Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-17
THE ARKANSAS VALLEY FAIR.

Special Correspondence Kansas Farmer.
The fifth annual exhibition of the Arkan-
sas Valley Agricultural society, held at
Wichita, kas., last week, was an over
wlselming success in itsssattendance, cash re-
eeipts and large aud elegant exhibits. 1t
was only las: year that :he present grounds
were purchased, and was surprised 10 see
u fine amphitheatre. art hall, exposition
halls for merchants displays, and large
number Of good, comfortable stalls and pens
for horses, cattle, sheep and swine, all well
filed. 4 large subscription was made dur
ing the fair toward erecting a..fne agricultu-
raj hall, and with this the association will
have as finely an equipped fair ground as
the state affords il any county. The fair
this wear was the best ever held in the
county, in fact the first representative fair
compatible with the resources of Sedgwick
county thai was ever held. The other asso-
citation having become defunct, the people
Of the city co-operated with the farmers,
and as a consequence an admirable success
Was made, and another plume added to the
banner of Sedgwick county. There
was no gaming or drinking, and the immense
crowds were good-natured and well pleased
with their fair.
The machinery display was very large
.he various dealers making quite extensive
exhibits, AID number of manufactures in
other states were represented.
The exhibit Of farm and garden products
was large and good, corn especially was large
and of fine quality. Several of the exhibit
ors showed wagon load Of this grain each.
The corn that took the second premium
measured only fourteen inches.
There were some amusing attractions ID
the speed ring, but no very excellent horses
were on the track. This department repre-
scented the weakest feature Of the fair.
The live stock department Was good
throughout. vet larger exhibit Of cattle
might have been made. There were ll6 en-
tries of horses, which included some excel
lent Ncrmans and Clydesdaies owned in the
county. Merino sheep were showed by
David Fox, r. Hoffman, Fox & COPELAND,
Fox & Hoffman and N. II. KEYS. The long
woods BY W. H. Ransom, r y. Alexander,
aud John Banks. There was 20 entries of
cattle, the Short-horns being represented py
c. s. Eichholtz, j. c. HYDE, c. ID. Bradshaw
and G. T. Kirkpatrick; Herefords BY K NJ.
Gardner and W. c. Little; Angus BY K Z.
Lawrence and A A. Packer; Galloways by
Hiram Smith and c. S. Eichholtz; Holsteins
by VI. F. Brown, and the Jerseys by w. r.
Turner The exhibit Of swine numbered 204
head. The one-judge system was tried here
for the first time, and gave good satisfaction,
T. ID. Coburn, Of the Live Ltock Indicator,
Kansas City, acting in tina; capacity. The
PolAnd-Chinas were represented by Stewart
* Bowie, Wichita; W. J. Estes & Sons, An
lover, Kas.; J. c. HYDE, Sunny Dale; Craig
& Hankerson, ID. N. Jones, w. ID. Strong,
Arthur Lane and J. 7. Figg, of Wichita
The Berkshires were shown BY David Fox
mud C. II. Hunter; Chester Whites by w.
II. hanson and Geo. Davidson, and the
yorkshires by d. S. Mouser, Of Wichita
The exhibition Of fruit for county but
fourteen years old was something remarka-
hle. and constituted one ofths most sttrac-
tive features of the fair The exhibit was
very large, but on account Of the lsteness
Il the season the display Of peaches, pears
rad grapes was not large, but the apples
could not well be surpassed for size, color,
quality or perfect condition. The size and
quality Of this pomologicsl display in south
western Kanss. must have q good eject:
And the enterprise Of the fruit-growers OF
Sedgwick county in winning the lanrels OF
the State Fair and At the Cincinnati EIposi-
ZION will result in permanent good in the
encouragement that If will give to the wes-
tern farmer. This fair and the one at Otta-
va this wear show what may be accom-
plished by any agricultural society when
he right course is taken. HEATH
Wichita Eas October 3.