Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-10-21
THE FORD COUNTY FAIR.
A GRAND AFFAIR.
AN EXHIBITION OF VARIOUS
PRODUCTS.

AN EXHIBITION OF VARIOU!
PRODUCTS.
The Ford County and Southwestern Agriculture
Fair opened on Monday, and continues until to
morrow. The day of opening was unpleasant, tn
wind blowing at a furious rate, making pedestrian
ism slightly unpleasant. But notwithstanding
the elements the fair opened auspiciously. Col
Thomas Moonlight, the Democratic candidate TO
Governor, made the opening address. Rev. j. W
WRIGHT Of Cimarron, delivered An address on tn
Future Prospects of Southwestern Kansas.
The following is list of the names Of the officer
Of the association:
C. N. Beeson, president; G. II. Hoover, vic'
president; d. N. Frost, secretary; VIM. Hall
treasurer. Executive committee: B. F. Milton
j. N. Bell, VIM. Tilghman, N. B. Klaine, 7. L
McCarty, NJ. Collar. d. M. Frost L. K. Mcintyre
G. NJ. Hoover, c. NJ. Beeson, A. Gluck and c. W
Averill. Ladies' auxiliary association to Fort
County and Southwestern Kansas Fair Associa
tlon: Mrs. T. L. McCarty, president; Mrs. T. j
Tate, vice president; Mrs. NJ A. Snyder, secretary
Mrs. Mary Collar, treasurer. Executive com
mittee: Mrs. r. ]. Hardesty, Mrs. II. LyBrand
Mrs. Jennie Collar, Mrs. VIM. Hall and Mrs. F. C
Zimmerman. Finance committee: Mrs. A. j
Anthony, Mrs. c. N. Beeson and Mrs. S. Goodman
General Superintendent, William Tilghman
Assistant Superintendent, A. Gluck. Marshal
I. J. Collier
We give only partial list Of the products and
articles on exhibition. The display Of agricul
tural products would astonish the most ncredu
lOus. People who imagined that western Kansas
was sterile and unproductive would have theil
doubts dspelled by an examination Of the articles
on exhibition. The Fair will produce one good
result. 1t will stimulate our farmers to greater
energy and pride in the cultivation of the soil
The various townships in the county were repre-
scented. Meade county had some excellent crop
products.
The hall was finely decorated, and the appear
ance Of the displays lent a charming effect. In
the center Of the hall was a floral stand, hand
somely decorated with plants and flowers. On the
ceiling above the stand were some portraits OF C.
N. Beeson and family, the work OF his estimable
wife. j. w. Loomis exhibited fifteen varieties OF
apples, which were placed on the stand. Dodge
township had good display. s. Burrell showed
some sorghum grown ON sod; a Hubbard squash
weighing 100 lbs. was O wonder.
II. LAUDER, who resides in the east end OF
Hodgeman county, had good display Of vegeta.
bles and cereals. The corn and potatoes were
excellent. Fulse wheat, which yielded 20 bushels
to the acre, California barley 80 bushels to the
acre, rye 81 bushels to the acre. A sample Of
Kansas rose potatoes were shown. The product
was 900 bushels to AZ acres.
W. F. Ellsworth, Of Meade, had so bushels OF
potatoes on exhibition. They looked fine.
Nathan D. Starks, of Dodge precinct, exhibited
q pumpkin weighing 100 lbs. A squash weighing
100 lbs. These were marvels Of Ford county soil
c. D. Hand, Of Dodge township, had an excel
lent display Of melons. B. F. Richardson, of
Dodge township, six miles southwest of Dodge
City, had some fine samples Of turnips He had
corn stalks measuring - feet. He had entered
for the best five watermelons, turnips, &C.
Cimarron township was well represented, and
was in charge Of Capt F. X. Wagner.
S. o. Trip showed some wheat that tested 65
pounds to the bushcl. Capt Wagner exhibited a
German clock, 100 years OLD, AN heirloom Of his
family. Cimarron had miniature house, built of
corn, millet and various grasses. 1t was unique.
The front of the Cimarron new school house was
in this miniature. There were all
kinds Of vegetables on exhibition. L. L. Ady had
oats that averaged 60 bushels to the acre. j. W.
English showed some excellent tomatoes. The
Cimarron New West Office, sample of printing.
Fowler township, Meade county, was in the dis
play with some grand samples. I. A. Struss had
charge Of the stand. There was a castor bean
stalk feet inches HIGH that covered several feet
space. 1t was raised by Sol. Zortman. mon
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planted was radish, and produced plant weigh
ing 50 pounds. The roots covered space of eight
feet.
T. A. Roter had some fine sweet potatoes; q tur-
nip beet weighing pounds 3ounces; broom corn
brush measuring two feet long. Corn, wheat,
oats, peanuts, two varieties of potatoes The
citizens of Meade county, B. F. Cox,
Frank Sourbeer and Vim. Siebenthaler, furnished
some fine displays of agricultural products
Meade county was there in good shape. A
black locust limb was shown, measuring feet
Inches, raised from seed planted May 1st by B. F..
Cox. There was another black locust, planted
from seed about the same time by T. ]. Roberts,
that measured feet inches. Box elder, s feet,
one year growth, by A. A. Major. Cottonwoods
from cuttings, 6 feet by Geo. Fowler. A fine dis
play Of alfalfa by VIM. Mills. Fine blue grass by
Geo. Fowler. Blue grass will grow in these
western wilds.) Oats stalks feet inches, by
VIM. Ham. Corn, some excellent specimens,
pumpkins and squashes completed the display.
Samuel Burrell, Of Dodge township, had a fine
lot Of watermelons, turnips, peanuts, sweet pOta-
toes, corn, oats, mllet seed, &C. C. ID. Hand,
some fine potatoes grown OH sod. Harvey C. Lose,
some fine specimens Of sod corn. Findlsy Il Son,
q watermelon weighing 60 pounds VIM. Hall, q
dnc lot Of onions, his own make Hays Bealmer
large cabbage.
Corn will grow prodigiously and luxuriantly in
Ford county. John Mess had a display Of 100
ears Of white corn, the finest we ever saw. They
were raised on old ground, and from yield of 50
bushels to the acre. He had sorghum stalks
IL feet inches.
Nick Hanson had good lot Of musk melons,
squashes and all kinds Of vegetables.
F. c. Zimmerman had some fine fruit-grapes,
apples, &C. He had improvised a grape arbor,
upon which hung the delicious grapes, from
veritable grape vine. Two limbs containing
apples were shown. The apples were of the late
Rambo, grown on trees planted in 1887. He had
pears raised in his fruit farm, which were Ii
inches in circumference and weighed three-qrar-
tiers Of pound.
Stephen Reynolds, Of Dodge township had an
excellent showing of potatoes. James James, mel
ons, onions, &C.. in great profusion.
NJ. Collar showed a branch of q catalpa tree,
nearly Is feet high, and over three inches in d.
amcter the growth Of two years. j. d. Brown
had excellent corn that yielded IS bushels to the
acre. He showed some fine potatoes, pie melons,
icing rinds. He had some good sam.
pies Of wheat. H. E. Wellman nne millet, sweet
potatoes, &c.
". A. Burford, near Fowler, showed wheat
from yield Of g bushels to the acre, that tested
Is lbs to the bushel. pie melon, weighing ~
pounds, two sQuashes g pounds each
The wheat display was good. The samples