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these tables. The apples shown were hardly up to the normal 

 size or coloring on account of the lateness of the season ; never- 

 theless the display was on the whole a most satisfactory and 

 creditable one. The State Fruit-breeding Farm occupied two 

 of these tables with the various new fruits, consisting largely of 

 grapes and plums, originated at the Farm. Of these the most 

 interesting were the new varieties of plums, No. 21 easily hold- 

 ing the center of attention. The writer was handed a detail 

 statement of these various exhibits, but by some mysterious pro- 

 cess it has disappeared so that the reader will be spared the 

 statistical portion of this description. 



The northeast quarter of the building was occupied by the 

 vegetable exhibitors, excepting a space some forty feet square 

 which was used by University Farm for demonstrations of the 

 various practical arts which are being carried on and taught 

 there. The sorting and packing of apples, spraying, pruning, 

 etc., occupied this space. These demonstrations drew the atten- 

 tion of many of the visitors, and its usefulness was fully shown 

 by the time given to it by those interested in these arts. 

 The rest of this space was occupied by probably the best vege- 

 table exhibit ever made at the State Fair, judging by what was 

 said in regard to it by those who spoke to the writer about it. 

 Two long rows of graduated shelves occupied the central space, 

 from the north door of the building to the fountain, showing 

 every conceivable variety of vegetables adapted to Minnesota's 

 climate. The Market Growers' associations of Minneapolis and 

 St. Paul put up the usual association displays in friendly rivalry. 

 One of these displays is shown on the opposite page, that made 

 by the Minneapolis Association. The first premium this year 

 went to the St. Paul Association, of which exhibit we did not suc- 

 ceed in getting a picture. Minneapolis display looks good enough 

 to have been worthy of first, and I judge there was not any large 

 difference between them. Mr. P. B. Marien, of St. Paul, was in 

 charge of this department. 



Liberal premiums are being offered now-a-days for displays 

 in the Horticultural Building. The division of fruits gives 

 $1,800, the division of flowers $1,939.50, and vegetables $1,- 

 321.00, — in all $5,060.50. The writer has only one criticism 

 on this building and that is not by any means against the man- 

 agement of the building, which in the hands of J. V. Bailey, 

 assisted by Thos. Redpath, Supt., was most excellently planned 



