Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-09-10

departments wen hepresented-hain the on
Iy Drawback.
For very many years the Grant
County Agricultural Society has been
a heavy load for the officers to pull
through. They have met with ad-
versities the ike of which no other
society ever saw. From the swim
ding of Balloon infationlsts down to
the petty misdemeanors of the Clerk
of the weather have they had conten-
tons. When the meeting of the
members was held in 1873 it was pro-
posed to put in men to manage the
affairs of the Society who had nerve
and AMBITION enough to make 1T
success. How well they succeeded
it is our purpose to tell in our sum-
ming up of the Exhibition.
The display Of stock on the Fair
Grounds last week was the best ever
seen in this county. Mr.. Thomas Tor
mey of Fennimore was on the ground
with herd Of seven short horns, for
which he received first premium on
COW and also received premiums for
best heifers l and 2 years old. In
the same Department J. !. Howdle
of Clifton entered four head. His
cow three years old deserves especial
mention as being q most thoroughly
bred animal; she was beauty in
deed her brisket hanging nearly TO
the GROUND. She cost her owner
5000 and is worth every cent of the
amount. Mr.. Howdle succeeded in
securing prizes for best bull l and 3
years old and second premium for 3
year old COW.
Mr.. A. Welch also exhibited some
fine thoroughbred cattle, four ia
number. He received premium for
best bull 2.years old. Thos. Hymer
of Potosi also entered the strife on
Short Horns and took three pre-
miums on his calves. Many of our
wide awake farmers declared that
they were we'll repaid for attending
lust to see such fine cattle.
PREMIUMS AWARDED.
BL0oDED HoRsEs.-A. W. Batter
field, $1,000, first Premium.
HORSES OF ALL WoRK.-Lewis Okey
stallion 4 years old, $1,000; first Pre-
MUM; r. P. Green second; J Ohm Ben
ner best stallion 3 years old, So. II.
A. Moore stallion 2 years old S..
MARES, FILLIEs AND SUCKING COLTS
H. A. Moore, best brood mare and
colt, $40; BENZ Croft, I'd best s.
each; John Duncan, Filley B years
old 5; Thos. Lewis, Filley years old
5; Peter Casper Filley year old 5.
CARRIAGE, DRAFT AND SADDLE
HORSES. &C. Cobb best span carriage
horses 8; John bragg best span draft
horses 8; F. B. Phelps best single
carriage horse 5; NJ. Peacock best
saddle horse 5.
JACKS AND MULEs.-John Ohara
best Jack 5; J. r Wells best span
Males 5.
CATTLE SHORT HORNS. = Th6s
Tormey best cow years old 10; beet
hefer years old 5; best heifer
year old 5; Thos Heimer best heiteI
calf 5 ]. T. Howdle I'd best COW
years old 5; Howdle best bull B years
old 10; A. Welch best bull 2 years
old 5; HowdIe best bull year old 5;
best bull calf t. Heimer 5.
CATTLE-CRossEs AND NATIVES
Best bull years old Thos Weir 8
best bull year old T. M. Barber 5 ;
best bull calf J. T. Howde 8; best
COW 3 years old Thos Tormey 6; I'd
best ]. T. Howdle 3 best beifer 2
years old the same 5; best heifer
year old the same 5; best hotter calf,
the same, 3.
OxEN.-Best fat heifer ]. L. How
die 5.
SHEEp-FINE WooL.-In this class
J. f. Rhodes had all the entries upon
which he took 10 dollars in premiums.
SHEEP-CoARsE WooL.-Best Buck
A. Welch 5; best Eve John Anderson
5; I'd best buck, the same, 3 buck
lamb, 3; A. Welch best eve lamb 8 ;
J. Wilkinson I'd best eve 3.
SwINE-LARGE BREED. IT. Jarrett
best Boar l year old 10; VIM. Dent
I'd best 5 i; u. r. Bingham best sow
10; Jarrett I'd best 5; l.. r Bingham
best Pen of Pigs 5.
SWINE - SMALL BREED. - w. IL.
Cooper best boar 10; e. Dodge Essex
SOW 10; I'd best 5; pen of 3 pigs
Essex 5.
POULTRY AND BIRDs.-Best coop
farm fowls VIM. Rothschild 2; Mrs.
B. Graves pair Turkeys l; G Aup-
perley pair Ducks l; best pair GUM
cas- i; Nettie Calls cage of Canary
Birds /;
WAGONS, BUGGIEs &c.-D. II,
Budd took premium for best double
carriage, open. Top Buggy, open bug
gy, single, and double cutter, amount
ing to ST.. Dixon & Co. track sulkey
2; Chas Belz farm wagon 4,
SADDLERs WORK.. Wedehase
took premiums amounting to $40 on
best double carriage harness, team
harness, single harness, side saddle
and gents saddle.
HOUSEHOLD AND DAIRY. = Best
bread ID. Weaver; cake Della Phelps;
cheese j. II. Griffis +; butter Sarah
Smith.
FLOUR, GRAIN AND SEEDS. this
Department there were 80 entries.
n Olirar took nreminn for hest har