The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-10-06

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have been much better. By l06e. however. Va
hope our farmers will have found their lstelv
planted orchards In good bearing, and make :
+. Woodruff, of waseca County. b.. - q.
fine nativeappies on exhibition. E. ". DursntI
in the second year of bearing. the varistv 80
given. He reports that out of II of his tree:
bore this season, and that he wraps them via,
straw in the winter. 'A
RI. Cambell, of Point Douglass. exb,b,..
seven very nice looking apples. Eli Robinson
of Hastings, exhibited three apples.
No. 47-no name, 10 small variety apples.
very fair looking. rf-'
Of grapes the show is encouraging. IA
Harrison, of Minneapolis, sends In some los,
cious lunches. Er-,, - 4
No. 8. A very fine lot of grapes. No name.
No 8. A large box full Of Isabella Grapes
sc.as fine as any we have seen raised in the
There were also good specimens of 'pluus.
eorgno syrup, sc.
SPLENDID sHoRr HORN CATTLE.
e. Inc show Of blood cattle is not large but It
fsr Wy sIatlying 80 far as 1t goes The pre-.
ome,rv stScn LOT superior blood bulls is good
has entered two Short Horn bnlls from cassin..
M. Ciays celebrated herd Thav ..n 49, "0 s..
DrougnG 70 the State In 1852 py Charles Hoao
Esq. The largest is a deem IA brii s;-aS ISS,
"Fremont. ont OF Jenny Lind" He il f;vs
years oaa. ana ; nls splendid SIZE fine points and
p;ancaS e, W.T. Sn Sne eye Of even an inex
named "Vermont four years ana a fo, wnlse ouu
old. Stock got by these fine hTiis !; tno y.
found in number Of our best herds TO 70 oe
Garibaldis calves are also on exhibits" o OF
2-year old by Geo. Brown, and another Nv M
- Scott. .~1a0 %. .cAI'. ~ " as1.
T. D. Hall, of st. croix county, Wis. e,,,,
its splendid red short horn cow. sThereu a.:
other entries of imported cattle, but We vsr e
unable to learn their pedigree or variety.
Mr.. Hall also exhibits splendid Devon bu,,
four years old-the only Devon full blood W.
believe, on the ground. A yearling bull calf
from the above is also tied near him. Mr.. Han
we learned from the attendant, has fine flock
of Devons, of which the above are only an
average specimen.
Alex. McCauiey, of st. Paul. exhibits i e,v
and calf Of the celebrated Ayrshire txee6
They are thought to be peculiarly fitted Jor
this climate, but as yet do not seem to have
been tried by our stock raisers> s'rc.iJ M.
80 SHEEP. 80 ~ ifatSoa ~
The show, of sheep is somewhat larger. but
not 80 satisfactory as we could expect from q
State Boosting so many fine fiocks- -, : :
L. w: Gibbs, of Crystal, Lake, has two
splendid Spanish Merino bucks, which ara ner.
haps about the finest in the State. The larrest
is of InfantadO stock, and cost 81 600 in Var.
mont, His wool is as fine as silk aIuIost and
SHARED 25% pounds in June. There are some
ewes OF the Paular stock, also from Mr.. Gibba'
flock. They shear about15 pounds each
D. 8. Balch, of Empire City, fine wool.
grower, exhibits eight fine blood Spanish Ne.
rino bucks (Paular stock we believe) which
made fine show. They shear from Is TO -
pounds each. and valued at $400 apiece. y
has some fine wool ewes Qnfautado) also a..
exhibition. Mr.. Balch raises only pure
bloods, of which he has ninety, and desr.5,,
raising large flock. His ewes all wssh,,, j.
pounds and upwards in June. .5'' -7I7
john j. Rosenberg, of -. also exhibits
two fine wool bucks, but we We're un able to
find the breed, &cc. '7~-~ -
G.. w. Baird, OF -, exhibits i've grade
bucks, and pair of Spanish Merino bncks
He reports the demand for grade or middle
wool sheep the most pressing, as manufactur
ers use so largely of that quality. By crossinu
some of the magnificent Spanish Merino bucks
with native ewes, grade or middle wool
sheep is obtained that will shear z lbs. pene.
rally, and is worthy the attention of sheep rails
ers, even at the seemingly enormous prices
paid for the full blood bucks.
CASHMERE GOATS.
One of the most noteworthy objects in the
Stock Department is three Cashmere goats
buck doe and kid. entered by w. G. LeDuc'
of Hastings. He brought them from Nash.
vile last summer. They are from the we'll
known flock of Richard Peters, of Atlanta
Ga, imported about 1847 or 9. Three of his
flock, which numbers nine, are bucks. The
whole flock cost him about 81 200. The does
produce two kids annually in the South, but If
they follow the example OF sheep ia increased
breed pretty regularly more than that
number. The bucks and ewes shear from
To pounds of wool, Cor hair more proner-
ly.) The pure blood wool brings SIG Der h.
The grade WOOL lie. not less than three
fourths pure, brings IS per To. The wool
hIds ready market at Paisley. Scotland,
where IL Is manufactured into shawIs.
Mr.. LIE Due tells us that these goats live on
brush aud twigs, and will rot eat clover even
when they can get the former. They browse
down a brush field, and kill the brush. TINS
preparing it for sheep. In fact, few of these
goats are excellent to have in flock of sheep.
They will not allow q dog to come near the
dock, bat fight them off entirely. 20
CULTIVATION OF FRUIT.
The prize for an essay on The cultivation of
apples. pluIns aud cherries in Minnesota Civ.
ing the best varieties for our State, and the
soil best adapted To other CULTURE was yester-
day awarded to Col. D. A. Robertson, of Saint
Paul, by. the Executive Committee of the
State Agricultural Society. =. ,,-. z. :. =
We learn from those who have seen the es-
say that it contains Information and suppea-
tions OF great value, which show what has heen
done and can be done in fruit culture in Mime
sofa which will convince all, doubtless, that tn
fruits named can be successfully aud pro6taM
cultivated in our State. The COMMITTEES Or
dered the Essay to be pa blished. II LHgI-. :.
AWARDING THE PBEMus1A n III
The premiums were announced In F,or,I
Hall during the conrse of the afternoon. The
Committees having made the awards IN the
morning. 80 - ~ '''o
The Prescott Journal says: Our readers
may remember that, In the summer of 1864. =
large number Of warrants were stolen from
tne Land Office at st. Croix falls. A few dayv
ago, about fifty of these warrants, with bunch
TO k1Sxx AZ efN. 49,