The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-10-18

dWdIuGO ny lH6 Respective COiAiiiiA' '0OS''
Grain.
To Fred Oster for best bushel of white
wheat. 81 :Gideon ID Trout for best bus
red wheat |. 90; Jacob Croyle best bus
of rye. 90; Do. buckwheat, l 90; Do
oats 90: Taylor & MOwry best display
of corn / 90. The exhibition Of grain
was not large but was Of an extra quail.
ity, showing that our county stands
high as a grain growing county.
cutie.
To John S Sproat best bull over :
years old ST 90; Do. Jonathan Bowsel
! 2nd best bull, the AgricuitlTia | yr
Reuben Smith best bull between l and
yrs, Agriculturist l year; F f Jami,
son, best bull under l year Agricultu1-
ist l year; f l. JamisOn, best cow, 81 90;
L III Lyons, 2nd best cow, AgrjcultuFist
year; Reuben Smith, best heifer be-
tween and yrs. old, 81 90; Jas. Ling,
best cow under yrs. Old, Agricuyttrist
year. Asa Silvers exhibited a cow
and calf of the sh0rt-horned Durham, a
fine specimen. Quite a number of good
cattle were exhibited showing great
improvement in the cattle OF our coun-
ty.
Sheep.
Fred. OSter, best south down buck,
s. CO.; Fred. Naugie, best Irish buck,
1gricult,H'jst l year. But few were eX-
hibited and they showed marks ofgOod
stock.
,SiCiAe.
John Anderson, best Chester white
boar, 81 90; Dan'l Defbaugh, best
Suffolk boar, = 90; J J Shoemaker, best
pen of .hogs > 90; John Little, best sow
and pigs, > 90; Chas. Harris, best pair
of pigs under s months, 2 90; Daniel
Shannon, l pig 4 months old, 90. In
addition to the above, number of fine
specimens were exhibited which de-
tee regret that they cannot award Il
premium.
Poultry.
John Horn, l coop best Jersey blue,
81 90; VIM. Cook, best shanghai, l 90;
Jas. Arnold, 2nd best shanghai, 80;
ThOs. NJ Lynch, best Drama putra chick
ems, 90; Nacnael Brengle, best game
chickens, 90; Geo. G.. Stifiler, 2nd best
game chickens, 80; Oliver 5 NJ 'Mullin,
best Poland chickens, 90; Geo. & Stiff
tier, best wild turkey, l 90; Frank
Crawford, best lot geese, 90; Jacob
Barnhart, best lot ofducks, GO; Henry
Dorsey, 2nd best lot of ducks, so; Chas.
Gubenotter, best lot pigeons, 90; j NJ
Gephart, best coop bantams, 90; VIM
Cook, 2nd best bantams, 40; Jas. Ling,
l coop chickens, | 90. The display of
poultry was quite large, showing that
considerable attention has been paid to
the raising of them, particularly the
game, jersey blue, shanghai, poland,
4 H..
very fine.
Garden Products.
John McGiunis, best tomatoes, soc;
J r DurbOrrOW, best onions, soc; Mrs.
Sam'l Smith, best red beets, soc; Dan'l.
Barley, best cabbage, soc; Joseph S
Delhi, best bus. potatoes, 90; David
Barnhart, best sweet potatoes, 90;
John McGinnis, best carrots, soc; DO.
best lima beans sec; Sam'l Harmon,
best radishes, soc; Hy. Dorsey, best
dried beans, soc; Maj. ID. Washabaugh,
best squasheS soc; Jas. B Farquhar, best
celery, SOC; John McGinnis, best dis
play, of vegetables, 90; Henry Woods,
fine display of vegetables, 90; j IL
DurborroW, best display Of ubbard
squash, 90; VIM BoWles Jr., best dis
play of acorn pumpkin, 25c; Philip
Keys, best display sweet potato pump
kin, SOC; Harry Minnich, second best
ubbard squash, soc; Mrs. Sal Smith,
best french squash, 90; Fred. Oster,
2nd best french squash, soc; Geo. C.
Stiffi4r, best potato pumpkin. soc; ia
cob CrOyle, best display of cow pump
kin, 25c. In addition to the foregoing
list there were other displays of garden
vegetables that were creditable to tne
persons who produced them and giving
evidence that on the score Of cultiVa-
ton and taste, our county is not sur
passed by any in the State.
Fruits.
S S Diehl, best bus apples, 90; Hy.
Barley, 2nd best bus. apples, soc; David
T Mann, best peck vandever5, 50c; ST.
mon Naus, best pears, 90; Maj. Wash
abaugh, 2nd best pairs, SOC; ThOs.
Lynch, largest variety of pears GO;
Maj. Washabaugh 2nd largest variety
of pears soc; ThOs. Lynch, largest and
best variety Ofapples (56 varieties 90;
VIM. England, best basket peaches,
90; ThOs. Lynch, best display Of ma
tive grapes, l 90; ID Washabaugh, 2nd
best display of native grapes, soc; ID
Washabaugh best display of foreign
grapes, 90.
Fruits Continued.
j r Jordan best peck ounces, soc;
r Montgomery, best bus. seckel pears,
l 90; fine apples were also exhibited by
Dan'l Walter, Henry Dorsey and Jacob
Croyle. This department of the eXhi-
bitiOn was the admiration of all, and
the regret of the committees that ali
could not be awarded premiums.
FtOiCerS.
Mrs Rob't Fyan, finest display of
house plants, ! 90; Thos. Lynch, second
best display of house plants, soc; John
McGinnis, third best display of house
plants, soc; Mrs Alex. King, handsom-
est bOquet, soc; Mrs Isabella Smith.
second best boquet soc; two elegant
boquets were also exhibited by Miss
Sailie Shannon. Many other displays
We're almost equal to those contained in
the above list and deserve special no.
tice If room permitted it.
Preserves &c.
y j SAMSON, best pound cake and
fruit cake, 90; Miss Sallie Shannon,
best jelly cake and jelly, l 90; Fred'k
Schnebly, best specimen of preserves,
90; Emanuel Smith, best specimen of
pickles, 90; Maj. ID Wa8habaugh, best
grape wine, 90; Mrs Hiram Lentz,
best currant wine, 90; Mrs Elizabeth
ALorgret, best dried apples, SOC; Jacob
Croyle, best dried cherries, soc There
We're other specimens OF wines, grape,
eldcrberry, and blackberry, that de-
serve special notice, as we'll as pre-
serves, jellieS &C., of great variety.
Manufactures.