The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-10-05

bly Tor convenience OF visitors; and
everything pertaining to the manage.
ment Of the Fair was admirably planned
and ski'fuily executed. In giving a
review, which must necessarily be brief
Of the several departments Of the exhi-
bition we will first refer to the
| CATTLE.
In this class were q sntries-12 In
Thoroughbred, 20 in grades and the rest
| In sweepstakes. The thoroughbreds
were chiefly Durhams. The first pre-
| MUM herd was shown by Evans &
Piumly; second by g. w. Jacobs. The
first named arm showed some fine cat.
tie, and beside herd premium, took the
red card on yearling and two years old
heifers, and bull OF any age or breed.
w. B. Gregg showed two Devons. Most
noticeable among the graded cattle were
the three fat steers belonging to Elwood
Macy, which averaged 2,O35 pounds in
weight, the heaviest weighing 2,2O5
pounds.
| Hoes,
! in the several numbers, aggregated 81
entrics-19 Poland China, Is Berkshire,
| crosses and 20 for sweepstakes. The
Polands were shown by p. Nichols, A.
| Plumly, NJ. Hall and others. The first
named received LIST premium on boar
over l year old. Messrs PIumly and
Elliott received premiums on Berk
shires; and G. s. Barclay has some
very fine imported Cheshires on exhi
bition.
HORSES.
Tho "noble auimal' was under cloud
ut this Fair. Not because proportionate
premiums were not offered for good
horses of all the practical kinds, includ-
ing rs $50 to the best stallion Of all work
aud SIS to the fastest trotter; but said
so to be because these premiums were
arranged so that the sOOrk horse got
more than the play horse, and 50 that
they offered no inducement to the regu.
lar fast horses" and all their concomi.
tants OF jockeying and betting. For the
best walking horse premium of SIS was
offered, and the same for the best walk
ing team, to lumber wagon, with load
Of ten men. We saw both these premi-
ums competed for, and they made good
races, the former with l6 competitors,
the latter with 6, John Hemmingway's
team winning the mile heat and race !;
time. II minutes. There were SO entries
Of horses, G. MaudIib had the premium
carriage team; Isaac Nichols, matched
team; VIM. g. Holmes, saddle horse;
r. Lewis, buggy horse; s. A. Barnes,
fastest roadster; John Wilson, fastest
trotter aud PAGER.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
The SO entries in this class embraced
large quantity of very useful farm i'm
ple,nents and machinery, They were
mostly shown by Messrs. Morgan &
Wilson, Fuller 4 Thorpe, Evans 4 Co.,
of West Liberty, and u. o. Goodrich Of
Downey.
The classes in and around
THE HALL
were all fully and admirably represent
ed. First we might name flowers, in
which were the fewest-only 15-entries;
but they were choice, skillfully arranged
and showed well.
The display of fruit was particularly
large aud fine. The collections of apples
were large and choice. Thirty six vari-
cites were in the LIST premium lot. raised
by J. Meade Of Cedar. Isaac Schooley
81 in, hi
Alonzo Brockway, Of Coneville, Musca
tine Co., showed grapes and pears which
would do credit to California-of the
former among Is varieties, No. and
of the Rodgers Hybrid took the palm
for size Of cluster and perfection and
sweetness of the fruit.
The l49 entries of pantry stores made
most appetising display, not to speak
Of more esthetic emotions which mig lit
have been awakened by the artistic ar
tistic array of many colored good things.
One lady, Mrs. Osborn, made 40 separ
ate entries in this class. OF course, she
expected no adequate return in preini-
ums, but it IL in this way that fairs are
made successful.
Fifty-two entries in Domestic Manu-.
features. showed All array of quilts. linen
and homespun, of all degrees between
the purely ornamental and the solely
practical.
The vegetables shown were large and
fine the field crops worthy more spec
ial mention. Several specimens of corn,
both field and pop corn, were certainly
thoroughbred. But we are obliged to
turn our back on all this display, give
brief glance at the
MISCELLANEOUS
articles OF interest on the ground, aud
have done. Afar off, as one came to
the Fair, could be seen u wind mill bus.
lily at work pumping water from deep
well. We think several farmers grew
tired of drawing water for stock by
hand As they looked at it. A miniature
steam engine, petite but complete, puff
ed away, with AL occasional whistle
which sounded like kind of giggle at
its success. Mr.. d. Schooley, of Spring
ua'e, sDo"eu cdEflake, spring wagon
and buggy, all in his best style; and
SchooIey's best is the best The buggy.
particularly, was a credit 10 any manu-
factory. Some one was continually
trying and commenting the woven wire
mattrass shown by Morgan 4 Wilson,
of West Liberty. Many other things of
greater or less merit might claim our at
tention, but space does not permit. The
OFFICFRS
Of the Union District Society were
as follows: President, z. Eliyson;