The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-09-29

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learn. The great attraction in thi
building was the exceedingly ex-
cellent display of fruit. Among
which were a3 plates of differen,
varieties of grapes, as fine as any we
ever saw, by N. B. Aiken; II
varieties by c. l.. Goodhue 40 by
c. S. Richardson variety OF
plums by VIM. Newberry large
collection of apples by S. S. Jones,
c. l.. Goodhue, ]. w. Essig, VIM.
Newberry and others, many varieties
of pears that actually made ones
mouth water to look at them, placed
on exhibition by large number of
cur prominent horticultursts.
Messrs. Barnum & Gould, also, had
in this hall few specimens of the
furniture manufactured by them, in
cluding beautiful parlor set.
Just west of Floral Hall there was
on the grounds, the only drawback
to the credit of this exhibition, viz:
three or four gambling tables and a
booth where cider was sold, in utter
violation of our State tax law, and to
the detriment Of more than one
young man, to see which ought to
! have made a heart of stone bleed
with sorrow and a face of adamant
blush for very shame. In the name
of our common humanity we appeal
to the officers of the society in all
future exhibitions to shut off the
grounds all thiigs Of this character.
In the cattle department there was
very large number of entries and
some as fine cattle were on exhibi-
tion as can be found anywhere, of
which Mr.. C.. Hibbard & Son exhib-
tied IS head of Short Horns, al or
nearly all of them pure bred. They
also had pen of Berkshire pigs, the
only ones on the ground, and some
sheep.
Seth Cook, for himself and his
brother, Prof. A. J. Cook of the Agri-
cultural College exhibited some ex-
ceedingly fine Short Horns, one COW
purchased of Avery & Murphy, Of
Port Huron, for which he paid $500,
two year old heifer for which he
paid S2Io when she was 4 months old.
Also yearling bull of great promise
that he purchased of Mr.. Mcpherson,
of Howell, and a months old heifer
that was beauty. He had also
quite drove of less valuable but
probably pure bred Short Horns
and grades which attracted much no.
tice.
Mr.. ]. c. Schroeder, of Burton, had
on exhibition his celebrated Short
Horn bull Plumwood Lad, X. one
of the best animals in the county.
VIM. Moss, of Owosso township,
had on the grounds his Jersey bull,
Shiawassee Chief, half bred heifer
cross with a Holstein COW, and a
three-quarters bred heifer calf that
was beauty. Mr.. NJ S bull is fine
animal, and we doubt not his stock
will prove of great value to our stock
breeders.
Geo. M. & E. o. Dewey had on
exhibition pair of Jerseys, one a
heifer 16 months old, bred by Hon.
Frederick Billings, of Woodstock
Vermont, for which $500 has been re-
fused, and bull calf 10 months old
bred by Richard Goodman, Jr., of
Yokum farm Lenox Mass, a pure
Ayrshire heifer IA months old, and a
grade Ayrshire heifer 8 years old.
Mr.. Z. S. Burnett, the President ol
the Society, had on exhibition some
pure bred Short Horns, one of which
bull calf months old, 10th Duke
ofRichland, he sold to Mr.. Ruess, o.
Bennington, for SIoo, and other o.
his animals were of corresponding
value.
Mr.. William Parker, of Caledonia,
exhibited his Short Horn bull, Con
voy Duke, which was really fine
animal.
Mr.. John Turnbell placed on ex