
future than at present. Thos. Nc
Kay and Clarence Mason were the
principal exhibitors in this class.
Perhaps no part Of the exhibits
elected such general satisfaction as
that of horticulture. This depart.
ment was located in the store build
ing under the Odd Fellows hall, and
although not particularly extensive
in some lines. was so superior in all
respects as to be spoken Of with en-
thusiasm by all corners. Probably
the items of apples, corn and potatoes
were strongest of any in evidence.
The apples were simply fine, and the
number of exhibits was sufficient to
make an extensive display. Geo.
Stronach of Delhi won out for MAX
ing the best complete exhibit of
apples, and as Mr.. Stronach is one
of the pioneers in fruit raising and a
mighty good citizen, no one will be-
grudge him his honors in being first
in such a goodly show of what Red
wood county can do in raising fine
apples. Of the exhibitors, we learn
from the secretary's books that they
included, besides Mr.. Stronach, the
names Of Clarence Mason, VIM. Mack
G. z. Tobias, T. D. Lyman, P. O..
Callaghan, A. D. Smith, Winn Bros.
and Thos. Whittet. Geo. Whittet,
as superintendent Of this department
was the right man in the right place.
The exhibit of domestic articles
was so large that it would be i'm
possible to particularize as to ex-
hibitors. While the premiums in
these departments are necessarily
small, we are inclined to think that
a fair which left out the handiwork
of the housewife would not deserve
to succeed, when we consider how
much the fairness wife has to do
with the farmers success. The en-
tries at the court house were not so
large in some lines as last year, but
the quality was good throughout.
The teachers of our schools deserve
commentator for the work they put
into the school exhibit, and some day
we hope to see at our county fair
exhibits from all of the county
NOTES
For some reason, the poultry ex-
hibit this year was not SO large as
its real Importance demanded. There
were some good exhibits, but only
few of them.
The president and managers of
the fair were especially pleased with
the good attendance of our south
side neighbors. May this be only
the first of series of excursions
between the different sections of our
county.
Editor McRae of the Sanborn