Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-10-09

In the line of agricultural implements the
only exhibit was that of d. NJ. Osborne &
Co., of New York, which r. G. Dale, the
c~ompany's agent, took great interest in
showing to a good advantage. The harvest
er and self-l,inder attracted considerable at
tentlot. Besides the harvester the exhibit
consisted OF a mower. the Lyon rake, and a
self-rake harvester. Messrs. r. c.. Power
q Co. did not compete for any premiums in
this line this year, / believe, for the reason
that the great demand for machinery had
SO completely cleaned out the stock on hanu
that they could not come in with a full line
Of implements.
Iaynter, Brown & Weisenhorn and Chas.
Jefteris were on hand with a few buggies
and wagons, but the exhibit was not as
good as l have noticed in former years.
Jno. Stedman exhibited a new pattern
auger and rimer for boring and tenanting
fence rails and post, which, from the look
of it, is an excellent thing for farmers.
The poultry show was light, but proba
bly, as good as other exhibits in the agricul-
tural line. The premiums awarded were as
follows:
w Brock, best trio light Brahma fowls,
So.
E w Breck, best trio light Brahma chick
ems, So.
Francis Pope, jr., best trio dark Brahma
fowls, So.
Francis Pope, jr., best trio dark Brahma
chickens, 81.
E w Brock, best trio Dominique fowls,
So. -.
j X johnson, best trio Dominique chick
ems. 50.
Timothy Wilcox, best pair white Leg
horn fowls, So.
Mrs w e Cullen, best pair brown Leg
horn chickens, So.
Francis Pope, jr., best pair white Leg
horn chickens, 80.
EW Brock, pair ducks, 1st, SO; Willie
G Walker, I'd, So.
Gillette Bros, best pair geese, LIST, SIS.
EW Breck, pair turkeys, 1st, 81; S S
Cook, I'll. SIS.
L w Brock, exhibition of poultry, owned
by exhibitor, LIST, $15; Francis Pope jr.,
I'd, S..
The display of agricultural products was
much larger than last year and attracted
many admirers. However, it was far from
being an agricultural exhibit of Montana's
products this year. 1t was mainly grown
in Lewis and Clarke and Missoula counties.
The vegetables were good, probably up to
those raised in the outside counties, but not
superior. The grain was very good, vet |
fancy there have already been thousands of
bushels its equal, if not its superior, thresh-
ed in Gallatln, Madison, Beaverhead and
Meagher counties this year. The largest
display from one farm was that OF w. e.
Bass & Bro. Their grass seeds, vegetables
and fine orchard fruits were admired by ev-
cry one. G.. B Heartman's display of fruit
was also attractive, but not as large and va
ried as the Bass Bros. G.. Lehman, OF Hell
ena, exhibited some excellent pears raised
in his garden. Mr.. Jump, of the COsmo-
politan farm, Pricky Pear valley, had prob
ably the greatest variety of vegetables. His
suuashes, onions and beets would be hard to
beat in any land. John D. Brow, of Sun
river, exhibited two large cigar beets, the
first grown in Montana, showing that this
beet can be grown successfully in this eli
mate. The only vegetable from Meaghel
county was two sweet potatoes, raised by
John Cashier, Of Upper Belt river. This
is the first experiment of this vegetable
and proves that Montana is mottoo Ear nortf
to grow sweet potatoes. Those exhibited
were about z inches long, and full 8 inches
in diameter at the largest parts. B. Reeves
exhibited some fine barley, wheat and oats
His hulless oats were quite attractive. The