The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-09

fine and contained large number OF very eholc'
birds Among the exhibitors were Z Il COOK
Union, Ills, G6 entries Of birds OF AL grades. ,
M Uuckstep. Jacksonville, 20 cOops choice bud'
of various varieties. j NJ Wills, Bloomington,
coops sukies, aud many other birds Of different
kinds. w j Nicely, coops Plymouth Rocks,
coops Silver Grey Dorkins coop Brown Leg
horns. ( coop buff cochins pair pigeons
Dwight Lawrence, 3 cooPs Black Poland, silver
crest Fred Waterman, coops Partridge Co
chins, . of IIamburgs, , of Buff Cochins. W K
Lecky, coops Bantams, . coops Dark Breasted
Game s w Raymond, jr, l coop Lcbright Ban.
tams. A NJ Trimble, coop Brown Leghorns, r
Bullmer, Aurora, coop White Polands Of Col
den Spangled Hamburgs. Ed. p Brush, > coops
Dark Dramas, Of Light Dramas, Of Rumpless.
Bartholomew Bros, Elmwood, 1 coops Pekin
ducks l of Ay,esberry, of Cayuga ? of White
Muscovy, coored Muscovy, pair white breast
ed, pair white Call, pair grey Call, pair Tou-
louise geese 2 pairs African, l pair Egyptian, l
pair Grey China, l pair White China. Their
chickens were coops Golden Spangled Polands,
/ of Silver same, l of Brown Leghorns of Grey
DOrh!uSe, ono Ol CUlOfcu same, I vi anlahe, vi
Light Dramas, of Guineas, | OF buff turkeys, :
of black, pair white Holland turkeys. b War
ren Narna, 2 pairs Plymouth Rocks, pair Eed
Game Bantams, both Of chicks. Price, coop
ducks, of Dark Brahma chicks. Phil Spring
er, Springfield, had number of coops Of Light
Brahmas, very fine specimens, too. We are not
aware that they took any premiums, but tina!
does not signify; they were very fine birds wheth-
err they carried off ribbons or no. The Light
Brahma is Mr.. Sprnger's fayorite breed-wc be
leve.
HORSES.
A great many people complain that our State
as well us County Fairs run generally into horse
shows Judging from the enormous display of
this year, such view is well founded, for there
probably never was a larger show of horses in
Illinois than at this Fair. But why complain
No one who took the time to make a trip around
the great length of stalls devoted to horses could
say it was misspent or unrtcrcstlng. The OBJ
ject of the Fairs is to encourage the careful breed
ing and improvement of stock as well as machin-
cry, ard the show at this time is a fair result of
such progress. 1t shows that Illinois Is bccOm.
ing famous not alone us the great corn farm of
the Union but also the great stock farm. She is
now looked to as one Of the most prominent
states for fine stock and in few years at her
present rate of progress will lead. Even our fol-
lowing short resume of the number Of animals on
exhibition will go to substantate this view: W
Buckle, Champaign, head thoroughbreds. NJ
Hadaler, same place, II head Of thoroughbreds,
Plano Breed. ASST, 2 Clydesdale mares; w K
Duncan . head saddle horses and roadsters; Jer-
ry Welsh, Bloomington, 3 head Lexington thor
oughbreds; 2 II Allen, lIarristown, | mare, 3
Jacks and Jennies j II Kissnger Il Co., Clyde
stallion and mare rhos. Clarity, Saratoga, Grun-
dy Co., Norman stallion; j II Potts ,S Son, sad
die horse; G NJ Hall, GaleSburg, . roadsters; Ira
Fox, Phil Sheridan" VIM. Ham, lIennepin,
Kate Pease;" r IL Rovett, Carlinvillc, ) fine
animals headed by imported Intruder" thor
oughbrcds; W NJ Eggleston, Wyoming, head
tboroughbreds; w K Duncan, ) head thorough
breds; Dillon Il Co, Normal, II head Normans,
imported and grades; W W Pckerel, Clydcs
Fox River Breed Assn, English draft; MotIat,
Paw Paw 8 Clydes; Ed. lodgson, FL Paso, II
Normans; Andrew Armstrong, Logan Co., II
head all works.
La Sale is very well represented 10y booded
animals, and showing that few single counties
can equal her. The following list is rot entirely
full but comprises most of them
la SALE co. HORSES
w A Moore, . head grade Normans; S VI Hes.
lett, Earl Messenger" horse; Page Il Lyman,
CLYDE and a Mormon stallion; Dwight Law.
renee, IA head, all-work horses J Wood, 1G head,
headed by " Champion;" E c Lewis, head road.
sters, stations and FLIES; Summer IL Ham, Deer
Park, Membrino stallion; W j Nicely 90 head, all
by Neely's Henry Clay; Matt White, Trissie
g.; II Holmes, Matte Holmes; Jos. Rey-
nolds, Fred Reynolds; j Bruner, head, led
by the thoroughbred Battle, who was shown
with best ; Of his get. To judge of Burners
horse and indeed OF all La Sale county breeders,
reference will be made to the lists Of premiums
No other comments will be needed. John Green
leaf, 6 head; Henry Foult, Ransom, 3 head, BAT.
fe colt and others; + Bullock Tonica, II head.
thoroughbreds; A Pitcher, pair carriage horses
Ira Norton, Earl, stallion; c NJ Smith Earl, And.
jackson, Alroy and Almont; VIM. MITCHELL Dim
mick, 3 head; Geo. Pope, Seneca, 6 head, all
work; Dan Shade, Seneca. 2 head; Thos. II Gill
lett, Earl, half blood English Messenger; half
blood Norman; Curtlss, Earl, half Normons;
g. Degen, 4 Normans and Belgians; Sol De-
gen Normans Folett " Martin, Deer Park, 3
Normans Clyde; Lewis Hodgson, Normans
+ Hodgson Il Son. - Norman Percherons; Chas.
Ellsworth, Farm Ridge, Normans; W E Prit-
chard, 2 Normsns, Clyde, stations; Brown,
s. Ottawa Norman mare, Clyde colt J Bragg,
Norman mare and colt; L Peddicord, $ Norman
colts: j CASTILLO. | = Norman; ID Pritchand IL
Co., Marseilles, 3 Il NOrmans; Mills, Nor.
mans; Frank Smith, Prairie Center, head; |.
Weara same, English coach; Carpenter, Free
dom, Jack; Il A Rowe, head; Jack, Jerry, and
mules to Fred Rowling
PREMIUMS AWARDED.
CATTLE Grades and Crosses. Cow years Old
and oycr-J II Kissinger * CO., Blossom, first,
WR Duncan, second year under ?, Duncan,
Belle Of Oneida, first.
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