The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-10-11
TEE LYou couNrY FAR.
It Ends in Rain and Mud.
Otherwise it Would Have Been the Best
on Record.

Lyon county 1a1r 1rOm DelnS the SuCCSSS
that it would otherwise have been. The
attendance both the last days was very
good considering the unfavorable wealth
er- 1t rained nearly all of Friday after
noon, and at evening, when the fair
closed, the clouds looked so forbiddings
that the managers concluded it was use
less to hold over an extra day. No races
took place during the fair, as the track
was too muddy for use.
Continuing our account of the articles
exhibited, we found just in rear of main
building, the poultry department. VIM.
Hammond was, as usual, on hand here.
The coOps all held very fine specimens
of the respective breeds exhibited, as fol
lows: Dominiques, by J. v. Randolph;
bronze turkeys, ring doves, and light
Brahmas, by S. Guerrier; white Hol-
land turkey, new variety here and very
fine, six coops of partridge Cochins, by
VIM. Aldrich; black breasted games and
young games, by R. Milliken; game
Bantams and white Bantams, by P G.
Hallberg; two coops of light Brahmins,
one of dark Brahmins, one of buff Coch-
ms, one of black Cochins, one of white
LeghOrns, one of brown Leghorns, one
of China geese, and one of Rouen ducks,
by VIM. Hammond. The bronze and
Holland turkeys were remarkably fine
specimens. Every breed was represent
ed by thoroughbreds, and showed that
great deal of attention. is paid here to
poultry brooding. Any one who wants.
fine poultry, of most any breed, can get
it here.
The agricultural implement depart
ment was well filed. Ryan 81 Conner
showed a fine assortment of top and open
buggies and spring wagons, and their
popular farm wagons. s. j. Smith s.
Co. exhibited Hapgood g. Co.'s sulky
plows, Quincy corn planter, Thomas
smoothing harrow, Cases center-drop
stirring pillow, and the XXI drill. Thos.
P. Hall had his Chicago circular har-
row on hand. This combines halfa-doz-
en- machines in one. j. NJ. Griffith &
Bro. showed four Champion mowers and
reapers, of various kinds, one dozen of
Deere's plows, embracing almost every
kind in use; Gilpin's sulky pillow, Deere's
corn planter, Deere's walking cultivator,
and two sulky rakes with nickel-plated
mountings. Hobbs & Co. had the Bo-
nanza fan. w. H. Long s. Co. exhibited
a fine nickel and brass-mounted speci-
men of their Champion rod breaking
EOlnTxy Ta6 INxyf
ria, and which, like Houck's Emporia
organ, needs only to be advertised to
double the sales. Higgins s. Co. had
their iron and wire fence up, and the
Rail fence was also on hand. The agri-
cultural implement department looked
well, and had the weather permitted
would have attracted great deal of at
tention.
Returning to the stock department
we found the best show of sheep we ever
have seen. Capt. Lewis Webster, whose
ranch is in Morris county, near Dunlap,
had three pens of Merino sheep, notice
of which will be found in another arti-
Gle. A. Casterline, of Newton, had pen
of COtswold ewes and bucks, which
equalled in size and fleece any that we
have seen at the largest state fairs. They
were magnificent specimens of this
breed, the largest buck weighing $50
pounds, his fleece at shearing time being
10 inches long and weighing 1917
pounds, washed. Cotswold wool this
season brings the top sprice. An enter
prising settler on Badger creek, had a
pen of two goats, with family Of four
young goats, and in another pen two
good merino bucks. Mr.. Dumbauld, of
Eagle creek, had five pens of merinos
which were really so good as to make a
close comparison necessary between
them and Capt. Webster's. Like his,
they were wooded all over, and pretty
near all through. His first pen contain
ed three eve lambs; second pen, four
buck lambs; third pen, two and three
year old buck; fourth pen, four two year
old ewes; fifth pen, three two year old
ewes. His two year old buck, Vermont,
No. 46. yielded 20 pound fleece, and
his three year old buck Wrinkler No.
161, 10 pound fleece last spring. The
skin of Little Fashion, a May lamb,
looked as if it would cover two lambs,
easily. This was also a remarkable fea-
ture of Capt. Websters merinos, and ex-
perienced sheep men pronounced these
sheep equal to the very finest they had
ever seen.
The cattle are always No. here, and
as good this year as before, if not better
1t is difficult to get fair account of the
live stock during the fair, because some
of the pens are unattended at most any
time of day. The cattle were all Dur
hams. A. Casterline, of Newton, exhib-
tied fifteen head, including the splendid
four year old bull Plumwood No. IT,
900, weight 1920 pounds. This bull
took first premium at Topeka and Neo-
sho Falls, and third sweepstakes at Kan
sas City, and with Mr. Casterline's other
cattle is from the Plumwood herd, at
Madison, Ohio. His stock is very fine.
81. ]. Stratton, of Eagle creek, had five
head of Durhams, his five months old
roam bull calf, Young Roscoe, being an
extra animal, and heifer, Fanny, fine
style yearling. w. n. Cochran had his
bull Fritz, and several cows and calves
Humphrey Roberts three year old bull,
Starlight, pleased us very much. For
thinness of hide, finehess of head and
tail, length of body, kind disposition and
general points, all considered, Starlight
is very nearly perfect Mr.. Metzger's
yearling bull, 10 Byram, sired by Gran
ger, is large, and very promising. Lee
Wright had good cow and calf. There
were other cattle, but no one present to
show them at the time W. B. Ross
bull, jennie, was by the way on hand.
The horse department was well filed,
and impressed visitors very favorably.
The colts from Joseph Peaks Norman
PercherOn, Jean Bart, were the big fea-
ture, and the judges, unable to decide
between them, gave the whole lot di-
ploma. No horse here ever raised such
magnificent herd of colts Among the
colt owners were 81. H. Gray, VIM. Stone,
and Jacob Metzger. The latter also had
large, fine two year old bay colt from
Hunters horse. Mr. Martin McCIeary.