Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-26
The Fifth Annual Exhibition Of the
MuscatlMe County Agricultural
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The exhibition Just closed had much abou
it to commend and encourage the friends Of
the society. The general good feeling man.
itested upon the part Of nearly all the exhib.
itors shows a great improvement upon pas
years. There is always some growing a
the awards, but there was as little dissatis
faction with the judgment of the commit
tees as is ever seen on such occasions. Near
ly every person was satisfied and went home
feeling if they were disappointed this time
in taking home silver goblet, they were
bound to have it next time. This feature
in the exhibition augurs we'll for the future
The State Fair and wet weather for so me
days previous, together with the impossible
ity to get the railroad folks to run train
back and forth, told awfully on the receipts,
as they amount to 1921 only, when they
should have been $1,000. A large turn out
was not expected, but it certainly is shame
that so many, even apparently warm friends
of the county society, should neglect their
own society in order to attend the State Fair,
which is able to take care of itself.
The exhibition of horses was very respect
able End still shows improvement in this
department. The fact is, much of the rising
generation of horses in this county and Vi
cinity is very superior and will tell, - ~.
! turity, wherever they are exhibited. The
premium for Green Mountain two year olds
trotting was taken by G. W. kincaid. This
contest was narrowed down at the last to two
colts-Kincaid's and arfejd's-and as
they were both put in the hands of other
parties for training there Was a good deal of
interest felt in the result The Warfeld
colt however had expended two much of his
strength in previous trials and did not do as
we'll at the final trial as he had before Mr.
Cooks flley-a very fine one-was expected
to 60 for this premium but as she had been
handled but little she was withdrawn.
The show of cattle was very meagre in
deed. Messrs. Wagner, Wood, Weed and
Marsh were the principal. A magnificent
grade bull belonging to Andrew Wallace on
the Island, attracted great deal of attention.
Hogs and sheep were very scarce. Mr.. O..
L. Peasely had nine head on exhibition and
most of them were strictly number one.
In the class of Fine Arts there were some
oil paintings by Miss Compton, and a small
but very superior show Of photographs by
Geo. P. Hall, of the Metropolitan Gallery.
Mr.. Hall is enterprising, always up to the
times, and shows it in his superior pictures
In the ladies' department of Food, Condi-
ments, &C., there was quite spirited con-
test-especially among the ''single ladies
under twenty-five" A very interesting fact
connected with this contest for the best loaf
Of bread and pound of butter, is that all ex-
hibited was Of very superior quality and the
committee felt very sorry that premium
could not be awarded to all of them. An
other very interesting facial least interest
ing to part Of the community-is that the
young ladies competing On this item are
all ''yet in their teens'' and all pretty,
and the committee make honorable men
ton of all of them. Miss Maria Riggs,
Miss j. E. Kincaid, Miss Harriet Dalzell,
Miss Kitty Smalley, Miss Hannah Fox, Miss
Sarah E. Newman, Miss Mary A. Kellow,
Miss Alvina NJ. Brockway, and Miss Virginia
E. Sherfey. These names are placed not in
the order Of superiority but as they were en-
tered ON the books. .
Miss M. L Kihcaid to the premium of the
yeast bread, and Miss Julia Covell on the
salt-rising bread.
In the class of Domestic Manufactures
there were some excellent articles We no
ticed particularly a knit quilt OF counter
pane by Mrs. d. c. Cloud, which displayed
not only great taste but an immense amount
of patience and perseverance in its manu-.
facturer. ----.
In the Discretionary list there were quite
variety Of articles. But one struck US as
entirely new in this place. 1t was some
beautiful specimens Of stacco work mad by
j. W. Walton, and as good as we have seen
at any time. But for the particulars of the
awards, see the following list:
Glass A.-R0adsters.
Beet Stallion, J H Wallace, $12I
I'd do Sam'l Kerr, 8
Best year old Stallion, Elias Adams, 81
do do do stud colt, G w Kincaid, 8
do yeariing do do Chester Weed, 4