The daily gazette., 1881-03-14

gh an when managed Dy tne men.
The second story was filled with spe-
linens of
GRAINS, VEGETABLES, FRsITs, HONEY
AND DAIRY PRODUCTS,
the simple enumeration of which
would occupy more space than could
be protitably given.
The sugar beet, of which the be st
sugar is made, not only for the supply
of France but largely for export, was
shown in great quantity. Many besis
me as ured three feet in length and one
foot in diameter. Potatoes were plen-
tiful, and some of the most popular
were the Vermont seedlings.
The fruits, with the exception OF
apples, were a sight to see and to be
longed for. France and Belgium are
formost in pears grown on dwarfs, and
here the pears would, in themselves, be
an attractive exhibition. There is a
room in the building devoted at all
times to the Algerian products, and
on this occasion the collection was
supplemented by oranges and lemons
from Jerusalem, dates and figs from
Smyrna, and many Eastern tropical
and temperate fruits new and range
to us. The Jerusalem oranges were
large and oblong, or egg shaped. and
some of the lemons were exceptionally
large. Grapes and raisins we're in
great variety; and in fact, all the fruits
were so rich and beautiful that one
might almost expect to learn they were
nj a hn rln F.f
disc.
There were many that would reach q
very heavy weight, and no West Chester
exhibition ever made fiHer display of
"Chsster Whites"
THE SHEEP
we've Merinos and long wooled breeds,
all were shorn by machinery, leaving
tufts OF wool where it grows thickest and
finest, by which the quality may be
readily judged.
CHICKENS, TURKEYs, DUCKS AND GEESE
both alive and dressed, were In such
variety that the heart OF the poultry fan
cier Of our country would have beeu In
ectases TO behold them. The same care
fulness In breeding is pracleed, each
variety being distinctly marked and
recognizable at a glance. The Cocbins
seemed TO us the largest, but some of
the dressed HoudaDs were marked six
and eight kitss, equal to twetve and sir-
teen pounds. They were marvels of
fairness, and ] inquired the process Of
fattening. was told 1t was accomplished
by means of the "compresseur," what
ever that may be, and required from If
teen to twenty days.
THE RABBITS AND PIGEONS
an interesting part of the
1t may be well to say that
many people in France make profit
able business Of breeding and feeding
rabbits aud pigeons for the market. A
pair Of young pigeons will sell for
about seventy cents. A fat rabbit
ten pounds, for about one
dollar and fifty cents. There ale many
variety Of rabbits, from the small browa
animal TO the great white hop-eared
fellow that sometimes Attains a weight
Of twenty pounds. The Parisians re-
gard the rabbit as dainty dish, land rate
1t with venison.
10 us, the most interesting process
was the Matching and rearing Of
Ot wheat there were some twenty va.
rietles5 none of which eqnalled In length
ffss ID 49, pn.nber ut RraiE .tsasssa as..
/ A 19ssS siow1In Delaware. Oats were
iavI mt the specimens eff Indian corr
were calculated TO excite laughter when
we remember the rank growth of that
,ereal in our fields. The best ears
measured scarcely six inches in length.
THH DAIRY PRODUCTS
nj ~ Of
aries, in our estimation. Butter il
ever made up In pound Jumps ami
lnied, nor Is IL salted when brought
sale TO the market. The cheese Is too
list and close graiened TO auit oar
I =. 1t Is made In cakes of q quarter OF
,o.ad in weight up to one hundred
'oG Is and Is a mass OF doughy con.
list CO eLcrusted by a mouldy shell, and
melting llke-well-I wonder what
erm we could use TO convey an idea of
Is nastlness2 The mouldier the cheese
md the stronger the smell the more val.
liable the cheese in the French eatim alton.
The gardens and grounds of the Palais,
consisting of many acres, were filed
With various
I0RICLTURAL TOOLS AND MACHINERY
As inventors the Americans are un
qnalled, but IL is for the English aud
french TO improve, beautify aud petfeei
many Of our useful Inventions. We saw
eVeral implements aud machines in a.
hey were received from our manufac,
nrers, AMI they all had rough untn-
shed appearance compared with the
French and English machines. Several
lay Eakes, pitchers, a few mowers aud
eapers, all roughly made and eoarsely
tainted, while those manufactured in
France were of highly polished wood
md shining brass, sometimes, silver OF
nickel plated. Steamers for all kinds of
agricultural work were on exhi bition. |
)0e fine steam thresher, with q straw
'itcher or carrier. WAS at work thresh. |
ng the wheat aud pitching the ttraw to |
height of fifty feet. Many steamers |
or blowing, some drawing the pIows |
ud some stationary Most of the blows |
ro larger and turn much broader fur |
ow than ours. and are liked on two
wheels which tighten the draft and regu-
ate the depth of the furrow. There
we're steam digging machines, steam
machines for boring rocks for splitting
ud blasting, steam portable saws and |
that could be applied TO almost
ny work on farm. The only objection
D any of them was their responsiveness
z b ch II. the bar to their general ua In
ur own country.
Taken altogether, the live stock, the
rut and vegetable products and the
gricultural t0ols and machinery wers
arefully selected, were excellent of
leir kinds, and all without the draw
aek OF inferiority in any respect
FALSE RESONlNG.
4, 4 d. Ia g., l