Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1880-10-22
The Stock Display at the Park.

Inc SIOck UlSpiay al me FarK.
There is no finer stock in Cali
fornia, and possibly not in the
United States, than may be seen at
Agricultural Park. Colonel Young
er, of Santa Clara county, has, at
much expense and risk of loss,
brought some of his most valuable
animals here, the nineteen head
being valued at over $4,000. One
of the young Durham bulls had
horn broken in getting off the cars.
This stock has been brought hum
dreds OF miles for exhibition, but
thus far not one-fourth of the PEG.
pie who have visited the Pavilion
have thought it worth their while
to go out to the Park. The Jersey
cattle exhibited by F. ]. Barretto,
Of Downey, are unsurpassed OF
their kind, and those who care
more for good mixers than for
beef animals should give them an
inspection. Mr.. Anderson Rose, of
Ballona, has a good display of Dur
ham stock, and William Williams,
of Los Angeles, exhibits graded
cattle of merit.
Among the valuable horses on
exhibition may be mentioned the
superior stock of l.. ]. Rose and E.
j. Baldwin, the thoroughbred mare
and colt of J. w, Adems, the colts
by Echo exhibited by w. R. Rob-
inson Of Santa Ana, the fine ami.
mails of f. Estudillo, San Diego,
and of II. B. Thomas; the Norman
Percheron stallion "Wide Awake"
dapple gray, entered by j. Sim.
nous, Temescal, San BernardinO
county, and the equally handsome
Norman English draft stallion,
dapple gray, owned by J. d. Pat.
tersoD, who is celebrated through
out the State for his fine farm
| stock, a man who has done proba-
bly, as much as any other in Calf.
fornia to improve the breeds of
animal is kept by the agent at Hue
meme, Ventura county. These two
magnificent animals attract great
attention when they appear on pa.
rade. The other notable horses on
exhibition are those of Al. Hutch.
inson, of Los Angeles, w. H. Frear.
of Ell Monte, and Thomas Parsons,
of Los Nietos.
The only parade of stock yet to
take place will be on Saturday at
IL o'clock, when 1t is expected
President Hayes and party will be
present.
Quite number of fine French
merinos are on exhibition by A.
Grimaud, OF Los Angeles, and G.
GARNER, Santa Monica. Swine of
the Berkshire breed are exhibited
by f. ]. BarrettO and VIM. Miles,
the latter the celebrated dish.faced.
Poland China hogs are entered by
]. G. Bell, of Florence, 7. g. Starr,
San Bernardino, and VIM. Will
liams, of Los Angeles. Jacob
Lower, of Norwalk, has one fine
animal, a cross between the Berk-
shire and Poland China, while s.
Washburn, of Pasadena, and j.
Haskell, San Fernando, show
specimens Of the Poland Magee
breed. Alexander NJ. Shields, of
Florence, and Il. G. Starr, OF San
Bernardino, have poultry on exhi.
bition, but in this department, In
the way of numbers and variety,
VIM. Miles, of Los Angeles, dis.
tances all competitors. The Fair
grounds being so near his place Of
residence, he could transfer a large
number of coops with comparative
ly little trouble, and he has done
his best to make this department
of the Fair an interesting feature.
Bower & Baker of this city make
the most extensive contributions to
the machinery department., having
dozen or more plows of various
patterns, one or two cultivators a
road scraper and land roller, all
made at their foundry. G.. b.
Adams, of San Gabriel, has Gull
tivator called the "Acme", and
there is singular machine called
the Screw Pulverizer, from the
Chicago Manufacturing Co., ex-
hibited by ]. s. Phillips, agent ut
Los Angeles. 1t has u seed box In
front of a revolving wheel of
knives, so constructed as to cover
the seed smoothly and evenly, lesv-
ing finely pulverized surface
The Pacific Wagon Company
(Bonebrake & McManis) has a large
number of buggies and carriages
on exhibition, with two or three
handsome ph@tons, all with the
prices marked. Rees & Wirsch.
ing, McGarvin & White and H.
Hislop, also have wagons and bug
giles.