The daily gazette., 1881-03-14
OUR PARIS LITTER,
FRENCH NATIONAL AGRICUL-
TURAL EXHIBITION.

we were impressed with tho idea thai
the productive energy of her excellent
soil had been impaired by successive
centuries of constant culture, and we
compared the grass and wheat fields
with our vigorous grass growth and
our broad wheat fields at home, es.
recIally remem bering the rank fields
of corn that fiauEted their gay banners
oa every hill along the Brandywine
and throughout our whole State to
say nothing of countless telds through
out the whole country.
To-day, we attended the Grand Ex-
hibiiion Of Agricultural Products aud
Agricultural Machinery, held in the
Palais d'lndustie, with the expecta-
ton of seeing exhibits corresponding
with our previous conceptions Of he
condition Of the soil. In this we were
agreeably disappointed. In our
American pride in the rank fertility
of our comparatively new soils, we did
not take inlo consideration the careful
ard industrious cultivation that COM
pensates for such an advantage, as
we'll as the experienced and scientific
breeding that might be expected from
srch an old and cultured nation as
the French.
THE PALAIs D'ISDUsTRIE
is q fine building erected for the
French International Exhibitions of
Manufactures, and for the exhibition
of pictures in May of every year which
is known as the "Salon."
1t is located in the Champs Elysees.
near the Elysee Palace, and is vast
in ITS proportions, covering several
acres. 1t is two stories in height, and
the ground floor is admirably arrang-
ed for the display of live stock, there
being ample accommodations for five
hundred cattle, five hundred swine,
one thousand sheep, beside cages for
several thousand head of poultry, and
as many for rabbits and pigeons, near
ly all of which were filled TO day.
Horses and mich cows were conspiOu /.
Gus for their absence.
The first thing to strike an Ameri-
can accustomed to the indiscriminate
breeding generally practiced In our
country, is the purity of the different
breeds of the domestic animals the
types of which we saw to-day in per-
fection. All breeds are as carefully
marked and separated as though they
were animals Of different species.
THE ALDERREYs, JERSEYS AND DUR
HAMS
were all magnificent specimens, as
nearly as possible perfect Of their kind.
Those trained as oxen were matched
as to age, size, color, shape and al
ways selected with reference to their
strength and disposition, so as to Sc
cure eyenness Of motion and simulta-
neous action.
THE FAT CATTLE
were the finest specimens of the boz
vine species we ever beheld, filling to
perfection every point deemed essen
tial by the experienced feeder, to make
the greatest weight of The best quality
with the least food and in the shortest
time. Wide breasted, straight back
round ribbed, delicate heads, slender
tails, bright, gentle eyes and tapering
horns.
The prize animals had places of
honor in the centre of the hall palace
like pens adorned with flags aud ban
hO NOV was du
years old. marked IS eaot. as he stood.
The fat hung in folds from his hind
quarters and from his breast, and he
rose with difficulty from recumbent
position.
Second prize was four year old
Durham, marked 1000 pounds, also
perfect in his makeup. The third
prize was three year old Alderney,
rather less in weight, but as perfect in
his points as the others. None were
of extraordinary size, attention of
breeders being directed to perfection of
form rather than size.
We were under the impression that
Indian corn makes the best, az
well az cheapest cattle food.
Our experience of to-day proves this
To be an illusion, and that animals
carefully handled, may be as quickly
fatted and brought TO as high condi-
ton ON wheat, bran or ground oats
mixed with turnips or beets, with an
occasional variation of oil cake, as
when fed exclusively on Indian meal.
THE Hoas
were as perfectly bred and as carefully
fatted as were the cattle. They were
Of three distinct breeds, the Chesters,
the Chinese and another local breed
haf tn onua hf no ha hnat ,1ns,,t, |