The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-15
THE CHANGERS IN COUNSEL
Poplar Tent Annual Grange
Pic-Nic, Stock and Agricul-
tural Exhibition.

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The people of Poplar Tent excel
in whatever they undertake. \
year ago, the Changers of that com
munity concluded to have a picnic
and the neighboring farmers were
invited to exhibit stock, etc. Speak
ers we've invited and several hun
dred people assembled. And such
was the success of this their first
pic mic that they concluded to make
it an annual affair. On Thursday
last, after a prayer by Rev. MIR.
Thornwell, Capt. S. b. Alexander,
Master of the State Grange, was
introduced to a vast audience and
spoke on the cooperative system
of the Changers. Rev. j. b. Davis,
ID. d., followed in "a speech on IN
dustrial Education. Mr.. Julius
Alexander in a nice talk sustained
the views of the two preceding
speakers. Rev. DR.. Pressly being
loudly called for, responded briefly
giving some "reminiscences of Poplar
Tent and people, "a people dear to
every man who has eve mingled
with them, noted not less for their
patriotism than their unbounded
hospitality. We would like to no.
tice the addresses of all the gentle
men for they all deserve a need of
praise but space forbids.
A. ID y, linpor wac annnnrnal
and fully fifteen hundred people
gathered around the tables. The
crowd was much larger than antic-
ipated, but we have yet to hear of a
single individual whose appetite
was not satisfied. Dinner over.
Mr.. Chas. Jay Harris kindly ac-
companied us around the grounds
and showed us the fine stock and
and we can truthfully say that we
have never e in North Carolina
u finer exhibition of blooded cattle
and horses.
HORSES.
First in line stood cold Bet"
10 years old, the mother of 8 colts,
3 of which stood beside her, sired
by Ab'dl Koree, and hat blood will
tell, is plainly shown in these colts.
Three finer ones we have never
seen. "Oid Bet" is of Abdalla
stock and was raised in Lexington,
KY, o owned by Jno. NJ. Parks,
of Poplar Tent. With Ab'dl
Koree, everybody is familiar. HIS
famous four mile race as a three
year old in which he made the un-
precedented time of 7.33 beating
Helmbold and Harry Basset, the
then Kings of the American Turf.
Ab'dl has been retired from the
track and is now used exclusively
for breeding purposes. He is owned
by Jno. w. Wadsworth, of Char
lotte. With such a sire and dam
we may expect to hear again Of
Jno. Parks colts. Another very
fine colt, sired by Ab'dl, was exhi-
bited by Mr.. Alexander, of Neck
lenburg. A beautiful colt, most
elegantly comparisoned was exhl-
bited by Mr.. Isaac Sneed. of Cabar-
rus.
CATTLE.
A bull out of a scrub COW by
Brahmin bull, 3 years old, a fine
animal, exhibited by d. e. Hold
brooks.
A bull out Of Durham Cow by
Brahmin bull, - months old,
w~eight11OO lbs, measures rs inches
around the girth and 50 inches
from shoulder blade to root of tail,
exhibited by L. l.. Martin, and
was considered the handsomest AM
NAL on the grounds. Ayrshire
COW and calf, calf sired by Brahmir
bull, considered by judges the pre-.
MUM calf. Cow 3 years old ano
gives is pints of milk, exhibited by
Hon. Erwin Harris, of Cabarrus
Ayershire and Brahmin cow-cal
calf : Brahmin, adjudged the pref
test calf on the grounds, and W.
suggest the name OF beauty.
Ayershire and Durham Cow, year
old, milk 6 gallons daily. A pal
of fine blooded steers, a fine bloode(
colt, exhibited by Chas. }. Harris
Esq. T., Ayrshire and Brahmlr
heifer, Is months old, voted til
premium. If ching of beaut
is a Joy forever her owner ough
to be happy. Ayrshire and Brah
min cow 3 years old, milk 6 gal
Ions. Brahmin bull 6 years old
imported Smith, of S. {. Blu
7 Brahmin, ! Ayrshire, 81 month
Old, weight 100 lbs. Severe
beautiful calves owned and exhib'
ted by DR.. G. Mills. And just her
too much cannot be said IN prals
of DR.. Mills. Securing the be'