The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-10-16


Strawberry, the second, all are noticeabl,
fine cattle.
Benjamin Green of Cecilton, exhibited
herd of short horns, thorough bred ant
graded, all attractive stock.
Lewis Mcdowell, of Mildletown, Del, eN
hibted four thorough bred Durham year
lings.
Perry j. Barnes of Carpenters Point, hat
on exhibition Il i year old durham bull o
extraordinary size
Vim. L. Cochran, Of Middletown, exhib
tied 4 herd of six Durham short horns.
John Harriott, of Chesapeake City, ex
hibited herd of four. \ short horn bull
and COW and two IIoStcin cows.
VIM. Arthur Mitchell, of Elkton, exhibit
ed Il short horn full-bred Durham bull,
years Old, roam.
L. Il. Wilson, of Newark, Del, exhihite'
a herd of four ! graded Jersey heiter:
grade Guernsey hciter; AYRSHIRE bull;
thoroughbred jersey bull.
Rev. I. Snowdon Thomas exhibited ;
Ayrshire, bull, COW and cali.
j. Il. Rutter, of Elk Neck, exhibited {
grade Jersey - cows, and 5 yearlingS.
Mrs. Bowers and .IEo Miller, of Newark
exhibited Guernsey hill, thorough bred
imported and cegis:ered; . Guernsey cows
Thoroughbred; l thorough bred cross Jersey
and Guernsey, and has taken premiums.
George ". oldham, af Cecil county, ex,
hhited a Guernsey bull.
Prof. Porter, of Newark, Del, exhibited
head .ilderney, and l Durham COW.
James L. Ford, of Cecil county, exhibited
l. head Of grade cattle.
.Iro. Merryman of baltimore county, eH-
hiLited his celebrated herd of IIerfords.
! Henry NinSinger, l native COW.
( Joseph Shippers, grade cows.
! Ii. ID. NJ. Howard. | native COW.
W. III. Mcdowell, , full-bred Jerseys.
Levi Il. Mearns > grade short horns.
| I. $. Stephens, of Calvert, exhibited :
! head. Grade short horns.
Taylor p. Brown, New London, Pa, l
! Guernsey tull-bred, years old
/ Geo. p. jackson, exhibited yoke of oxen,
/ Ohia stock
/ Alfred Wetherill, l Durham bull.
| John Miller of Newark, exhibited / head
Of EiolStein calves, > hrifrrs ana steers.
/ Barney Moore, exhibited - head of young
| stock.
John Stump, exhibited yoke of oxen.
| Horace Duyckinck exhibited yoke of
/ oxen.
/ Il. II. Hudson. New London, Pa, a herd
of II Guernsey'S: bulls, @ cows and
heiferS.
John +. Moore, exhibited !, Welsh COW
and calf, which attracts attention for her
short legs.
Jno. Lewis, Newark. Del, grade Alder
ney COW.
/ VIM. Homework. Newark, Del, grade
short horn heit,.rS. > native cows.
The want of space prevents the naming
of all the exhibitors.
The display was excellent. Joshua Clay
ton, Jr., Mt. Pleasant, Del, exhibited seven
pens Berkshire.
lanes l.. Foard four pens Chester County
Whites.
William Homewood, OF Newark, six pens
Poland China.
L. Il. Wilson, Newark, two pens Berk-
shire
II. c. Mcdowell, Poland China.
George Casio, Of Newark, one pen Berk-
shire.
Robert II. IiodgSon, New London, Pa,
one pen sow and i,igS-ChcSter County
Whites.
Agricultural Machinery
p. c. Strickland, proprietor of our Elkton
Agricultural Warehouse, had Il splendid dis
play of machinery. Among his display was
Il Westinghouse steamer and thrlsber in
operation: the Osborn Selt-linding harvester
i'll motion: the imes engine; the new SYRIA
cuse steel plow, and the Side-hill pillow made
ut the same place: the Acme pulverizng
harrow and IN endless variety of prominent
makes of agricultural machinery and tools
The Casino tonpony, of Newark, eXhib-
tied their steam thraSher.
Gcarge Davis, of Ekton, exhibited the
Auitman steam rhraSher, Eclipse engine
and Buckeye selfbintler.
We notice from CaSho machine shop Il
washing machine with wringer, run 10y Mrs
Casho, which gained considerable favor.
VIM. I. Wilson exhibited the Cooley
creamer, with the Davis oscillating churn
erS and dairymcn.
Herman JeficriS and |. Il. Ceilings exhib-
tied single mowers single rcaperS, and COM
bined rcap"rS and mowers; the Cham pion
srlf-hinder, Superior drill: the Eclipse en-
CINE, aud the thinehart, Ballard & Co. s
Springfield Pitts thraSher: the celebrated
Advance plowS and Aliens cultivator.
/ Among other wcll-known exhibitors were
Wright X Son, of Newark, Del; Warren
/ Harper, of Wilmington: VIM. H. Hyland,
OF Galena: Whitman X Son, of Baltimore.
( Cuvington Wood, of New Leeds exhibited
his own corn planter and gang plew
/ The Fruit and Produce Department
! were very full, and the specimens exhibited
We're with scarcely an exception of rare and
/ choice varieties, we mention few of the
| exhibits: From Fair Hill, Levi Todd SENT a
! basket of "Winter Red - apples, such as
/ We did not know We're raised in the county
! Also Ii varieties of other apples-ail very
/ pretty.
/ Prof +. ID. Porter, of Newark, contribute
/ ed Il large collection OF grapes and apples:
/ also an extended show of vegetables among
| which We're some huge beets--so large that
! they surely beat all others
Frank u. Walker, OF Mermaid Del, show
ed twenty-three varieties Of luscious looking
/ apples.
DIR. Robinson, of the Sixth district, had a
show of - varieties of apples.
/ Frank Kemp, of the Neck, exhibited II
varieties.
The Oxford Agricultural Society had on
| exhibition 90 varieties.
/ Lewis buchanan OF Eliton, showed Il
| cluster of three rosy-looking peaches, the
last of the season, perhaps, but not by any
| means the least.
Jas. Raymond, near this town, made an
attractive display Of pears and Fallowater
apples.
DR.. Il. II. Tuft exhibited II long list of fine
apples, and one of The best collections OF
vegetables, corn, wheat, 81.
4 dozen Vicar OF Wakefield pears from
| DR.. Porter, of Newark, locked good enough
| for any one to eat.
From Kimblevilc, ID. Cope exhibited
| choice varieties OF apples, pears, Nc, and
some of the largest cheStEuts we ever saw.
! From the garden and hot house of Hon.
| Jacob Tome "a large collection of the choicest
! varieties of grapes We're exhibited They
We're certainly very fine.
Jno. I. Steele, of Newark, had Il large
| collection of vegetables, seed com and
| other grain.
! Lewis r. Roberts, of this county. made a
/ fine display of corn, wheat, fruit, &c: and
I L. L. Wilson, of Newark, the same kind of
| Il collection.
| The king pumpkins and the biggest we
/ ever saw, were exhibited Que each hy DIR.
! Carter, of Cherry Hill, and Robert Hold gson
of Chester county. Either of these veg
etahleS would make pies enough to feed Il
/ regiment.
/ Mrs. Thomas Cochran, of Middletown,
/ Del, to our knowledge lad on exhibition
/ 1863 separate exhibits OF canned Goods, pre-
/ serves iellicS, fruit, &c.
! Taylor T. Brown, of New London sent
90 varieties OF applcs-all choice.
/ \ fine exhibit of seed wheat and other
! grain was made hy VIM. Armstrong of Fair
/ Hill.
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