The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-09-09
PUMPKINS AND SQUAsHES

specimens, Boston marrow. W
, Spmmers; Csshaw,W u Spamsrs; svpe
potato, Chas Walton; cheese, Chas Wa
; ton; stock, w ID Sommers; harvest mann
; moth pumpkin, Florence Tuite; hal
peck mammoth tomatoes, Chas Walton
hall peck mikado tomatoes, Mrs. J Be-
we'll; half peck Livingston, Mrs j Bee
well; half peek Ssowe, VIM Holden; doz
stock bects, Geo f Jaergeus, Chas Wa
ton dozen table beets j T Ward, Cha,
Walton, dozen stock carrots, Geo T
JuergcDs; dozen table carrots, Charlts
Walton.
Halr pix. red onions J T Ward spt
yellow onions Thomas A Lodge, pk
white onions Charles Walton.
3 Head fat Ouch cabbage T Ward
3 head drumhead j w Shippers, 3 head
Savoy George F Juergens, head red
dutch George F Juergsns early Jersey
Wakefield cabbage J T Ward.
Specials, basket white star potatoes,
Charles Walton; early rose, John Feuteu;
sweet potato pumpk ius, Oh .r!es Walton;
Heaviest head OF cabbage, Thos Young; II
ears sugar corn, G F Juergens; quart lin
beans, q f Juergeus.
STOCK BETS.
| An interesting exhibit was that OF the
stock beets. This largo variety is now
very generality raised by the farmers,
| who cut them up to feed to stock during
the winte: il place Of the usual proven
der, and which the cattle are fond
of. The sugar beet can be used for the
| same purpose, but the display did not
indicate its popularity
This is an off time for cabbages being
batBean The regular seasons, but the
other vegetables including lima beans,
onions, peppers, etc, were flush. A paw
exhibit were specimens of thu X ilsido-
scope peppers.
The big squashes and pumpkins were
not present not having ma:ured yet in
the season, but the specimens were good
CORN.
Considering tho dry season the corn
exhibit was O. X especially the yellow
field corn. Mr.. II. c. Mcdowell exhi-
bited stalks abou5 10 feet in height.
Doz ears sugar corn, Thos II Lodge, LIST;
Juergens, egg plants LIST; Charles
Walton 2ud; G Juergers, dozen cayenne
peppers; G Iuergsns, Kaleidoscope pep
pers, Miss Mary Drake
WHEAT.
The quality of the wheat exhibit
was good bat not 30 extensive, the Futz
beng the variety mostly exhibited Other
grains and seeds we're shown.
OATS.
Oats were averaging 42 pounds and
the exhibit was crsGitable aud of so ID
quality. Thou yLout the county the
crop was excellent the average par acre
being from 40 to 10 bushels.
HAv.
The celebrated Cecil county hay was
superior. The timothy, mixed and
clover rivalIed each other. The prime
hay rlisitg districts are those above the
p W. & 3 railroad The timothy crop
~as greatly shortened b. drought bu
clover crop vas cut previously to it
This department WIS superintendent by
Warren Il. Grosh, his assistants being J.
t. Ward, N. z. Manly and George
Denney.
Superintendent Morris Dunbar wore a
smile of satisfaction, and well he might |
Tor the exhibit in the horss department |
~as rqles.ioaab!y oae OF. if not the |
best display ever maize. Tro horses |
were Cecil county horses aud their |
breeding was excellent. The introduce
ton OF well bred stations in this county ;
has eleva ed the character OF the stock /
on every farm, and Cecil county horsef
in point or speed and general utility ara |
fast re ching an almost perfect standard. |
The exhibit was large and we'll arranged |
and the animals were shown to adyan-
Price, OF Cecliton attracted much atte n
ton standing in a stall by the side of its
mo her, an amiable grey marc which stood |
and blinksd ,p;on-t e har long cared son.
A Spanish jack also owned by Mr., Price |
occupied a corner stall, and owned the
fair. Tie thor0ughbreds, general
utility, Peicherons Clydesdale stalIors
AID driving horses were admired and
closely inspected by the farmers who will
always stop and lock at "hoss" teeth.
Jester and Mcdaniel. OF Wilmipgton,
ruado an imposing show of draught
horses and colts. Their Shetland pony
exhibit wss attractive and the lite
fellows were always surrouudedby admir-
ing groups of children who would like to
have a pony" Noticeable exhibits were
made by E. E, Marsh, percheron stallion;
J. Sterrett Smith, Star Duroo and n. Y.
Dictator colts; ard tie Cleveland Bay
stallion Pride of England" was on ex-
hibili9n. Tie general utility horses
were superior, AID the entire exhibit was
marked Indication of tie county's
advance in this line.
Tuuroughu.eds- Filly , year old, Jester
& Med luie,; yearly, Jester Il Mcdaniel;
year geld!ng, Jester x MCDANIEL.
Class standard or fine bred resisteged-
stallion to years, j I Amour; 5; liion =
to years, Mrs Il j Morrison Isl; E L
Marsh 2nd; Oily 3 years, L NJ. ST ii lily .
yeats, E L Marsh LIST; c Biddle . I'd.
Glass ), general utiiity-Stalion to Is
years, j y Wilson; stallion 10 years,
| w q West; FLY , years, J Meteii5h 1st; w
G. West Pad; yeirling, w W Barkley
| LIST; l. NJ lckie , ID; yelriing yeas, w.
| II Van Pelt; gelding years, j Smi,h LIST;
John Meredith 2uG; gelding yearling, S
Smith 1s;; ID 7 Cox 2ud; brood mare with
| foal j ) Smith Isl; ester s. Mcdaniel End q.
Class 6 -S5allion to years, Jester y
| Mcdaniel.
Glass IN ire or geldipg heavy draught,
Jester & Md ruiel LIST; J T More End; pair
farm horses, Jester & Mcdaniel LIST; G L
| NJ ,ckie Fad; mules, Jester * Mcdaniel.
Class s Single horse or more, j S Smith
lst; Dlphos Price 2ud pairs horse or mare
W L Pitt Isl; 5 Smith 2nd; walking
| horse, John Meredith
Saddle horses-Riding horse, Miss Airline
Constable Isl and Pad premiums. Pony
under IL hands, Edward TAylor 1st, Jester
aud NED Inie. 2nd.
Class 9-Haudsomest stallion, James B.
MArrett, LIST; Charles Bayard End; Clevs
land B.v colt '93 by Pride of England
Charles Carter 1st; John j Williams End
j w Shippers Bird; c 1t fooled in '95, III
Hess; gelding or mare, George II. Ash;
year FLY, Norris Dunbar; mule colt toaleC
'93, Sam Harris