The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-09-08
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LYON COUNTY PRODUCTS.

Splendid Shipments to the Centennial.
Lyon county is doing nobly. Every
wide awake citizen here got around last
week to the court house, and Harry Nor
toms Office, and E. z. BancrOft's office,
and the n. Il. & T. Office, to see the va
rious collections Of Lyon county corn
and corn stalks, apples, &C., which lIber-
al and enterprIsing farmers had contrib
uted to be sent to Philadelphia. The dis
plays were splendid, and few If any coun-
ties Of our fertile state will do themselves
and the state more credit than Lyon
comfy will on this ''great and glorious"
occasion. The Lyon County horticultural
Society again comes to the front to de-
monstrate its practical usefulness IN
gathering and exhibiting the best pro-
ducts OF the best county in the bert state
or the best country OF the best world We
know anything about. The A. T. & y. +.
railroad company, the State Centennial
Board, through A. r. Bancroft, have also
made splendid collections Of Lyon county
products. for exhibition in q way to give
our county full credit. The N. Il. b 7.
road will also ship considerable guam
tity Of extra Gne specimens Of fruit, grain
and vegetables.
The Horticultural Society made its dis
play at the court house Saturday, all the
tables it could press into use being load
ed with choice apples, embracing some
thirty different varieties, and containing
hundreds of large and handsome speci
mems OF that standard fruit. This haG
been good apple year, and every bear.
Ing orchard in the county is loaded, and
we hear of one orchard where hundreds
Of bushels are going to waste, though
they would bring fair price il they were
simply picked and brought to town.
The display at the court house was sc
large that there is no use trying to de-
scribe all the good specimens. The maiT
contributors were John W. 10y, J. NJ
Miller, Mrs. Abraham, A. P. Kelly, Jas
| A. Newhn, Jas. II. Phenis. P. G. Hal
burg, j. F. StrattOn, Mr.. Thompson, MIR
Welch, OF Eagle creek, F. R. Page, Ros
Thomas, VIM. HollingswOrth, A. G. Viii
hIte, and Nv. Randolph. w. B. Ross con
tributed some fine Seeding peaches. D
L. Ward, Delaware and Martha grapes
Prof. A. D. Chambers and Mr.. Sargent
"a haIlAOINs OEOuSub IA quIIo . GuhAOOl
Of choice varieties Of apples from tn
orchards In the vicinity Of Hartford
Mr.. Kelly had the largest apples, som
fall pippins about the size of cItron
Mr.. Milliken and other members Of th
society, picked out the b est specime en- {
each variety, and packed two barrels fe
the C entennIal.
We did not see Mr.. BanerOft's collection
but 1t was large and first class. He shiI
ped seven barrels Of apples and othe
fruits, and big stalks and ears Of cor
brought in by James O'TOOl and other!
He sent out into the country for most I
his collection.
Harry Norton, on behalf OF OF the A. T
4 8. +. railroad, collected a number O.
very tine apples, pears and other fruit
and particularly fine collection Of new
corn In the ear and gigantic cOrnstalks
, 1t is generally conceded that Norton's cal
surpass in size any others ever see
here. Many OF the ears are very larg
around, perfectly filed, and IA to IS inche
long. Nineteen of the largest ears weIg
ed % pounds, and fOrty such ears woul
make bushel OF corn. No county
A the State or In the world will show be-
a ter corn. The road will exhibit the pr
3 ducts OF this county so rs to give Il
= county full credit. Its part Of the Cel
q tennial building is going to equal an
4 thing ever seen at any exhibition
q agricultural products
e Another shipment OF fruit. vegetable
a grains and all kinds Of products ought
: be made about Oct the Is1 aa aoon as Il
10 county fair is over. There will not
= such q chance for 100 years to show L
% old world what young Kansas can do.