Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-09-25

was favorable. The show OF articles
In some Of the classes we thought
rather inferior In number andquanti-
ty, and In some cases below the
average in quality. Generally; how
ever, the articles exhibited were good;
the attendance was respectable, and
but for the threatening weather in the
morning of each day, the Fair would
doubtless have been an unusually sue
cessfui one.
Next week we expect to publish in
full the is: Of premiums awarded, and
hence shall now only speak Of few
things which especially attracted our
attention during q short visit OH the
afternoon of the last day.
There were but few hogs on the
grouni, and they mostly If not all, the
property of Cunningham Bros, who
have some Of the finest Poland China
stock In the state, and were success
full in carrying off tie high premiums
ut the Polk and Warren county Fairs
and the State Fair.
Hut few sheep were shown. The
Merinos may not have been inferior
in blood. but had the appearance of
having been badly kept. We did not
learn who were the owners. A few
cotsw0Ids were exhibited hy Mr.. Da-
vid Neifert.
Oliver Donley showed steer of
unusually large proportions. His
weight was over 200.
Jas. Cloe showed II thoroughbred
-hor,iiorn bull, Prairie Duke, yerr-
old, weight 2,400.
J. W. Merriman. thoroughbred
-l,or,horn bull, Hero, 7 years old,
weight $50.
David Neifert, u thoroughbred short
horn bull, Huptailer, two years old,
weight .5Si; bred In Kentucky. Mr..
Neifert paid $500 for this animal Inst
March. lie WAS admired more ilian
an, other of his class on the ground.
Isaac Jones had Il thoroughbred
,horthoru bull, 2 years old.
=. W. WOodruH d. sou exhibited -
herd of thoroughbred short iOrnr, IN
Guiding COW Eifie, q years old, from
n.r,i II Timothy Day, Van Buren, Co.;
row Maggie, 4 years old, bred on the
Agricultural College Farm bull Sher
IN Jones', 3 yeurs old, raised 10y Mes.rs.
i o,uiuif.
Ills gratifying 10 notice the increas
.up interest manifested in the ini-
,uoyeuent Of stock ~ the county, by
:, number OF our FARMERS who are abie
- import thoroughbred animals
every encouragement should be gwen
>, t,,c whole farming conn'nnil, to
ti.se men, uIu 10 amy others who
nave Tie means and the enterprise to
make ventures In This direct ION.
however, IL Is hardly just 10 speak Of
Lir purchase ANA keeping al val
u,bic brood anunial IA Il venture.
Having fail..d 10 gather amy inform
tliou ~ Iri.r, i,c, 10 the horses exhib-
ted. We Mc not prepared To say ANY
hing.
me matter of chief interest in the
aItCriiru!i Iii,ifaiihI, was TIE tfottIhS
ma ca, pest three IN five, To- suiky, he
wrcn JOS. Larkii'- bay horse aud
SAINT >,raiian's brown MARI. he
after wou the race; best titue "a.
tt- race was very closely Contested,
,,owvv.r. and tile Two auinlal, shown
10 te very nearly equal IN speed
lhtre were many articles ON exhibit
tion ~ the hail winch were worthy 81
[ az and favorable mention; hut among
~ many excellent things II would al
~ ~ EN- iividious to speak of amy
"a particular. We shall therefore let
lhr story TIC told ny the premium list
neXt week.
The GRANGE PICNIC" Mt GospOri
last saturday verified our statements
made last week that these picnics
were merely political meetings. But
that is now $50 patent hat there Is per
maps no longer any deception in the
name. Being on the ground in person
when the meeting was called to order
1t IL o'clock. we counteb the men
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