The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-10-07
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NOTES OF THE FAIR,

The agricultural display wss limited in
number Of exhibitors and articles, but EN-.
hrseed some rs fine products as one would
wish to sec. Major J. r. Forbis Of Lewis
and Clarke. had the largest collection of
vegetables, and put in the claim for the best
crop Of potatoes by satisfactory evidence of
5e1 l.2 bushels to the acre. Think Of that,
We gaunt stsrvelings Of the States Some
one exhibited potato weighing | pounds
enough for small family 10 live on. d.
w. Curtis had on exhibition thirty six Va.
rieties Of beautiful potatoes, and . Chinese
cucumber. six feet long. By the way, he
paid one dollar each for two seeds last year
In New York city, and now offers them at
Is cents each. These cucumbers are said to
he similar in taste. tenderness and flavor 10
the dwarf arrangements that have hitherto
bcen considered satisfactory, and II size Is .
consideration. certainly render pertinent the
inscription placed thereon by q distinguish.
cd military gentleman ,How's this for .
cucumbcrl" Mr.. Sorn Peterson, OF Deer
Lodge took the premium on Spring wheat
70 bushels from 100 lbs. of seed on 3.8
acres; and also on Scotch barley. Bass Bros i,
Of Bitter Root. took the premium for collec.
ton Of vegetables. including a mammoth
squash. 3 feet 8 inches in circumference,
and weighing s. pounds. (The Californian
from whom the seed was obtained wrote
they would grow to gt,od size IN warm
climate, hut would not grow large 70 far
North.) N. Merriman. Of Jefferson county,
received first premium on \ halt bushel OF
splendid potatoes. Manning. If Deer Lodge,
exhibited = sample OF his Rocky Mountain
Wheat, which attracted considerable attcn-
tim. q also some Sonora wheat, by N.
HowartOn, of MissOula DR.. RSins, had
some splendid csbhagcsI -35 FOUNDERS
let Forl'is get away with the award. Il. H.
Train. A. Mcmillan, w. L. Ailligsn. Jump
& Reed. and Others, were also IN the field
with grain, vegetables, etc, worthy Of the
Territory. The only regret Is that the COM
peiitors were 20 few in number where the
yield and quality are 60 fine. f'4 III 45 I
d. The Stock and Poultry Department was
still more limited, but some splendid b0-
vines were on exhibition. Germaine's Dta-
mond and Bismarck, and Cald Wells Brig
hams" ST. and Jr. were especially fine, and
the latter were felicitous!y named. DR..
Reins had mother and family of porkers
on exhibition tina. laid Larry O'Galf's sketch
In the shade, and brought down. the 80
premium. T. c. Nrosl,on hal I beautiful
proil (broil 1t should have bccn) Of Brahma
spring chickens on exhibition, and lovers Of
good Sunday dinners should get supply Of
s"ed. The yield per acre can be had from
Greeley.
In Mechanics. Alex. Kemp made the best
iisplsy-a splendid tthoroughbrace wagon.
IN open buggy, spring wagon and sulky,
Of excellent material, first rate workman.
ship. and tasty finish. yea Kcmps shops.
brains. vorkmcn, and manufactures are 1T
sterling benefit to Montana Clark, Conrad
\ Curtin had magnificent display Of
Stoves and Cutlery from their extensive
establishment. from which we noticed heavy
purchases during tho Fair. Thcyare enter
prising. practical. industrious men, and
deserve their high reputation and success
John Kinns had also go.'d display In the
same line. and also w. T. McLeod. Had It
not been for these gentlemen, Mechanics
Hall would have been empty. Charlie
Wundcrlich. of Highland recsived the
award for mining pick Theo. RoehGm. OF
Deer Lodge. for best harrow. aad ]. p.
WEIGH, Of Nissoula, for churn and butter
worker--an ingenious arrangement shown
IN model, but apparently too complex for
practical useA - Fl sEiE'$ Eatz ziE f.5iHa
Lovers at fine horses had their eyes De.
lighted, sure There WIS Bailey q Ham
.,ponds Midnight Belle.d! thJIOushbsed,
pvst,ier than picture. and feet asfhe wind.
Buckskin heat her On Tbusday race. how
ever, and The Kentnckians and knowing
ones went through plenty. The Belle has
the speed though. We believe. to beat Buck
skin, good = be u, but she Was trained
and run .:oif her feet" .Oneof these days,
the little NOCTURNAL Lady win redeem her
self. Then there was Droadwater's brown
bexuty-Bret HArte-as elegant : Sentlemssl
Of the hoTss pessussion - svsr 81 foot 81
Montana He Il Hambletonian-t the heseesl
strain II the land e:ands ls3 hands, gentle,
go,d feeling. = honest = Hnscs Grseley,
and llnsiis his agsicslaur~l psusih = g1ax-
Ing. He y The Asrse tsosssr d he m1asai-
tains, and y n cxceiisnt hsnds J. + John
soa. he wss - admired sf III Tho adaaf-
rers. and viii. csaidbute . fayotably- 10 IN
turf history Of Montana = biz nsnsesake
did'-to ths OsSvjss& \ W. W. Day, Of
Helena. 'exhlbised thtss me siallsoas- Nc
doc. Badger. and 0lenc0s. Z D. J. Salisbury.
NJ. Bennes, ~ lfissoula. a1t Bss Dsjsa.
hart. Of Philipsbuss, had theif hoistsSis s6d
lifsed pr,ssiusians. Jlnmy' Csaht's sa6uld
havs bsea. thss&. n ~ aw1sde ! Travis
lbi4ck ssd ny Terms took ~ pss Iams ~
maached hSrses Josepa l11iislst -. u New
York 0elch, fof dssssAl hars e1n Han.
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