Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-22

lection displayed by Wichita county.
Next to Wichita comes the ex hibit from
Wilbarger county. This county also lost
its fine exhibit during the palace FIRE,
saving onlv one large painting represent
Ing home in Vernon. This painting
holds prominent position in the present
display. Everyth NJ else Is new anu ar
tistically arranged. Oats. wheat, barley
corn, grasses, vegetables aud fruits are
arranged with utmost care and chow at u
glance the products of q rapidly growing
county. The samples show It to be Il
county adapted 10 nearly everything that
goes TO make up succ essful farming.
Mr.. c. 81. McCarty, Tho has charge of
the exhibit, manifests great pains TO
keep the display in good order aud ar
range d to advantage.
DR.. J. J 4 Inge is in charge of the
Reeves county exhibit. Reeves is an
irrigated county aud everything dis
played in the way OF farm products was
grown on u farm of only forty acres and
consists of l43 varieties. All of the
cereals, vegetables, grasses and fruits
are here. The samples are very superior
and competent judges say the cotton
samples Indicate the best quality in the
state. The grasses are in great variety
and OF superior quality.
One of the most attractive agricultural
exhibits in exposition hall is that of
Hardeman county. As whole it is
perfect gem of art, and was designed
and executed by G. I. Cofeld of
Quanah, n skillful artist aud decorator.
The front is original and unique in de-
sign consisting of beautiful pictures
worked in various kinds OF small grain,
such rs millet, sorghum seeds, Egyptian
corn and various grasses, on ground
work of black cloth, with elegant cur
tains OF old gold, sea green and peacock
blue. The ceiling Of the interior is one
OF the handsomest works of art in the
building. On u cloth ground work of
peacock blue is o large PANEL work ed
wholly in grain. The side wall are COW
cred with black cloth, on which various
kinds of grain in sheaf aud stalk are nr-
ranged in beautiful designs.
On either side of the room are shelves
extending the entire length, covered
with dark blue cloth, on which is ar
ranged in sacks of white duck cloth,
holding from n peck 10 half bushel, one
of the finest und most complete exhibits
OF cereals ever made in Texas. or the
other most excellent features of the ex-
hibit, its minerals, stone and timber, we
have not space to mention, but suffice to
say that the people OF Hardeman county
may well be proud of their exhibit, and
the great state of Texas may be proud
TO claim its products US grown upon her
soil.
Donley county has n fine display of
corn, wheat, oats. vegetables, potatoes,
etc. Donley has been farmed this year
for the first time, aud everything dis
played was taken from SOD land. A
watermelon or fifty pounds in weight is
on exhibition, and Keifer corn that went
forty bushels to the acre. The display
made by Donley county is a credit to the
fair and to the state, and the superin-
tendent in charge, Mr.. w. L. Sage, de-
serves much credit for the neat arrange
meut of the same.
Callahan county also comes forward
with fine display of cotton, corn, oats,
wheat, millet and other products of the
turm and garlen. This is also fine dis
play aud pleasingly arranged, and while
from county that is new in farming,
vet in guilty II is no. behind many Of
her Older neighbors.
The display from Smith county, while
il puts forth the products of the farm,
orchard and gnrden Us parts of its ex-
hlht, yet its principal feature is the out
put from its manufactures. Fifty va |
rieiies of useful woods are neatly sampled |
and polished so rs to show their beauty |
and worth for manufacturing purposes. |
There are also chairs made from these |
woods and turned out by Il Smith county !
factory. The samples of leather are |
very fine, and this county holds the |
honor of having the largest tannery in !
ffGaS
ming factories is also here and adds much
10 the exhibit. A Smith county seed
tarm also has a large variety of seeds
made uD ready for the commercial
= orld, and the nurserymen have not
allied 10 send various varieties of fruit
rees ready 10 be set out. Mr.. o. T.
Allen is in charge and is anxious TO have
smith county set right before the world.
Next comes the P. c. c. country ex-
libit aud comprises every thing grown on
! Texas farm. The fruit samples show
his country TO be especially adapted TO
ruit raisinE, while the samples of
ereals, vegetables aud cotton are very
me. Wool Is also q feature in this ex-
ibit, and the pecan samples are of q
cry superior quality. Each county in
he p. c. &. district has sent something,
nd the whole makes up q variety that
'ill be very hard TO equal. Quantity is
OF the question, but variety and quail
y is what constitutes the worth of this
xhibit, and there Is no deficit. The
eople OF the Pecan Colorado Conoho
an well be proud of their FIRST joint dis
lay.
Van Zandt county comes forward with
er usual supply of salt and varieties OF
mber. Tobacco in leaf and finely cured
also shown. There is salt that runs
46-l00 of pure. The samples of sugar
ine. the syrup and sugar made from
IL Same are worthy of special mention.
an Zandt also shows Il full line of farm,
arden and orchard products. The tim
1r samples are fifty in number aud
any of them rare varieties.
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