The record-union., 1892-09-10
STATE FAIR NOTES.
TESTED JERSEYS.

TESTED JERSEYS.
Stock men as a rule are fair judges of beef
qualities and are apt to Judge dairy cattle by
beef standards. They might just as well Judge
running horses by draft standards They
never stopped to think that a fair ayerage
COW bears a calf and then turns out more dol
lars worth OF butter every year than a fine big
steer produces of beef in his lifetime. For this
reason the dairy will take the place of the
range as fast as the country becomes settled
SO That people have to milk cows and they
become shrewd enough to take time TO use
pencils.
When they enter race they don't choose q
morse that Will pull a big load and still run
pretty well, but they put up money on horse
That has for generations been bred for running
alone and that has ancestors with records.
IN the best dairy sections competition has
brought them to this point with cows
Twenty years ago Mr.. MaiIlard could not
nave run fast enough TO have given an aver
age Marin County dairyman one OF his ,Ier-
SeyS, because they were too little for beef
Now, If man has a COW there to sell that has
even quarter OF Jersey blood you will see
that fact advertised in the paper
Dairymen from Marin. Hum boldt and san
Luis ObIspo will stop when they see the
names OF Coomassie, Eurotas and Jersey Bell
of Scituate on the elegant pedigree cards ac-
compar ying the herd OF first-class high-bred
Jerseys shown by Henry Pierce of san Fran
cisco. They know the records OF these COWS
as the sporting man knows of Sullivan and
CorDett and can tell Of their records running
| 1rom twenty TO twenty-five pounds of butter
per week, and from 700 to l 900 pounds per
year. ElJoro OF Ierba Buena stands at the
head OF the herd, grand for individual char
acIerlstleS, as well as a representative of
famous family.
Five OF the cows are so well known. have
mace such excellent records, and are so prom
lhent IN characteristics of the the best class of
Jerseys, that the Judges will hayea hard time
10 decide between them. Among these is
Coomassie Second who has testea II 3-l6
pounds Of butter in seven DAYS
A very fine yearling bull is Globe, a grand
son OF the famous sweepstakes bull Jack
Lowe, and out of Carrie OF Yerba Buena-a
COW that made Is 7-16 pounds of butter in
seven days. This herd is characterized bv
appearances indicating a disposition to pro-
uuce MILK rather than beef. They are wedge
SNAPPED, nave large milk veins, udders and
teats, and broad demIjohn escutcheons. Their
SKIN is very yellow inside the ears indicating
mllk rich III butter.
No expense or care has been snared bI- Mr.
Flerce 10 make the Herba Buena herd worthy
10 represent the very best characteristics Of
the Jersey breed world-famed as butter MAX
eTs: we are very sorry to miss the fine herd
OF Mr.. Mayhem, that was so great an attrac-
tlon last year, and hope to see him on hand
tests and all, in '93.
AN UNUSUAL ATTRACTION.
Several of our merchants have this year
taken the opportunity offered by the crowd
in attendance at the fair to make their part OF
the display In show-windows down street.
Among the most noteworthy and attractive
at the Red House. In arranging for his fall
opening to-day the genial and enterprisinr
proprietor, z. FL. Gilman, has taken full adj
vantage or his wide correspondence and eX-
tensiye business connections to import at
tractiye novelties and bring latest styles from
far and near.
These are deliberately and tastefully dis
played in the three windows, each of which
would be large enough for small family to
begin housekeeping.
EanGI trimmings are leading features of the
fall styles. Here you see them in endless
variety There are plumes, tips and pompons
Ihen you see a1gretJes, mephiStos ana quilts
bands and trimmings and dainty hats
trimmed with fur.
Tulips, butterflies and almost everything
that blooms, nleS or craWls can be initiated in
feather-work. .
There are many novelties from leading
Partisan houses, as well as elaborate original
designs from the skilled and experienced art
lists at the head of this department.
Trimmed hats can be found to suit almost
every taste and fancy. She who wants some
thing new and taking, but has not yet seen
the bonnet of her fancy, will find it here in
hat, bonnet or toque.
One hardly knows whether to most admire
the exquisite taste shown in the Arrangement
ana design or the rare Judgment in selection
of material.
Mr.. Gilman has rare knowledge of the tastes
or sacramento ladies and is experienced in
demands OF the market. For this reason his
business does not have the burden to bear and
his customers the profits to pay rendered
necessary by such as are constantly buying
goods to lay on the shelves, or be worn OUT
in showing to customers. Again he is so
close and careful a buyer that his goods NAV
be said to be half sold when they are I'M
packed. He carries general line of clothing
hats and caps and footwear for men, women
and children.
For the little folks those new rainbow
jerseys are going to be all the rage-they are
so bright and gay and give q miss such a
jaunty air with their brilliant colors and cav
tassels. They are all the rage in Eastern
hot
rage here. We expect to see the crowds OF
ladies fairly blocking the street in front of
those show windows, and all feeling that their
time has been well spent in giving them an
idea OF the styles and materials which com
bine to make the very latest fashions Then
they will realize how thoroughly q wide
awake business man OF the present day with
extensive connections and untiring enterprise
hunts creation over for new and rare atfrac,
tions. Many new shades of ribbons are on
exhibition, in addition to the novelties i'm
styles and designs made of let uuilIs and
feathers. Those who fail to take look at the
Red House show windows before leaving
town may fairly be accused by their nus
bands OF deliberately contrived plan to re-
turn next week.
PROFITABLE POULTRY.
Among those who seem to be in position To
make most money out of poultry is E. Hart of
Clements. He raises some 500 bronze turkeys
every year. They are so much harder that
he raises rs per cent more from an aorai
young bronze turkeys 10 dress thirty bounds
at Christmas as for others to dress eighteen
His birds are remarkably fine and he makes
quite speciality OF selling eggs as well as
shipping turkeys.
IMPORTANT To FRUIT-GRowERs,
For the most meritorious California inyen-
ton our fruit-growers will feel inclined to
award the medal TO one who makes it possi
BILE to handle the most delicate fruits without
bruiSing.
You have basket lined with a sack. solid
as any other basket so long as you move il
with the handle. When full of fruit you lower
it to the bottom of the box, or barrel grasp il
by the sides, and presto, Change" as the
prestidigiGator says-your basket opens i'm
the center and you lift it out without disturb
ing or giving the fruit any chance to bruise
This is specially important in handling citrns
fruits, and has been used with the greatest
satisfaction by many of the leading growers.
1t will be an equal advantage in handling de-
ciduous fruit intended for Eastern shipment
The fruit may look well enough when il leaves
here all dressed up in its white wrapper but
ii has been at all bruised in handling il looks
like a defeated pugilist when it comes to he
exposed for sale on an Eastern truit-stand. n
is the invention Of the exhibitor. Thomas
Cogswell Of san Diego.
A VALUABLE IMPROVEMENT.
An oil cup and oil in paste form, to save
three-foEths the oil and the time of old meth
DDS, is among exhibits most attractive to
farmers and machinists.