The Mankato free press., 1911-09-22

plays was made by the o. w. Schmidt
Saddlery company. They had a
large number of travelling bags
shopping bags, trunks, harness and
everything in their line arranged in
most attractive manner. One har
ness which was displayed was a
duplicate of the harness which was
given as prize at the state fair
for the best driving team exhibited
| there. AS souvenirs they gave
checks for one cent payable at the
National Bank of Commerce.
The Kimball Music company had
a good display and amused the
crowd with the music of mechani-
cal piano player. There were two
of these pianos exhibited in their
booth. The state board of health
had an ant-tuberculosis exhibit and
gave away literature explaining the
work they are doing along this line,
and had a representative there to
explain the exhibit,
Display of Vegetables.
Outside of the building there were
many exhibits. On one side Of the
building the vegetables were shown.
The county poor farm superintend-
ent, James Mullin, had a splendid
exhibit of vegetables but these were
not entered for competition. judd
Cornell of Mapleton had charge of
the farm produce department, and
said that the exhibits this year were
better than he has ever seen them
has been held. He spoke especially
of the corn and said that it was
unusually good. One pumpkin was
displayed which weighed 68 pounds,
and there was squash which weigh
ed 81 pounds. The corn there in
cluded varieties of white, yellow,
flint, pop and sweet corn. The
vegetables raised by the members
of the Junior Civic league were
shown in this section. The children
who had vegetables there were from
eight to thirteen years of age, and
their garden products showed much
care and attention. About thirty
children from the different wards
had exhibits and the civic league gave
prizes to each ward for the best
beets and carrots.
The Exhibition Of Fruit.
All of the fruit was shown in a
ho in hni No 10
ton had a display of apples which
would have been hard to surpass.
The apples this year are especially
large and sound and made fiHe
showing. Most of the apples were
from about half dozen standard
varieties which are recommend by
the state horticultural society. The
only plums shown were raised by
Mrs. William Johnson of Mapleton
and were as good as could be found
anywhere. There were several
varieties of grapes. some blue, some
red and some green, entered, and
were mostly large, full punches.
George H. Phelps was superintend-
ent of the department and had made
fine looking showing with the
fruit.
Exhibit Of Livestock.
The largest exhibits in the live
stock department were the hogs.
w. r. Adams of Mankato was su-
perintendent of the swine section
and had entered three pens of hogs
of his own raising, which were of
the Poland China breed. Robert A,
Haedt of Eagle Lake had four pens
of o. |. C. swine and had one boar
which weighed 800 pounds. Mr.. Haedt
has been an enthusiastic supporter
of the fair since it's beginning and
always has number of entries.
A. Fl. Spaulding of Mankato has two
pens of Poland China hogs entered.
l.. T. Slkey of Smiths Mill had five
pens of Poland China hogs, and one,
Chief Wonder, which weighs 745
pounds. John G. Gerlick of Man
kato, who is always at the fair with
exhibits, this year displayed five
pens of Poland China hogs. He has
always succeeded in carrying off
some of the live stock prizes. He
has drove of about eighty-fve hogs
at the present time. A. B. Chap
man of Mankato exhibited five pens
of Poland Chinas. Mr.. Chapman is
also a breeder of Shorthorn cattle.
William d. Washburn entered three
pens of Poland Chinas. Mr.. Wash
burn stated that the judges said
last year that the Blue Earth county
exhibit of hogs was ahead of any
display at any fair in the state out
| side of the state fair. He also
spoke of the need of hog pavilion,
| to eliminate the flies and keep the
hogs cooler, and says that he prophe
| sizes one for the fair next year. Mr.
| Washburn also entered a Duroc Jer-
sey COW in the live stock depart
ment. There were but two men who
entered sheep, A. Juliar of st. Clair
and Louis Yaeger of Rapidan. There
were three pens of Shropshires dis
! played.
| Cows and Calves.
A. B. Chapman had about fourteen
head of cows and calves of the Short
horn breed entered, which were all