Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-10-10

a few, rs possessing in some degree
remarkable charactistics. West Viii
son, Of Crystal, probably had on cx
hlbiuon the greatest variety Of pro.
duets OF any exhibitor. He had car
rotSs ground cherries aid shgat
beet, one variety Of each, = varieties
OF cabbage, 3 o. tomatoes, and tour
OF tGrnips. % varieties OF garden
peas, and 81 varieties Of potatoes
Fifty yarltses of the potatoes were
Imported last Spring from Scotland.
One variety, the Bovina, is reported
to grow, on lis native heath, from 30
to 40 tons to the acre. This variety
is grown almost exclusively as feed
Tor cattle and other stock hence it's
name. Mr.. w. also had on cxhibi
ton few varieties OF fruit, and Il Dur.
ham Shor, horn Bull.
ID. w. e. TicIenson, OF Toledo,
had buckwheat, pumpkin, sweet
pumpkin, watermelon, variety each;
also, S varieties OF beans, and 8 Of
squashes, 2 Ct neets, of seed corn,
: Of tomatoes, ls of apples, end a
ar of n,ushmelon prescrves,-also a
corn stalk, IA feet in height, of the
illinois Golden" variety.
James Burgc, of Tama, exhibited
IL varieties Of grapes and % of APP
pies.
Abraham Huftord, of Toledo, had
Is varieties OF apples.
II T. I,.-..., ~ Toiedo. exhibited
varieties OF grapes, &c Of apples. 5 Of
pears, 81 OF green house plants, AMI
a mammoth hog weighing $50
pounds.
| |. B. Talmagc, Of lama, entered a
model Of patent farm, gate which
seems TO posSess mary desirable
qualities unknown 10 other kinds OF
gate; also, 4 rotary patent kitchen
safe. This also seems to be very
convenient and desirable article OF
kitchen furniture.
j. 3. Louthan, 81 Richland, had a
very large assortment of seed corn,
and span matched farm horses, 3
and G years old respectively,-the
are OF the Blackhawk stock.
Mrs. Iou,han, one of the best
house wives Of the county, gave IN
terest 10 the Fair with an exhibition
of some o.! her kitchen hGndlwork such
as tomato pickles, several varieties OF
canned fruit, jell!cs, preserves, home.
made soap, homemade vinegar, tolna-
to catsup, butter, &c.
3. Brown, of Tama exhibited ?
varieties OF potatoes, I Of tomatoes, =
OF watermelon, = OF squash, 6 OF
beans, sweet potatoes, of grapes
and apples.
J. p. Wood, OF Buckingham, spread
on the tables, 65 varl.ies Of apples,
80 of which were OF his own grow
ing.
c. n. Knapp, Of Tc.edo. had on
exhibition a fno Teven COW, only
five years old. His dauyhtee Hattie
exhibited some specimens of skill in
wax, worsted and wax work.
Miss Rena Hill. of Tama won her
self credit with seed, worstcl, Gro
chct, and Eeedle- work.
Andrew Jackson, Of Indian Viii.
lage, one OF the most cnterprislng
cattle raisers in the county, had on
exhibition line selection OF cattle
OF the Durham stock.
d. Parks, OF lama, was on hand
with the two big oxen which won an
Immortality at the State Fair, and
other cattle.
Z. Carmichael's two Durham heif.
ers were worthy OF especial notice
VIM. Brown, of Crystal, an in
ventor OF patent harrow, had the
article on exhibition. II seems
worthy Of attention on the part OIL
agriculturis,s. Whether it possesses
all the good qualities claimed for j,
is perhaps an open question.
Dennis & Averill, Agriculture
Implement Dealers, Of Tama City
had the only selection Of Implement
on exhibition. In this. they die
themselves credit. Their articles
comprised Road Scrapcr, tn
Hooking Valley, the Burial, tn
Perry and the Rural Corn Shelters
and the Empire Shelter and Grinde,
POOLS Tanning Mill, the klwar'
Harvester, Walking Flows, Corr
Stalk Cutter attachment, tho Eagl
Cultivator, and six varieties Of plow'
also tho celebrated Sterling Pumps
and Adjustable Castor Coulter, tn
noted Star Wagon, and a Schoo
Desk.
VIM. McGnwcn, of Otter Creek
he'd a Clydesdaie horse, imported a
10 months OF age, years old an,
weighing now 1920 pounds.