The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-11
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sr,r;,o ina visited the Fair Of the above y,
.,as.ass anon the kind invitation OF It's
s,,s,,,w.rs, IL occurs to me that youFseii anu
rrsatrs would like TO hear something 'o y
g.: soa ,rom The
gan8n resources and productions o. . .s.s
rra,tl region, the exhibition was sratiiy-
xug snccess-t though the exhibition Was
nor confined to the productions OF thl ~, 10
yrina alone. Maryland, Pennsylvania, QUO,
Pa orherEStates were represented In ma
rS;aery and stock, principally in the Tor
rynr. The stock department, except IN
bo,,S. made tine show. ALI the breeds OF
.sh,se, eeperally raised In the country were
rrnrcseu,cd except the Merincs, and there
,gsre some fine WOODS. grades os the Merl-
nos. The Cotswolds, Southdowns, Shrop-
sa;sedowns. Leicester, and Lincoln were
al, GOOD types OF their kind, and IN hne
condition. The Shorthorns among the cat
ess were fine specimens, as were the Jer-
4crs. The Attorneys and Ho!steins, thou2h
few in number, were good animals. Inc
exhibition of horses was said to be good.
Among the stations, IT, struck me, that
there was not enough Of s'blood." In a
country with heavy lands to break up,
roispb. billy roads, with heavy welghts 10
draw, the farmers naturally take to big
horses. But II the stallion is well bred
81 b,ooded"), and the mare large ana
coarse, a horse, we think, will be ootained
which is worth more for any country ahd
asy work than where the sire and dam are
both coarse and'heavy.
The machinery, including p'oughs: was
va:ed. and seemed we'll constructed. Ihere
were many patterns OF drillS-some WIZ
fertilizer attachment. The "seii-Dinalne
yeapers iof which there were TWO patterns)
sttrsctcd much attention. The twinc bias
poi vet been adopted in place OF the wire,
though efforts arc now being made 10 SUBJ
e,itute il. There are some objections 10
wire. most OF which, however. have been
removed by the use OF magnets TO take up
Inv piece OF wire which may be In the
wheat when it is ground; and they not only
Eesnoye the wire, but any pieces q IRON or
naj,s which may by chance get in the wheat.
s. windmill intended for farm use-ralslng
srater from wells or streams for stock, lrrl-
ration. &c.-was an object OF interest, ana
90 doubt the windmill is destined to come
more into use for these purposes. Inc
manufactured products OF Winchester par
Escgl!arIy were rather surprising IN thelr
number and excellence to those who were
Not acquainted with the fact that this town
Is making much progress in manufactures;
aud still some OF these manufactures, L
shiDk, were not rspl esented-aS, Tor IN
stance, paper and sumac, both OF which
articles constitute important industries in
Manchester. Excellent woollen goods,
Shoes. gloves OF all kinds, and OF excellent
craftsmanship, manufactured by joint
stock companies, were much observed and
s,raised. Flour OF high grade, manuIuc-
surcd here, was on exhibition.
Flowers. fruits, vegetables, ladies' work,
preserves, iellies, honey. bread, and cake
were in profusion. The apples were tine,
and some OF them the larges: the writer had
s,var seen. The cabbageS, Irish potatoes,
snG beets were as large rs those raised any
where. The preserves and iHllies, and bread
ao;i cake, 10 The eye seemed OF the brst order.
TSe jellies, particularly, it would be impoS.
sIb!e TO surpass. Judging from this dis
Y,!ar. the ladies OF Frederick and the au-
Joining counties must be rare housewives,
ard this naturally leads us TO mention the
M1presSion made on us b. the iiae appear
sncc OF the women and men Of The Valley,
and it is not improper to add that many OF
ths women are not only iue-looking, but
Beautiful.
While in this hospitab'e and delightful
county the writer had the opportunity OF
visiting the "apiary" Of Mr.. 4. G. Jor-
Gan, proprietor OF "Jordan's White Sui
phur Springs" This is probably the
largest apiary in the State, and no one We
have ever met understands so well the sub
Jtct OF bees as Mr.. Jordan. He is great
enthusiast on Tbs subject. and greatly de-
yoted to bcc-culture. His honey is of rare
eXcelicnce-so delicate in flavor it seems
luSt distilled by the bee from the freshest
and sweetest flowers. T. L.