Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-10-05

good stock in the County, and we
therefore give the names of exhibit
ors. Short-horn Durham was the
only breed. S. w. Woodruff 4 Son
exhibited cow, Effie, years old,
and calf weeks; heifer, Margaret, 2
years old, bred on the College Farm;
bull, Sheriff Jones, year old. ]. X,
Bellamy exhibited a bull 3 years old
last February, weight 1880 lbs. A bull
years old, shown by j. w. Merri-
man, rather thin in flesh, weighed
2OlO lbs. Bull years old, shown by
j. II. Cloe, present weight 1876, last
year weighed 2OsO. Bull 3 years old
last July, owned by Levi Carrothers,
weight 1913. These animals are all
creditable to the County and to their
owners, who should receive every
encouragement in their efforts to i'm
prove the stock in the County. This
remark applies to the owners Of all
other fine stock rs we'll rs cattle.
Cattle, not thoroughbred, were en-
tered by Messrs. J. ID. 4 c. w. Scoles,
J. 6. Bellamy, Jno. Harmed, l.. O.
Donley, II. Bingaman, j. NJ. Britten,
+. Balzer, Geo. Allison, e. X. Wood
ruff, and perhaps others.
HORSES.
a large number of entries We're
made in the various classes; but we
had no opportunity for seeing them
except in the stalls, and could not
well judge of them. One Norman
stallion, owned by G.. w. Miller of
Newbern, attracted much attention,
as being very large and heavy.
| The trotting, pacing and walking
matches were the chief attraction.
Trottlng, pairs in harness, team
owned by Mr.. johnson of Oskaloosa,
made best time--3:52. Trotting, sin
gle, Phoebe Cary, 3years old, same
owner, made best time-lst heat 3l4
I'd heat 3:la. Pacing, single harness,
horse owned by Mr.. Strahan made
best time, 800.
HOGS.
In this department, the show, was
good. Mcssrs. Cunningham Bros.
showed the largest number, we think
all of their stock being Of the Poland
Chinaand Magic breeds. B.A. Math-
ews exhibited some fine specimens,
Poland-Chinn breed; and s. Wood.
ruff & Son, Johnathan Jones and Jas.
Gregory some of same breed. Messrs.
Dewitt and +. Brittin exhibited the
Berkshire breed. M. Y. Kline, We
believe was the only exhibitor OF
Chester Whites. Some, II not all OF
these men arc breeding pigs for sale,
and our farmers who wish TO i'm
prove their stock can get thorough
bred pigs, ofanyof the above breeds,
, right here at home cheaper than
from abroad.
SHEEP
Were exhibited by Messrs. Hannah,
4 Swain, O'Ncal, Crozier, and Mot
horn mostly Merinos. Those OF our
farmers who have given attention to
this branch Of tock-raising in the
last few years have had much to dis
courage them; and we were not sur
prised to see but little interest mani
tested in sheep. We believe, how
ever, that wool will yet be grown
very largely in this County, and at
a better profit than corn and wheat.
| There are reasons for this view which
we cannot here discuss. In this con-
nection, the
! WOoLEN GOODS
Exhibited by Messrs. Jones, Me-
Clatchey & Van ilouten, illustrated
i'm some degree the future possibilities
Of our County as to her self-susiain-
ing Industries. Their fine flanncls
/ and Cassimeres were handsome and
good enough for the best OF Us to
wear, and such as we have been wont
to suppose could not be made this
side of New England.
THE rRoS cAsTrSGs
Shown BY Messrs. Keciiee 81 ITeber-
ling, the wide-awake laundry men oi
/ this place, were greatly admired, and
were pronounced by everybody, SUI
perior to anything Of the kind ever
before manufactured here. Their
three-cyiindercane mill, road scraper,
iron fence, and several small articles,
were worthy Of high praise. a7 home
productions.
/ 4 heavy wagon, made by l.. II.
I Proctor OF, this place, and one from
the shop. of Il II. Shubring of Pella,
and u two-seated spring wagon made
at 1'hos. Honck's shop, Pella, were