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Prince, imported Normans are owned by R. B. Chrisholm, of Elgin, 111. But the prince of all horses is Robby Burns, a Clydesdale, owned by Robert Ogelvie, of Madison, Wis. Ho is sevon years old and only weighs 2,200 pounds. Mr 0. has also a bay inure, Princess, that weighs 1,80U pounds, and a colt four inunths old which weighs 700 pounds. E Dillon Co, of Normal, 111, have on exhibition seven imported French horses, which are perfect beauties. They weigh 1,750 to 1,900 pounds each. We would advise all lovers of horse flesh to examine this stock.CATTLE.The display in this department is very largo, embracing a greater variety of thoroughbred and extra fine stock than was ever before seen in this 6».c. lion of tho country: L. L. Miller, ofBeecher, 111., has a herd of twenty Here-fprd cattle, and Thomas Clark of the same place, has ten head of the same breed. They are lino cattle and are worthy of special notice. Rockwell Kissinger, of Harristown, II!., have on exhibition a herd of thirty short horns, which are hs fine a lot of cattle as the world can produeo. Among the lot is a yearling heifer which weighs 1.-1UO lbs., and a three year-old bull weighing 2,150 lbs. Dexter 8every, „f LcLand, III., lias eleven head of the celebrated imported Holstein cattle. In this herd b a yearling bull, 2d Consul, which weighs 1,050 lbs. The Huzlowood herd of short horns is an extra lino lot of cattle, owned by S. 8. Brown, oflt;{alena, 111. A. M. Wilson Suns, of Kankakee, 111., have three very fine cattle exhibition. The 2d Duke of Northumberland, is twenty-throe months old, ami weighs 3,794 lbs. Jie is without .UiU the finest short horn bull in the United States. Mr. A. Knapp Sons, of Bockford, bus four magnificent shortnas.J Francis, Now Lennox, Illinois, shows a large lot of Berkshires, amounting to forty one head.II Craig, of Out a rio, Cumuli, ex-hibiis about a dozen pens of Berk-sliires.W C Vundercook, Cherry Valley, has two Sufi'olk and two Essex hugs.Poland Chinas compose tlio exhibit of 0 .•'licet, Hebron, ill.Charles Condi, Ashton, Illinois, shows twenty two head of Poland Chinas.Frank Wilson, Jackson, Michigan, has twelve pens, Essex.Chester Whites arc represented by M R Moody, oi' Eminence, Ky.A J Lon joy, Roscoo, Illinois, exhibits a dozen Berkshire hogs.The exhibit of \V C Norton, of Pennsylvania, is tho same as the preceding both in breed and numbers.W R Hostettor, of Mi. Carroll, has one pen or young Beikshiro-1.Richard M Hoc, Morrisauia, N Y, has, if wo are not mistaken, the largest show of swine on the grounds. IIis exhibit includes fifty-two head, of which seventeen me Berkshires and the rest small White Yorkshires. The Yorkshires arc very fat and present n peculiar appearance. They attract much attention.W ilson P Hall, Jacksonville, has a good exhibit of Poland Chinas, twenty live in number. A big sow and boar were especially worthy of in,to, eoeh weighing over 800 pounds.B J Orton, Cambridge, Illinois, has twelve head ofl'ulund Chinas on exhibition.C K Conk enters about half a do*, en Berkshires..1 C Darnell, Elmwood, 111., hasam«naInil.1110~j#1.llloIlitslioMatslio
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Freeport Bulletin
Freeport, Illinois, US
Wed, Sep 19, 1877
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