The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1903-10-03
TINE FAR A SUCCESS.
A Fine Exhibit Of Horses, Cattle, Hogs and
Farm Products.

The Laclede fair held on Thursda
Of this week was a success. Th
threatening weather of the forenoo
probably cut the exhibits down almos
half what they would have been on
fair day, yet the show was a good on
and maintained the reputation of Lin
county on raising the finest farm
products on earth. The ATTENDANCE
was estimated at about 1000. Fol
lowing is a complete list Of premium
awarded:
CLASS A-HoRsEs AND MULES.
Best draft stallion 3 years old ano
over, A. NJ. Walker; best draft stall
lion 2 years old and under 8, H. Eh'
rich; best draft mare or gelding 8
years old or over, A. M. Walker; best
draft mare or gelding 2 years old and
under 8, R. H. Dryden; best draft
sucking colt, H. G. Hoskins; best all
purpose stallion 8 years old or over,
s. Mcdonnell; best roadster 3 years
old or over, H. II. Deer; oest roadster
2 years old and under 8, H. H. Deer;
best roadster year old and under q,
Thos. Wallace; best roadster and ALL
purpose sucking colt, R. F. Nolan;
best single driver, H. S. Dye; best
saddler, q. W. Scribner; best carriage
team, F. H. Woollen; best sucking
mule, G. G. Frakes; best colt sired by
A. M. Walkers horse, first and Sec
ond premiums awarded to VIM. Gray.
CLASS B-cATTLE.
Best bull any age or breed, ]. S.
Weatherly; best cow any age or breed,
J. S. Weatherly; best dairy cow, Ros-
coe Welsh; best bull, 2-year-old, j. S.
Weatherly; best 2-year-old heifer, W.
and R. McGrew; best yearling heifer,
j. S. Weatherly; best calf under six
months, j. S. Weatherly.
CLASS C-sWINE.
Best boar, black breed, any age, J.
F. Smith; best SOW, black breed, any
age, j. F. Smith; best boar pig six
months old, j. F. Smith; best SOW pig
six months old, J. F. Smith; best SOW
any age or breed, J. F. Smith; best
pair pigs under eight months old, j.
F. Smith.
CLASS E-POULTRY. l
Plymouth Rocks, j. G. Van Dyke;
Brahmas, J. P. Davis; Wyandottes,
A. s. Deren; turkeys, A. S. Deren.
CLASS FARM AND GARDEN PROD
UcTs OF 1908.
Best ] bu. red wheat, J. @. Lewis;
best bu. white wheat, G. D. Tracy;
best black oats, j. H. Dust; best tim
othy seed, G. D. Tracy; best 6 stalks
of corn, corn on, J. @. Lewis; best
dozen brooms, VIM. Mize; best Irish
potatoes, ]. G. Van Dyke; best sweet
potatoes, H. B. Van Valkenburg; best
turnips, w. H. Parr; best onions,
Mrs. L. T. Rowland; best beets, F. G.
Bothel; best cabbage, Mary Dewatt;
best squash, VIM. Watson; best pump
kin, H. F. Turner; best collection
farm and garden products, H. F. Tur- =
ner; best watermelon, John Tinsley;
best tomatoes, H. B. Van Valkenburg.
CLASS G-HoRTICULTURE.
Best fall apples, L. Eichman; best
winter apples, L. B. Standby; best
dried apples, Miss Matte Reeder; best
plums, Mrs. S. Baker; best pears, Opal
Baker; best display of apples, L. Eich-
man; best extracted honey, Miss Mat
tie Reeder; best cider vinegar, E. E.
best brooms made in Jeffer-
son township, VIM. Mize; best sorghum
w. N. Harter. k
CLASS H-CULINARY. "
Loaf cake, Mrs. Robinson; layer
cake, Mrs. A. L. Loomis; sponge cake,
Mrs. A. L. Loomis; salt yeast bread,
Mrs. A. L. Loomis; collection jellies,
Miss Sarah Duckworth; canned fruits,
W. T. Alexander; brown bread, Mrs.
A. L. Loomis; display kitchen prod
ucts, Mrs. Forsythe.
CLASS DOMESTIC ARTICLES.
Best drawn work, Mrs. Maybee;
best knit woollen hose. Mrs. Will Al !
exander; best quilting on cotton quilt, !
Mrs. E. G. Scott; best slumber robe,
Miss Pearl Power; best darning on
hose, Mrs. M. N. Algeo. !;
CLASS J-FINE NEEDLEwoRK. 1t
Best Battenburg, Mrs. Algeo; best
hand sewing, Mrs. Algeo; best center !
piece, Mrs. Anna Edwards; best child's
dress, Mrs. John Barbee; best point