Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-10-01
BRIEF NOTES ABOUT
EXHIBITS AT FAIR
Thirteen Hundred Entries Made
By Those Bringing Prod
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The total number Of person exhib-
iting at the Kandiyohi County Fair
was four hundred nineteen and the
total number Of exhibit entries made
was one thousand three hundred
sixty three. This does not include
the school exhibits,-the winners
Of which we published last week.
The big permanent Improvement
this year to the Kandiyohi County
Fair was the large new horse barn.
The department was in charge Of
Peter NJ. Burns and some fine ami
mails were on show. There were 80
entries.
c. L. McNelly was superintendent
of the cattle department. and the
animals were kept partly in a tent
and partly in a pen. There were 81
entries Of stock, Herefords, Hol-
stems and Jerseys being represent
ed.
Owing to the hog cholera which
was prevalent in the south western
part Of the county the swine show
was threatened to be without one
single entry. But August Jordin,
the we'll known Poland China breed
er from New London, came with a
fine herd and saved the day. Geo.
Thomas also brought over his Amer
lean Mule foot hog as a special en-
try.
The poultry show was held in a
tent and was in charge of M. V.
Wakefield. There were 43 entries
ir this department and made a good
showing. Robert Haley's turkey
gobbler got first prize. He was the
only one there.
In the butter exhibit there were
five creameries competing and there
were eight dairy butter entries.
The corn exhibit was an eye
opener to the skeptic who persists
i'll arguing the corn belt further
south. He certainly got one on his
solar plexus this year when he saw
the quality Of corn at the Kandiyo-
hi County fair. The department
under p. G.. Greenfield had 81 corn
entries and 48 Of grains and seeds.
Several samples Of alfalfa grown
in the county were also shown. Pet
er H. Linstrum brought in samples
of the first, second and third cut
tings of alfalfa from his thriving
field in St. Johns. Emil Ogren of
New London brought in samples of
first and second cutting.
The vegetable department., tho
probably not quite as crowded as
last year, was the finest ever when it
came to quality John Ahlstrom
had charge Of this exhibit. There
were 267 entries. The feature OF
the exhibit probably were the big
melons and pumpkins.
Some apples in Kandiyohi County
this year! There were nearly 400
entries Of apples and about 4 OF
more varieties. There were IS en-
tries Of plums and 9 Of fine big
healthy tame grapes. John Wick.
lund, and assistants, Gunder Os.
mundson and J. j. Bjornberg, hat
their hands full on entry day.
There were l30 entries in the
culinary department which was il
charge of Mrs. j. S. Sanderson. Tha
the three judges in this exhibit hat
a big task goes without saying.
The fancy needle work and weav
ing under the supervision of Mrs
NJ. T. Sandbo was a pleasure to be-
hold. Tho the number Of exhibit:
was not as many as last year, th'
quality was certainly par excellence
The beautiful things made will
needle, crochet hook and loon
by our women bespeak high ar
tistic development in Kandiyohj
County. This development can b.
the more appreciated when we com
pare the exhibits of latter years
with those Of some years ago. Tn
exhibit of paintings, however, wa
weak and indicated that the wielder
Of the brush and palette need ye
get busy. Kandiyohi county ough
have better showing in this line
There were 270 entries in Mrs
Sandbo's department. These in
cluded the entries of amateur photo
graphy, a division which was adde,
this year. The showing was no
big, only two persons exhibiting, bu
the pictures were splendid. This !
a department that could be made
very interesting feature Of the Al
Exhibit.
The flower show in charge O
Sheriff Bonde was a thing Of beaut
. set between four vine covered pill
lors Of white. Old "IJncle ST" an