The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-09-10
FIRST DAY-AFTERNooN.

EAhOA
Arriving at pm. on the ground we con-
tinued our observations of what was on
exhibition. o, ye drouth shreikers, we
would like to have had you along to see
your eyes ''bug OUT and your mouths
water as you gazed upon the apples,
grapes, watermelons that would have
delighted Tanner, peaches and all the
list Of fruits. Then we would like to
have shown you the large potatoes, Cab
bages, beets, onions, egg plants, and ev-
erything that grows in the vegetable
line. Why, the Fremont and Neosso
grange displays made a respectable
fair OF themselves. We are glad to re.
port that the farmers are running the
fair this year, and that there is larger
display of cereals, vegetables and fruits
than was ever seen at one of our fairs
heretofore
In our afternoon rounds we found that
.. Lambert, of Americas, had placed
upon the fruit stand twenty varieties Of
apples; T. F. Little, of Fremont, ex.
hibited eighteen varieties; Neosho
grange, twenty-five varieties of apples
and seven of pears; L. O.
Priest nine varieties of apples
James Dole thirty varieties of apples
also peaches, grapes, ounces, etc. w
B. Ross and w. 1. F. Harden were put
ting in order fine display of peaches
the latter some of the largest Seeding:
in the hall. Mr.. Hardin had one stem
of grape vine which contained thirty
well developed punches of grapes. ]
A. Newlin. of Emporia, had fine as
sortment of twenty-one varieties of ap
Piles.
In vegetables and cereals the largest in
dividual display is made by VIA. Hol
lingswOrth. He occupies large space
well filled with everything from hi
farm. He has one ear of corn 10 inche.
, in length. His corn is not so good a
last year, but will go 60 BUSHES to tbs
acre. Mr.. Joseph Peak and Mr.. Hol
lingsworth exhibit a rariety of speckleC
corn. which natures in from so to 81
days, becoming in that time hard enough
to crate. Mr.. Hollingsworth certainly
deserves great credit for the interest h
has manifested in the success of GU
fair.
Fremont township and Neosho grang
. are competing for the prize for the larg
; est display of cereals and vegetables. Tn
, Fremont display is principally made NJ
by T. L. Hurlburt, Mrs NJ. o. Abraham
w. ]. Roberts, P. I. Dole, c. Weaver, Z
! Hamilton, C. P. Hollingsworth. Thes
displays are exceedingly rich. Mr.. ant
E Mrs. John Hyde and others were il
/ charge of the grange displays. 1t viii
8 be difficult matter to decide which i
r the best They are the center of attraS
ton, one being arranged on the mort
e and the other on the south side of III
r west L of the hall. The grange has u
e the motto, "Corn is King" and frame
It card, with this: "Neosho Grange, M
a 523, Sep. 1, 1873"
Other individual displays of farI
n products are good, noticeable anon
IS which, besides those mentioned in th
II forenoon, are Snowflake potatoes, d
v largest and handsomeSt, we think, "
J. ever saw, exhibited by E. Hillerman, {
Emporia township; Early Ohio potato,
T. by Aaron Miller, large and solid ca
se bages and excellent potatoes by VIZ
:" Childers; Peerless potatoes, by D. '
is Gibson, which attracted particular q
I'd tention for their excellent point
b w. 1. F. Harden had son
d, fine potatoes, also come Of 4
q best corn on the ground of the yeIlo
lie variety. The ears were very psrfe,
I'd viii yield Al least 90 bushels per acl
The corn was graded up from three
be four varieties Of seed ftom the east. ]
displayed, also. come Egyptian IN,