The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-10-01

to exhibit in this class, were deprived of
the pleasure in doing SO.
In Glass E. Swine, there were Is en-
tries. j. Focht exhibited a very hand
some Chester White SOW, and boar of
the same breed, seven months old, which
took the first premium over all others of
that age. L. Crispin exhibited Chcs
ter White boar; E. Carl Chester brood
sow; W. Ford exhibited SOW aud her
pigs and Il. r. Mckee showed very
fine boar. The display in this class was
not as good as We expected to see. . Ce-
dar county is noted for its hogs (partic-
ticulary the two-legged ones).
III Class II, Fruit, there were II en-
tries and several exhibitors. Samuel l..
Daniels showed five kinds of pears, some
peaches, and plums. Ethan Smith ex-
hitited good collection of apples and
some very nice grapes s. Sparks, Da-
vid kiser, Moses Bunker, j. W. Brown,
Hammond 4 Humphrey, J. Casebeer,
Mr.. Knott, and others, each exhibited
several kinds of fruit The farmers of
Cedar country may justly be proud of
the progress they are making in fruit
culture; and it is gratifying to know
that most all kinds of fruit can be raised
in this latitude, by proper care and Gull
tivation. We hope that the exhibition
in this department will be nothing more
than an index to the display next year.
In Class I, Products of Farm aud Dai-
ry, there were 81 entries. You may talk
about large ears of corn, and big pump
kins, squashes, potatoes, cabbage, &c.,
but we think the exhibition in this class
"capped the climax" 1t proved, con.
clusively, that We have some real agri-
cu|turists in Cedar county.
In Glass j, Field Crops, &c., there
were but four entries The interest in
this department was not publicly mani
festcd-we presume that every farmer
has the best conducted farm
In Class X, Pantry Stores, there were
sc entries. The ladies and misses that
exhibited articles in this department,
made up for deficiencies in other classes
Cheese, butter, bread, cakes, jelies, pre-
serves, etc., were displayed in countless
numbers, and, in fact, bread and butter
was SO plenty that some "iisinterested'
individual displayed his gratitude by
taking off loaf of bread without saying
a word to the superintendent or anybody
else. Probably said individual will be
fully prepared to report on qualities of
said bread at the next annual fair. We
do not consider ourselves competent to
give a just description of the various
articles, but we must say that everything
looked nice.
In the Mechanical Department there
were eleven entries. This department is
one in which every farmer is deeply i'll
tercsted. The improvements in the va
rious farm implements can here be illus.
tratod and their practical utility dcvel.
oped. II. d. Jelison, Of Muscatine, ex-
hibited j. II. Powers Patent Broom,
aud we consider it a decided improve
ment on the old style, as its construction
is so simple that any one can make them,
and they are firm and durable. Joseph
Wilhelm, Of Muscatine, exhibited very
neat one horse Cultivator, which we con.
slider desirable invention, as it is light
and substantial, and is decidedly bet
ter than any one.horse cultivator that We
have ever seen. N. 4. Smith, of SPRING
dale, exhibited two horse cultivator.-
Homer Hunt, of Moscow, exhibited his
fathers celebrated Carriage Plow, with
which Homer took the first premium in
blowing match. G. D. Bent, of Iowa
City, exhibited very neat bee house,
which certainly merits attention. There
were several other articles on exhibition
which attracted attention, among which
was Reeves bee hive.
In Glass NJ, Domestic Arts and Man.
ufactures, there were At entries The
various articles exhibited, proved beyond
a doubt that the ladies of Cedar county
are industrious as well as intelligent, and
are determined to DO their part in sus.
tanning our County Fair.
The Flowing Match was hotly contest
ed by six competitors, and proved that
a small team with good plow could do
as much as a large team with poor
pillow; while good team and pillow would
beat both Of them.
The were four competitors for the
prizes offered LAZY Equestrans. Miss