The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-10-08
WoODsFIELD OHIO WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER s, 1851

opsis Of classification, have been exhibite,
fully enough to test the special and com
parative claims of all. Not the least of III
triumph ofthe exhibition can by any mean
be assigned to this important department
Of culture; indeed the most competen
critics present will insist on equal consid
Grafton for it, with any other class of arti
cles on the ground. VI.
Under class D, the HOG DEPARTMENT
open TO both Ohio and foreign swine, tn,
number Of specimens is large, and denote,
much intelligent cultivation and good Sc.
lection in this species Of stock. Berkshire
and other English Breeds, China, Irish
Grazer and many other breeds, are fully
represented. One thing is to be observed
in the present tendency of culture in thi.
branch Of Ohio produce. A person OK.
pecting display of very large hogs at an
exhibition Of this class of stock, might per.
haps ordinarily be somewhat disappointed
1t is easily accounted for, and speaks well
ofour pork-raisng community. Our farm.
ers strive to obtain such stock-hogs as will
soonest attain 10 an average OF 200 lbs.
weight. They are found TO be much more
profitable for all the various purposes Of
the stack, whether for pork intended for
foreign market, for the lard oil manufac.
ture, or for lard. Young fattened hogs,
make Of course the sweetest and tenderest
meat, and acquiring their fat early, require
much less than half the corn or even ma st,
to render them marketable, and by matur.
ing early, save atleast one years attention.
A hog Of four hundred pounds weight will
require much more than twice the amount
Of corn to attain that figure, and twice the
length of time, while he will not command
ten per cent, if over one per cent, larger
price from the regular dealer. We think
we may appeal to all informed men for the
accuracy of these statements. and they
not only explain why the average size of
porkers is not now so great as it was many
years ago perhaps. but they furnish ire.
slstable reasons in favor of seeking stock
that will mature for market at the youngest
possible age. By this criterion Of excel
lence. Ohio may challenge comparison
with any other community. Statistics of
Of the pork trade of our State, will show
that it is fully as prosperous as that of any
other region Of the country, if not. by a
comparison of all the elements Of calcula-
ton, the most prosperous of any other
State.
Our exhibition Of PoULTRY has elected
praise from all observers. We had not
dreamed of the existence of half such in
terest and enterprise in this branch of pro.
duce. There is perhaps no country on
the globe in which domestic fowls are cu.
tivated with general care, which has not
delegation in the extensive coops within
the area of the Exhibition. Not only is
the variety extensive, but the number and
quality far surpass every anticipation.
This department is OF course prominent
point Of attraction.
Under classes F. G and H, we have ev-
cry description of farming implements
known TO the arts connected with tilage.
Ingenuity seems determined 10 wholly sup.
plant Manual Labor, and 10 shelter it from
summers heat and winters cold. Ma.
chimes Of the most exquisite construction,
combining every grade OF capacity with
and consequent safety of opera.
ton, are TO be seen in both Power Hall,
and Manufacturers Hall. OF plows, wag.
ons, machines, harrows, rollers, drills, cul.
iivators, corn shelters, cutters, churns, bee
hives, household and kitchen furniture,
fabrics, raw wool, cotton and flax, and
thousands Of other things by designations
as novel and apt as the inventions them
selves, there is very large collection.
The mechanic, the needle woman, the
artist, the agriculturist, embracing the
whole immeasurable and unmaginable list
Of specimens introduced by each, are pre-.
sent, and all bent apparently upon the be.
nevolent fulfillment Of social duty, by graf
flying every rational sentiment, and sup
plying every want for the useful. The
enumeration of articles in these classes
would fill twice the compass Of our COL
umns, and of course we are prscluded
from special mention to any desirable ex
tent. We rejoice in the general competi.
ton from all parts CT the Union almost,
and the indisputable basis Of skill, cultiva-
vation, education, science, arts and refine.
ment, upon which that emulation rests
These phenomena tell Of q millennium up.
on earth as much nearer at hand, than we
are wont 10 allow, and quite as productive
Of sensible excellence in man. moral,
mental and spiritual, as we may hope to
enjoy Or attain from the ful6llment OF the
vague prophecy Of impractcable dream
srs. They are at once the promise, the
proof, and the fruit Of American Brother.
hood, and as such they will be hailed and
by the public mind.
5 Class |, displays its specimens in Floral
Hall. Il embraces the products of the Or.
,hard, the parterre, the vineyard, the veg.
stable garden, and the melon field. The
spacious Hall is constantly crowded to
such excess as TO require great care on the
part Of the Police, to preserve the collec-
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