The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-10-21

i.ssa,s EOvva staAe Fair.
- ss,i 500. ~ ,cArrEE. 'sir' -.
The exhibition Of cattle, particularly Of thor
ough- b, eeds, was. very 6ns indeed. /. We are
safe In Saying that In number and quality they
surpassed those shown at any previoa. Fair in
this State. This speaks we'll for the energy.
sagacity and success OF those engaged in this
branch of, business, ana NE believe that .futsre
Exhibitions will demonstrate that thorousb
bred and full biooded cattle, - we'll ~ natives
and grades, srs Increasing IN quality and valus,
when raised BY the farmess Of Iowa.
sHonr HonNs-rHo1oucH saEpt .4
OF these, Johs M. Cannon, It Scott County
Rad on exhibition ten head, two Of which are
imported stock s,Young Emperor" isa 6ne
two year old. bull, 4 beautiful roaa and weighs
about l.4OO lbs.a ~.ord Of tcotland,s . bull
calf eIeves months old, is also roam. and
weighs $50 lbs. This calf attracted much at-
tention. Although less BY month, than .
year old, his development Is as synmetrical ~
he most perfectly formed animal Of three or
fcur years Of age. Mr.. Cannon paid for him
FIVE hundred dollars last March. "Pretty Boy;
10 one year old, RED and white, and Z very
promising fellow, withal. "Couutess," and
Evening Starr are tive ve'y large, and haely
made, red end white cows, the former seven
the latter eight years old. "Fanny Wright
10 pare white and nine years old. ssQueen Anne
is . beautiful three year old heiser, red roan'
good .ize and symmetrical:: "Lsdy sa6oik''
and ssMay Rose," are yearlings; the former .
beautiful white, the latter red and whitey both
very zine and promising animals. "Kins Alfred
il. ,''only ten days old. enapletes Mr.. Csnnon''
LIST and together make = company OF thorough
brs a cattle, which he need not be ashamed TO
exhibit anywhere on the American Continent.
H. G. Stuart, Of Lee County, also exhibited
en- head OF short horns. thorough BIRD. First
10 the list comes the celebsaesd *Locum,n .
roan, thrse year old, weighing 1900 lbs.- I" Lo-
cum" is roysl animal and already the hero
Of more STATE and County Fairs than he 10 ysars
Of age. s.Tim Day. i light roan, one wear
old, sired BY .Loeuu." The old maxim. ."'ike
father, ike u I" may belawfully applied in
this case. The bull calf, "Deeisioo," !" 10 deei-
sedly aslSs spFeafiAss feliew. s;DsetdsD .
rich, roan COW eve wears ola, and IL in no way
inferior to aay Gov Of her age upon the ground.
"Dansel 2ad.n and "Incy Bireham," the
former roam the, latter rcd and white, three
year old, well made aaimals. "Jsssis Freuoat
10 right rodB ana very Aas two year old
COW. "Abbie, = il very excellent heifsr. -Four
fnenths Ola. M. Htuart's cattls asa Nhales
booked remarkably veil. NJ. 9. 10 one s the
noat eatsspsislng and public sSie,ted farmers
in the State. He Il always q hard at Fairs
and .. yer fails to carry away sfsll PssPestios
Of prsmiums, and.ths tcon6dssee sndrsspectof
al Who make his arquaintancs. We wish
him the nos ample success
Timothy i,ay, % vsn Barren county, exhib-
tied niss had a. sthereash bsed, smosS which
were, -four bulls, .s'Nichelas,"s 3 is foar, year,
old pure white and weighs 900 ibs.e"Psr-
f.c.ioo,n one yen old, .fsd roam toek tho
7 6rst prsaniam Il the Lee County Fair I've
bu.l calves, one two and the other three months
old !; both very good. "Jeany Lind,ra .6ne
red rsps esx,s ssyen .yesEsAa kEnand ~
exc.llert Rilksrs ssPelly HpPktesyys pure
white I've yesfsali, sired hye NiehaF'ai !"
ssLewasp pfa SblsbdA red rean Gov, stso 5esrs
old. NTH .. calf ~ hss six neatAs sSasboth
good and will compare favssahly with any of
the ,sans, ,clssa on the xroand, n. pay hAd
also number Of fall-b,oods end igvsd& tAat
Win Bes sSotISed In ataoti4rf psaee. Mr.. ID, =
farmer and cattle raiser. = g honor to THE
County and Htats. We. predict for him ssill
GssaNes AsAiyAnsatA IN shsssapgs apst ekeseit-
Ing the ~ .sesaettle n sathspsssise q Iowa.
! . Jao. Edgar. os Harry county, exhibited six
head u thoroneh bssds Onsba ''Jso. Dia-
nosd," red roam. two ysars cd. alright
| Eyer I, large. .fne appearing cows red roam,
niue Yeas cd = Ann w.st,' sime eol'ov, 6vs
years, also fine sninal, ssLauta', and s'6pdbn
ths former seven, the lister thrse yssss eldl
bo,A Nary spoa animals thnaah aotQsi ssqusl
to others on the ground. Mr.. Edgar has bssn
| Engaged In raising thorough bred stock esly
two years, and bis cattis, tbosKh not qsiss
able to compete with those q Messrs. canpen,
! Stuart and Day. are aevsrthsless. very eredjos-
/ bio 10 his county and Stats. Nr. e. y both
aahitieas sad persaveriae, sna elaar esssd~s
win have too losk to theiF laarsls n fntasss
DapisI Hunt, Of Marion County, bad one
bull, s.Roagh and Ready" light roam, -Four
ytsrs ola, weighing ! 800 ibs. This ha -
aninal and srsdit = Csaasal Iowa & - I.
MATHEW Pieksa. af Msp',lc county, ex-
hibitsd twe thosoueh brsas. One bual, yosag
n 49, - :. a2at ...S 49, ss,<.u. s,lh vu,oswh.