The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-09-29

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John Tullock Durham bull years old
John Boone very fine yearling bull, ma
tive breed Mr.. w. S. Scott entered
year old heifer; Charles Hoover two last
springs calves NJ. d. Weston one good
two year old hefer E. Ross fine mich
COW; J. F. Hathaway milch COW
Baxter Adams herd Of a, oxen and |
COW; d. S. Lee one two year old bull,
one COW, and a yearling heifer Mr.. Jas.
Notcott entered pair of splendid work
ing cattle G. Dickinson yoke of work
ing cattle d. Ramsay yoke of oxen
5 years old /; Freeman Reynolds good
yoke of working cattle 0 years old Ii.
B. Haskins yoke of 8 year old stears.
VEGETABLES.
/ The display of vegetables was also
large. There was some fine sweet pota-
toes raised by ID. S. Durham, ID. S. Lee,
mon Swartzell exhibited some fine pump
kins and squashes John Tullock some
California potatoes, very large Nj. Nc
Adon some fine carrots and parsnips
Jesse Merrill some large beets and car
rots. III. S. Chase three Hubbard Squash
es and some fine early potatoes r. Bar
tie a variety of fine squashes, citrons,
and some very large turnips; DR.. Warne
some very fine Meshanock potatoes and
squashes M. A. Glass some excellent
honey, and pumpkins and cabages G.
Hoover 8 pumpkins John Kint some
very fine potatoes Lewis Morgan ditto :;
Francis Pingree 10 lbs. honey M. d.
Weston 4 seven year pumpkins Lewis
! Wilson 10 lbs. honey Samuel Braden
ditto David Merrill bushel of fine
turnps, do. Of onions ; S. +. Hathaway
bushel of turnips and of beets VIM
Ramsay box of fine honey G. Dickin
son Massachusetts box, filled with pota-
toes of several varieties, and some i'm
mense radishes, Hubbard squashes, beets
vegetable oyster, DC. One variety
of potatoes was marked State OF Maine
Two potatoes, weighing one pound ten
ounces, were planted in So hills. The
product was 435 potatoes, weighing ll3
lbs. H Sparkling displayed several vari-
cites of onions, some beets, pumpkins,
squashes, &C.; A Clarke 6 heads of fine
cabbage Daniel Kent bushel onions
R. w. Wright some fine pumpkins II.
B. Haskins variety of onions and 3
seven year pumpkins, one weighing So
lbs: c, T. Leavitt some fine squashes.
SHEEP.
The display of sheep was limited
! David Merrill exhibited a flock of fine
French merinos, and G. H. Jakway a
buck and two ewes of Spanish merino
variety. We understand that Mr., Jak
way has sheared as high as Is pounds of
wool from this buck at one shearing.
III. b. Haskins exhibited 10 tame and
wild geese and two white Sand Hill
Cranes, the latter quite handsome birds,
standing some four feet high. and resem-
bling the ostrich in appearance. John
( Boone exhibited number of Poland
/ fowls Nj. A. Glass 10 geese /. G. Free
man some geese and ducks.
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
In this department the display was very
good and the quality uniformly excellent.
d. w. Gould exhibited 3 fine cheeses, as
did also Mr.. II. Piersall and Mr.. CYRUS
Bailey, the whole being made in Septem-
Der. Mr.. S. Mills also exhibited chees-
es. Wesley o. Curtis exhibited 0 lbs.
of June, and the same amount of Sep
tember butter. Ii. S. Chase Is lbs but
ter made in May and June Mr.. S. F.
Searles presented 10 lbs. of September
butter put up in very handsome form
Francis Pengree ten pounds of butter
l.. w. Wilson 10 lbs Of September but
ter H. Piersall IA lbs. of butter made
in September Cyrus Bailey 10 lbs. OF
September butter Mr.. G. Dickinson
ditto Mr. Albert Clarke tirkin of but
ter weighing 30 lbs. All the butter was
Of good color and flavor.
Specimens were presented by Mrs. Al
\ bert Clarke, Mrs. h. w. Wright, Mrs.
M. ID. Smith, Mrs. DR.. Warne, and a fine
variety of House Plants by Mrs. T. C.
1 Bartle.
FLOWING MATCH.
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team Wesley o. Curtis an OK team
VIM. n. Russell an OK team Clinton
Wilson horse team 4. p Mills horse
team and OK team, We cannot speak of
the performance, as we were not present.
! The premiums Were awarded, however
4 TO VIM n Russell for oxen and Clinton
| Wilson for horses, with discretionary
premium to w. O. Curtis.
SWINE.
! The display of swine was not very
large. Mark Brownson of Quasqueton
had very fine half Suffolk SOW on ex-
hlbition, 9 months old, and weighing $50
lbs-also two fine Suffolk pigs. John
Bone exhibited two handsome April
pigs w. s. Scott presented three pigs
one of them half Suffolk sow Ransom
Bartle exhibited SOW pig Freeman
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