Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-10-11
Agricultural Fair aud Cattle Show.

The annual meeting, Cattle Show, and
Fair of Portage County Agricultural socie-
ty was held at Raveuna, on the 9th and
2sth days of Sept, lS4S, pursuant to the
provisions of the Constitution If the Socie-
tv.. The weather was fire, and the number
of persons in attendance much greater than
on anv former similar occasion.
The first day was devoted exclusively to
the exhibition cf domestic animals; the num-
ber and quality of which, especially of hor-
ses and neat cattle, far surpassed any form
er exhibition of the kind i'll the county, and
clearly evid enced the rapid advancement Of
this b. anch OF agricultural interest in our
community.
The several committees on animals made
their reports awarding premiums as follows:
Tie Comm,ittss on Horses
Reported, that the various descriptions Of
horses exhibited for their examination, were
unusually fine, and SO nearly similar with
regard to good qualities, as to relder it dill
ficult to determine which were most merito-
rious. They, however, awarded premiums
as follows:
To J C Vaudeville, for the best Sta lion (the
s'Magnum Bonum'') Diploma and. $5 90
To Vim R Kelsey, for the I'd best do. a Diploma
and... ............... '.....5 GO
To Benjamin Blair, for the best breeding mare
and colt, Diploma and. ....... ........3 90
To HiramC olins, for the best sp an of matched
horses-a Diploma and. %. .....3 90
To Gillett, for the best single Gelding-a
Diploma a nd ......l UU
To Alfred Kellogg, for the best 2 years old colt
Vol. of the Ohio Cultivator and d........2 90
The following exhibits not specified in the
list of Premiums the Committee regard as
highly meritorious and therefore recommend
premiums as follows:
To Amos Austin, for the best single mare. 2 90
To Leman Ferry, for the Cd do-a vol. of o. Cul-
uvator and. .............. IL UO
To Harvey H Morse, for the best span of year
old colts. y UU
To D Brown, for the best single do.......l 90
The Committee on Males and Jacks
Reported that they had awarded Pre- miums
as follows:
To Joshua Haley, for the best mule under six
months DID,. %
To Sylvester Beecher, for the I'd best do.... 90
To Sylvester Beecher for the best Jack-a Dplo-
ma anu ............ ....2 OO
To L II Beckwth for the I'd best do.. q 90
10 Leverett Norton, for span of 2 yrs old mules,
being higly meritorious they recommend a pre-,
mum OF. ................2 UU
The Committee on Neat cattle
Reported, chat the number of various de-
scriptions of cattle exhibited surpassed that
Of any former exhibition. The quality too
of many of the animals was excellent"
They awarded premiums as follows:
To the township of Edinburgh for the best Team
of ten yoke of Oxen...... $40 OO
To R Hutson, for the best yoke of Working
Oxen-a Diploma and A 10
To George Goodel, for the Cd do. ..3 90
To Joshua Walden, for the Sd do..........2 90
To Hopson Hurd, for the best yoke of 3yrs old
Steers. ..........o D w
To Willis Strickland, for the I'd do. 2 00
To James Catlin, for the Sd do-a Vol. of the
Ohio Cultivator and nd...................l Il w
To George Dewey, for the best yoke of year old
steers. .....2 uo
10 John Spires, for the best Bull over 2 years
~ oIo o........ ..''''''' = w
To Sylvester Beecher, for the I'd do. .......2 90
10 Austin Collins, for the best yearng Bull 2 90
10 John King, for the best bull calf. ...2 90
10 HarveyUdall,for the I'd do. ......... .....1 10
10 Sylvester Beecher, for the best mich cow-a
Diploma and. .3 U0
10 George Goodell, for the Cd do-a Vol. of the
| " Cultivator and. 2 OOA
10 w Crittenden, for the Sd dc--do and Il 90