Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-10-14
Eighth Annual Alpena County Fair.

Eighth Annual Alpena County Fair
The eighth annual fair of the AL
pena County Agricultural Society
came to an end last Thursday, but
was not success financially, owing
to the disagreeably cold weather
For nearly week previous the tenn
peraturo had been low, but on the
morning of the second day it looked
rs if the day would be pleasant
The sun came out bright and the win.
try chills began to pack up in readi-
ness for trip northward. About
noon new installment of weather
came down from the north pole; a
cold rain set in. but did not last long,
but was long enough to prevent many
citizens from attending the fair. Dur
ing the remainder of the afternoon
the weather was cold enough to make
overcoats pleasant, and few persons
wore mitts. The last half day Of the
fair is the time when the citizens gen.
orally visit the fair and when the So
ciety expect to reap their financial
harvest. There was an installment
Of fine weather on the road for this
county, but unfortunately it got as
tray and did not reach this city until
the day after the fair. There is an
other thing that we have to record,
but regret to have to do-the interest
taken in the fair by the citizens gen.
orally was not extensive, and unless
more interest is taken, we are afraid
the days of the Alpena county fair
are numbered.
As regards the exhibit of vegeta-
bles, it was as usual, first class. The
east wing of the exhibition building
was full of vegetable exhibits. The
exhibitors were as follows: N. M.
Brackinreed, potatoes, beets, squash,
pumpkins, tomatoes, carrots, citrons
and parsnips; Mrs. Vroman, pump
kins and potatoes; Joseph Bryan,
caulihowers, celery, tomatoes, turnips,
cabbages, beets and squash, and his
exhibit occupied about one half of
the north side of the wing. On the
left side of the wing were Saul Kings
exhibit consisting Of three varieties Of
potatoes and one of ruta bagas; Rich
ard Naylor, with potatoes, beets, car
rots, parnips, tomatoes and pumpkins
+. Brown, with ruta bagas and cab
bage-one of the latter was over ff-
teen inches in diameter. j. Tuggy
exhibited ruta bagas, potatoes and
turnips, and w. III. Potter had on ex-
hibition ruta bagas. The superinten-
dent of the vegetable department re-
marked that the Messrs. Potter had
raised 1000 bushels of ruta bagas
this year. In the center of the wing
was Gilbert Rivets exhibit consisting
of carrots, mangle wurtzel and pars-
nips, and III. Hodgins had an exhibit
of potatoes and carrots. The display
of vegetables could not be easily ex-
celled as regards quality and size,
and proves the productive qualities of
Alpena soil. Outside the building R.
Naylor exhibited two wagon loads of
first class potatoes, one load was of
the Beauty of Hebron variety and
the other were the White Stars.
In the grain department the fourteen
samples of fall and spring wheat prov
ed that first class grain could be read
lily grown at Alpena. The samples
were first class. OF oats
there were six exhibits; of peas, five
of corn in the ear, six; of
buckwheat one; beans, five and of
one. The total number of
grain exhibits was thirty-eight. The
corn was fully ripe and well develop
ed and not easily excelled.
That the orchards are gaining could
readily be seen by the fine display of
fruit, which we believe to be the best
yet exhibited. j. A. Case exhibited
i've plates of apples, 4 of crab apples
Ind one of pears. Messrs. Potter's or
'hard was represented by A plates of
lpples, one of plums and one of pears. {
Y. M. Brackinreed exhibited 8 plates {
# crab apples. S. King had 2plates
# apples and one crab apples. Wal
er Gavigan, several varieties of fine
tandard apples and crab apples.
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