, 1859-09-09
The State Fair


- AA~ 12ARGE ~ La4H4
RURAL'S NOTES CONTINUED
Cattle, Swine, Sheep.
DISCUSSIONS on FLOWING, &c.
FarrrosT. Sept 6 !s:e.
srocK.
We again attempted to obtain full list Of The
stock, but without satisfactory results, and until
the names Of the owners aud Of the anfnals arc
posted up on the stalls, no satisfactory report
will be made Of our Gne stock.
We commence at the south end and first meet
the fine herd Of Durhams Of Col Dunlap Of
Morgan County, the most noticeable Of which
ia Admiral, imported, fine animal; bull calf.
Col. Devon, thirteen months old. pure white,
for size and form is all that could be desired !.
Friendship, yearling hcifer, rcd roam Lady
Menard, another yearling heifer, light roam, a
pair Of beauties; Molly Cotton, cd, pure white,
two years old, fully establishes the fact of rich
feed down in old Morgan.
Robt. Pollock, Of Morgan, exhibits Diydotv,
q five year old cow, Of very large size and fine
form; bis bull Belmont, a rcd roam, fire years
old, and is probably the best bull in the State
SINCE the unfortunate death of Defender. Old
coke aud corn meal in July is decidedly hard
food, when nature has prescribed clorer, pure
water and out door exercise; this ambition to
show fat ani1nals has had it's day, excent when
;n.ondad tor TIM b,,t.h.,s ~, -
w. ~ ~. "to"n
mas Inc nerd; his imported bull Alfred ia a
desirable animal, and matches well with Ract,el
imrorted Mt tbe same fine md f,r ,rh;,h ia
Maid s3 oo5 The ro1 1,,x of, f,o .,;r,.,. h.,.
thcv are nc,tect ,oou,to;ns ~ fa-h 49, .."'.
g. t,,a;x r a... ss.,e".. ,:..,e ' wv noea 20
~ Ans.' UNI eol''toe1 a Astle less cora with
Ohio, has several heud of eood stoct IT, ~ ~
Smith. of S.npa,nou bos n ehn;,a hs-s ,,.
,, ,YNs AA' i" .oo'ee neto' outJ-
X oenueFson 10 aneaa on size, Will his three
year old hcifer Lady Washington, weighing twc
thousand pounds: she il Dure wh;te md src,
a mountain of fash ~ 4hrce ,cars LII
= ea's olu
not often met with. lie hns eight
head, all select animals. Mr.. Eersbaw. nf Tn.
page County, has two head Of spteui;d Dur.
hams in fine order, not Too fat, but full enonab
to show the grazing Of this rich, dairy country.
~ ute e'sut }eu,o'o o1n utaaa luke Is one Of
ocsl Anna's III tne ssta'es, Ills color la white.
.It' Inac' s'4 year oia COW, r'ch rcd roam,
dn;rr Eon Eoe sooa ~ e'1encG ot Faluc TOR TIC
qaof.s Q. MIX Which weighed !. .2o!4 lbs. max
tag E 90 d "; put.ef que vas mixed three times
~ aaS; aaa !eu oa gTass. la me central part Of
sas 10 s., our Gat.e men !ook 10 bee, while
into consideration. There il a very good show
Of Devons.9 Mr. Pcriam of Cook, and Mr..
Wentworth bare good animals Tue uanes of
other exhibitors We did not learn, Mr. Per-
INNS j." Blocher," six years old was much 3D.
mired by tue lorcrs Of this class Of stock.
r.. show. # o..;s" 49,.
4ne 81 $40" ol SWINE ~ NOT !argc, but very
Ane 1ne No1tn nase Tue ounoik, while the
steat corn growers oi INC centre bring up the
re ne1Ssntfea. Af. Csosd Of champaign takes
Niles OF M1nnebago, Mr- Ruble Of Wisconsin,
Ar. fer1am aud MF. u entworth Of Cook take
the lead in tie sudolks: The stock Of this last
gentleman is very fine in form. bnt wanting in
size. Mr.. Il: has the imported SOW Puze,"
"h'ca TOOK the first premium OF the Glouces'
yer ar, England; hls 1oar Moses Nhaler,
Js:, iof SIZE approaches tie BERKSHIRE 4 cross
u the Suffolk with our common stock make
u! ntm Pofkess. , ie~ tsscx pigs afe on e1hibl-
tlon' oot a1tsact 4Aue attennon'
suEEr.
The specineus of sheen arc bicl1y creditab]e
Wool and mutton arc both takea into account.
while the long legs and extremely fine wool
hare made a comprumisc md nfe Lnninr a
corresponding reward, T. F. McCornuji or
Lanramon. Ha1nmond and Rurns of nnm,ce
and +. s. Enmcn of Vcrrnijtinn mr.. tbc nr;rc;
pol crhbitarx. 1'&'0A
r.ruKns yrrr,xc.
TX. JnuE4 n{ AdAn14 qs0f1btv rallied IN f1p
Chair who ammo unced the subject for the even.
ing to be plomiag anu draining.
Mr- MILLS OF Mnrlon County. gave his expe-
ricnce on the AMs xsud drift Of Egypt, md that
he found that deep plo*7ng was Of great i'm
portancc. He stated that the practice was al-
single horse, light team, and he took occasion
to speak highly OF the tine horses oi this part
OF tue STATE ne would recommend not only
trench p!oW'ng' but subsolhngi by thls The
dreaded afooth woaia cease 70 haatt tAc 1af-
mer. or to materially lessen h's crop:
TO iour lnches could on'y oe expected to y'eid
me sea4e go'a, WINE e'sat 10 9cn tnehes would
bring up the shot gold, and sixteen inches the
nuggets; tnat deep p'oWlns Tor ia1m crop and
iraM growing II WAS tue ono tnlng needed at
luis u4e'
had subsoslcd to the depth OF sixteen inchcsfo for
drouth had serefely injured the farm crops and
vegetables. Jet on this deep titled land, trees
and vegetables made rapid growth, more than
double TINT on the more shallow rtowing; deep
Plo~ing md snhsoiling was necessity. lie
had found tue Masses steel subsoil plow to m:
swer good purpose, llc predicted that one Of
t9e steam plo~s would he demand lor deep
nllage, and that 1t would sweep all before ~
thns We were NO" scratehine 1ne SOIL. on ne
Trusted me time vas "a NOT distant %hen We should
asAa! ontsetses 81 sscan % ealusate, ana 10
eut.iFa1c We'l villa tno aia o. this steam 1lo":
Ar. ). IeIiam ol Gook Gonhty' said inat ne
commenced 10 use me M'en'snn double ploW
four years since, with such good results that Of
late be had used the sub'soil plow in connection
with deep tllage. and had found q decidedly in-
creased crop. lie had sub-soiled part Of his
land twenty-five inches deep. and Tue drouth
which on the unsub-s solfcd portions had injured
the growth seriously, had no prcceptible effect
on this deep tillage.
ME. Carpenter Of Union County, gave some
Interesting accounts in relation to reiiuvena,iuE
worn out lands in Egypt In one case where =
gentlemen had purchased an old firm, that had
been cropped for forty y-eight years in succession
With wheat, corn and oats. be used Il common
plow aud subsoiled part Of it, upon which he set
some 30 900 grape cuttings, large portion Of
which hare made surprising growth, and
some Of them hare borne fruit this scason.
When Dir: c. first located at the south, he made