The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-09-15
From the Prairie Farmer.
The Cattle show and Fair

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Possibly you will not sec another No.
OF the Prairie Farmer till it will be too late
to urge your attendance at the exhibition
of the Union Agricultural Society, and
we embrace the present opportunity to
say one word about it.
That this exhibition is to be most Gre
diiable to the great Wost--,hat the a.,en-
dance is to be fully equal to what the
most sanguine have an'icipated-.here is
no reason to doubt. We have travelled
pretty extensively in the district of the
Society and the adjoining counties, and
the farmers appear to be making calcula-
tons to attend. 1t is indeed TO be the
Farmers Holiday for all northern Hi
nois, and those who take no part in it
will most certainly regret their negligence.
The expense will be almost the only him
derance, and the only one which ought
to operate with farmers, and If they will
adopt the plan recommended by the So
cieiy, to unite in companies, taking along
a cheap tent made of cotton cloth, with
their own provisions, &C., the expense
will be almost nothing in money. 1t will
be really beautiful sight to see several
hundred tents spread on such an occasion,
and it is to be hoped that all who can add
to the sight, will do so.
Il, is impossible to make arrangements
definitely, so that we can state what they
are to be; but addresses are expected
from several individuals from abroad, who
have been written to, besides some of our
own members.
The trial of plows alone will excite in
terest sufficient to insure very large at.
tendance, and the number of competitors
will probably be larger than at the last
exhibition. This part Of the arrange
ments is Justly considered to be of prima-
ry importance. Farmers are DESTROYS of
knowing where the best plow is to be OBJ
tanned, and every manufactures is anxious
to convince the public that his pattern is
exactly the thing. Both are wideawake
to avail themselves of this grand opportu-
nifty for each to gain his object.
The show of stock will be large and
in Stark and Knox counties we were
informed several farmers were going from
that region expressly to purchase at the
Fair. If those who have more than they
need understand their true interests, they
will be sure TO show them at this time.
They will probably be able TO dispose of
their surplus at fair prices.
In exhibitions of mechanical skill, we
can only say, the interest Of mechanics
will prompt them to do all they can. An
other more favorable opportunity to intro
duce specimens of their handiwork to the
notice of their best customers, they need
not expect soon to have, and wisdom will
therefore dictate TO them to improve the
present. Will they not do it!
in butter and cheese, and articles Of
domestic manufacture, dependence is pla-
ced chiefly upon the ladies to see the ex
hibition made credilable, and we have too
much gallantry to doubt them, even if we
had not a 1.-THE Of the evidence already in
our possession, that they will nobly sus-
tain their part. May the rest of the ex
hibi,ion be as we'll supported as this
To the inhabitants of this ds,rct--,o
every farmer-yes, to every citizen,
would we make special appeal in behalf
of this exhibition. Our reputation is at
stake, for whether deserved or not, this
Society is looked to as an example; and
shall we not all take that interest in it that
will cause the necessary exerlions and
sacrifices to be made, by which our repu-
tation will no, only be saved but increas-
edl From all the surroun ling counties
there will be large attendance and hav-
ing passed through Bureau, Stark, Knox,
and Warren, we know there will he quite
a number from those counties. We have
heard also of companies that were CON-
ing from Henry, Mercer Hancock, Peo-
ria, Fulton, Adams. Tazewell, Sangamo,
aud Morgan; and from other Of the CEN
trail counties there will probably be indi.
viduals present, and from all the northern
counties there will be more or less in at