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— ...vi, me grand display of firearms, by the famous Remington Company, of Ilion, N. Y. The art gallery is as well represented with as fine a lot of pictures and engravings as was ever seen together. On one side of the hall is an immense variety of stuffed animala and birds, which in themselves are well worth the price of admission. In the musical department can be seen some of the finest and best instruments that the best talents of the world could produce. The indispensable Sewing Machines is also seen here. Their name is legion and their style and finish complete. There are a thousand and one other articles on exhibition in this hall which are deserving of special mention, but for lack of space will defer it until to-morrow. Leaving this hall wo proceed to the poultry yards. Here can be seen fowls of every variety and description. There are chickens almost innumerable. Big chickens and little chickens, chick ens of rare beauty and otherwise. There are ducks, geese, swans and manp other fowls and birds, the names of which we could not learn. We next come to the sheds in which the different varieties of sheep are kept. There can bo seen the largest number of fine blooded sheep ever seen in this section. Thfc varieties embrace Cotswold, Southdown, Merino Leicester and other rare breeds' Proceeding on we come to the “Hog department.” This in itself is asho\° There seems to be no end to the number on exhibition. They are of every variety and size, and of the best breeds in the world. Farmers and stock breeders should pay particular attention to this department.The other departments will receive attention in the next issue of the Bulletin.
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Freeport Bulletin
Freeport, Illinois, US
Tue, Sep 18, 1877
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