Smyrna times., 1857-10-21


Cole; native calf, Pink, year old, by VIM. G.
Clark. Also, several pairs of fine oxen, which
were not labeled.
Sheep.-FIve lambs, Cottswell, by Solomon
Townsend; buck, Southdown, by l. Gordon
, sheep, Tartar, by DR.. Emerson; ewes and
2 lambs, Southdown and Bakewll, by ID. &.
Cowgirl; 5 lambs, Shutdown and Blkewill, by
Henry Cowgirl; l buck, Southdown, by NJ. IL.
Galley; 3 lambs, 2 ewes, and l buck, by John
TruaX : ewes and l ram, common breed, by
Stephen Cats.
PigS.-3 pigs, mixed, by Thomas Marrcss !;
2 pigs, mixed, by Isaac Gordon; sow and pigs,
Chester and China, by Dir. IL. Ridgely; also a
pen of four white goats.
There was a small variety of Fowls, (foregn
breed,) but our reporter neglected to lake the
names of the exhibitors.
Fruit and VegetaJ{eS.--Fine peppers, red
and green, by Capt. Sites; tomatoes, pumpkins
IA lbs., beets l3 ounces, and Ca 5bage, by VIM
Frazier; black and barley oats, by Peter Will
son; double cabbage by Wan. w. Manlsve :;
large beets, one 24 inches in circumference,
weighing lbs. q o., by D:. SharP; , brooms.
by Thomas Dawson; superior " ii corn meal,
by Thomas Russell flint corn from patent office
seed, peaches, tomatoes; specimens Of Spanish
yellow and evergreen corn tor table use, car
iOlS, llIHd UtdHhy ny VI. l4dytSs SueIClIIOu
bark, by Jchu Tharp; Savoy cabbage, silver
skinned onions, yellow and white beets, carrots,
apples, Scotch oats grown from seed imported
from Liverpool last winter, by Henry Cowgirl
barrel OF corn, by Samuel Ilargadlne; white
seed corn, yellow do, early fiat Dutch-head
cabt age, by E. B. Clements; two samples of
very fine potatoes, beets, yellow corn, Meditex..
ranean wheat, by DIR. ii. Rldgely; half bustreS
of blue stem white wheat, $40 bushels from Ii
acres-very fnc by Thomas J. Marvel; Ber-
muda potatoes, second crop present year, also
sweet, black mercer, mercer, and lobster pota-
toes, anu cheese pumpkin, uniOns parsnips, to-
matoes and cabbage, by Manlove Ii. Caly;
large sweet and white mercer potatoes, by H.
Z. Cooper; blue skin mercer potatoes, by \.
L. Underwood sweet potatoes, by N. T. Seyil
white wheat, G2! lbs, by A. w. Griffith; Ash
land giant corn, by VIM. Duliamell; egg plants,
cltron melons 80 inches in circumference, large
pumpkins, by Solomon Townsend; velvet wheat
halt basket, IS lbs per Jushel, % bushels to the
acre, by G.. II. b. Day, also blue stem wheat;
vegetable eggs, by Mrs. s. A. Ridgely; three
paty-pan squashes 81 inches in circumference,
by Il. Il. Thurlow, also corn IL inches long and
llGO grains; white corn, parsnlps, blue stem
white wheat, pumpkins, potatoes, large turnip
beets and rutabagas, by DR.. Emerson; black
mercer potatoes, by E. J. Carter; peaches and
winter sqash, by Mrs. +. A. Frazier blue stem
wheat and mercer potatoes, by X. B Wright
by DR.. Bird; Irish oats and black
mercer potatoes, by John Truax; very large
egg plant, cabbage and lana beans, by Mrs
Mcdowell; blue China and whi:e wheat, by
Garrett Luff; pop corn and pumpkins, by do;
sample of tall oats, by II. 3. Coursey; turnlpS,
parsnips, oyster plant, becls, mercer potatoes,
oh .rnhi pak kNgr hV | kpbl
rabi by w. NJ. Jester; turnips, parsnips and
carrots, by John WoodalI green globe turnips
white corn and very large sweet potatoes. by
J. q. NAPLES; turnIp beets, by Mrs. Cats;
pumpkins, Irish potatoes, white and yellow
corn, by ID. Z. Cowgirl: potatoes, by Joseph d.
Parker; beets, by Noah Sullivan. Also,
case of teeth, by Wm. G. II. Bonwill, dentist,
Dover.
Farming Lmptements-The display Of i'm.
piemenls was not large, aud consisted Of the
following: krauser's portable cider mill,
plowS, cornshellcrS, patent fecd-cutter and
mower from Boas, Spangler s, Co., Philadel
pha,--entered by ii. Cowgirl, of Camden Sta
tlon Manny's mower aud reaper, aud corn
shelters, manufactured By VIM. Johnson g. Co,
Newark, Del Taylor q Son, of Smyrna, de-
posted thresher driven by a small and novel
engine manufactured by the son, who is
machiuist about II years old, for the purpose of
driving the power at exhibitions; also, corn
shelters and plows; Van WInkle g. Co.'S grain
fan, manufactured in BALTIMORE exhibited BY
p. B. Decker; Dlckrnson's patent churn, by
WIN. f. Robinson, of Wilmington. Van Wag-
ncr's Bowel Mills manufactured at Woodbury.,
n. J.,-exhibited by d. J. Packer; swarthlng
grain cradles, by VIM. IL. Start, Smyrna sugar
cane null and ring horse shoes, by q. S. Grer,
ocI,, ,if
oower and cornshelcr, by Bowman g. Elliott,
Smyrna grain drill by llaInes & Wood, OF
Wilmington; cider mill by J. b. Paullin.
LadieS' DEPARTMENTAL vefy handsome spe-
cinen OF embroidery, by Mrs George w. S.
Nicholson, also a very handsome specimen of
honey in the comb. Counterpane, by Mrs f.
Frazier; do. by Mrs. Edward J. Carter; do by
Mrs. r. A. Pennington; do. by Mrs. Thomas
Russell; : quilts, by Mary HUM Jenkins;
crochet tidy, by Miss NJ. 5. Cowgirl; an eIe-
giant knit quilt, by Mrs. f. A. Frazier; knit
shawl by Miss T.. Comegys, exhibited by Mrs.
5. A. RIdgelyi elegant zephyr chair seat and
back, wrought by Mrs. VIM. J. Clark an eIe-
CANT woven quilt by Mrs. E. Frazier. Sewing
machine manufactured by Wheeler 81 Wilson,
exhibited by Mrs. Eliza Walker; braided chld's
dress, olked by Mrs. George w. S. NIchol.
son; a beautiful boquet sf flowers, by Mrs.
Garrett Luff; preserved peaches and oranges,
by Richardson s. Robbins, currant wine, peach
cordial, brandy peaches. apple Jelly and elegant
boquets Of flowers, by Miss s. A. Ridgely {;
preserved peaches, plain and picked Nasturti-
ums, picked lilies, flowers, lima beans, Isabella
grapes, and various kinds of flowers, by Mrs.
Eliza Walker. .d @..
Butter-The butter looked very fine. 10
lbs. by Mrs s. A. Cowgirl; IL lbs. by Mrs. E.
A. FraZier: 10 lbs bv Mrs B A. Courgev =
lbs. by 7. Il. Thurlow; 5 lbs. by Mrs. :. NJ.
Hill; lbs. by Mrs. G.. Register, Honey, by
Thomas Jackson. ....
Sugar and Syrup from the Chinese Sugar
Cane, by w. N. w. Dorsey, also small pound
cake made with the sugar from the cane. Mr..
Dorsey says, there is no doubt that ordinary
land, or such as will produce 20 bushels OF
corn per acre, will produce from 100 to 10
gallons of syrup. He succeeded in making a
small quantity of sugar which is very nice and is
about the color of sugar which has been selling