The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-09-15
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In COLUMBUS, September IA.
Wosd County Apples and Pears consti
tute An attractive feature of the Fruit De
partment of the Ststs Fair, and fully sus
: tain the established reputation of the Msu.
NEE Valley IS q superior truitgrowing
At section. Mr.. ]. w. Ross, from his "River
st side" farm jurt out of Perrysburg, has BY
D far the largest and finest exhibition of Ap-
Piles. His collection consists of one hun
n dred and nineteen named varieties, and
. tWenty-eight not Damed, making total of
one hundred and forty seven, many of
them very choice. The specimens are fair
and fres from worDy defects.
Mr.. George Powers, widely known
fruit cultivstor on the Msumee, has splen-
did exhibition Of Pears from the Perrys-
Z burg Nursery of Messrs. George Powers
5 & Son. The collection numbers some eighty
five varieties, including many of the
choicest kinds. The size and fairness
! of the fruit show adaptation of soil
! and climate and successful culture
Mr.. Powers has from five to six hun
dred Pear trees in bearing, began putting
, out in 1854, and has never lost but two or
three from blight. He cultivates both
dwarf and standard trees, and attributes
much of their vigorous growth, freedom
from blight and remarkable productive
ness, to frequent mulching his pear or.
chard with the grass cut from his lawns
The ground under and beneath the trees
is covered with grass as ottsn as moWn.
It not only keeps out weeds and forms !
needed manure, but gives Acool, moist cov-
ering TO the clay soil, in which the trees |
are great feeders and thrifty growers. In
trAnsplSnting some large Pear trees in
1854, Mr.. P. mulched the ground heavily |
with cornstslks and other coarse materials, |
and all grew well and still thrive, free from
the fatal blight SO discOurAging to many
who devote attention 10 Pears Mr.. Towers
informed US that the past season he also
mulched the ground between his rows of
currants freely with cut grass, and obtained
increased size and quantity of fruit Mr.. P.
has in his collection of Pears few clusters
showing unusual productiveness. Among
them top branch from q "Vicar of Wake.
field" scarcely foot in length, on which
twenty-five large pears grew the present
season, and from which but few were bro
ken in bringing the wonderful display of
fruit jewels to the Fair; he has also
specimen "Duchess dAngouleme" weigh.
ing fifteen ounces.
On the Vegetable tables we notice that
NJ McMillen, of Toledo, has number of
splendid specimens. despite the ironical
old song
potatoes they grow 'msIl
Oa mAumee, on MaumesI"
An Ohio State Fair would be without
credit in the Butter and cheese Depart
ment but for Northern Reserve coatribu-
tions. As it is, but few specimens of butter
are on exhibition, the principal being from
the dairy OF Mr.. R. Baker, Akron, LOrain
county, and Mr.. Andrew Havens, Lewis
Centre, Delaware county. Small as is the
quantity, it is enough for all the Bread and {
Biscuit contributed to the Fair BY Columbus
Bakers and the housewives of Central
Ohio. The Akron and Delaware butter
deserves the "red card" for superior quality.
Cheesdom stands forth in triumph with
out competitor To the credit of the
enterprising cheese manufacturers of the
Reserve, their shelves make splendid dis !
play of golden treasures. Gesugs county
has become the capital of Oheesedom at
home and at the Fair. Mr.. A. Bartlett
exhibits sixteen English Cheddon Cheeses
q late and popular style of cheese intro ,
duced by Mr.. Harding in England, from
his factory st Fowler's Mills. The Ched-
dcns of Mr.. Bartlett weigh some sixty.tive
pounds each, and he will turn out three
thousand the present season. The milk of
eight hundred COWS is used in their manu- |
fscture, and up to September 1st two mill
ion pounds OF milk had been msde into
cheese in this single factory. Hr. Bartlett
knows no good reason why Jonsthan
should not like good cheese as well as John
Bull, and is diverting part of his make
from the English market. He has Of late
introduced the Oheddons in Cincinnati
Indianapolis, &C., whore they command
from two to three cents per pound over
home dairy products.
Mr.. A. D. Hall also has . very fine ex-
hibluon from his factory in Chsrdon, and
from the factory of Messrs. ball s. Free
man iu Newberry. He hiss twentY-six
specimens on exhibition, three different
sizes, the largest ranging from ninety TO
one hundred pounds. Al Mr.. Halls Char-
don factory, twenty-five cheeses are made
per day from the milk of five hundred
coWs-dur1ng the fore part of tn g season !!
ior the Southern market, in summer for the
English, and in the fall for the New Or
leans, st. Joseph, &c. At the NeWberry
factory the milk of six hundred COWS is
used, and large cheeses are made for the
English market.
Lake county very creditably comes in
for 8 share of Cheese celebrity ut the Six
tenth Annual State Fair. Messrs 8. Z.
& d. n. Carter exhibit tWenty-four one
hundred Founders from their factory in
Perry, where they manufacture seven per
day, OF superior quality, from the milk of
three hundred and fifty COWS. They are
for general market and find ready sale st
remunerative prices They also have HOhio
State Dairy Cheese on exhibition, of their
domestic manufacture IN Le Roy, Lake
county, AEOI4 TIC LLA1lk VI hDOuh Ouo nun" |
dred COWS. These cheeses average some
los los. and are for cutting and general
market. Two of this popular brand are
made per day.
AshssbulA, hitherto famous ss the repre-
sentative of cheesedom st state Fair, seems
content to rest on former honors and
prizes this year. Probably the sceptre has
departed 10 GeaugA for there are now
eighteen hourishing cheese factories in the
latter famous grazing county. Messrs
Budlong s. Stokes have one In ChArdon
and anotherin Psrkmsn; Mr.. L. J. Ran
dali one in ChArdon, one in Burton, and
one in MontviIle; Mr.. Frank Smith one In
Thompson Mr.. Ian ston one in Hsmb-
den; Messrs. Burt & Armstrong one in
Huntsburg: Messrs. Chase & Armstrong
one in East Olaridon; Mr.. A. d. BALL one
in Olaridon; Mr.. A. Bartlett one at Fow-
lers Mills in Munson: Mr.. Lucius Bart
lett one at Chester Y roads Mr.. Samuel
Baker one at FJrd P. o, in NeWberry |
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