Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-10-02


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Deyons, already well distributed 10 the
County, Grant must sool lead in cattle
thanks to The Welches for their early
importstions.
Of Deyons, Durhams, i;atiyes and cross
about so asIu1als. We had no idea so
many blooded cattle were in the County.
The Little Grant neighborhooi is famous
for these stocks, and the whole County
should look to Little Grant for parent
stock for breeding.
A pure Devon bull, entered by ]. Per
rim of Cassvile attracted much attention,
being confessedly superior. He was 8 yrs
Iold from Eclipse stock, was brought from
AcHenry County, Illinois. In form and
color he was beautiful. A fine half
blood yearling bullock was with him
Mr.. Hum phrey of Patch Grove had a fine
half Devon, years old. Conrad Knapp
| of Hurricane hal splendid 5 years old
Durham bull; he was much admired.
Ira Welsh Of Little Grant showed Har
old short horned Durham, 81 years Old
also COW years old, both taking preini
uns.
John Welsh, noted as the original i'm
porter Of stock, exhibited noted bull, Wal
lace, calved July 81 ana weighing 1880
lbs. also splendid COW years old Of
same weight, and May calf weighing
40 lbs being the admired Of all.
| & A. Hale of Little Grant showed a
Durham ball, years old; also four two
year old heifers, half Durhams, two year
olds and pretty COW years old.
| Samuel Barstow Of Lima, had a COOL
4 year old Durham bull, weighing 1860
lbs. John Birney, same Town, had a var
liable years old half Durham
G w Cowen, Ellepboro', had hand
some quarter Durham Calf, six months old,
girting over feet.
William Miner presented splendid
/ yearling bull, and James Miner another
bull ) years old, and one two years old.
all OF Little Grant-a Town that desery-
ed premium for everything presented
with the thanks of the whole County.
1 ] A Burchsrd had COW, years old
and heller years old, beth deserving Of
premiums.
/ John Pepper had on the ground val
liable cow aud calf, and E G Btckwith, a
COW, real beauties and Of superior merit.
/ H A Moore and Ayars were awarded
premiums for the best work oxen. J E
Dodge, J Manning, F 4 Bovans and J y
Eayres also exhibited good oxen-the
weight of Mr. Esyres'oxen was given in al
3370bs. Many more cattle were on the
ground, well calculated for contrast with
! the superiority of those nainsd. The cat
tie department leads all stock in superior
ity at the Fair Of 1858.
! SHEEP.
There we're not very many bat, most ..
those exhibited were of excellent quality
There were II entries by different per-
sons. jeremiah E. Dodge and John
Dodge, both exhibited some very fine
Spanish Merino bucks, ewes and lambs,
and George Engle, a splendid French Me-
rino buck
f. A. Bevans had large half Meriuo
buck. John N Eayers, Hale aud Henry
Morgan exhibited some very good crosses
with Merino, Teeswater, Leicester, ana
Coteswold.
SWINE.
| Of these there were Z entries. Rhodes
& Barney had "a fine Suffolk boar, and a
ipen Of Suffolk pigs, which are worthy OF
the highest commentator. If the slab
sided, long legged, sharp nosed, squealing
hogs which run the streets could be repIac-
ed by such animals, pork raising would be
much more pleasant@nd profitable.
George Utt showed good boar. John
N Eayres mad good SOW, Berkshire and
Suffolk mixed. A W Shewey had very
large and fat SOW, rs months old.
POULTRY.
This was pretty good, what there was,
but that is soon told. L ] Woolley and
j S Cumnns had each coop of Shang
hais. K Woods had a coop Of Shaug
hais of Bramapooters, and Java fowls.
FARMING IMPLEMENTS.
Here the exhibition was shamefally de-
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number of articles which would come
under this head made in Platteville, Poto-
ST. Lancaster, Cassvile and elsewhere III
the County and comparing favorably with
those made anywhere, warranted the ex-
pectation that there would be a respecta-
BE show in this department. E c Dun
ham, Lancaster, entered stubble pillow,
and Joel Potter, Platteyile, and w w
Barstow, Harrison entered each stubble
and sward pillow. They were all well
made and finished The premium was
taken by Mr. Potter. D Ell Budd and @
Dapforth of Lancaster, each entered farm
wagon. They appeared to be very well
constructed, that Of Mr. Budd particularly
being furnished with all the Improvements
and ironed and in the finest style. [ VOC
esburg of Potosi exhibited very good
one horse wagon.
w W Wright Of Potosi exhibited one
of Merrils' Separating threshers, made at
Battle Creek, Michigan, for which many
advantages are claimed. A P Jones ex-
hibited a three bladed Corn Cultiyator,
and Inhn nodGa one of Randall d Jones