The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-10-21
Baldwin District Fair.

in this department like all others repre-
scented on the ground there has never been
SO fine display P. S. Gieger, of Hagers-
town, Md, shows fine specimen of D..
! M. Osborne's steel frame self-binder.
The Baker Bros. of Staunton, have ex
erted themselves through their indcfati-
gable salesman, Luther Masincupp, and
their display includes every labor saving
machine now in use among the farmers.
l5ut if you desire 10 see the Lick it is
done WITH step around to The tent OF the
| Harnsberger Brothers aud there you have
the first chance ever offered in Augusta
of seeing sundry machinery at svork for
these enterprising gentlemen have put
things in motion by gearing their McCor-
mick s binder and mower to fine engine,
and here the whole modas operaads OF har-
vesting is shown. Their self-binder is a
gem as its name indicates and is a steel
| frame one, and is in all respects first class.
Lynn Il Co., seem to have moved their
whole large establishment to the fair
grounds. In their exhibit you may find
every first class farming implement from
garden hoe to mammoth thresher and
engine. Plows, (Oliver chilled) harrows,
wind mills, hay rakes, &c., until all the
&cs are exhausted and then you can find
something in the line not yet written
about. The wonder is, how that firm has
reached such prodigious proportions since
first opening up in Staunton.
| Alexander, the hardware man, is on
hand and his display is quite attractive.
But now 1 must turn to the poultry de-
partment and though should take up the
whole copy of The VIRGINIAN I could not
do anything like justice to the many fine
groups found here, SO must apologize to
the exhibitors and with bare mention pass
on. In this department we find the vet
eran, ]. Fl. Bell, who recently cast his for
tune among the people of old Augusta.
| Mr.. Bell attends all the fairs and always
other exhibitor. 'Twould be hard mat
ter to find AS attractive nook as that oc-
cupied by the many coops Of all kinds of
game, Spanish, Langshans, and dozen
other kinds of proud birds. Mr.. B. de-
serves great credit for his taste III select
ing fine specimens for this exhibit and in
SO arranging them (under great disadvan-
tages) as to render the display SO attrac-
tive.
Our young friend, James Craig. stands
in the front rank OF poulterers in this
State and is destined to make his mark
high among business men, for although
quite young man he has SO managed his
affairs as that his name is known like j..
Fl. Bells all over the State.
There were several fine coops from Or
ange G.. H., and with them IS coop of
Chinese geese that drew large crowds.
From Rockingham comes Mr.. Showal-
ter with the largest display except that of
Mr.. Craig.
Hugh A. s. Hamilton Ii, as matter Of
fact, on hand with coops of fine turkeys.
ducks. sc. His bronze gobbler is Il forty
pound fellow and too big to eat.
The finest display Of Toulouse geese is
made by Mr.J. Wallace, of South River
district, and fine birds they are.
Our old army friend Splitter will walk
off with the blue On his coop of Wyan-
dots, while NJ. Erskine Miller's coop of
black breasted games are said to be the
finest birds and the most perfect speci-
mems in Va. lie has also fine specimens
of turkeys. But we must leave the poul-
try and get among the four legged animals.
And just here let me- say that long be-
fore the fair opened every stall was spoken
for and an additional number had to be
built. If we fail to note all the exhibits
in the cattle and horse departments it is
because when in our effort to secure the
list the owners, or their representatives,
were absent from the stalls and the cards
had not been put up.
Everybody at the fair knows as much
about the Jersey herds of G. J. Pratt and
M. E. Miller as the reporter, for such
crowds gathered about the stalls in which
they were that twas hard fight to get
near them. Such beautiful animals are
rarely ever seen in these parts.
Maj. Koiner and DIR. Killian showed fine
animals of the Holstien breed.
John Ed. Hamilton's fine young short
horn bull must surely wear off the blue.
He has several fine animals of that breed,
as has Mr.. Livesay, of Greenbrier, whose
herd SO impressed Col. Beverly. of the
State fair that he would take no refusal on
Mr.. .Livesay's part to exhibit at Rich
mOnd.
Mr.. John Wallace, of Augusta, has fine
specimens of the short horns and will
doubtless carry satisfactory premiums
home.
But the horses Well, am tempted to
stop short off and let them take care of
themselves, but such animals and in such
numbers were never gathered together on
our soil before.
Ben. Smith leads the lot in Percherons,
and his stallion. Fairlight, which cost the
price of good farm, is the observed Of all
observers. Fairlight is years old, II
hands high, of a dappled gray color, and
was sired by Romulus. who took first
prize at Paris Exposition. He can trot
under four minutes, notwithstanding his
l ZOO lbs, of horsefesh.
There were SO very many Of that class Of
uue uOIScS duu butlI CUltc btldp bub ucIo
mention of their names will take up much
more space than we can give.
Suffice it to say that the Byers' Clydes.
dale horse and his colts attracted universal
notice. as did Mr.. Gilkeson 3 fine stallion,
and G. W. Freed was behind none of his
brother exhibitors in the blooded horse
line.
Capt. F. A. Daingerfeld was on hand
with that Incompatible Sam Purdy and
several Of his offspring.
Sam Purdy, if he could have understood
his praises as sung by Col. Peyton, who
has on exhibition three Of his colts-as
perfect spec linens of horse-hesh as were
ever seen in Va.,-woLld have certainly
felt proud of his record.
Mark the prediction Col. Peyton' s
stable will in the near future add to the
turf some Of the fastest and most noted
: animals that this country has produced.
His sorrel filly is too pretty, SO say the
ladies'. while the spring colt is inst uerfect