The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-19

draft horses roa1sters, etc; w. J.
Breesc, Waukesha. ten representative
drivers and roadsters; Thomas Edwards.
WaukeSha. eight head Of the same kind.
In the cattle sheds We're the following
representative herds: $. y. Converse,
Cresco, Ia, red polcd, twelve head; T..
A. BaFton. HinSdale. ILL.,: ten head
Blown Swiss; +. w Trait. Whitewater.
ten fine Guernseys; the famous Dale
herd Of Herefords from Bunker Hill,
Ind, sixteen in all; A. c. Brunnie. Alta,
Ia, nine head Aberdeen Angus; Forest
Hill Short Horn farm, Danyers, H., T.
}. Wornale, Mosley, Mo. ten head short
horns; Hardin II Son. Waukesha eleven
fine specimens Of shOrthorns; J. NJ.
Chamberlain, Beloit. eleven shorthorns;
James Waters, Mineral Point, ten head
fine shorthorns; j. l.. Sanderson Il Son,
Ccnterville, Wis, twelve head red polled;
L. ii. Inman, Hanover, and William
Ewins, Palmyra. each, ten Brown Swiss;
the Maiden Lane herd from North Green
field, owned by Rust Bros: the Grown
Hlll herd Of Holstcins Of 4. Two Il Son,
Wlnnebago, ILL.,; the Valley Meadow herd
OF lIoisteins OF Karlen & Co. Mont!cel-
10, Wis; II. n. Higginbotham, Joliet,
Ill. fifteen head Of fine Jerseys; Arthur
y. McGeoch, cir. eleven specimens OF
Holstein: w. B. Barney, Hampton, Ia,
ten Holsteins.
Among the sheep shown were the mag
nificent flock of imported German and
French Rambouillets by George Harding
4 Son, Waukeshas, flock of Hamp-
shires, by /. c. Seeley, Minneapolis;
Stoufferville, Ont; A. J. Kline, st. Kill
ian, Wis. nineteen head Shropshires:
elegant fiocks of Oxford Downs and
South Downs, by George McKerrow 81
Son. Sussex; G.. III. Williams. Church.
Mich. flock of National Delaine Meri-
nos; J. NJ. Flanagan, Niles, o., Spanish
and Delaine Merinos, Il flock Of Ram
bouillets from New California, O.; o.
e. Lincoln, milford, Chester, o., TWEEN
ty-three Ramhouillets.
The swine includes pens from Balti-
more, n. c.: Bellmore. Ind: Crawfords-
vile, Ind; Spring Prairie, Wis; Bow
ers. Wis: Mequon. Wis; Somcrs Wis;
places, and embraces all the known varl-
cites of big porkers and show hogs.
Experim entail Fruit Raising.
In Horticultural hall the experiment
station at Madison had a magnificent col
lection of fruit, including sixty-six va
rieties of apples. nearly all new kinds I O
this state. and the results Of experiments
are most satisfactory. The station also
had over 100 varieties of plums on eN-
hibtion. In apples, there were more than
200 varieties shown, all Wisconsin
grown. One exhibitor, Henry Iarrdnt
Of GAINESVILLE, had over 100 varieties.
The number Of exhibitors of grapes were
limited this year, but the quality
and kinds made up for lack Of
number of entries. William Fox. the
well-known grape grower from Bdraboo,
was again Oh deck, and notwithstanding
the tact that he lost 1000 vines last Will
ter by frost he had sixty varieties of
grapes or exhibition. 4. G. futile is
there from the same place with 12o va
rieties of apples.
The Wisconsin Central land depart
ment had Il most interesting exhibit in the
Manufacturers hall, consisting CT vcge-
tables, fruit. grains and grasses from
Price and Taylor counties, grown Oh
what is known as the burned lands
Among the counties making complete
and especially interesting exhibits were
Waukesha. WalwOrth. Kenosha. Lang
lade, Marathon, Douglas, Taylor, Price
and Milwaukee.
The Races.
One of the best features of the fair
was the horse races. which are pro-
nOunced by experts to have been the best
ever held at any state fair i'll Wisconsin.
The Milwaukee derby was Il new feature
which attracted great attention. The
Carlton club horse was the winner.