The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1874-10-09
COUNTY FAIR.

The Fair. held la>- week bv the Han
cock County agricultural ->Soriety. wa
perhaps fie mot successful exhibition
ever held il tire county. Hy reason 0
the sickness of cur local we were onf
enabled 70 make a few hurried visits t,
10 the ground and will briefly ,tat
what we saw .arre.
STOCK IFTtEErEEET.
IN the several CLASSES OF Horses. Their
were one hundred and sevenfv-nine er,
tries, and ;he display would compar
very favorabIy with many older counties
The improvement Of this class Of stocl
has been very great III the past fev
years WiJhoUi any di>paragement L
Others. We nov. i,ur-ubcr very fine --aI
lions by john KY. uf Union Tp.. W
Moreharr. c. ..a Tp. =. i. Thou as
David LaniIr-. :. II. Emfug-r: and
spans cf geidiu-. by Peter Struble. \.
Myers, q. W. Smith; and mares, by r.
". Cloud. \. Phillips. B. F. Jones. w.
Cu-ac and &. T. Reece The display Of
younger animals was also very credit.
able. Indeed, among 50 many fine
horses, and 30 nearly equal in al re-
spects, the judges must lave been seri-
ously troubled IN placing the ribbons. "
The Board of Managers had erected
about forty new stalls for the accoIno-
dation OF exhibitors in this class, but
were yet short of room The county
may well feel proud Of its show Of horses
CATTLE
J'he show Of cattle was not up to That
Of former years. 80 far as numbers We're
concerned, but the grade of those exIiib-
tied was excellent. There were but
forty-iiye entries, and those on exiibi-
tion by Lewis Dukes, jr-, and Alfred
Davis, both Of Blanchard Tp., and by
Markle and Sampson, were not a whit
inferior to any Of like grades at former
fairs. T J. Hales. of Washington, and
Henry Wysr, of Marion, exhibited two
very fine bulls The COWS, heifers and
calves would please the best judges of
such stock.
SHEEP.
The entries iii this class were sixty-two
and included fine WOODS, by David Guear,
William Stephenson and Jacob Gorby,
and long woods by Enoch Ross, and me
dimns by VIM. King and JAS Decker
There were very fine specimens of fat
sheep also. This part of the exhibition
we think fully made up in quality what
it lacked in quantity. The business Of
sieep-raizing does not Row command
that attention it did few years ago,
and yet the quality OF wool produced is
| fully up TO the best in years past
SWINE
Although there were but thirty i-.ht
entries in this class, yet that small num-
Der contained some very fine ''porkers."
| Joseph Hanna. James Denuison, and d.
Downing had on exhibition swine OF ,he
large breeds, and Andrew Powell of the
small breeds, and the judges must have
encountered some difficulty in making
the awards on account of the superior
excellence Of all. Farmers are fast real
izing the fact that it pays TO raise good
| hogs.
| POULTRY.
The display i'll this class was greater
! than in any former year. There were
twenty-three enirits. Messrs. Dennison
& Baldwin exhibited several coops of
cochins, br1lhmas and bantams These
gentlemen deserve great credit for their
efforts in introducing improved breeds,
and we hope they will meet with success.
5. L. Knepper and Il. Aob also exhibited
several coops Of fire chickens, and G..
". Alexander made fine show OF tur-
keys. All in all, the poultry show was
an improvement on former years, and
we believe that farmers are beginning to
realize that there Is profit in poultry.
GRAIN AND sFEDs.
Tie entries in this class numbered
seventy-four, and we doubt II the speci-
mems on exhibition could be excelled
any where We have never seen such
splendid wheat. oats and corn as was
here on exhibition, and the farmers of
Hancock county may well be proud of
tie wealth of their lands.
VEGETABLES.
1t was the common expression among
visitors that the quality of vegetables
exhibited could not be surpassed. The
entries tffty-Gve) was far below the
number at some former fairs, yet none
but the very best were on show. Our
county is hard TO beat in the vegetable
line. and it Is to be hoped that subse-
quent fairs will be better patronized in
this department.
| AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL.
The show of agricultural implements
was perhaps the most extensive that
has vet been made at our fairs. There
was almost every kind of useful and
Iabor-saving machinery Gu exhibition,
and much Of it was finished to perfec-
ton. Reapers, mowers, plows, harrows
and all the tools" of well regulated
idEIIti htft ~ bt Fc''!i HI iiL1 ALtSAi'ih-
ical line. the display was fully equal TO
that in the agricultural. Our nechan-
les here. Buck, Remand Il Seyfang,
Ray. Fitzpatrick !; Ray, and Callahan
& Snyder. had on exhibition wagons,
carriages. phaetons and trotting bUsgies
fine enough for prince. Indeed, we
doubt if any town in in the northwest
can surpass their work. O. ". Ruhl
and Wm. Edwards had on exhibition Il
fine display Of saddlery, of which they
and the town can boast. Stoves, clothes
wrimgers, washing machines, castings,
&c were all here in profusion.
PRODUCTS OF FARM.
The entries in this class were but
thirty y-two, yet such butter, bread, maple
molasses and honey. one never secs more
than once in life time, and although
the show was Geagre. it was by no
means a failure.
CANNED FRj-Il'S AND PRESERVES.
Whew. what loads Of canned fruits,
iellies and preserves, to say nothing
about butter and jam One hundred
and seventy-five entries tells the tale of
quantity. but 80 amount Of numbers
can do justice 10 the quantity. The
thrifty housewives fairly outdid them
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