The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-10-06
M 1.-THE .MAfE PAIR.

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Especial Correspondence Of the Leavenworth Times.
Fort SCorr, KS, Sept, 18th, 1870.
The weather this morning gave signi6-
canoe to the designation that has been given
For Scas as, being III 'Pittsharg Of KsB7
sass NdeeF fog A>elord DE e9y, II
little sketch Of Imagination could have
transformed the fog into the smoke escaping
from the furnaces of the coal begrimed city
.giEssaE:, 5.&tssi s1EE &Tt
exceedingly pleasant, although very good
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ne&sl s.se ia a6isa he
sJssa { qee ioadsd, - kr.u
from tie sas1Ss Ding ooas0 ss:hn
I9h6f HEvswgpspr Large nua are
aspa3 -, asd adjacent to. tbe1 -
he ndn;esuus tents and covered I've
e. Sofa min
|csnppept, and in this respect makes -
ErsifI:Ali5dnp MJM|eMof farm s.
'<ai than my previous fsi.s Hitherto Cur
State Fairs have been principally attended
by representatives fsen- she cites ADD exhib,
itors Of hardware, sewing machines, melo-
dams, organs, together with representatives
from foreign manufacturers of agricultural
implements. This year if the numbers pas
sing through the gates are not as large as here
tofore those in attendance more properly rep
resent the agricultural interests Of the State.
EThs.nsxss- AanRsies are more largely rep
resented, and they generally make most
excellent showing. 1t is as astonishing as
It is gratifying " see The blooded thorough
bred stool fsos DC aew counties of NeesAo
and Wilson m the southwest, and Clay and
other counties in the northwest.
= ~ -E SH&P T- -
George Brown Of Wlsa cosmy, .ose Of
our newest counties, enters splendid flock
of merino sheep. He has four fine ewes,
thirteen eve lambs and II rams, all thor.
oush HtS msrino American bred. Mr.. b.
commenced breeding sheep thiry-five ycan
ago. With him it has been the study of 8
life time. He has made the busisess q spe.
specially and has bean very successful
He carries with him innumerable
diplomas and medals from New York, and
other etste fairs Which show that has beer
superior as breeder Thoroughbred sheep,
our young S,ate. is to he congratulated upor
having such stcck men here Heis highly
pleased with his SUCCESS in this State. Th<
first winter his sheep were fed no hay, and
he has aoek Of go, thofoughbre,lA, and II
convinced that no state is superior to Kan
sas, for grow in fine wool. One yearlins
eve, from his flock sheared sixteen. pounds
one yearling ram eighteen pounds, one o
his buck ''Golddrop" is valued at 81 900
and his grandsire sold for $4,000 Tn,
weight Of this buck Is less than one hundred
pounds. lni0.,i. uass -rsrsr' . .-
Mr.. Child's of Independence Missouri, has
fine 6ock Of cMehos, three eve, thret
lambs, four bucks and one bnck lamb. 2
POULTRY.
The department of poultry is pretty we'll
represented DIR. H., J. Munson Of Cnw-
ford County, has thoroughbred brahmans
that are large. The DIR. must have had thu
''hen fever" at some period in his life il
a pretty virrllent form, to induce hin
to breed such extensive and attractive
fowls. There. were also quite number o
sporting fowls, banta and other fowls enter
d ssg $1,000
Kansas, evidently has ''hog on the brain, u
Judging from the number and quality of the
stock on exhibition, Z. h Fletcher, has /:
very fine Berkshire boar and SOW, fourteen
months old, also handsome SOW and eight
pigs, as pretty a rs pig can be.
Mr.. Asa Nader, Of jackson, Missouri,
has thirteen very fine Berkshire pigs; A. e.
Williamson, of Butler County, Ohio, some
five pigs, crop Of the Poland and Big
bone China, known as the Moore or McGhes
hogs. Hon F. H. Nichols and Judge VIM
Spriggs, Of Anderson County, To-day bough,
three of tine pigs for $3.50. They combine
very many, if not all, of the good qualities
| of the hog.
Superintendent Alfred Gray, of Wyan.
dOtte, enters boar and sow and five Pig
from his celebrated Chester Whites Mr..
Gray stands at the head as breeder Of this
excellent stock. His pigs, as soon as from
the SOW, sell readily at $50. He also has q
fine Berkshire boar and FIVE pigs.
Hepler, of Fort Scott, exhibits very
large Chestes White SOW.
II. F. Hall, of Bourbon, has a handsome
SOW and pigs.
The display of machinery and agricultural
Implements is unusually large, indicating
that skilled industry and labOr-saving ma
chinery are greatly in demand among the
enterprising farmers of this young State.
The Peoria Plow Company enter choice
lot Of plows; also valuable corn planter,
sulky cllltivator, rake, seed drill, &c.
Buford e. Co., Of Rock Island, Illinois,
enter fine LOT Of plOws, cIltivators,
drills, &c.
The Industrial Plow Company, of St.
Louis, enter choice selection of plows.
C. F. Drake, of Fort Scott, enters Clipper
Mower & Reaper, l. X. L. grain drill, and .
lot of produce, the best selections on the
grounds, among which are the Charter Oak
Stove, Monitor, Golden West focal cooking
stoves), &. Griery, p. Miles (Delevan's pat
tent coal heaters parlOr stoves. johnson,
of this city, enters Woods Reaper and Now
ers, Statesman force feed Grain Drill, Can
ton Clipper piovs. the &. Louis Invincible
Vibrator and Thresher, and a large lot Of
other agricultural implements.
Stewart & Needham, Of s.. Louis, enter
the Climax Reaper and Mower.
The agent of Osborn, v. +. Smith, branch
house in St. Louis, enters the Kirby Reaper
and Mower.
Mr.. Kirkpatrick, of Fort Scott, enters
Deere, Monson Il Co.'S, Thresher and q
large lot of plows, sulky rakes, keystone
planters and other implements
c. Wood, of Camp Point, Illinois, enters
Koeller's an iron corn planter, for the year
1871.
Dustry 4 Stems, of Fort Scott, enters the
Mitchell wagons, Cayuga Chief reaper and
mower, &c.
THE SPEAKING
consisted of an address Of welcome from
Hon. Geo. A. Crawford, on behalf of the
Mayor and the City Council and citizens of
Fort Scott, to the State Agricultural Society,
and visitors at the Fair: Response BY Presi-
dent Kalloch and addresses BY Senator Ross
and Governor Harvey. Mr.. Crawford said
he had pleasant duty to discharge in ex-
tending to all, the welcome of Fort Scott.
He had no set words of speech to OfIer, no
st1died words could fifty express or properly