Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-09-27
The COUNTY FAIR IS ON
EXHIBITS ARE MANY AND OF
EXCELLENT QUALITY-LARGE
ATTENDANCE EXPECTED

ATTENDANCE EXPECTED
The Morrison County Agricultural
Cooperative society fair being held in
Little Falls, opened up Thursday morn
ing with the entry Of exhibits, and al
though the weather was cold and dis
agreeable, large number of exhibits
are being placed and are excellent in
all departments.
The attendance the first day was
rather small, but with warmer weather
today and tomorrow a large attendance
is promised.
At the Rider building the products
Of the farm are shown in profusion,
vegetables, grains and grasses Of all
varieties. The fruit exhibit, on account
Of the lateness of the fair, is not as
large as last year, but is excellent.
Nj. and Mrs. Herman Busse of Two
Rivers, who are always on hand at the
fairs, have the largest collection in the
building, and everything is first class.
The Buses always have something
new and this year they are showing an
imported German squash and Chinese
squash, excellent for pies. In the COL
lection is also three Prizewinner onions
weighing seven pounds.
j. G. Highhous, grower Of the famous
golden self blanching celery, is showing
q pink celery, which he says is the
equal Of the celery he has been growing
successfully.
Mike Deering Of Twin Lakes also
has a very nice collection OF vegetables
and melons.
The high school alst has an exhibit in
the Rider building that is fine. Their
showing is in agriculture, there being
a number of products from the farm
school, exhibits in manual training and
domestic science
The free attractions were very good
and the band is doing it's part of the
entertaining.
In the entries for horses and colts
those Of exceptional merit are 1910
pound, 2-year-old Hambletonian colt,
i195 pound Clyde yearling and team
OF Percheron Norman black mares,
weighing 1866 pounds
Among the po.7try exhibits are two
freak spring chickens with crooked
beaks, one buffed white leghorn, %
pound bronze turkey and several fine
looking white young turkeys. There
are some fine rabbits on exhibit at the
Germania hall.
Some fine Durham cows and a year.
ing bull were entered in the beef strain
class. Heifers, yearling bulls and cows
of the Guernsey strain have been en-
tered, but the cattle exhibits are not
as numerous as was expected.
The hog exhibits consist Of the Berk-
shire and the large improved York
shire, while the sheep exhibits are
mainly Shropshire strain.
Friday Morning
900, Judging Of all exhibits will COM
mence and continue until finished.
Afternoon
100 to 800, band concert.
300 to 400, free attraction.
700 to'8:OO, band concert.
500 to 900, free attraction.
900 to 1000, fireworks at east end
of Broadway bridge.
Saturday Morning
A. NJ. judging to be finished and live
stock and horse parade at IL.
Afternoon
100 to 800, band concert.
800 to 400, free attraction.
1000 to 500, band concert.
500 to 900, free attraction.
Fair Judges
Farm products-L. B. Bassett, Grif-
fifth Richards.
Live stock-R. M. Washburn, Grif-
fifth Richards.
Women's work-Mrs. c. B. Buck
man, Mrs. W. H. K. Meyer, Mrs. G..
Bolander
Plants and flowers - Miss Bertha
Rhodes, Mrs. H. Landahl.
Cooking-Mrs. G. H. Brown, Miss
Abba Richard.
Location of Exhibits
Farm products, fruits and vegetables,
Rider building.
Cattle-Batters barn.
Horses, Columbia hotel barn.
Sheep and swine, Chas. LaFond barn.
Poultry, Germania hall.
Plants, flowers, cooking and dairy,
new Kiewel store, Broadway.
Women s work, st. Paul Store.
Rest room, new Kiewel store, Broad
way.
Exhibit buildings will be open until
900 each evening.
Fair officers may be seen at Rider
building.