Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-09-23


Mr.. Bartlett. Of Gensseo. H., exhibits th
6ns stallion Tough. and two 2 ) ear old match
ed roans and Wright K,dder. Of the ssm
place. the splendid 3 year old. Gray Eagle.
Andrew Wilson. Of Plessan, Valley. 2 yea
old stallion. Sultan. Of very fne qualities.
CATTLE.
Gen. Geo. B. Sargent exhibits ten splendi
Hsrefords-eows and calves; also seven DuI
osms. and ten grades. In bic collection ar
some Of the best covs in The State. The dis
play Of calves 10 this herd IL extremely int
resting to .toek fanuiers.
A. II. 4 l. B. Day. Of Winchester. ".
Burso county. exhibits herd Of Durhsms Q
great merit. One yesrliog bull weighing l3s
and one ? year old. 1872 pounds. ars uDssa.l
y large. The cove are second to none.
Mr. KimbalI. Of Iowa City, exhib.ts . hert
Of IA superior Dsvons. which attract much 81
tsntion. They are extremely neat. and tb'
cslves are unsurpsssabis. He also exhibits
one fine Hereford COW.
Mr.. Kohrs. Of this city, exhibits beautifu
snow white half Durham hsifer, l6 month";
old.
The leading feature in this Department il
Gen. Sarssnt's Lord Of Scotl.n md, most noble
aoimal. imported, Durham, 8 years old, weigh
iog 24OO pounds
Wm. Doolsn comes next. with Pretty Boy
Eve years old 22OO. pounds weight, and
thorough bred Durh.m. Mr. Sargent also ex'
h,bits Lond Of Iowa. !: y-ars old. Also the
bred Hsrefukd bulls, C.imsx and
Rover. These Here!ords are mos. elegant
ALimals. and are not o. generally introduced in.
to the State % the Durhams and the Devons,
though probably fully a. good If not superior
to either.
Andrew J. Hyde. Of Pleasant Valley. has .
splendid 4 year cid Durham bull, l4lO pound
weight. named King Alfred. Jr.. that 10 an x
cel.snt animal. G. =. Ellie. Of .his to~n. show.
his Durham, Sultan, 3 years old, weighing
l44O pounds We close the list here for want
Of space. add pass on to
Mr.. P. G. Bauder, OF New Milford, Winne-
bago County, Ill.,, arrived yesterday morning,
after = journey Of $50 miles. with flock Of
thirty Co,swold and Merino sheep. 1t is q
splendid flock. He has nine Cotswold bucks.
among which is Buck Bill, which took the
fret premium at the Illinois State Fair last
year. He ehears IA pounds of wool, which il
about IL inches long, and Of superior quality ];
sleo Merino that shears IL ponnds. He has
10 Cotswold ewes. 6 French Merino ewes. and
8 Spanish Merino ewes. They are splendid
.heep. He values his Cotswold ewes at about
$40, and the bucks from $25 to $50. They
are we'll adapted to this climate, and are very
profitable.
Gen. Sargent exhibits a Aock Of South downs
aud Hampshiredovns Of superior quality
The exhibition is large and attractive.
CAsnMERE GOATS
Gen. Sargent exhibits full blood Cashmere
Goats, from the wool or hair Of which is made
those p.endid and valuable Cashmere sha Wis
The wool lie about o inches long. and 10 worth
from q to IS per pound.
swlNE
Mr. s BAwden, Of this town, exhibits eight
Chester Whites, among which are some
splendid pigs six months2old. NJ. NcIIroy
shows . two years old boar weighing 6O4
pounds. These are tut . few eutries In this
department.
The show vas limited to few coops. but 4
good number Of entries have been made.
FAsM MACHINERY.
NJ. Dorahue, Davis, Watson d Co.. and L. S.
Vieie 4 Co.. exhibit horee pow ers aud separa-
tors. Mr. Donshue exhibited . cane mill
John Deere . lot Of plows-
oARRIAeEs.
Clark Il Hoyt exhibit some handsoms car
riages and buggiss Of their superior msuufsc-
ture.
The hall contains some splendid spsciment
of painting nd crayoning by Mre. Bract and
Mre. Me,zger and others. Considerable very
choice needle work 10 exhibited. together
with articles Of different kinds which We shall
notice more fully hereafter.
APPLES, PEARS. ETC.
Entries numerous Mr.. Evans shows
/, umber Of varieties Of srpIss and pears. yer,
nice indeed. A specimen pear veighe {
pound and quarter apples in proportion
George Hawley. Of Pleasant Valley. has SOM
Of the largest and best spples We have eve
seen any where-also grapes and pears. Th
exhibition will be very large to-day.
FLOWERS.
The exhibition 10 email - yet. but will b
larger to-day. Mr.. W. P. Campbell has som
splendid spteimsns.
EATING HOUSES.
Our friend n. Riley has one Of the lsre
booths, and will supply all demands for vi
u.ls, hot or cold. spples. peaches. eonfectione
ries. oystsrs, tss. coffee. etc. Aoother nrm
the other booth will do lik swiss.
AMusEMENTs.
Savsral horse and carriage circular ewing
are put up iu the ground for the benefit
those Who hsve not horses Of their own. Ca
Galligan opens . recruiting tent ON Il
erou pds ts-day. Those Who wish to smu'
themselves by enlisting in the 9Th Cavalry c'
have an opportunity.
| CONCLUeION.
| The public can in NO way 20 we'll enjoy
cell ~ to invest largely in THE sxbio't's
Some splendid trotting will take place
day. Season ticks 81; single tickets 25 e
Go early and stay oil day.
BrsIDEs its cash capital Of one %
ies dollsrs, the Home Iosurancs Company.
uev York, slvsys reserved eurplus me
chan suGlciert to cancel al its policies