The evening Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-1902, 1902-08-28
POMONA GRANGE
BIG FAIR.

All roads led to Brandywine
Springs park today. Early morning
showed the highways of New Castle
County filled with vehicles headed
for the park. For this is the second
day Of the New Castle County Pc.
mona Grange P. of Fl, fair and pic
mic. On every farm the prepare
tons have been going on for weeks.
Farmers and farm help mingled in
the throng of thousand and extra
trolley cars came with their crowd
ed cargoes of city cousins who wish.
ed to see the exhibits and mingle
with the country folks. While
Cellas restaurant was thronged at
noon beautiful sight was witness.
ed in the park at the tables. Every
wagon that came in was rolling
restaurant. Pies without number
bread Of that character for which
Delaware housewives are noted
fried chicken, roast beef and all
the other good things that 60 to
make up picnic baskets were seen
in every section.
The exhibits of farm produce and
the work of up to date housewives
in the kitchen were increased in
numbers. One exhibit that drew
particular attention was that of
Samuel Worral. Fruits and farm
products at least forty varieties
were grouped together and COM
ments were freely passed. as the
cabbages We're immense. lie has Il
stand in the King street market
above Third and propose to exhibit
the products there on market days.
Tho premiums awarded SO far
are:
Agriculture implemehts-White
Brothers. first prize.
Dairy W; 60 James Watson. first
prize; no cnmpetion,
Unregistered Chester White Sow
with litter Of pigs-Jaues H. Walker.
first prize.
Pen of unregistered Chester
White pigs-James IL. Walker, first
prize.
Registered SOW and ooar-Arnold
Naudain, Jr., first prize.
poultv: White Pekn ducks Oak
Spring Poulty Farm, first prize.
White Wyandott-Oak Spring
Poultry Farm, first prize; Mis-, W.
f. Fell, second.
Royal Blue Plymouth RI cks- Oak
Spring Poultry Farm. frat: Mrs
Fell, second.
White Plymouth Rocks -Mrs. Fe,!
first.
Buff Plymouth Rocks-Thomas
Slack, first.
Do.s-White silk.haired French
poodle. Mrs. Fell, first.
Barred Plymouth rock chicks, Oak
spring Poulty Farm. first and second
Field Richard &. Bucking-
ham and Son, first prize; Samuel W.
Worrill, second prize.
Ensilage corn, "Blouts'-Ro bert
j. Dennison, first; j. H. Walker.
second
Red cob-Henry Walker and Son,
first prize.
Golden coin Henry Kelly, Mar
shallton, first prize.
Red Mediterranean-First prize,
William S. Ellison.
Mr.. Ellison raised 40 bushels an
acre on q Is acre field.
Pool Richard q Buckingham e.
Son, first prize
Red Mediterranean-First prize,
Henry Kelly.
King of Harvest Henry Kelly.
Fultz IS. s. Armstrong, first
prize.
OATS. S. Armstrong, first prize.
CATTLE.
Grade Jerseys Ed. Woodward,
first, second and third prizes.
Registered Jersey bull under one
year-First prize, Arnold Naudain,
Jr.
Registered Jersey cows Arnold
Nandain, first and second prizes.
Among the exhibits among the
horses are noticed the pair OF i'm.
ported horses exhibited by Mr.. East.
burn.
Thirty farmers pooled 800 each
and bought one Of the horses, and
twenty.six farmers at Kennett
Square pooled 500 each for the
other. But too many managers did
not pay and the horses were sold at
a sacrifice and Mr.. Eastburn was
lucky enough to purchase them.
The judges have a hard task ahead
Of them this afternoon owing to the
large number OF exhibits and all are
excellent quality.