Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-10-18

tiful bracket basket made of white kid
by Miss. Mary Wagner, superior
drawings by Miss Give Bugas. Miss
Biron. Miss Harp and others; beau
tiful cross of living flowers most ar
tistcally arranged by Mrs Geo.
Neeves, hanging baskets composed of
beads, ana buttons, and one in partic-
ular which excited much curiosity by
Mrs. Hitchcock, composed Of 1900
buttons with no two alike. 4 bed
spread entered by Grandma Comp
ton made sixty years ago. and very
beautiful in design, was feature in
the exhibition, while others compris-
lug thousands Of pieces in their con-
struction attrcted no little attention.
We wish we could give even brief
mention Of the thousand and enc beau
tiful and wonderful presentations Of
beauty and utility which comprised
the exhibits in the Pavilion, but as
We cannot, we shall not make the at
tempt. Suffice it to say that with
flowers. house-plants, needie-work.
and a thousand articles, rich, beauti-
full and useful. the Ladies Pavilion
was model of beauty which will be
long remembered by the great gather
ing Of peopie who gazed, and wonder
ed that so m uch could have been pro-
duced in so short time wherewith to
make the ladies department so perfect
a success.
THE FEGETABLEs.
Upon the outside of the Pavilion
arrangements had been made for the
display Of vegetables, and every inch
Of space was occupied with the pro
ducts of Wood Co. soil which would
have done honor to state exhibition.
II anybody has ever questioned the
ability of Wood County to compete
successfully with other counties in her
display Of garden and farm products
nc are sure the question is forever
settled in their minds, leaving no room
for further doubt The soil products
were pronounced by parties in attend
anca from various portions ofthe state,
as fully equal to the best exhibits at
the State exhibition
Huge pumpkins and. squashes
weighing sixty to ninety pounds, tar-
nips as large as water pail, and on
ions larger than tea-saucers and going
40 to the bushel, cabbages weighing
u pounds, beets that resembled rath-
er mammeth stumps with their fibrous
roots, baggas and carrots which were
simply gigantic in their proportions,
potatoes weighing two and three
pounds each, to say nothing Of other
soil products equally first class in every
particular, made the vegetable display
marked success.
FINE CoRN.
The varieties of corn we're many,
and all superior Ears measuring
fourteen and sixteen inches in length.
we'll filed with hard and fully deyel-
oped kernals were to be seen represent
ing the production of nearly every
town in the county.
FINE WHEAT.
\ specimen busheI Of wheat raised
by Mr.. $, L. Mason, Weighing 81 lbs.
to the bushel, and oats equally good
told what the soil in the western part
of the county can do. Nv, Mason
had fine exhibits of soil products from
his farm in the town of Lincoln.
Other exhibits equally good from that
locality attracted attention.
HONEY
Mr.. Alb Sampson had an exhibit
of honey in the hive which attracted
unusual attention. The hive weighed
100 lbs. and the honey was the finest
We have ever seen The hive was
just as it was taken from the Apiary,
with the bees az busy as bees" could
we'll bee encased in a glass house, with
ample provisions for long winter.
MIR. S, also exhibited fine spceimans of
straiued money equal to any we have
ever seen.
THE POULTRY SHOW.
Over thirty coops of fowls were on
exhibition, and all were first class ex
hibits. The principle exhibitors were
DIR. Mosher A. B. Breasted, Cap. Men
nett, j. n. Brundage and Henry Nc
Claiche. Parties from Clark and
Portage Counties conceded that the
Poultry display was superior to the
displays of either of theose counties.
BLooDED STOCK.