The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-09-28
THE FAIR AT LOGAN.
No. II.

The Fair at Logan was opened a
!. mon Cd tne I'D inst, and on tbs sK,
following days spectators we're admit
ted from 9 am to 10 pm. The pat
ronage was as liberal as was expected
and the exhibition seemed to give
, genersl satisfaction, save to few die
/, appointed exhibitors WHIP we're out
done by competitors.
Agriculture and its products must
always be prominent feature here,
and 1t is TO this department We turn
for the most extensive display. OT
ing to the lsteness OF the sea.on the
FIELD CROPS
We're represented by only few email
lots OF wheat. cats and barley, OF
medium quality. Corn was about as
usnai, being never very good, except
where carefully selected from large
lots. Some stalks were shown an
inch and bali in diameter and ten
feet high, quite vigorous growth for
this section. Potatoes were never ex-
oelled for size, solisity and variety.
some Ene specimens OF with Neshan-
mock, Vermont, peerless. rose, etc.
bsiEg shown. The first prize was
awarded to snowflake. Blood turnip
and maugold wurtzsl beets, and Ruta
Bsga t9rnips we're represented fuii,
bT large sud healthy roots.
A few specimens of peas-garden
and 6eld-beans, sugar cane Sand
pearl millet showed what was doing
IN shese lines Equashes we're not go
numerous nor 60 large as in other
seasons. and the same may be Raid OF
cabbaSes, though there were some
good specimens, including few of
Savoy. CaullhoRer. though not ex-
teusi-ely grown, was favored with
some foe heads. Cncumbers. citrons,
summer squash, celery, peppers, to-
matoes, vegetable marrow, pumpkins,
parsnips, carrots, onions and leeks
we're shown in limited quantities,
though a number were large and
good. A few medicinal herbs, some
natives OF this region, we're upon the
table.
FRUIT.
Tho fruit generally was not 30 fine
as at the last display, though the
quantity partly made up for sizs, and
the number of varieties WAS increased.
While the apple crop of the valley is
freer from worms than for several
years, the specimens were not 90
large as usual. There were nearly
thirty named varieties, besides, per
hsps, dozen seedlings OF good quail
ity. Pears and plums were of better
size than apples, though only a few
varieties OF each we're showo.
The floral display was an i'm
provement, though it lacked much |
OF being representation OF
the 1owers grown in the country or
even 10 Logan. There were some
fine dahliss, yerbenas and princes
feathers. and good begonis and come
others of less merit. The beauty OF
most of the flowers was mArred by |
the careless way Of arranging them |
in bouquets, aud future exhibitors
should learn by experience how to
combine and display their favorites
to give them most prominence.
LIVE STOCK.
Swine we're represented By one
Chester white boar, one Berkshire
SOW and hall dozen crossed between
Chester and Poland Ohins.
Little attention seems to be given
to sheep, aud especially to their i'm
provement. The show wss not large,
and consisted OF three French and
three Spanish Merino bucks. and
three Cotswold bucks, though the
purity of the latter was questioned by
some who have seen them in their
native haunts.
Horned stock SEEM not TO be favor
ties. though it is strange in q county
where thousands OF cattle are raised
for butter, cheese and beef. There
we're onlv two classes shown: Dur
ham-one bull, one heller and one
COW; Devons-four bulls, two calves,
two COWS, one heifer and one steer.
While on this subject il ia in order to |
suggest that more attention be paid |
to the imp ovement of swine,
sheep and cattle. There certainly is |
money in these animals, and good |
ones will pay better than scrubs. 1t
is the intention OF the officers OF the |
society to advocate thu importation OF
good animals, by having the settle
men:s, or gardeners clubs combine
TO purchase thsm.
One OF our best farmers, who ct
tended the fair at Salt Lake last year.
declares that the draft hor.es shown
here were better than have ever
before been seen in the territory.
They consisted OF stallions-One Nor
man, one French Canadian, one
French and Morgan; mares-one
NorlnAn. one French Canadian. one
ClydesdAla, one span heavy drsught,
besides several lighter. These AMI
mails are very fine and are already
having an effect upon the horses OF
this valley. Colts from some OF the
stations snd common mares promise
to be a great improvement on the
general sIock There were number
of good Eoadsters. stalIions and mare.;
one English coaching stallion, and a
running stallion The brood mares
and colis-5raft and roadsiers-will
compare iAgorshly with those men,
toned stove. though not so we'll bred.
Cache County hss upwards OF dozen
good stallioDs Of above classes and Of
some of the heat breeds, from which
the farmers can select 10 improve
their stock.
IMMENSE QUANTITIES Of the