Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-05-23
Platteville Spring Fair.

Platteville Spring Fair.
The Annual Spring Fair of Platte
Vile was held on Thursday and Fri
day of last week. The weather was
very favorable for large turnout,
but the attendance was a great deal
smaller than had been anticipated.
Farmers are now very busy, and
have little time to devote to fairs or
anything else not directly concerns
ing their arduons labors in the field
Among the few departments of in
dustry represented, that including
farm machinery was rather full.
The well known mccormick AID
vance," as combined self-raking
reaper and mower, resolved the first
premium over half a dozen compet-
itors. As a combined mower and
reaper the champion" took the
first premium. The "Champion"
mower took first premium as mower,
and "Wood's Reaper" was awarded
first premium as single self-rake
reaper. The "Alexander" corn
planter had no competitors for first
premium, neither had the "Mars h
Harvester, the "Keystone Shelter"
and the plows made by Mr.. Potter.
There were about half dozen en-
tries for the premium on the best
sulky corn planter; the Bertrand 4
Sames' machine was successful.
The first premium was awarded
the fine Durham bull owned and ex-
hibited by Mr.. j. IL. Rountree. Jno.
Stevens, Jr., bad on the grounds a
yearling bull and heifer Durham
which took first premium. He also
showed q Durham COW and calf.
John Stevens, ST., took first premi-
Im for native COW, and second for
one of the Durham breed. N. III.
Virgin had q Durham COW on the
grounds, and received second premi-
um on native COW. r. Huntington
of Platteville was awarded first pre-
MUM on Durham COW he exhibited
three Durham heifers, one of which
took the first premium. H. 5. Roun-
tree showed an extra fine native
COW.
There were some fine specimens OF
live pork. Mr.. T.. Hull, of Lima,
had the best lot Of Chesters. His
stock is known as the Improved
Small Bone Chester" They are i'm
ported from Chester Co, Pa, and
took the first premiums as capital
representations of that desirable
breed. Mr.. Benson of La Fayette
Co., showed a pen of fourteen Chester
pigs, fine. John Stevens. near
Platteville, pen of seven pigs, Ches-
ter, Berkshire ana Poland CROSS
Two of these took lst premium as
sweepstakes. Robert Medley, Plastic
Vile, brought two pigs, fine speci-
mems of Suffolk and Chester cross
Hammer Robbins showed some at
tractive hogs, and received lst pre-
MUM on four pigs of Poland and
China cross.
OF the sheep that were on the
grounds Hammer Robbins owned a
pen of six ewes and buck of the
Leicester stock.-1st premium. II.
Huntington, Elk Grove, showed "a
Leicester buck, which drew second
premium, John Stevens, Jr., Platte
vile, had fine buck and two ewes
of the same grade and kind. Mr..
Ketner, Of Elk Grove had on exhi-
bition two Leicester ewes, which
took 1st premium, and Mr.. Lanyon,
of Belmont, buck, two ewes aud 4
lambs of the same stock. Mr.. Phillip
Trenary, Platteville, had on the
grounds apen of four ewes and two
| lambs, common stock.
Mr.. II. S. Rountree's show of poul-
try was an attractive one. Among
the different varieties of fowls he
had on exhibition, we noted Silver
Spangled Hamburgs, Golden Pleas
ants, White-faced Black Spanish,
Russian Fowls, Black Java, Dark
Brahmas etc. Few excel Mr.. II as
a raiser of choice poultry. There is
certain right way to manage such
matters, and the gentleman knows
precisely what it is, and how to pur-
sue it. Mr.. Il. Hull, of Lima, eXhi-
bited some very fine Short leg Chinas
Dark Brahams, White Russian GUM
cas-, Black breasted Red Game, and
Light Brahmas.
A match game of base ball was
played between the Plattevile club
and the Georgetown, and several
scrub races also took place, with
what results we know not, and care
not to chronicle.