Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-15
SPECIAL MENTION.

Al AGRICULTURAL ARK AEuIeN S!ultl, OF
Redwood City-one of the leading fine
stock. breeders on the coast-through his
agent, Joseph Mathewes, exhibits n fine
herd of Durham cattle, consisting of one
bull and three COWS. These cattle have
been exhibited before in this State, and
with the most fattering results. They
are as choice specimens of their kind as
one could wish to see, and people who are
familiar with or judges of stock of any
kind will readily concede all that has been
said in behalf of Mr.. Smiths cattle. The
same gentleman has also on exhibition q
fine herd, consisting of p head, of i'm
ported Berkshire pigs Competent Judges,
who are thoroughly familiar with the swine
| kingdom, cOncede ,hat it would be an up
| hill task for any competitor. in honest
rivalry, to make a showing the equal of
this. That portion of the State which
sends to the State Fair as important a col
lection as treated upc4l in this article can
well feel proud of their standing.
THE PROOF OF THE PUDDING"
AS we have already said, the idea of
firm of real estate and insurance agents
making an exhibit in the State Fair is a
novelty. But SWee'ser IL Alsip of this CITY.
have demonstrated that however novel the
idea, it is a brilliant, practical and useful
one. There never has been any thing like il
before, but all the more is it noteworthy. In
a twenty-foot inclosure at the mouth of the
north wing is a pyramid of three terraces.
very handsomelydecora and fairly loaded
down with fruits, grapes soils, nuts, grains,
etc, products of farms or parts Of farms
the firm has for sale or exchange. Each
card tells just where the land is, the price,
character OF soil, acreage, name Of owner,
etc. As an advertising feature. this branch
of it certainly takes the palm. The exhibits
are all fine; there is nothing Second-clasS in
the lot, and yet we are assured that they
but fairly represent the general product Of
the lands to which they are credited. The
examples exhibited may be thus briefly
indicated, but we do not undertake to give
the exact location of the lands.
but only the general vicinity:
James Rutter, Florin, pears, figs, apples
and grapes; +. H. Gould, Davisville, grapes;
p. H. Murphy, Brighton, fruit and soil;
James Holland, Sacramento, hops and
fruit James c. Morrison, Loomis, Placer
county, fruit and vegetables; William Ir-
vine, Colfax, u feet of grapevine, one
years growth, without iTrigation f. p.
Lowell, Sacramento county, Italian chest
nuts and japanese persimmons; w. a.
Dashiell Auburn, grapes without irriga-
ton; j. Z. Brown, Florin, peaches and
grapes; J. 3. Whitcomb, New England
Mills, grapes in variety, without irrigation;
w. A. Smith, Shngle Springs, fruit; VIM
Tibbitts, Sacramento, grapes, fruit and hay;
George Edwards, Sacramento, preserved
fruit and grains in variety; p. G. Dolan,
barley; z. Beckendorf, Brighton, fruit,
grain ana soil: r. g. Breckenridge. Auburn.
preserved fruits; Il. G.. Merkley, Sacra-
mento, hops; Julia Hoppe, Sacramento,
fruit and nuts; Charles Lee, FlOrin. fruits,
vegetables and grain; Perrin Stanton, Sac
ramento county, fruit, grain and hay; Eli
Herrill, El Dorado county, fruit and grain;
Tokay grapes from the Briggs vineyard,
and corn and alfalfa from the lands Of G.. &.
Jenkins, on the COsumnes river.
In various places in this novel exhibit
hang cards, on which are printed original
sentences, encouraging to the agriculturist
and creditable to the originator of this
prOyerbiaI philosophy.
\ FINE COLLECTION
r. G. Head. of Napa as usual. Is again 70
the front at Agricultural Park with as fine
an exhibit Of poultry as has over been seen
at the State Fairs. These birds, which are
Of the following popular varieties, viz.
I.angshaus, Light Brahmas Plymouth
Rocks, Brown Leghorns, White Leghorns.
Black Leghorns, Rouen ducks, Pekin
ducks, Toulouse geese, Bronze turkeys ami
wild turkeys, present hne, clean and
healthy appearance, showing concIusiyely
that they are OF excellent stock, and in the
hands Of poultry breeder who stands Sec
Ond to none on the Pacific coast Mr.
Heads collection, which comprises about
forty coops, is one of the centers of ofattyaction
for people from ali parts OF the State.
\ CURIOSITY SHOP.
We have heretofore referred to lie be8u-
tiful structure in the mouth Of the north
wing known as The Terra Gotta Cottage"
II is handsomely designed ard sliilfuy
erected building with four entrances. 1t is
built of terra Gotta architectural ornamental
tiles Of great beauty. The interior is
dressed in black, with crystal ornaments.
and will accommodate ten or twelve per-
sons at q time. Beyond all question the
structure is the LandsorNest on the floor.
Bat tn great merit IS ia the goods shown
by Itohby, Smith & Young, Sacramento.
the projectors Of the cottage. The firm is
an old one, and has been dealing in stone
ware, terra Gotta gods, glassware, crockerv.
lamps, etc. for years. Among the goods
shown are soHIe Of the most choice speci-
mems OF kand-painted chinawaTe. In
stoneware The firm represents the Peoria
(lil.) Pottery Company Il is acid-proof
ware And warranted. In glazing the Peoria