The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-01-31
California state lgricMlturII
Fair at Sacra mentO.

Fair af Sacramento.
The Sacramento Uni"n furnishes mi.
mute and interesting account Of the arrange.
ments, decorations, committees, &c. The
display was very beauti .ul. embracing an al.
most endless variety Of fruits and other pru-
ductions of the garden aud th' rm; and
also many excellent specimens Of useful and
ornamental matufacthr"s.
Referring to il. in his address. General
Hutchinson, president of Ih" Society. sa,s
With tn result nI the present uudrrtak.
ing we have every reason to be satisfied
The magnificent display Of te Products ol
our soil, the vast variety OF articles Of the
successful cultivation Of which We hrv" the
evidence before Us. The pro'i ous size aud
| liberal development 10 v hcl some ui them
have attained, the beaut'i arr y of gems
from the gardeit and delicious fruits pro-
fusely scattered ar, und the hall Iuliy attcs;
the utility of these associations and demon:
strate the capabilities Of our State in Lam
guage more forcible than any arguments
which can ,ish.
The Union mentions macy things worthy
Of note, among which nre the fUlnwing
Rolls OF tobacco. cured, rom CubI seed,
and grown BY Dr. B. D w, of Scr m"nto.
Adjoining these specimens re two fl 'urist.
ing tobacco plLrS, growing luxuriantly in
tubs. These are FIVE ieet high, and the
leaves e teen inches in length. a.
Two Immense sweet p"taioes, weighing
together II pounds; bi. baskri Of onions,
weighing from one to iUnr p,unds, end some
of which measure 20 inches in circumtrr.
ence: bays containing par, hlp- two feet in
length, beers of twenty pounds weight, and
potatoes any one Of which would make q
meal for the biggest Irish family in Tipp"
rary; also, tUtnatsfs one foot in circum!rr.
ence; squa.he, us big ns pumpkins, and
pumpkins bigger than the head Of Il barrel.
A basket oi giant Tomatoes. raised at The
Shell Muu, Nursery, attracted universal
attention. Among the many pnmuIogical
curiosities in this part of the room, two
stems OF Spanish Mission pears and peaches
called forth expressions Of establishment
from all brhulders. On one spfig Is cils.
ter Of 70 large pears, and on the oth'r stem
five fee; long are no less than 80 ina nifi
cent peaches, some Of which measur, d in
~ches in circumference.
Also, suufowpr, three feet in circumfrr
ence; bushels of Sacramento and Yol, pea.
nuts, some of them two inches in length.
aud glimpse o. wh,Fh would throw the pit
OF the Bowery Theatre ifio ecstari"s. just
beyond these. are two cheeses- -one weigh
ng 1856 pounds. aud lnnther III pounds
from the dairy of S.murI L'@is. PAta'uma
A mtmmoth Newton Pippin, I5k inches
by I41 inches. Our eye then fell upon a
number Of braui al citrnn leinnn oranges.
the largest Of Viii: h mrasures Is inch i Ion.
gitudmally. These were grown in the vine
ward of M.ssrs. Stnsevain,. LIS Ang-ios.
The show uf apples is exceedingly fine.
and forever puts at rest all doub:s as {" the
capability and suitabIrness OF our soil 10
the culture of this delicious lrdit
Two elcg g'nt seeding p aches, "f u f"'
in circumference, plucked Ir III q tree tw.'
years old in the garden OF p. NJ. Wimm"r.
CoIoma, were special oDJec,s Of wonder,
ment. 80
One uf the II H,vey seeding straw berries
measures four inches in circumference, and
J.; ns beautiful us large. And many Other
smaller fruits, shrubs, pom Il, ,gical and floral
curiusi.ies, Sc we have not space to men
tion.
The audience doubtless accorded with the
f.llowing .tatelnent Of the president:
In many resp cts n -e,',ion Of the world
IL more iavorably suited fur the easy pr Sc
cuton Of husbandry than California In
fertility III soil, in the pecuiarili"s of 'li-
mate, and tn" rotations ut heat aud muis
ture which prevail. M & vtion can x,'eed it..
Nowhere ar. the r<scI tial r"quisit' = for
vegetable growth and VI turiiy M rr strik
inyly predominant Irim here. N " herr
have The first ,liatt. of the ia5orer been fu!.
lowed by m'rr fdtcrias result, or u NOR
abundant or fl,tttrirg yield aa