The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-09-15


owing to the fact that the cattle exhi-
bition took place on Wednesday, the
previous day, and most Of the stock
had been taken away. We were told
that the cattle exhibition on Wednesr
day was very good. The stock that
still remained, which we examined,
was generally of an excellent quality.
The sheep and pig pens were not as
well filed as we had supposed they
would be. There were some very good
Southdowns, and but few of any other
variety of sheep. The stock of hogs
certainly conveyed the impression
that Southwestern Indiana was losing
ground as arpork raising country.
There were only a very few sows and
pigs that we saw, and those Of not as
fine Q. variety and quality as we have.
seen at other fairs In days gone by.
The jacks and mules were not extern
sive in numbers, but apparently of a
pretty good quality. bos9 toa. 4sd.ea
GARDEN AND FARM PRODUCTS. at
In passing through the large hall
where these and sundry other articles
were displayed, we were pleased with.
the superior excellence. of the articles
on exhibition, but surprised that there
were no more of them. The sweet
and Irish potatoes, beets, corn, oats,
aud barley, were all excellent, SO far
as the samples went, but there were
not as many samples as we should
like to have seen. To, make Fairs.
truly profitable to the farmers, they
ought to be, willing to. represent their
crops, Notwithstanding they may
think they have no prospect of gain
ing premium. By comparing theo-
ries and results, they, will not only
add to- each. others knowledge, but
also to the interest of their annuaIex-
hibitions.; But where onlya few sam
Piles are on exhibition. however good
they may be, the Fair loses the inter-
est necessarily growing out of ceinpei'
Etition.l ii2go1t aaiy 6 oYnd . ~ s9qk
I In the Ladies' Department in51,,
Guiding j preserves, bo jellies,i Il can4
ned fruits, bread, cakes, butter,
wooden yarn, jeans, coFerlets, &c,
the display was very creditable in
deed, 3 1t was evident in passing
through the hall that not a few of the
good ladies of Posey are in favor of
the !" ead-and- butter =, policy. In
the, same hall were also some excel
lent paintings in oil that were quite
attractive. The quality of fruit, also,
in this hall was very fine. AS in
other particulars, the number of SAM
pies was not large, but the fruit itself
was of very superior quality. We
doubt, if the hall had been filed
with fruit alone, whether finer speci-
mems could have been found than
those actually on exhibition. The
grapes, apples, pears, and peaches, in
particular, were as, attractive In APP
pearance as any we ever saw lorna-
menting the tables Of County Fair.
+ During the: day premiums were
awarded on stations, colts, brood
mares, Jacks, jennies, match carriage
horses, best draught horses, and
draught mules. 1t will not be inter-
esting to,enUmerateIall theapremiums.
WILLIAM FORTH, of. Evansville, took
the first premium on match. horses.
He would take it, almost anywhere,
for he; certainly has the ,bestspair1 of
bays in this part of the country. MAT.
NELSON, Of Mount Vernon ,stook the
second premium with pair of blacks.
The first premium'for fast pacing was
taken by a gray horse, from Hender77,
son, owned by, a Mr.. 4 4YNE. The
time made was 2;38--veryiremarkable
time on track only aothird of a mile
in circumference The. first premium
for fast trotting was taken by one of
Mr.. Forth S matched bays, he making
the mile in one or two seconds over
three minutes. It was understood,
however, among the sporting men,,
that some of the best horses were not
contestants for these premiums, they
being reserved for the sweepstakes
premiums, which were contested for
ON Friday On Wednesday evening
citizen S purse was madeup of several
hundred dollars, which was to be divi- I
rded into three premiums each, for fast