The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-10-06
MISCELLANEOUS.

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tanning features Of the fair, was the depart
ment of farm products, poultry Ne, under
the management of y. w. Mitchell ard
Capt n. z. Manly with their lieutenants s.
Messrs S. H. Mile. and G. w. Denny.
The paw. lion in which these things were
exhibited is over two hundred feet long and
forty to fifty feet wide, and Notwithstanding
its size, it was actually crowded with all
sorts of things from the farms. The poultry
show was remarkably fine, surprising any
thing of the kind ever seen here. Among
the exhibitors in this department We're j.
c. Naples of Trenton New Jersey who
showed one pair each of the following
Bantams, all choice fowls Viz. Golden
Lace seabright, silver seabright single comb
white, rose comb white Japanese, and
Rose comb black. OF Game chickens lie
showed yellow duckwing, silver durkWiug,
black red, brown red, ami rcd and white
pile. +. +. Marsh of Warwick i'll This
county showed . pairs of large buff, Cochin
China chicks and fowls, pair single comb
white Leghorns, , pair dark Eramahs,
L pair Oh NlHtiulH Iili W nut
cochin fowls, = pairs Golden Srahright
Bantams, l pair silves span9led Hamhurghs
Golden Penciled, Hamburghs, Rose comb
white Leghorns, brown LeghornS, Black
breasted red game, brown reds, white
Georgia game, Pekin ducks, Eowcn ducks,
variety of Bralnahs Langshans. crested
polish and Golden polish, IL. NJ. Thomas
of Camden Del, had a large variety Of
towels, among them, light and dark Bran
abs, Partridge, buff and white cochin, black
red and white pile game, Golden spangled
white faced black spanish, white Lesgins,
Houdans (French) buff polish silver span
gled, white crested black, colored and silver
gray Dorkins and white Dorkins. OF Ban
tams he showed, Golden Duckwing, Sill
yer Duckwiug, Golden seabright, white
rowen ducks. He also exhibited the south
ern COW pea, Il new thing here, it is used
for soiling or for cutting green for stock,
the seed came from Tennessee, and t is
said to be equal to 4 coat of phosphate or
guano, when turned under. He also
showed spring wheat, grown in Delaware,
and early golden yellow sweet potatoes,
a new variety which grow 10 Il large size,
and come about three weeks earlier than
the common varieties, also IL basket OF five
varieties of potatoes of his own raising, the
only one in the fair Mr.. George Cotton of
Annapolis showed one of the finest collec
lions of fowls ON the grounds. He had
silver and golden Seahright white plies,
silver and golden Duckwing single comb
white and many others.
In this drpaI tment I lie carp from he State
hatchery and Il number from the pond Ct
Wescott Lowell near town, We're exhibited
and attracted much attention Three varie-
ties were shown, the Leather, Mirror aud
Scale, and in the tanks We're fish Of all ages,
from the lingering of Il few months old, 10
the three and four FOUNDERS, a. many years
of age. just beside these the Florida Wis
itor, the alligator, lay sluggish and sleepy in
his tank. This ugly monster is about three
feet in length, and does not possess one tea-
ture of beauty, he is ugly all over Mr..
Nicholas Milburn exhibited here "A Il tree
hanging full of fruit. Upon it there was
fruit in all stages of development, from the
fig just forming to the fully ripe fruit. Th 5
was one of the greatest curiositieS i'll the
pavilion.
John Denver of Iron Hill, exhibited. a
number of cages of fowls, among them Il
coop of six very fine young brown Leghorns
Matched in June last, Plymouth Rock, brown
Leghorns and others. Mr.. y. 7. Shockley
of Elkton, exhibited one pair of Il large
brood of the same fowls Matched ON the Goth
of May, remarkably large fowls for their age.
DIR. T.. Fl. Robertson of Rising sun, showed
- varieties of apples Vim. Richie of Cow
antown, red and white wheat, CARROTS,
beets, of extraordinary size, peppers, toma-
toes, peas, beans, &c, of these there WAS a
large exhibit, SO extensive in fact that 10
name each individual exhibit is impossible.
Il. II. lIodgson of New London, showed
| sorgham syrup of his own make, and Il
variety of other articles Samuel Arbucklt
of Cherry Hill, a number OF varieties of po
tatoes, corn, SC Some of the finest corn
ever grown in Maryland was shown. DR.
S. w. Morrison of Oxford, Pa, exhibited
honey in various shapes, ounces. buckwhea
and flour, and a number of other interesting
exhibits.
Jas. Moore Of Mechanics Valley, severa
varieties of apples. VIM. Iomrwood OF
Newark, in addition to his larg. exhibit o
stock, showed potatoes, grain, vegetables
apples, &c. William II. Booth, mammotl
pumpkins, onions, celery, &c. OF pumpkin:
there was number, some of them immense
In celery the show was good, some of thu
finest ever seen here being on exhibition
Samuel Haddock of Zion, showed some fine
potatoes; a. Il. Magraw exhibited ten va
rieties of grapes Mrs. Sallie Hooker of Be
Air, Hartford county, showed apple, ounce
peach, grape, black berry, tomatoe and cher
ry butter, and eight kinds of jam. VIM
Maxwell of Newark, showed some choice
Catawba grapes and several varieties o
apples Miss Ida Young of Cherry Hill
exhibited mammoth pumpkins. j. T. Steel
three varieties of tomatoes, grain, potatoes
etc. \. Alexander corn, beans, BEATS etc
Geo. Balderson of Colora, twenty varietie
of apples w. II. Grosh OF Ekton, twenty
| seven varieties of apples and IL Of grapes
II. C.McDowell of Calvert, mammoth pump
kins; A. Z. Mcneil, five varieties of apples
| w. w. Holden, wheat and other grain: w
III. Iteeder, apples; G. f. Clayton, Russian
golden, amber and champion wheat; II. NJ
Thomas, Camden, Del, potatoes, grain Sc
II. Ricketts,, Elkton, pumpkins; John Fen
ton, Elkton, apples; John c. McIntire, |:
varieties of apples; Charles Walton, Iror
HILL grain, fruit, &c; r. Pool, Elktou, ten
varieties apples; S. II. Miller, apples, sew
eral varieties; w. G. Merry, variety grain
fruit, &c; Mrs w. j. Smith, peas; j. NJ
Thackery, apples; j. T. Holt, apples; H. NJ
Thomas, fine collection of apples j. +
Steele, pumpkins, vegetables, sc j. w
Shippers, variety of grain, &c; Il. II. Tuft
fine collection apples and peas; j. T. Me
cauley, peas and peaches; A. Wctherel
vinegar; Il. a. jackson, wheat ID. T. Ferri
of Glasgow, fine collection Of apples, peas
&c; Joshua Green, mammoth pumpkins
Mrs w. Brown, New Garden, fifteen varie
ties apples John Lockley, prize celery ,larg
ana dwarf Davis heyS " 70, nay IN bales
At the northern end of the pavilion i
located the very attractive exhibit of
GEO. V. HECKER y CO.,
of Philadelphia, with Mr.. a. w. Farrell IA
their representative, who in the most agree
able manner receives all who call and OK