The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1866-09-20

rye, peas or beans; perhaps they were
there, but If 80 we did not find them.
Ve seM 9 ls.ss nYwAsr 81 squirrel lire = ins
sss ss .n as any sey t sss
will des( ~ til larg@ number Of tAem
should pub ly rel hrded.
We now leave the hall and pass to the
poultry yard. There we find quite an
exhibition Of fowlz, 10ine very fine. We
notice particularly two eoOps containing
kpecimens Of the little Bantams, such
briefly pets, 30 small, 80 delicate, so spir-
tied, and so full of life! They appeared
always cheerful, and pleased us much.
We also noticed one exhibition Of the
Black Spanish that pleased rs. q WetnkS
their ,tprm and beentifnl 5Rlupaege, but
had no time to make enquiries concern.
ing them. There were sever1 sptci-'
ihesiStOf other .heias; also, Of ducks aadi
taakksys, all showing o scounnendable
zses 70 the missing q Poaltry. y,
the north. Commencing at the east end
Of the row, we found our old friend War
nar, ff0m 6cOtt county, with ak Speci-
mens ON zexhibition only, from his dne
flock Of Spanish MerinOes, It Is need
iess q say they were of the first quality,
for friend Warner has no Others. Leav-
ing him I'VE next came to four lambs
having the appearance of thorough
hre1s Of some kind, but as we could
learn nuthfn toncernfng them we pass
ed On and came next % two thorough
bred bpcks., Spanish Merinoes, very fine
| specimens, but AZ no owner was near No
could learn nothing reliable Of their his
tory; but report said that one Of them ct
on6 time had been asbld for 81, 900. To
the rspaainiag, sheeR ef which there
tentiof,, as their owners being absent we
could learn nothing satisfactory con-
! caTaiag them; hence we paswed' on still
| farther north, t. the swine pens, Of
which we counted twenty-one that were
occupied. In them we found some Of
the finest specimens we ever sAw. Be
ginning 81 the east end, We found II
bsrkshires, full blo0ds, belonging I'd our
friend Lyle. Six Of them We're pigs Of
the first quality, and one . boar, whose
weight was estimated at 500 pounds
They were all fine hogs. Next we mo-
Chester White, belonging, to Geo w
Smith. Her weight was estimated at oyer
500 ibs. Among the others there were
several specimens Of Chester w hites, Of
excellent quality, but their owners were
gone and we could learn but little about
Them. One said to belong to Mr. Nc.
! NAmaFa pleased uS much Ibis form was
lust the thing for fine porker. -AnOth-
/ er belonging to Saml Rogers waS, Of the
same class, . Chester White. He had
doubled his weight In three weeks, and,
weighed I20 fbs, Ut three months old;
AI,S AS. ~, - AaunnI.i. LIZ III
en,1thward to the Stalls fort,,e hCrses iii
furnished with doors and innAneerv; then
crossing the main. passage way aud pass
ing the Secretary's Office we, came to
the cattle stalls, all In fine order; then
passing the gate for teams going out
ward, and turning east; wseanlS 81 9th
| er stables for horses, equally, convent
| ent and we'll furnished for the comfort Of
those occupying them. Onward d little
facthse We come u the We'll furnishing
an abundance of water for the use Of
the stock. Leaving that We pass on to
the ring in time for the match of hackers
Just announcesl. Only two horses are
upon the track Atherton's Charlie and
L Wilson's Hiatoga mare. In this
match Charlie proved himself to be an
honest horse and good racker. The
best 1t the end Of each heat Time, 3:25
aud S:l2a. This. though much work in
undone, and this day had been formaIix
announced - the last day Of the Fair,
clossd UP all operations for this after.
noon, the officers finding it impossible
to get through with the work on their
hands concluded to extend the exhibition
another day. They therefore adionrned
At six o'clock, and all save the night
guards withdrew. We returned to our
room tired and weary Of the continued
strain upon our nervous system the ex-
element Of the OCCASION had produced.
and felt relieved when We again fell into
the arms Of old Morpheus for a little rest.
We slept sweetly and soundly, but i'm
the morning what change had taken
place! The beautiful sky Of yesterday
was not to be seen, and old Sol came up
with dark curtain before his face, and
sombre clouds were thickening up heay.
lily al around and over the horizon. be-
tOkening rain. Tho air, So clear and
balmy yesterday, was cold, damp and
chilly; yet we flattered ourselves we
should have pleasant time for cloisne
upan occasion which had furnished 90
much real pleasure to old and young
that had attended this exhibition of our
County Fair. Again we repaired to the
grounds, found the officers at their posts
and the people Of the county, pouring in
Observation-Disclosures unfavorable appear
ance of the morning. Shortly the rain
came pouring down until all were glsd
u seek D shelter wherever q roof could
Do found. Some, unwllling to leave
their work undone, brought up 1--WE OF
the finest specimens Of full blood DUR
hams we ever saw, and among them We
were happy to see one owned by our
fellow tOwHsinan. J Crandall, of Massil-
Ion township, u rcd Durham, the only
one OF that particular kind we saw ON the
grounds. He was not quite so large as
some Of the other kinds, vet he was .
noble animal, and reflected much credit
upon his entlemanly owner. This fine
lot Of cattle were awarded five premi-
ums, four Of them discretionary. At this
point the drenching Of the rain became
uncomfortable; we ceased our jOttings; the
herds that remained for farther exami-
nation and comparison. were driven
back, and officers and Judges retired
from the stand, yielding the palm Of VIC
tory to old Pluto and the hosts who as
sisted him in thus unoeremoniOusly
driving US from our place Of enjoyment.