Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-10-02
~THE HoKT1cuLruaAL FAIR. - The

Fair closed yesterday afternoon ct 4 O'Clock
Hit has not been the best the Society has eve
held. 1t has surely been equa! to the best. Ih
ime Of holding it was unfortunate. COMM
upon the week next folio wing the Count
Agricultural Fair, after everybody had bee
surfeted with rare displays Of fruit and vsge
tsoIes, and being attended by an almost con
slant fall Of rain. the display was not what !
otherwise would have been. But notwith
standing these obstacles, 1t was very fine, in
deed. and was visited by q large number o
people. Those who went to sca the display
| horticultural. matters.
The leading feature of the exhibition. ant
We rejoice 10 see it, was quality. That is th'
idea. eracAy ANY fIuit grower can produce
a large number of varis,iss, but the diepay
may, after all, have but little merit. l. is " ell
to cultivate many kinds of fruit, provid &
every kind Is OF superior quality, but failing
In this particular, 1t is the next thing to q to-
tai failure. 1t lie the idea of the Society to
cultivate spirit of competition in raising the
best varieties Of fruit of ali kinds. som
species of APPLES are very large. richly tinted
and slluring to the sight, bu: are really
worthless SO it is with pears peaches strs " !.
berries, grapes, etc. To cultivate o tree that
produces good fruit, costs no more than to
cultivate enc that produces the poorer article
The best way is. then, to select the best and
discard ell others. Let this course be strictly
adhered to among or fruit growers.
The display of apples at the Fair was ex-
cellent. We have never seen larger nun
Der of choice varieties brought together, The
exhibitors could have brought more, tat they
came to compare their Gsst with the bes. that
their competitors had produced.
The display of grapes was alec very fine.
for the season, which could net well h. We been
worse. On this account we call the exhibition
encouraging. Many of the finer kinds OF for.
eign grapes that We have eeen at former fairs
were not on exhibition. This is attributable
to the season. Mr.. French had few bunches
of Della ares that we're very nice. Isabelas
aboundej, and there were many samples Of
Catawbas and Concord grapes.
The exhibition Of pears was fine. and very
encoui aging to producers. Mr.. Evans had
some splendid varieties, among which we no-
tied sone splendid Sutherland. DC. Mr..
>wauder, Of Rock Leland, exh bited some
choice varieties among which was the cele
brated "5ickel" which is very rare The So
ciety feels under Obligations to Mr Swander
for his co-opers ton. MIR. Hall had the only
sample # peaches.
The display Of flowers was really magnf.
cent The dahliss were very rich and sure.
rior. W. r. Campbell, L. Grabbe srd othets
exhibited come exceedingly rare varieties. a.d
Mrs W. r. Lindsay very large AID tsstsfally
arranged dshia Ooquet, which was much ad-
mired. The same parties exhibited rare bo-
suets ef cut flowers, which were quite inoom
parable. John Temple contributed come splen-
did boqusts of cut flowers. Many others were
very choice, but We have no time to parl..u-
lariza.
The samples {. kitchen garden produce was
cot large, but very select. The weather wac
very much against preparing ,his kind Of pro-
duce for the market.
Israel Hail exhibited two excellent svmples
If honey clover and buckwheat. We did
onr best for two days ia make up our mind as
to tt 9 kind we would, reco:nnend to the no-
tice of producers an1 consumers; bat Wa ar
rived q. 10 we'll established conclusion. Had
the Fair continued another day, and the honey
held out, We light have became convinced
one way or the other. One kind excsls in fla
vor, but the taste of the other Is superior.
Herewith we publish the list of entries.
Let no one make any invidisus remarks ae to
its mesgerness. The articles which the list
represents are hard to beat in any county