Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-09-27

county, grapes below par. e-..g..
The Wood county apples are y little
bit specked, but the exhibit as a whole
is very good, the display of canned
fruits, especially, being fine. Lorain
county, the next in the line, has its
fruit in glass and fancy fruit dishes,
which, although handsome in them
selves, do not show the fruit as well as
the white dishes used everywhere else.
The managers are evidently holding
back for the second and third competi-
tions, as heretofore the number of
varieties of fruit exhibited by them has
been below the required 200
Wayne county has splendid exhl6-
it, excelling In apples and reaching
good general average. In canned fruit
the managers have done well, but in
peaches not so well. There was some
disappointment that Wooster did not
get premium, and it certainly has
were disappointed because they receiv-
ed no prize. Their collection, distribut-
ed over two handsome pyramids and
peculiar, flatiron-shaped stand, is
peculiar, fine in apples, and is one Of
the foremost in variety and in the
quality of the exhibit. Representative
McKelvey has charge of the display
Ottawa county tried a 'fatiron' stand
like Belmont's, but changed it. S. P.
Alexander, who is in charge, claims the
best show of peaches aud grapes in the
building. Put-in-Bay and Catawba ISL
and are included in Ottawa county, but
the grapes there were not ripe for the
first competition. With few grapes,
Mr.. Alexander has $50 varities of fruits
on exhibition. Montgomery county
has done itself proud in the horticul-
tural department: and Messrs. Longer
necker and Tibbell, who have charge of
the exhibit, have displayed it to good
advantage. They have quite collec-
ton of canned fruits and a great many
grapes, pears and apples, but can not do
much with peaches and plums. The
small fruits, in which they excel,
ripened too early for the competition.
Ross county, whose exhibit has been
mentioned, has the first position on the
south side of the building, and Miami
county, with fine decorations, comes
next. Ross is in the hands of John
Hurst and Mr.. West, and Miami in
those of Isaac Freeman. The Miami
county collection excels in grapes and
canned goods and does we'll in apples.
Franklin county withdrew from the
first competition but will make an eff
fort to take prize the next time. Mr..
Aldrich is in charge. Stark county
makes a very good display and its
managers thought they ought to have
had a premium. They probably will
have one before the close of the Expo
sitiOn, as they excel in canned fruits
and have good general display.
Lucas county has done well. w. w.
Farnsworth and Hon. H. Kellogg pre-
pared their exhibit and left it in charge
of DR.. A. B. Mason and G. d. Norton.
The canned goods are fine, the apples
splendid and the general divisions first
class.
Van Vert county has made big dis
play of fruit and placed it under the
care of M. H. Mccoy; and Marion
county is preparing collection for the
second competition. The last two ex-
hibits are the premium collections sent
by Clarke and Lake.
Hon. N. H. Albaugh, Speaker Fro
tenn of the Ohio House of Representa-
tives, is Commissioner of the Depart
ment and himself makes good dis
play. His assistants are Representative
Tryon, of Lake county, and Mr.. S. r.
Moore, of Muskingum county. The
Agricultural Experiment Station of the
Ohio State University makes an in
structive exhibit, illustrating the good
results of thinning" and the display
throughout is such that ex-President
Hayes, Ex-Governor Fairchild, Com
mand Chief Warner and Post Com
mander-in-C Chief Rea, of the Grand
Army of the Republic, not only pro-
nounced it the best they had ever seen,
but said it is undoubtedly the finest
and large ever made anywhere.