Smyrna times., 1857-10-21
AQricuItlsTe-LOcNI.
Kent County Agricultural Exhibition

Kent County Agricultural Exhibition
The Wilmington Gazette gives the following
account of the exhibition, and schedule of stock
&C., on the grounds at Dover, the first day OF
the Fair-Wednesday
The morning had much the appearance Oi
rain, but the day proved one of the most plea
SAINT that could be desired for such a display
the clouds performing the service Of umbrellas
and parasoS in shielding the spectators from
the sun. About 8 o'clock the people came
pouring into the town from all directions and
before noon the stalls for cattle and horses were
all filled with good stock; and the long tables,
which were we'll protected by sheds were laden
with grain, vegetables and fruit. The display
OF horses wa S not large, though 1t was very
good,-there was, however, fine display OF
mares and colts; the latter eXcelllng, IN point
OF numbers, size and beauty, those OF any cXhl-
bitlon we have ever attqndcd,-whch Is good
evidence that the people of Kent appreciate.
and are endeavoring to improve the breed OF
this noble animal. The cattle were quite nu-
merouS, but there was not sufficient number
Of lnC mixers to satisfy US that our nGighbors
are doing what they might in this line. There
was lacking, too, in the number of oxen, al
though those present were very handsome
The OK, however, is not 50 much relied upon III
Kent as In New CdsIe,-the country being
level, and the horse being faster, is more used
The display OF sheep and hogs was also small,
but respectable. La vegetables the display OF
our friends in Kent did themselves and their
farms great credit. The potatoes were excel
lent, and there was an abundance Of them
The Back Mercer, which have been recently
introduced, were large, and looked very sound
and healthy. The Blue Skinned White Mcr-
Ger, Lobster and Irish were equally as large
and sound. We noticed a specimen of the
second crop of Bermuda potatoes the present
season, to which we would invite the attention
! OF farmers. 1t seems to us that wisdom would
dlciate the proprety of cultlvating and pre-
serving with care all vegetables from which a
second crop could be grown. The sweet pota-
toes of which there was large quantity on
exhibition were the largest we ever saw. The
turnIps, carrots, abbage and beets were cuor-
mous-three Of the latter, exhibited by Dir.
Sharpe, Of Camden, were the largest we ever
saw The corr, wheat and oats were pronounced
by some of our New Castle farmers v ho were
with US as being excellent for the season. IL
thus department Of the exhibition Kent has GER
talny cXcellCd New Castle this year. The
number of farming implements present
rather small, but fully equal to that at the eX-
hlbItlon III this city last week. The ladies' de-
partment showed that the wives and daughters
were ready aud capable to vie with the hus.
bands and sons in industry. This as auesicd
| by the handsome cOunlerpanes, quilts wines,
cordlals, and delicious butter and preserves as
we'll as beautiful boqucls of flowers, fancy knit
ting, aud crochet and zephyr work. In fine,
! the exhibition was very creditable one, and
the spirit evinced by the farmers of Kent war
rant the belief that few years will enable
them to compete in many products with any
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tlemen and ladies present on the grounds on
! Wednesday than it has been our privilege to
meet with at any such exhibition in our State.
aud all seemed we'll gratiled with the display.
! We give, we think, a complete list of the ar
tlcles with the contributors names, below. If
anything has been omitted, it was by accident
or because of there being no label upon it
| UOrSeS-Fashlon, tiily, exhibited by Geo.
! B. Cole; Flora, months old, weight 522 lbs,
sired by Prince Albert, entered by George s.
Grer, of Milford !; brood mare and colt by Isaac
Gooden; mare colt 2 years old, by Thomas
| Taylor; brood mares with their colts (Fash-
ion II months old and Petona nonths old, by
George Shortes mare Eclipse and colt 81 mos.
old, by Bay State Morgan, exhibited by Thomas
J. Marvel; brood mare, and colt Hdalgo | yr.
old, and mule colts, by Henry Cowgirl Fanny
| Fern, years old, imported from Eng land, by
Il Nj. Carter; brood mare and colt, by Henry
Cooper; brood mare 8 years old, with colt 3
months old sired by Montreal, by DR.. james c.
! Bird; colt 2l months old, breed Sam Richards
mare colt months old, breed jim Brown, by
Henry b. Woodall; mare colt 6 months old, by
Samuel Wharton; colts, one years and one
II months old, by Jacob Williams; 2 colts, one
II months old, breed Jim Brown, by Thomas
Draper; colt Sir Archer, 2 years old, 10y b. L.
Wharton; colt years old breed John Rich
ards, by A. c. Griffith pair mules years old,
by 5. Z. Mason; mare colt 5 months old, by
Thomas Wilson; colt Golden II months old,
by Henry G. Copper , a very handsome colt one
year old, by Dr. J. c. Bird.
StaLtj0RS.--Black Hawk, 4 years old (the
handsomest horse on the ground), by J. w.
Vandegrift, of Odessa Negro and Lion, both
6 years old, Canadian, Handsome matches,) by
Edmund Stout.
The following gentlemen entered the trot-
ting course with their carriages. The trotlng
was spirited aud the time generally good, but
we were told that none made more than about
the rate of mile in 81 minutes: r. C. Walker,
bay horse Charles N. Norris, bay do; Wm.
l.. Hazel, gray do; DR.. ]. G. Bird, sorrel do.
John Woodall, bay do; Samuel Smith, bay do;
Mr.. Decker, IN. j pair brown mares; Daniel
! Cummins pair bay horses; J. p. Comegys and
G. w. Horne, pair gray horses; DIR. II. Rldgely,
pair black colts; VIM, c. Fountain, pair bay
horses.
Caule.-Elalf Devon hefer years old, and
Devon bull years old, by Mr.. Hayes Devon
bull 10 months old, by James L. Heverin; pen
of calves, to 8 months old, by ID. e. Cowgirl
COW and calf, full blood Devon, by Geo. w. s.
Nicholson; bull years old, part Devon, and
steers years old, by ID. C. Cowgirl; Pink, a
: milch COW, by John Mcdowell; calf, halfDevon
: 3 months old, by w. G. Jump; Devon bulls
> and 2 years cd, two Devon heifers. , year;
old, and Devon cows, by estate of c. p. IIol'
a comb; two pair oxen, , and 3 years old, by
8 Thomas B. Lockwood; Ayreshire COW, years
: old, by Henry Cowgirl; one heifer 8 years old
. Devon and Durham, by do; short horned Dur
: ham heifer, lilly, years ld,-cow, Myrtle. {
! years old,-bull, Lacheter, short-horned Dur
lam, 81 years old bull calf Pilot, month,
: old,-AderneY. sired bY imported bull. Pilot