The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-09-20

| buildings and stock accommodations
ample and well arranged The show in
the various departments was attractive
and worthy of notice. The exhibit of
horses was good the large draft horses
while in the the stalls attracting most
attention.
Clydes were largely represented, and
hy some noble animals. Leading them
all was Robert Burns, well proper
toned, beautiful bay, weighing 1900
pounds, excelled only by Donald Din
ME, whose weight is $500 pounds, not
this year on exhibition. Normans in
number were not represented as usual.
Two of these noble specimens were
driven about the grounds, attracting
much notice. The show of cattle was
line, embracing every breed, size and
color, short horns in the excess of any
other-noble animals, perfect in form,
weighing ton each, were not scarce
Ayrshires, noted for their milking quail
tiles; handsome solid red Devons del
lcate fawn-like Jerseys articles
IN small packages, producers of richest
cream and gilt edged butter-the Muley
Galloway, large, hardy, solid black
animal, were all represented, and meri-
torious specimens.
Swine were largely shown, the black
predominating; the PoIands leading
and representing the large breeds-the
BerksLires the middle-and the Essex,
the small breeds, all with good qualities
and esteemed. But few white swine
were shown, the Chester and Suffolks.
These will soon give place to the black
breeds. There was a fine showing of
sheep. Fine wool Merinos South
Downs, (mutton Sheep and the Long
Wool Cotswolds. By far the best of
the LATHE class was car lot exhibited
and for sale by Canada breeder
Among the lot was noble buck weigh
ing 400 pounds.
There was good show of Poultry,
In fact every department. was full. The
display OF labor saving agricultural
machinery was grand, and the centre of
attraction to the hard working farmer,
each exhibitor standing by his machine
more than ready to answer inquiries, and
point out the greatly superior points of
his over other competing machines.
Threshers of all kinds were in opera
ton. Attracting particular notice was
J. [. Cases, of Racine, shown at the
centennial, a fine piece of workmanship
costing $4,000. Clover hulIers, mowers,
reapers, harvesters with self binding
attachments, dozen of the latter in
operation, using wire and Irvine, at a
cost of Is cents to 25 cents per acre,
farm engines, plows of every descrip-
ton, including gang and sulky plows,
riding and walking oultivators, drills
and seeders, hay rakes, tanning mills
and seed cleaners, feed cutters, feed
mills, wind mills, feed steamers, corn
planters, automaton gates, and hundreds
of articles, the result of much thought
and by which the power of labor is in
creased many fold.
There was fine display of carriages.
We noticed Mr.. VIM. Servis, of She
boygan Falls, looking contented, ex-
hibiting some fine work with blue cards
attached,
The show of vegetables was not the
best. j. NJ. Smith, Of Green Bay,
showed good collection from his mar
ket garden. There was a good exhibit
ton of grain some of it, however,
showed lack in preparation, grading,
ETC., and the presence of foul seed.
The fruit was good considering the
season. This and the floral display upon
the opposite side of the building were
highly appreciiatiYe, judging from the
admiring crowd that thronged the de-
partment constantly.
The eating and drinking accommoda-
lions upon the grounds were sufficient.
The usual side shows and catch-penny
institutions were in full force the
weather fine throughout and good order
was maintained. Thursday, the princi-
pal day, it YVES estimated $4,000 people
were upon the grounds and the admir-
ers of fast horses were gratified to the
time of 2:29. The fair for 1877 was ac-
knowledged by all success,
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