The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-10-06

those who wish to buy family cow. The
fair is honored this year by the visit OF some
very rema rksble stock from Whitesville,
Canada, brought in by
MEssRS. BEATrY AND MILLER.
No one can afford to omit the sight of the
great Clydesdsle stallion, Johnny Cope.
six years oil. II hands high, and weighing
nearly ., 400 pounds, vet as elastic in action
as tiiiey OF 1000 pounds. This elephantine
horse has been on these shores only three
weeks and is prizs taker in all the shows
of heavy drait horses in Scotland and
wherever he has been entered. Besides his
immense size he is finely proportioned and
is every way perfect horse. They have also
n two-yeaY-old iiliev whose value is at least
1000. They also show four imported short
horn cattle. British Baronn four year old
has taken prizes in he old country and the
four year old COW, Bu.terfly's Duchesse won
the prize at the royal show this year. She
is a smooth and well bred animal. 1t is
both curious and Instructive TO examine
these late importation from the land of
aristocratic cattle and people. While look
ing at horse flesh moment, one can net
pass by the
GRAY WILLIE RANGER,
owned by Hushman, Nagle q Ccffin, shown
by Mr.. g. Maggie, from Arcadia, Hamilton
county. This is an English draft horse, and
~
he ground. He is 1917 hands high. weighs
700 pounds, was sired by "Old England
Glory" and is now six years old. He will
keep the next season as the last in Boone
county. Gentle as a lamb and strong as a
locomotive. he is the ideal of a heavy
draft stallion both in size and action.
There are lew hundred more hogs in at
tendance at the State Far than We're noticed
on Tuesday. The Inkiiana breeders are out
i'm force.
MR.. WILLIAM II. sPAHR,
Cf NIillersville, in this county. has eighty
head of the finest breed Poland China hogs
of all ages and sizes from an 500 porker
down. The old "Crown Prince" and king of
all lately concluded to pass in his
his successor of the same name,
which now, at five months, promises to beat
all before his time. Fifty dollars has been
offered and refused for his pigship. The
SOW peerless" is two and one-half years
old, weighs in low flesh coo, and is unde-
niably one of the smoothest and best formed
breeding sows in the pens. Near by Is
group of three hall year old pig=, whose
companions no better brought $40 since
coming on the grounds. Another
pen of 10 pigs are ali perfect
beauties. Mr.. Spahr does not fatten his
breeding animals TO fit them for the show,
and thew prove their really high-bred quail
ton. He has large number of choice pigs
OH sale of ages To suit purchasers, and OF
quality which cannot be surpassed. These
Poland-China hogs are all black, or nearly
so, but if anybody prefers clean and Dure
white pig. and one that is handsome
as picture, let him look at
THE CHESTER WHITES
of6Es r. Moody, of Eminence, Ky. he
shows 90 head. OF these, the three year old
boar, "Eminence,n has won nine first prizes
OHIO, Illinois. and Iowa. This hog Weighs
700. and is an exceptionally fine bog every
way. The SOW, kentucky Belle" two
years old. with litter of ten pigs Give sold },
is priZetsker, and one OF the finest OF hel
kind. Mr.. Moody has young stock of all
ages FOR sale. and for the best type of pure
Chester Whites there can be no better bred
animals found, as one can see by calling al
his pens on the west side of the grounds
IL is the boast OF
Mr.. JAMES MUSTARD
that he never has any trouble with hos
cholera. That dire scourge does not come
nigh unto his yards. Why? Because hi
breeds for vigor and vitality. His breed
are Poland China, of which he shows sc
head. Mr.. Mustard is Marion county
farmer at Broad Ripple, and a credit to tn,
county. His old boar, Black Hawk, excite
as much wonder as an elephant
and collects almost as large a Grove
as the alligator. He weighs 50
pounds, but stands up on his good legs lik
a race horse. Deep through the lungs, full
and round at all points, he deiies all dis
eases except the butcher knife trouble. III,
took the ribbon in Butler county, Ohio, aDC
that is hard county to beat in. The swee
little SOW, Nevada. weighs 900 pounds, and
pen of nine pigs are all pictures. Two
other Sows. one and two years old, are won
ders in their way. Mr.. Mustard sells breed
ing stock.
MIR. RANKIN BALDRIDGE,
of Hagarstown, Wayne county, has 80 Pc
| land China hogs, 10 head of Leicester sheep
! and two shorthorn bulls on exhibition. lie
| it is, who paid the sum of 500 for two
year old boar, which is hog worth look
| ing at by those who want good stock. III
shows, also. two sows that are exceedingly
fine. and also very large. 1t is not Tor
newspaper to judge the breeds. but thes'
hogs, while coming mp TO grea
also smooth and fine as Suffolks-almost
Among the best of Indiana dealers il
thoroughbreds are
NEssRs- A. 3. GILMoUR a CO.,
of Greensburg. Decatur county. They hav'
40 head OF Berkshires. and very finely bret
hogs they are "Bob," Two year old boar
took the second premium yesterday, onl,
! yielding by courtesy the red rib
| bon to an imported EDglisl
Berkshire. brought from Canada Il
this fair. The SOW. Queen of the West. TIVE
! yea.s old, has never been beaten, and ha
won i'm thres sweepstakes rings this wear
which ia enough to say of her in Stat
! where Berkshires are extensively bred ant
carried 10 perfection. "Nellie Grant" is
young prize winner. and in several show
has never been beaten.
! FORTY ACRES OF SOLID CROWD.
A TRIUMPH FOR THE ExPcsITIoN-NoT LES
/ THAN FORTY THOUSAND NISITORS-EyERY
BODY ENJOYS THE DAY AND Is JUBILANT.
The greatest wonder OF Thursday was tn
people. Such was the tide OF humanit.
that rolled along every channel, that indi
viduality seemed wholly lost, and the NOV
ing masses flowed like streams wherever al