Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-10-26

Although somewhat late, the fol-
lowing account Of the second exhibit
Of the Lewis County Agricultural
Association. viii be read With inter-
est:
Owing to the heavy and continued
rains during the latter part Of Sep
tember. the directors thought seri-
ou.ly Of postPoning the Fair. and
therefore but little preparation was
made. An invitation was given 10
the public on three different days,
for Q general turn out to work on
the Groands, but the weather WAS
80 bad that nothing could he done
and the farmers did not even pre-
pare their articles for exhibition.
The display was, in consequence, on
the first day quite meagre, but on
the second large additions were made
to the articles on exhibition, aud in
the afternoon the Annual Address
was delivered by Hon. j. II. Long,
which was an able argument in favor
of improved farming, both in regard
to better and more scientific cul-
tivation of the soil, the better pre-
paration of cereal crops for market,
and the improvement Of farm stock,
especially horses, cattle and hogs,
the speaker showing that a good SER
viceable horse was always 10 demand
in the foreign market, besides being
the most profitable for farm use.
Good cows for the dairy were alec a
prime necessity ON every farm, and
as this country was especially adapted
to dairying and the manufacture of
cheese, farmers should use every eff
fort to procure the breeds especially
adapted for that purpose, recon-
mending the Ayrshire for cheese and
the Attorney for butter. Hogs too
were considered of great importance
on farm, and as our farmers have
always relied on their bacon for a
large part of their income, he re-
garded the late introduction of the
Berkshire as great improvement
and step in the right direction,
other topics of interest to the farmer
were treated upon, the whole form
ing an interesting and instructive
discourse.
The foot races were we'll contested,
causing considerable fun and some
excitement, the spectators backing
their opinions freely with the cash.
The morning of the sthird day
opened clear and bright, and soon
the grounds were thronged with peo-
pie from all parts of the county, and
the different committees were called
to award the premiums. About
twenty horses were entered for COM
petition. Mr.. G. w. Scott taking the
first premium for horse of all work,
Mr.. Chas. Bishop, as usual, captured
the blue ribbon for the best draught
team, with his span of brown mares,
weighing 1850 pounds. Several 9TH
er good horses were on the grounds
and were awarded premiums in the
different classes in which they were
entered. Some very fine specimens
of grain were exhibited by the Golf
Brothers.
Field, orchard and Garden were
we'll represented, from which q selsc-
ton was made to forward to the Ter
ritorial Fair and which took the pre-
MUM there, and would have been
credit to tho Territory if exhibited in
any of the great expositiona OF the OLD
world.
The ladies' department was not
quite as good as on the previous
year, owing to the inclemency OF the
weather, rendering it impossible to
bring their fragile fabrics and deli
cate CONNECTIONS through the mud
and rain. Some articles, however,
were remarkably good, showing
taste and skill on the part of the
fair producers, which. being dis
played in close proximity to the use-
full but more homely products of the
husbandman, lent an air Of grace and
beauty to the combined exhibit.
The base ball match between the
Cowlitx and Newaukum clubs wss
won By the former in . closely con-
teStad rame Of three hours duration.