Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-27
Qbe Jnoepenoent
CLOSE OF THE FAIR.
ATTENDANCE LIGHTER YESTER-
DAY THAN THE DAY BEFORE.
Races Were Not up to Standard And a
Good Deal of Dissatisfaction Has Been
Expressed, But the Fair Was Good
i'm all other Departments. Wis
itOrs Were, on the Whole.
Generally Satisfied.
From Saturdays Daily.

lest days of the year. Aside from the
Leaf and a stiff sOUthwe;tcrly gale
here was no complaint to make
40 list tie weather, however, for it
ads generally conceded THAI the pre-
valllng weather conditions were more
desirable than one of the ,lilly, Clark
lays, which are not unusual IN the fall
*eason.
The attendance was lighter than on
Thursday and was PROBABLY something
,ess than two thousand. As we
have said before the exhibits
were generally excellent in the art,
i've stock and agricultural departments.
The heads OF these departments had
made determined and persistent
effort 10 keep them up tostandard with
he result that some OF them showed
merits above the average and better
than in former years.
Comment upon the races is hardly
necessary. They were the subject of
much comment in the grand stand and
along the line OF people that stretched
lar out to the right of the starting wire.
IN these latter days and particularly
since the Worlds Fair the greatest at
traction DIT county fairs is the races.
II the racing events are good the fair is
pronounced good, If not there is tend.
ency with the madding throng to look
1nnp IA fair failura II 10 with
the deepest regret that the INDEPEND-
ENT can now report the races
10 better than succession of dlSap-
pOintmentS and this i'll contradiction to
he fact that the premiums offered on
speed are said to have bt Ell the best in
the state outside of Indianapolis 1t ap-
pears to the general public that better
directed and more persistent effort in
management on the part of the superin
tendentO OF the speed department would
have not only guaranteed greater sue
cess In point of attendance but would
have assured better satisfaction to those
who witnessed the races.
STOCK EXHIBITS.
The swine exhibit was considered one
of the best ever shown in this county
and included some of the best porkers
ever shown anywhere in the state.
JOHN a. MCFARLINS EXHIBIT.
John A. McFarlIn exhibited one of
the best herds of thirteen Poland China
hogs ever shown in the state. They
were bred on his farm in West township
this county.
Mr.. McFarlin is the pioneer breeder
of Poland China hogs in this county and
notwithstanding spirited but friendly
rivalry OH tn part or competitors in
the breeding of swine he has managed
10 place himself Ill the lead and to hold
MS position. His herd exhibited here
carried away five out of possible eight
first premiums and two seconds. His
exhibit included the yearling Monarch
Ii, 40, large smooth fellow weighing
about 600 pounds, two exceptionally fine
sOws, Nettie Jones and Pride and two
six months old Tecumseh sows that
showed perfection in all points and
caught the attention of all hog raisers.
There was not an animal in the exhibit
that did not show The most intelligent
care In selection and breeding to which
is due,no doubt, Mr. Nc Farlin's remark
IF the strong features of the fair and
lie, as well dis the people of Marshall
county, should have some pride in the
stock of an exhibit that won so many
honors with such large and exception
ally fine lot of exhibits in competition.
His premiums, in detail, were as fol-
lows:
Male, oyer 2 years old, LIST.
Male, over & months and under year
old, 1St.
Sow and five pigs. list.
Best male, any age or breed, LIST.
Best sow with five pigs, any age or
breed, 1st.
Sow over year old, I'd.
Sow over months and under l year
I'd.
Any breeder ought to feel proud of
this record.
SHEEP-PARKS s. PLANT EXHIBIT.
There was some dissatisfaction with
the judgement of cattle and the same
was true of sheep. Parks & Plant of the
Bourbon stock farm who make a
speciality of high grade pure
bred registered sheep for wool and
mutton exhibited nine of as fine Shrop.
shire sheep as one might expect to find
anywhere, but the three-year-old Shrop-
shire ram, DOlphus, was hauled away
without premium. He is one of the
purest bred of the Shropshire stock, an
animal of splendid proportions and one
that has never before failed to carry
away the honors of premium. He is
valued at S75 and was passed as I'M
worthy while ram which, it is said