The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-10-20
The Late uu,rrisom County Fair.

We publish in full in o-day's Saatfnet tothe
exclusion Of aslarge amount Of other reading
the Premium List Of the late Harrison County
Fair. We do not believe thatt is a eoun-
ty in the country, taking every premium into
consid Grafton, that gives as much money and
has as large a,prcmum list as the Harrison Co
Agricultural Society. Nextyear the fNmi-
un list will be still larger, and every thing will
be done That can be, to make the Harrison Co..
Fair the model Fair Of Ohio. aI Nh
Thomas Brown, Esq, the elitoroft the Ohio
Farmer, who was in attendance at our Fair,
thus doscr bes it IN his paper Of the 10th inst
| HARRisoS CoUNTi EAm-This occurred at
| Cadiz last week, and was in all respects de,
! lighful Fair. We were present from noon OF
| the first day until noon Of the third, and neve:
! spent our time at a County Fair more pleasant
tly. We met with very many old friends whom
we had not seen for twenty, years, and made
many new ones, and to old and new we give
our thanks for friendly greetings. which we
will long remember. The show ofhorses was
large and cxeellent-better4 than almost any
t County Fair that we have attended,; and the
same may Lc said Of Sheep. The principal ex-
hibitors of sheep were--J ohm M 'Fadlen, Of
Cadiz, George Holmes, OF Short Greek, and Z.
Singer Of New Athens-all superior breeders,
/ Their sheep are pure blood SaXonS and Sllesl-
aus, and crosses Of these varieties, with an &C
tcasional cross vita the Spanish, These ilocks
are known to many of our readers and should
/ be known to all who feel any interest in some o.
1.-The best hocks to be found in the United State
There were few hogs on exhibtion--the same
Of cattle. A few very good. Short Horns were
exhibited BY Messrs. Cochran u Thompson, o
Cad;z The young bull Champion bred BY
R. A. Alexander, Of Kentucky, attracted th'
attention Of good judges His dam IS 'Chcr
Iry." and sire "Duke of Aidre.' The show 0
farm and garden products, needle work, blea
Fpreserves, agricultural implements, &c, &c
was excellent At least forty loaves of bread
: pies, and custardS, were on exhibition, and NJ
part ofthe show attracted more attention. Ih
1 premium for the best loafof bread was five dol
: lars sa 2. .s.-#g.f /. 9- rl5...
Two baskets Of superior peaches were eXhib
tied by Mary and Elizabeth Timmons, OF CadI
! some fine ounces, and dozen plates Of apple!
n Friends Joseph and Ruth Cope, of Shortcreel
Eexhibited some beautiful plants grapes, &c
and among other things, some Stowell SWee
. corn, ,intendcd for winter use. Mrs. &. gather
: the ears when they, are yet tender bols ther
sufficiently to prevent the milk fomp ruaninn
3, and then scrapes the corn down with knit
|, and dres in an oven or dry house . when
n can be kept for years ,per!ectly sweet. 81
Z Ecooks with milk or cream, and seasons much
. - she would young chickens, ~ Il egiH 81,
IS One feature of this Society is worthy Il
Of limitation OF other County Societies; its Tres
dents are always ,fqr1nerai as they should be-
"a manyo the counties all the oftieers are men
"a othor professions. Our farming brethren,
! permitting others to manage their FAIRS, a
o' init that they are too careless, or incompete
~ to manage themselves. .ds5,1 Ha ch