The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-23

jar of dairy butter. $50
J. A. Lewis & Son, 81 for the best
brood sow.
Macbeth & Gardner, 81 for the best
milk COW.
j. P. Durrenberger, SIPS in trade
for the best craftsman.
Fred Kron, So Wallachian center
piece.
w. R. Hammett, $40 for the best
driving or pulling team.
Hubbard Milling company, one sack
of Ardee -four for best loaf of wheat
bread.
Martin & Hoerr, 81 in trade for EN-.
broidered handkerchief.
Landkamer Bros. & Davidson, SO in
trade for the best one year old colt.
George Perkins, 81 in trade for the
best driving horse.
New York and 10 Cent Store, 81
in trade for the best milk COW.
Miss Christine Holm, 81 for the best
dressed doll.
Porter & Pay, 81 in trade for the
best French embroidered pillow case.
Fred Otto, 81 for the best brood
SOW and pigs.
Kimble Music company, 81 for silk
embroidered soft pillow.
Consumers Power company, electric
fiat iron for the best embroidered
French shirt waist; also electric fan
for the best collection four to six
oil o1e Tor
the best loaf of wheat bread Open
TO Mankato competitors only.
Pleased With Exhibit.
Superintendent Judd Cornell of the
farm products department is greatly
pleased with the exhibit in his de-
partment. "Why," said he, eve have
better corn in our exhibit than was
shown at the state fair"
Agricultural College Exhibit.
The Mankato Fair association is to
be congratulated at having on the
grounds this year an interesting ex-
hibit from the State Agricultural
school. 1t ought to be seen by every
fair visitor. With the exhibit are w.
II. Tomhave, n. f. Chapman and Mrs.
Margaret Baker These people are ex-
perts in their various lines and while
here will act as judges in the different
departments.
The exhibit has been on display at
several of the county fairs through
out the state and will visit other fairs
before returning home to the expert.
ment station at st. Anthony Park
Mr.. Tomhave is today judging the
grains and live stock, Mr.. Chapman
the fruits and vegetables and Mrs.
Baker the art work and culinary de-
partment. Mr.. Tomhave is a live
stock specialist in the experimental
division of the State Agricultural
school, and Mrs. Baker has charge of
the domestic science department. w.
F. Hansehian was expected this morn.
ing to assist in Judging live stock He,
too, is connected with the state agri-
cultural school.
Another corps of state experts have
an exhibit at the county fairs in the
northern part of the state The state
school is doing an enormous amount
of good at these fairs. They show
models of farm houses, barns, incuba.
tors, pig pens, sheds, feeding racks
and almost every imaginable thing
built and used on a farm. In a glass
case is exhibited samples of grains
and grasses. in another variety of
twines, and injurious fruit insects,
and poultry feeds. The best methods
of fruit propagation, with samples of
limbs from various fruit trees. Other
exhibits are horticulture tools and
supplies, animal industry, injurious
pests on woods. and split log drag.
These are all nicely arranged on one
side of the tent. On the opposite side
are samples of smutted grains, a les
son on crop rotation and results of
yields by excessive cropping on same
ground; veterinary division and dairy
rations, carpenter and iron work and
plain sewing samples of the agricul-
tural school students.
Minnesota Farmers Library.
The state school publishes monthly
bulletin known as the minnesota
Farmers Library" in which the work
done by the school in the way of ex-
periments. This is a valuable publ.
cation and can be had monthly by
leaving your name at the tent on
the fair grounds. Everyone interested
in farming should leave their address
for the publication. The object of the
publication is worthy one, that of
lettering the condition Of the farmer.
and giving results of experiments,
OF how one acre can be made to pro.
duce what two is now doing.
The work of judging the exhibits