Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-09-04
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-hHhifing the Fine stock shown.
wilmington fair opened on ond Az
morning with perfect weather. Az
preaching the grounds by the w. 4
N. rail- Dad route the green meadows and
fields On either side OF the track were
seen tenanted by herds Of pretty Alder.
neys, sleek Ayrshires and Mammoth
Devons-all awaiting the Opportunity OF
being driven to their several stalls on the
fair grounds. The thoroughbred stock
lay couohed In the deep grass chewing
the oud and oogitRting over the compara,
tive probabilities of gainioR the blue and
red ribbon premiums. Along the, road.
ways crossing the track and oonyeroipo
towards the fair, herds OF pretty Alder
neys atrolled In aristocratic ease and
picked green tid-bits At their leisure.
AGRICULTURAL EXHIBIT.
The beaming smile of Superintendent
II. ID. MoMullen as usual welcomes his
old friends, the reporters. The ex-mar.
shal looks king Of agricultural matters.
Around him are mammoth pumpkins.
100 pounds weight, immense potatoes.
cabbages four times the girth OF an or.
binary human head. Other monstrosities
lof the kitchen garden are seen. sheayes
OF rye seven feet high, and 81 varieties
OF tomatoes, wonderful ears Of corn and
other field wonders meet the yieY on
every side. In one word the genial az,
marshal promises the most remarkable
exhibit the State has ever seen.
CATTLE, HORSES, SHEEP AND SWINE.
Along the range Of stock stalls attend
ants were seen grooming their prizs cat
tie as carefully as thorough bred trotters
are cared for. Big Dsvons and Durhams
Weighing close to 5000 the pair, are seen
lying around. Innumerable herds Of
Holsteins, Guernseys, Jerseys and Alder
neys delight the eye OF the connoisseur.
lmInense pigs 600 and 800 pounds weight
lie granting with pleasure In their clean,
new straw. Pens of precocious silk
skinned piggies squeRl ENORMOUSLY for
their absent mother. Next to them two
oolored men are grooming pair of prlzs
Chester Whites whom they have com
pletely covered with a lather of white
suds. The sheep look cool and comfort.
able under tine new canvas tent sheds.
A man named Magee, a cattle exhibitor
was gored by big red bull on Monday,
DR.. Finn attended him. He was not
seriously hurt.
THOROUGHBRED CATTLE DISPLAY.
One of the primary purposes OF the
Wilmington Fair, as OF all agricultural
fairs, Is to afford opportunities for the
improv ment OF farm stock. Cattle
breeders from Ohio and Pennsylvania
told representative Of the GAZETTE 'on
Monday that the exhibition of standard |
ind grade stock at the Wilmington Fair |
is equal to anything they have ever wit.
messed.
Although additional stalls and sheds
have been erected, they do not near
afford accommodation for the exhibitors.
Monday afternoon men were running |
around searching for carpenters to erect
more Btalls. Superintendent Finn of |
the cattle department, considers the herd
exhibit as fine as any In this part of the
country. He reported the presence on
Monday OF nearly 500 high grade cattle.
Since last years fair numbers Of Della
ware farmers have become interested in
the Introduction of better grades of
cattle. In New CASTLE county our
farmers seem to have taken the greater
fancy to the Holstein. Friesian and the
Jeraey strains. Among the more noted
cattle breeders present are the following:
q. Il. Orothers, HoustonVille, Pa. he
shows a herd OF registered shorthorns
which have taken prizes at almost every
fair In the Middle States; Haines, Brown
d Bro. OF Lyles, Lancaster county, Pa,
exhibit herd of l5 shorthorns. one OF
them, Clifton Duke, is o registered prize
winner weighing over $500 pounds.
Hiram E. Horting OF Mechanics Grove,
Pa, has IA head OF Holstein .Friesian,
imported stock. The cow Parati OF this
herd will attract the attention OF Della
ware farmers. The LaokawannA Breed
Ing Association of Waverly. Pa, appears
here this year again with is head of
registered Holsteins. Among them is
bull ABgie Rachael's Imperial, 4 year old
claimed to be one OF the finest animals
Of its GLASS In Pennsylvania. William
Shook OF Frederick, Nd, exhibits 10
head OF registered Holsteins. A bull
named Aggie Beauty, year old, sold for
III 900, when 1t was Just one day old.
Quite novelty In the cattle exhibit is
the small herd of black Polled Angus, the
Of ]. 2. Hine of Shinrock, Erie
county, Ohio. It IL the first time the
malls have not q white hair upon them.
They are entirely hornless, this peculiar
trait giving them the cognomen OF
''mulleys."
Among the New CASTLE county exhib-
tors in the Holstein. Friesian class is II.
Lewis Armstrong of Ohrlstiana hundred,
head. Among them is the bnll,
4 beautiful beast that took first pre-.
MUM last year and that promises some
hing equally good this year. He stands
A Ia ,t,n A |
Did, has q record OF 16 pounds of butter
n seven days. Nelson Warren & Son of
he belmont Stock Farm Of Newark,
Dell, exhibit IS head OF beautiful Hol-
Iteins. The first prize taker OF the herd
II last year, the champion COW Aggie, is
lere again. Thomas Carroll of Green.
Eille, New CASTLE county, DEL, shows a
nerd of graded Holsteins. The breeding
irm of Jester & Mcdaniel exhibit for the
irst time a herd of eight Holstein.
Friesians from their farm near New Castle. /
!. @. Paxton Il Son of Houstonville, {
Penns., have IL Eolsteins. Among the !
leTd is the bull Lorilee's Darlington, 3 {
'ear old, and we CHS 1000 pounds. Will
lam Lindsay of Elizabeth, N. j., ex. /
iibits two herds, comprising SO Ayrshires
md Guernseys. A. 3. Sinner OF Reding- !
on, Northampton county, Penna., shows !
large herd OF Ayrshires.
One of the most attractive spectsoles '
II the fair is the long line of beautiful 1
Dutch belted cattle. They are all black
With the exception of broad belt OF
pure white surrounding each one with |
uniformity. The exaotitude {
" the color marks on each animal might
Ilmost be described as phenomenal. This !
s the first exhibition OF belted stock in {