The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-02-13
abe Cora uua g05aers Fair sst
Hartford.


tFrnth. Farmers Home JourralI
HARTFORD, KY, Feb. 1.--tp-Aay
being appointed BY the pnt,rprising
proprietor OF the Hartford Herald,
t.r the award Of Si0J in gold To the
farmer patrons ot biz paper, large
cumber of samples Of corn and to-
hlcco we're brought To the courl-hoHss
~ iso proud producers Of tho-e sia
ylr crops. Something near iva hun
i,.l .snrpl,- ~crr entered tue ih- diff
fr-rnt yriIo- oarirL. III. snfaher Of
-ntri.~ would have E-rh,g. hpn more
than doubled, hsd not the miserable
tat. of the ~,untrv r,als m1ls it 81
inc~, inlr-.ihi. To- fravet over ths,n.
Thu. kept many f,o'n ;l" rrIaot. parts
e the c"nn'v .ni .3jn'nins onln'i-'
from s'l.u'ling Sith their samples.
II" .vh,ht'i.n ~a- pronounce . sue
C,-> hy every enc, sud ..l--'itll~ -. "a
th, g,,ii,y Of She .l,nple. OF kota corR
and tohrrcn
hnve rrv.l seen at any ~ the
fairs I% THIS State ~ many ~atfit-. 1T
r'rh,r 't1gl-, sad ccri.ini, in n. cnrn
rAi>'n. crUnii,' never shs a di.pla' oi
corn in ~ great variety, or i-ttsr in
| quality. Tn. di-glsr W I'll, imI---
tlut lro,lnrt 20 DAY relieve. Oslo copn.
- .ail ~ . nonotygrc itspuis,in". .nd
"Eiag Tuhicco.' h" matter hor ss,'
rerre. ,nJ-i today, bal every iGch
contested nv the h., rrrisniiou. cnIn.
The snfS of the AUNrliu. Cpni-
mit,"e consumed considerable time,
daring which 81, people gathered IN
1 the M-tho.ii.t church near ~. where
/ they h,'enel a,'ertive,T to lt~'uJ,
On tie subject OF agriculture, hy
: he writer OF dis Col. Shsnks an;
DE-. Prediction, OF OHIO county, each
f,lIoN.d with brief but appropriate
( remarks
Ali NOW repaired to the court-houp,
where Col. Blrrcti from the bar rs.yi e.
the eager contestants the nlinr' of ths
! Fortunate ones. TIE -c-us wy qu 10
! interesting, and the h~.t q feeling "a.
i.icl. Tne c>,EinG Of EHnilir r,n-
VA, sure >" c&u.c the aTFliu-- * il
neighbour. 4. no Na!kci -tnin the e,r
and received hi. gold piece At tn. hand
~ TIE genial fri,Gd II the E~eogl..
A copy 81 the Farmer Hon'
journal 90 given free for one year +,
each OLE laSin. iir.t. and tx months
TO cash oue taIiu, i second priv.
shtli onhetvor 10 make hi, equal, i
po-s.hIe, "a. valu. Of the move sub
s'antial prize given nv Mr. Barrett.
All al She contestants were reGuiT-
to have been .ut..crih"r- " In. Hrral.
before the 1t Of Aa.. 1871, to en,i!',
diem 10 shs right If entry, and - d,
9rsmius+ ser. announc~'! wear ago
MANY procured improved srei, aE,
improved ihe beat mole, OF cu,,iY,
Iior, jc. TG-re IS no estimating h.,
amout ct go-.i that h. h<>n .hu, don.
Tor hi, section BY tie Herald aud i!
.nt-rpri>ins -.!itns. Tho pe~opls see,u
to aprre.ia;s his efforts, sad tns Iim
will soon come When the family tia
does not take this valuable home -
per will hardly be toUui in day
ride
Notwithstanding the unfavorabl
weather several visitors from di-
tsnce attended she !air, among rho7
were several tobacco huye-s. Mr. "
II. Webb, Of the Plrkast Warehouse
LoGi~vile, was pre-ent and rend-r-
valuable service n member Of th
Committee of Award. ie rsyS tha
the tobacco exhibited was splendid
and will certainly tead to raise Iht
standard Of Ohio county tobacco i
. the markets. The cutting Leaf ~
the best OF lis clas4, and shows lEa
the soil in portions Of this county
well adapted to the production Of thi
: kind " tobacco. The manufeyuriu
leaf ranks lowest, but WAS by no mean
Indifferent.
This county il well adapted to III
growing OF variety of crops. Tn
day will sufficiently advertise it 10
: $40 great stagl5 and its crops {
wheat, oats and grasses are known
he Cosl: live stock of all kinds d
we'll On the ranges; the soil is under
laid with rich beds of iron and coal
: lands are cheap and taxes toT all pu
poses amount 10 about sixty cents o
the hundrer! dollars (; the general St
cie,y is good, and order is easily maii
tanned. /. 3. n.