Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-10-05

Aaslcultural society was one OF
meceasful exhibitions ever given
|1n1r3v. Oxford, situated % IL Is right
- a IN sxceedingiy progressive,
- onseEs&ic farming populsce; and
sgn,ly pasrouixed by the people of
1hfiving counties Of Chester, Ian.
- Cecil. generous and interesting
~ bptwesn these counties always bring
= rood Q selection OF the best pro- |
Ko1 eosh that the fair held at Oxford,
~ milGs from the borders Of zach, are
= md near for the fine display oi
GSeln, fruit and flowers. Tho atten-
2 TkurDday was unusually large for
~ = the impression had gone forth
60ssday was TO be the big day.
MI fnirs of this society are now ue-
g o9riculture. and the spring exhibi.
~ reserved especially for horse
subsequently, the lovers OF horse hesh
~ 6nd suything to interest thom par.
~. either In the stalls or the track.
~ 1oni esallions were on exhibition, |
- 9otice tendency to heavy Percheron
o1nadian breeds, John Wilson. OF VIII
roou. Frank Harkness and j. nj. Keecb,
5Gn1ter county, each having tine stall
n the Percheron breed on exhibition.
- were few pretty good colts in the
hut the display In this line was not
Wy large or good. In cattle there was
III lSrge display, and in some cases ex'
ID1ly fine, the Alderneys predominat-
The Holstsins were represented by
- Guod stock, . thoroughbred bull being
17S - Brown q Brother, Of Lancaster,
Uome fifteen head of their celebrated
~ Hofns, and proved their proficiency as
~c0ora, whilst Abner 9. Wood, also oi
nntor county. again gives proof OF his
0n0lency ~ . feeder by carrying of both
~ md second premiums for work oxen,
- hoavy calves tipping the beam at 4,Ooo
|6nndA The Harris Bros. took all the pre-
41ums offered for Durhsms or Shorts Horns,
~ bad for Lancaster county. All of the
lNno were filled by some fine porkers. and
1oogo Broa, of Avondale, maintained the
IL reputation of the Chester-W hites by
Skin9 the best display Of any one breed ex-
|<611od. While our farmers as rule do not
|lvo great deal Of attention to the growing
z wool and mutton, not half "a much as
~ should, yet the sheep pens were better
Ma than were ever before noticed there,
~ Oortainly IL is hard among the many
~ specimens on exhibition to select any
~ variety - the best
We might say with equal truth that this
Salls fAir had the largest and the best display
- cattle, sheep hogs and poultry that we
5Vor NV on the grounds and this is espe-
11n)ly true Of poultry. All OF the coops we're
11led and enough to fill them all again bad
y ~ LEFT In their boxes and crates IN which
Ihey were shipped for want OF room for
lholm which was great pity for there were
1gonlnly some fine fowls among them,
- had they all been properly shown we
<00bt II any fair in the state could make as
Bod show. Cochran & Moore, Of Cochran
VIE bad twenty-varieties Howard Johnson
@ West Grove, twenty-six Z. j. Chandler,
q AvcndAle, ten varieties these three ex-
kthitcgA above having every imaginable breed,
lHum the mammoth Cochin Chinas, and
Bxuhmas down to the diminitive bantam.
~ d. JacQueth, of Russelville, had number
a hi
~ rood many of them were bought by the
1HEmGs, who have only TO break and train
oh0m carefully to make them valuable help
- the farm. In the main building the display
W. unusually good and 1t seems futile to at
tempt any thing ike an adequate description
~ TIE thousand and one things, beautiful,
yo6ul and ornamental, which only the fer.
~ genius of fair woman could devise ,; an J
nn1y the uutiring industry of fair Won an
1oo1d bring to such beautiful perfection.
Hut ~ think the crazy quilts shown deserve
nnpoOlal mention, and OF the four or five on
l6hihltion, It was difficult to say which de-
G1gyed hrst premium and in our humble
jndgmept the card was put on the wrong
one by the judges. There were some very
6ne displsys fGsde by individual firms,
|nhoiSO6cths being extensively and
IDdlly arranged, and the display
a their special wares attracting large
crowds ali day. Among them we make note
oe william johnson, OF Oxford, Estey organs
and Davis sewing machine; +. A. North q
Co, OF Philadelphia, Wilcox q White organs,
and Vcse q Co IS pianos Alexander Kerr, o
Oxford, Singer sewing machine; McAllister
~ Phiiadelphia, optical apparatus; J. w
Bowman, wall paper, books, pictures &c Sf.
play OF Queen syrup; Baily q Wilson
1ArSe display Of carriages; II. S. Worth
Oxford. wagons and agricultural machinery
I On Friday, the big day, there was poriec
xuah In the crowd, all available room "a'
onken mp by carriages and horses, am ihe ~
0nlpts at the gate show the largest Gro" ~ -aa
49, ever present on any one day since The
beglnning Of the society. The events on The
11Iok were very tame. Nellie Burke anc
3fles Mabel Floss monopolized all the atten
)1oa with their running horses, and hounds
Roman chariots, DC; and no Doubt his at
txaceion did much towards swelling the large
ogoWd.
The managers deserve credit for excluding
NJ cnfch-p penny shows that had become such
~ 1ntoaorHble nuisance, and we are sure
'tnoy viii be thanked by all in attendance for
~ relief from the noise and danger OF thes'
nkoUA The grounds are much the better tol
~ olWprovements made on them this year
1eW tences, new stands, &c