Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-11-06


away very indignantly, and remarked;
"Now amt thar'an outrage; requiring
the com pittee OF bloodcd horses to
inspect id jackass?
SWINE. J
One Of the chief points Of attrac-
iion fos our country frieuds- was the
swine department, the pens Of which
were many asd we'll filled with
specimens of Chester. Essex, Suffolk,
Berkshire, improved Essex, and Chi
ma or Magic. There are also many
specimens Of common stock, we'll fat
tened and worthy cfattentioD. 7
A Pennsylvania man, is the prin-
cipal exhibitor o. imported stock, but
many Virginians also exhibited the
same.
] | noticed = spleen did Chester White
saw aud Pigs, the pigs we're only
few weeks old, but were sold readily
atsl0, each. Another fat Sow oithe
same breed measured nearly 3 feet
in length, and weighed 400 pounds.
swineshow decided improvement
on former years, and as the improved
stock is being introduced into every
section of 'be country, | hope the old
race of razor back, self-sharpener"
hogs will scou become extinct.
sen.,r5T POULTRY. ID yIJ"'f
Exec: the jsckasses who "hehaw-
ed good deal, this was ono Of the
uoisest divisions of the fair. The
boosters got up growing match pref
ty early IN the day, and crowed at
mark. The match had not been deci-
ded when lleft, but an old Shanghai
Patriarch with hardly feather IN his
tail. was ahead as far IS heard from.
There were some very 6ue specimens
of Drama, Dorkiug, Cochin China,
and Black Spanish, exhibited That
classic bird, the game chicken, was
there in 6ue feather; it was rather
curious that an old Deacon sh Guild |
take the first premium for Game
cocks.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
Another very attractive department
for the farmers. There were not so
many entries from abroad as usual.
but our Richmond firms came out
strong Watt 4 Call, make about
400 entries, more than | haze ever
known by one firm. They exhibit
every variety of the Watt Plough
Near thcir space, is that occupied By
my old frie&d Starse with his Dixie
pillow, which is nearer my ideal Of a
plow than anything else, | baSe ever
Pseen. tBy the wsy, Mr.. B. W. Eos
ter of your town, | learn, is agent for
the Dixie; | have no doubt that he
will sell hundreds of them, when
once introduced.) A friend Of mine
complained o0ce very bitterly about
the Dixie pillow. He go; one TO try
aud gave it to one of his hands to
work, and he sail be could not work |
it in gang with the others, it would |
work So much easier aud faster, thar
they could not keep together, so he
had to get Dixies for all his plow-
men, seven in number. So if Peep lie
want to work alongside of old fash
joined plows, they had bet!oE ne. get
Oixies.
That old staseF, and accomplished |
nee hauic, Ii. NJ. Smith was on hand,
with many implements Of various
kinds, of his own manufacture, |
Drills, Cider presses, Cultivators,
Well fixtures &c. He is one of the
pioneers among Richmond nanufac-
lures and deserves the place.
G. T. Palmer also exhibits many |
articles Of interest to farmers, of bis
OVID manufacture.
MATERIAL AND PRODUCE.
This is very interesting depart
ment. | notice hat great deal Of |
atten ton is paid to your West Vir-
GINA coal, Camel, Bitumiuous,
Splirt &c. These were exh. bitsd by
| 5. p. HAYES.
Messrs Iusbolen, exhibit great
number of specimens of different
kinds of mineral productions, iaclu-
ding Mica, Manganese, Marble, Iron
&c. They received several premiums.
WHISKEY.
The Judges of Whiskey had
great many volunteer members Of
their committee, but they we're unan-
i2ous ia their decision that Bungar-
ner's was worthy Of the first premi
um.
ORCHARD, GARDEN &c.
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