Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-09-30
THE CEDAR VALLEY FAIR.
The Fourteenth Annual Exhibition

The Fourteenth Annual Exhibition,
The Fair opened last Tuesday, and
though the condition of the weather
was unpropitious, number of en-
tries were made and the day was
mainly occupied in fixing up and
getting things in shape. Lib
Wednesday opened favorably and
entries were made lively until noon,
when the dark clouds, which had
been lowering round, gave vent to O
drenching rain, and continued until
Thursday morning. -
In consequence of the rain the an.
nual address announced for O'Clock
on Wednesday afternoon, by Presi-
dent Welch, of the State Agricultural
College, was not delivered, and Mr..
WEIGH was compelled to leave for
home on Thursday morning. It is
much to be regretted that the people
were not permitted to hear his practi
ideas on farming. 1t would have
been rare treat. .....--..-
BY announcement of the Society,
entries were continued Thursday,
and as our report closes for this week,
yesterday afternoon, we cannot at
tempt but partial report. From
what has been done amid all the at
tending discouragements it is evident
that had the weather been favorable
the exhibition would have been
ahead of any previous year. AS it is
we find good display in many of
the departments.
In the line of hogs the display is
No. l, there being seventy eight
head entered up to Wednesday even
ing. The exhibitors in this vicinity
are VIM. Wilson, Jno. Felmy, Capt.
Spear, Mr.. Murphy, Jacob Cole, Mr..
Bezarth, f, Murdoch, A. Shafer,
Burr & Davis, VIM. Taubman and
I. w. JOHNSON, of Dubuque.
In the line of cattle, we noticed
four head entered by VIM. Taubman
and seven head by T. w. Rice, of
Butler county. ID. Il. Choat, of this
city, has cow on exhibition, which
he has entered for three premiums:
the best four years old and upwards,
the best milch scow and the best fat
cow. He will not be apt to find q
competitor I'm Northern Iowa that
can carry off the premium as against
him for the prizes which Mr.. c. is
competing. DR.. Kerr has also very
fine cow and calf on exhibition.
In the line Of horses, w. p, Taub-
man has entered seven head and +.
w. Rice a number. There were
others we did not get.
The display of apples is the largest
even had in the Cedar Valley. w.
I'll. Palmer, of Mt. Vernon township,
has 20 varieties; Jas Ridpath 43 vari.
cites, David Owens 20, Milton Over
man 6, G.. A. Knowles of LaPorte So,
ID. G. Overman 90, j. Bancroft II, A.
Shafer Is, Mr.. Hammer IL, +. w.
Rice Is, G. Mack 50, s. III. Rownd 7,
P. Melendy 2. With this splendid
exhibition, we are prepared to laugh
at those who say apples cannot be
grown in Northern Iowa.
ID. 7. Choat has fine display of
grapes-ten varieties. ....
The competitors in the line OF
flowers are Mr.. Lichtenthaler, Zimi
Streeter, Rev. ID. S. Starr and G. A.
Knowles.
The display Of vegetables Is good.
The entries being SO numerous we
shall not attempt to name them. -
The special premiums on butter
have called out numerous competitors
in this line.
Il. S. Engledow exhibits choice
lot of honey and has also his patent
hive OH hand.
We noticed choice lot of brooms
made In this county by w. II. Wood
ward, of Mt. Vernon township, and
Saul Shields.
The Cedar Falls Wooden Mills have
agood display of their manufactures.
Thompson d. Co. and Warren
Pierce show good display in the
line of hardware.
G.. l.. Mills, Wise & Bryant and p.
G. Cole will have sharp competition
for the premium on show cases.
n. T. Hamilton is on hand with
his patent soda fount, which by the
way is bound to prove valuable
piece of mechanism to those wanting
q cheap fountain for their home use.
The display of machinery is fair
and entries were still being made
yesterday.
AS announced by bills, the fair
viii continue over until Saturday
afternoon, and if the weather is
favorable there will be large attend
ance to-day and tomorrow.
We shall give complete report of
the proceedings, articles on exhibit
ton and list Of awards next week.