Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-09-20
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20. 1879.
Cheboygan COunty's Exhibit at the
Sfate Fair.

Cheboygan County's Exhibit at the
| state Fair.
Messrs. Jacob Walton and M. W. Horne
left on the Marine City last Saturday
with specimens of the products of this
county to be exhibited at the State Fair.
Whilst the list does not include every
thing that can be raised in the county
we think it will be sufficient to convince
visitors, at the fair that our county
is well adapted to agricultural pursuits
In the collection there were six speci-
mems of wheat, as follows:
White Russian, spring, P. II. McDon-
aid, of Grant, yield 33 bushels to the
acre; Sandford Baker, of Benton, yield
AZ bushels; R. Kincaid, of Grant. Mr.
Kincaid had not threshed, and cOnse-
quently the amount of yield per acre
was not known. ~
Of winter wheat, three specimens
Mrs. Caroline Paquette, of Beaugrand,
specimen of Clawson; R. Kincaid, of
Grant, specimen of Treadwell, and ].
A. FOulk, of TuscarOra, specimen of
Clawson.
P. Fl. Mcdonald, of Grant, sent a fine
specimen of Norway oats, the yield be-
ing 6S bushels to the acre.
R. Kincaid, of Grant, a specimen of
Barley.
Charles Geyer, of Inverness, stool of
rye.
Of peas there were two specimens
Golden vine, from John W. Smith, and
white marrowfat, from Jacob Wilson,
both of Inverness.
Joseph Rife, of Inverness, sent a
specimen of marblehead squash, and O.
Isabel, of Grant, specimen of winter
squash.
CitrOns-Wm. Hurst, of Inverness.
Pumpkins-Sylvester Sammons, OF
Beaugrand.
Corn in the cara. R. Dodge, of In.
verness; NJ. W. Horne, of Benton, two
varieties; R. Kincaid, of Grant, Indian
corn; P. c. Faunce, of Tuscarora, dent
W. G. King, of Tusearora, dent, and j
A. Foulk, of TuscarOra.
A. R. Dodge, of Inverness, four stalks
of broom corn. 3a r.
Of apples there were a number of spe.
cimens. VIM. Smith, of Inverness, bring.
ing in specimens of Spitzenburg, HysoI
crab and Translucent crab; Sylvester
Sammons, of Beaugrand. and Jos. Rife
of Inverness, specimen of Siberian crab
Thomas Mcclure, of Duncan, and Frank
Fisher, of Grant, each had specimens
in the collection.
Mrs. Joseph Affair, ST., John Mckay
and William Macarthur, all of Benton
provided the specimens of plums taken
down. itt5
POtatoes-P. C. Faunce, of Tuscarora
peach blows; ]. A. FOulk, of Tusca-
rora, victor and early rose; ]. F. McDOn-
aid, of Inverness, early rose; Sylvester
Sammons, of Beaugrand, early rose and
prolific.
Mr.. Edward HOlenbaugh, of TuscarOra
sent few specimens of sweet potatoes
just to show that they could be raised in
this section.
Beets-L. d. WheelOck, of Inverness
manglewertzel and turnip; G. D. V. Rol.
10, of Benton, white sugar.
Tobacco. S. King, of Tuscarora, and
Charles Shawl, Of Inverness. VIM. Mey.
er, of Grant, sent stalk of seed tObac.
co.
E. A. Dodge, of Inverness, sent a few
punches of grapes. Mr.. Dodge had tt
pull them before they were fully ripen
ed, but they were sufficiently so to show
that grapes can be raised in this section
The time of holding the fair is tOt
early in the season for the counties il
this northern portion of the state tt
demonstrate what they are capable o
producing. While in more southern
localities they have been visited witt
frost and the growth of vegetation i
considered at an end, in this section W
have had no frOsts, and many kinds o
vegetables are growing about as rapidl
as at any other season. The infiuenc
of the lakes is such, in this climate, tina
frosts are much later coming, and con
sequently many kinds of vegetables con
tinue to grow here after they have stop
ped growing in more southern localities