Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-09-26

S25 for best Devon bull, years hnd.over G
\. West, Elyra, second beef, 2 years and over
= So; best year old slOi second beet Devol
heiier s5, second best heifer calf So. Also 81
y J, for best yoke of Devon oxen, 8 years old au,
= under. f
!, G. Perrin, Milan, took sos premium fol
year old stallion; and E 4 b. Bassett o
Of Milan, took five premiums on hogs
FLowERs AND FRUlrs.-Floral Hall was dec
GRATED much in the same style as at sandusky
last year, and Che exhibition Of Flowers and
Plants rather exceeded last year. zanesvill,
and Putnam took most Of the premiums Mr.
Cool, and Mr. Heavier Of Cincinnati, added many
varieties to the exhibition.
The show of Fruits, especially Apples, has
seldom, If ever, been excelled at an Ohio State
Fair. The number of exhibitors was large, and
from different sections Of the State E. s. Stowe
d Co Milan, took the first premium for best
ten varieties Of apples; Edward Matcham, Lo.
rain, premium for second best six varit ties Of
winter apples; and Lewis Nicholson, East Rock
port, for best display in variety and quality
Mr.. N. exhibited 90 varieties. Ellwanger &
Barry, Rochester, N. Y. took second premium
for the best display in varieties and quality -
They exhibited 65 varieties of apples, and 5l
of Pears They took the first premium on
pears and Mr.. Nicholson, Of Roekport, on
the best six varieties of Peaches Peter Horke,
Cleveland for the best variety of Seeding
peaches; L. Nicholson best Qdinees, dozen of
real mammoth; George Powers, Perrysburg, the
FIRST premium for best 10 varieties of Pears,
second for 5 best and first for third best The
collection of Mr.. P. was very fine. W. Gray
GAINESVILLE, took the first premium for best ar
ranged basket Of ten varieties of apples, all
splendid fruit and s. s. Thoruily, of Marietta
for best six varieties of apples. The Marietta
fruit was much admired for its size and entire
freedom from bemishes. Mr. Thoruily had
barrel of each variety, ll0 Roxbury Russets
filling barrel. G. Wallace Jackson, took the
second preminm on basket of apples, all choice
fruit. j. s. King, Madison, had largo and
fine collection of apples, some 40 varieties.
Mr. King had also some 60 specimens of un-
cultivated Ohio fruits, and was awarded the
premium for best and largest display, and the
second on wild nuts. T. Bushnell, of Hays.
vile, exhibited some so plates of native and
uneultivated fruits, and took the first premium
on nuts. The number of wild fruits found in
Ohio is almost incredible, and collection Of
them forms a very attractive feature of fairs.
Q. S. Gates, Brooklyn, exhibited plate of
very large peaches, but considerably decayed.
The show of foreign grapes was very cred
liable. Geo. W. Campbell. Delaware, took
the first premium for three beat varieties grown
under glass Mr.. @. also exhibited a tempting
branch of the real Delaware grape, sweet
and fine Alyored fruit, hardy, prolific bearer,
and riPening about the 18th of August A
specimen was sent by Mr.. G. to the Cleveland
Horticultural Fair. d. Valentine, Putnam was
awarded the first premium for best display of
foreign grapes, though far inferior to the show |
Of Mr.. Hurlbut at the late Fair of the Cleve.
land horticultural. Society. There was no
cluster on exhibition to compare with Mai
Webb's "Black Prince" Charles Carpenter,
Kelley's Island, took first premium on beet |
seeding grapes, Lydia" and Carpenters |
mottled. M. B. Bateham, Columbus, second |
for three varieties domestic grapes. G. G. Con-
den, Putnam, exhibited fine grapes in pot,
which were highly commended. The show of
Catawbas, Isabellas, dc, was slim.
POWER HALL.---This inventors WORKSHOP
was the best at any Ohio Fair, and was con-
staDtly thronged. Portable Steam Saw Mills
from Lane d Bodey, Cincinnati Newark Ma
chine Works; J. q j. II. Duvall Zanesyille
and II. & r. Bandy, Zanesyile; were in opera
tion. They were oil smart mills, and ripped
up the logs to the satisfaction of the multitude
Blandy's brags on cutting 80 feet of lumber in
a minute, 1900 feet in SO minutes, and $1,000
feet day the month through At the test
trial the Duvall mill beat the Blandy and New.
ark, but the Cincinnati took tho first premium.
The show of portable engines for the forest, !
field and farm, evidenced great Improvement of
late years in these untiring workers Knowles
patent safety steam boiler feeder and fuel econ
'mzer was awarded PREMIUM as was Ball i
Co.'S smut machine n
The shingle saving machine of Geo. II. Bur-
lit, Cleveland, drew a crowd of admirers when 1
'ver in operation, and was awarded the first '
premium. 1t is rapid worker, and is well !
worth looking at in his Shingle Factory on :
cleveland Center flats. j. r. Hall, Salem, ex- I
libited an ingenious Yankee self-actinq shinple
Machine, which did good work, but only half as :
asst as Burritt's. The separating smut and c
'arley mill of Charles Frank, Cleveland, at $
racted considerable notice. They are manu-
lctured Of different sizes. The largest will a
lean 30 bushels per hour, and costs $3.50. 1t is fl
eadily converted into barley mill, and rapidly c
hanges the coarsest barley into the finest pearl
arley. L. M. Gilbert & Co., Cleveland took r.
he first premium for safety steam boiler, feeder, n
'ci and Blandy, of Zanesville, for best porta. ri
le steam engine for farm work. For best
hreshing machine and horse power premiums
we're awardedto Pitts & Nc cCeman, SpringfeIl
or clover seed huler TO Mansfield & WHITING o.
t Ashland, and power corn shelter to O. J. n n
lesser, Sandusky. A. Everett, Cleveland, ex. ii
iblted six varieties Of Hoglo's Rotary Harrow, "
nd was awarded the second premium The I
arrows are single and double, and are calcula - -
ID for heavy OF light work A Hogle double :,
''ary harrow with cultivators working in op- A
osite directions, was awarded the highest n
onors at the late National Fair. E. Blakeslv ',
-shtabnla, second premium for farm road scra. bi
ers. We must defer further notices till TO. p'
lonow. - W
ASHLAND. According to census Just taken. &c