Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-09-21
EXCELLENT EXHIBITS At
MARSHALL COUNTY FAIR
ARE GOOD EVIDENCE THE PRODUCTIVITY co,
soL-BUT THE ATTENDANCE SMALL AS FARMERS ARE
MIDST OF BUSY TAREsHINe SEASON

night on very successful county fair,
Notwithstanding the rather unfavor-
able weather and the extremely busy
season for the farmers Monday, the
opening day of the fair was devoted
mainly to entering exhibits and ar
ranging them. On Tuesday, the Sc
cond day, the sun came out smiling,
and brought quite large attendance
Of people from the surrounding towns
and villages. The program OF races
in the afternoon was one Of the best
ever seen on the Warren track. The
athletic and acrobatic stunts of the
Riggs family, pulled off between the
races were an entertaining free at
traction that everybody enjoyed.
Farm Exhibits
The exhibit of farm products was
an eye-opener to not only visitors
from far away, but to our home peo-
pie as well, and showed that marked
progress has been made in the me-
thods of farming. A gentleman from
Missouri was heard to remark that a
like varied exhibit of farm products
could not be found in the whole
length and breadth of his home state.
Here are some of the products OF
Marshall county's soil that We espe-
cially noticed: Tomatoes, cabbage,
celery-a fine and large display, Gu
cumbers, rhubarb, beans, peas, pump
kins, squash-aH sizes, shapes and col
ors, watermelons, musk melons, Cit
ron. pop corn, sweet corn and field
corn-a large number of entries that
conclusively prove that Marshall
county is well within the corn belt,
beets and sugar beets, mangels, tur-
nips and rutabagas, caulifower, let
tuce, parsnips, onions, garden buckle
berries, potatoes large number of
entries which go to prove that the
very best tubers can be grown in our
county and that the growing Of pota-
toes will in a few years be a leading
industry. a bunch of broom corn
was exhibited, the first we have seen
grown here, and it looked fully as
good as the southern grown. The
raising of broom corn is certainly
among the possibilities here. Many
fine apples, crab apples and plums
were shown.
The cereals exhibited, such as
wheat, oats, barley, winter rye, flax
and speltz, are of such excellence as
might be expected from county that
has repeatedly captured the first
prizes for small grains in competition
with the world.
The display of tame grasses, such
as clover, timothy, millet, bronze
grass and alfalfa, and of clover and
timothy seed, was very excellent.
Poultry
Poultry experts say that the poultry
show was one of the best ever seen
in the county. There were many line
birds shown, some of which could not
be purchased from their owners for a
$50 bill.
Horses and Cattle
Farmers were generally too busy
to bring their stock to the fair, hence
there were not as many entries as
mr. a.
vorab1e conditions. Yet what was
exhibited was enough to show that
Marshall county stands high in stock
raising. Ed. Rosendahl captured
nine blue ribbons and five red ribbons
for live stock.
Sheep and Hogs
There were quite a few entries in
sheep and hogs, all of them good. VIM
C. Miller, Ed Rosendahl and Munger
& Son, showed some very fine ami
mails. Mr.. Miller says he expects te
go into sheep raising more extensive
1y than ever.
Fancy Work
The display of fancy work was
large and varied. There were lacez
embroidery, hardanger and many
other hzss for which the editor has
) no names his vocabulary. But they
were all ven very beautiful and gave
evidence of the dexterity and industry
Of the good women of the county
There was also very creditable col
lection Of paintings and water colors
by local artists.
Flowers
A kind Providence lets flower
bloom and shed their fragrance every
where where there are human being