Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-04
Class SHARES. FTlliss and S,.ckinq co.'s.

| g. Pritchett, two mares and colts.
J. Day. mare and colt and sucking colt.
| John Orr 3-year old flly.
| G. w. NARROW, 3year old flly.
w. Roddick, 2 yearling allies.
P. II. Finnegan, best brood mare and colt, best
sucking colt.
/ w. p. Rowdon, 2.year old flly.
| Thos Duncalf best yearling flly, entries.
| Chas. Julius, s1cking colt.
j. McGlusky, best s-year old ely, . entries.
Glass 4-eqrriGgs and Draft Horses
CARRIAGE TEAMS. r. Rodgers, Geo. A.
Dyer. Z. Halbert, A. H. Barber. j, II. Donahue,
J. Walker, j. Smith 2d prem. b. Croft, j. Dan
can, J. Mitchell. f. Cobb, 2. II. Finnegan. A. j.
Guernsey, g. G Smith LIST. prem, Ben sitter.
4 Mike Harvey, j. p. Cox, JAS. Harris. Frank
Morris, Daniel Garner, John Robinson Thos.
Tormey, Jno. Drags.
| SINGLE CARRIAGE HoRsEs.--H. II. Bonham,
J. n. Borah, G. j.. Hyde, L. A. Jackson, X.
Meyer, Jr, c. II. Angus, p Mcnamara I'd prem,
A. G. Hough j. Walker, B. Croft. r. Howdle'
| w. Walker E. j. Newcomb NJ. L. Winchen
W. T. Hnrd, L. j. Arthur, LIST prem, c. Gingrich.
DRAFT TEAMS. J. Stewart. Geo. Garth
D. ID. utt, r Lawless. list prem, j. Duncan, A.
Roberts, JAS. Mccormick, Jno. L. Fry, Mrs.
Narrel I'd prem, A. Graves, Chas. GoyieT, Jas.
| Harris, E. Whitman, g. A. Moore.
SADDLE HoRses-w p Richardson. s Tur-
ner, LIST prem, I. Culver, I'd prem, A Graves-s
entries Linda Moore.
THE CATTLE
display was good though not so large
as on some previous years. As a rule
the stock was excellent.
Class 5-Short Horns
r. A. Welsh of Little Grant had ten entries
IN this class, obtaining the following premiums:
Best herd, best bull years old or over. best bull
calf best COW years old or over I'd best COW
8 Years old Grover. I'd best yearling heifer, best
| heifer calf. I'd best heifer calf.
I w. p. Richardson, 2year old bull
| T.. K. Moore, I'd best Swear old ball
/ X. G. Willis. best yearllng bull.
II: Himer, I'd best 2-year old bull, best yearling
/ heifer.
Glass 6-Crosses and Ndtiees
! Mr. Welsh had entries in this class, obtaining
premiums on each of them as follows: Best 8
year old COW, I'd best 3-year old COW, best 2year
old heifer, Cd best 2-year old heifer
| A. A. Parker, best bull calf, best heifcr calf
j. Hough, yearling heifer, hcifer calf
/ X. B. Gillespie, bull calf.
j. n. Borah, best yearling bull
Il. Crapp best 3year old bull COW over years
| P. e. Moore, heifer calf.
| G. w. NARROW I'd best 2-year old bull.
JAS. Mccormick, bull calf, best COW over 8 years
/ old.
THE SHEEP
display was very small, Mr.. McCor-
mick, of Little Grant. having all there
were but one His show consisted of
eight pure Testers, three bucks, two
ewes, and three lambs. They are ex-
ceptionaIly fine both in flesh and fleece.
! The entries were:
j. Hastead I'd best buck
E. Mccormick best buck buck. best and I'd
best eve and lamb best buck lamb, best and
I'd best eve lamb
POULTRY AND BIRDS
Jared slimly, although some of the
exhibits were excellent, Entries were
as follows
r. A. Welsh best pair geese, best pair ducks.
j. N Borah, best exhibit poultry, best coop
fancy pigeons.
Linda Moore, best exhibit poultry best pair
G. d. Tit, pair geese, pair ducks.
TIE SWINE
had a good showing and all were of
fine quality, both classes were almost
equally represented, as may be seen by
the following list:
class 9.-Berkshire, Essen, Suffolk and China.
Geo. A Dyer. Essex boar and pen of Essex
J. \. Borah. best Essex boar over year old
W. j. Dyer, SOW with three or more pigs, pen
P. &c. Moore best boar over year old.
VIM. Belseamper, best boar l year old.
class dorchester White, Poland China, and
other large breeds.
r. b. Gillespie, pen Poland China pigs,
j. F. Clayton, I'd best sow with pigs, I'd best
E. 5. Morse, best pen pigs.
r. C. Willis, Cd best boar year old.
j. j. Mckenzie, best pen pigs, two entries.
MACHINERY, ETC.
In this line the showing was excel
lent, and has seldom been beaten in
this section. Especially was this evil
dent in
Class 11--Faym Machinery.
C. Knapp. of this city had the following dis
play, obtainingdiplomas on those followed by a
ID" Slower corn and cob-mill, q, Thompson
riding plow st. Josephside jumper, Thompson
stubbleplow, Superior seeder G. Triumph reap
err. Clipper mower Champion corn planter, d,
Streeter harrow d. combined anvil and wise,
Hoods creamery churn. d.
G. II. Baxter, best sewing machine.
j. Mccormick showed the following: Cham
berlain pillow d, Grand Detonr pillow d. Buckeye
mower d, Grand Detour suiky,plow d, Standard
and Nash corn sulky.
H. A. Moore best sulky cultivator.
Traber & Newman had The Weir pillow, Cham
pion mower and Knowlton corn sulky.
VIM Langstaff showed models of Bolte's hay
fork hay carrier and windmill.
j. A. Barber, honey extractor d.
In the discretionary mechanical de-
partment A. j. Buss showed monu-
ment which speaks well for his taste and
fine workmanship, and VIM. Kramer
exhibited well made platform spring
wagon.
In class 13,
WAGONS, BUGGIES, ETC,
John Pollock, showed 5 buggies and one
of McCallum' patent hay, corn, snd hog
rack, combined with common lumber
wagon box, of his own make. The
buggies were: 2-seated with johnson s
platform gear and reach, one 2-seat
Empire cross spring, one 2-seat open
and one 1-seat covered st. Julian side
bar, one elliptic end-sprlng covered
single seat, obtaining four diplomas and
one premium on his display. G. w.
Knapp had the only other entry in this
class, being a platform spring wagon.
Cabinet and cooper work was not
represented.
G. j. Hyde had the only entry in sad
dler's and shoemaker work, being two
Single harnesses, obtaining diploma
thereon.
In blacksmithing and tinware there
were no entries.
The display of the produce of the
KITCHEN AND DAIRY
was excellent, and though there was
room for more yet the hall was nearly
filed. Bread and biscuits had good
showing in particular. Below are the
entries:
Mrs. VIM MeGonigal. hop yeast wheat bread,
graham bread best sslt-risiBg wheat bread, one
half dozen biscuits, pumpkin pic, best apple
Mrs. j. q. Clark, best hop yeast wheat bread,
one-half dozen biscuits, cake pie, best half doz.
varieties iellies: cranberry, raspberry, eurrant,
crab apple. apple, grape; best cultivated grapes,
cultivated crab apples.
]. T. Clayton. I'd best cheese.
Linda Moore. best half dozen biscuits.
Mrs A. T.. Hyde, half dozen biscuits, hop
T. Howdie, wheat bread hop yeast and salt
rising graham bread.
Mrs. d. d. Utt, pie. best cake, beet print but
ter, best tub butter.
VIM. Roddick, cake. pie, corn bread, nan doz
biscuits, hop yeast wheat bread.
Mrs E. Cobb, best corn bread, best pumpkin
pie cake, print butter, cake.
A. Y. Knapp, hop yeast wheat bread, best rye
bread. best graham bread. best cheese.
Mrs. II. Meyer. hop yeast wheat bread, graham
bread biscuits
GRAINS AND SEEDS
had q good representation, the corn
quoting the fears of many who had
predicted afailure of the crop. In fact
it was uncommonly good The entries
were:
NJ S. winchen, yellow dent corn.
ID. Decker. peck oats.
W p Richardson. white dent corn, red winter
wheat.