The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-08-04

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1t is most earnestly desired that samples of eve
~ ingenious or useful machine or implement Of
husbaulry or any n,hrr department Of Labor, that
is manufactured in this region, should he presen-
! ted.
CLASS Vll.-D0MESTiC MANUFACTURES
Veumg COMMITTEE. NJ. II Denmnnd Of Viii,
l.. =, Sanger OF La Sale, u. w. Raymond OF
Cook.
For the best specimen Cocnons, not less than
! bushcl, vol. Am. silk Record. ID and 80,
diplomas,
| For the best specimen of reelel silk, no less
than one pound, journal Of Silk Society. 81, |
vol. Prairie Farmer. 81. diploma.
| For the hest specimen / ID. sewing silk. Journal
of Silk Society. 81, Prairie Farmer. 81, diplo-
For the hest specimen Manufactured Silk, l
yard, 81.
! For the best specimen fulled cloth, 10 yards.
spinning wheel and head. 81, reel. 81 wheel
head. 4th, diploma.
For the hest specimen linen CLOTH 10 yards
small wheel. 81, reel, g. diploma.
Bcs, Counterpart or Coverlid, q Britannia ten
pot 81, I'd and 4Ih, Diplomas.
Best Vest Pattern, Britannia tea pot. q, d.
poma.
Best Shawl, Britannia coffee pot. p diploma
Best specimen of Maize Sugar, 10 lbs, silver
sugar toncs. d. 3 aud 4th. diplomas.
! On other articles Of similar character, moi
enumerated in the 7th clnss suitable Discretionary
premiums viii be awarded. II is expected that
all such articles will find ready purchasers a, fair
prices. The premium articles especially, will be
eagerly sought for.
! CLASS VIII.--BUTrER AND CHEESE.
| V.o,vipg conio,tiee. J. w. Hooker of Cook,
! Chas Dcmmond Of VIII, and w K. Murray OF
/ Kendall.
/ Best sample ofbutier, not less than % his, sill
yer butter knife q, glass butter dish. 81 and
4th diplomas
Best Specimen Of krr butter, 80 lbs. or over
made preyiou, to the - h of JULY Britannia tea
PIT. 81, glass butter dish. 81 and 4th. diplo.
. mas.
Brs, sample Of cheese, no, less than so lbs, s..
Cd So 81 and 4h, diplomas.
The claimants Cor premiums on butter must
state in writing the manner and time of making
the same, the manner Of keeping the cream or
milk before churning. the manner of churning,
aud method of freeing it from the hu'ifrmilk,
mode of sailing, quantity of salt used and wheth-
err any thing besides salt is used, and if So what.
| Those who compete for premiums on cheese
must state in writing the time when 1t was made.
the number of cows kept, whether the cheese is
made from one or more miIkineS whether cream
or anv other suhstaDce has been added to give il
an additional appearance Of richness; the qnan,i-
| ty salt and rennet used, manner of pressing and
treatment after; in short, all that would interest
er instruct others.
CLASS IX.--CR0pS.
TGrinr committee. shepherd Johnston Of
Kane, VIM. d. Peck Of viii, and Bella II. Tryon
of Mclicnry.
Best acre winter wheat. grain cradle. o. Lie
big's hg Chemistry. 81, diploma.
| Best acre of spring wheat, grain cradle. Cd. !
copy Improvements in Agriculture and Arts 81
| diploma
Best acre OF oats, Prairie Farmer 2d, Improve
mcnls in Agriculture and Arts. 81, diploma.
Best acre corn, basket and Prairie Farmer 81,
Cultea,or. 81, dionma.
Best ! acre potatoes. greatest yield, Prlinc Far
mcr 81 steel hoe. 81 diploma.
Best specimin each kind of frat. Kenrick's
Orchardi.t 81, Prairie Farmer. 81, diploma.
| Best acre hemp, Prairie Farmer. 81, lie
bin's Az Chemistry. 3 diploma.
! Best specimen 10 lbs. dressed hemp. Cultivatnr.
81, Improvement in Agriculture aud Arts. 2d
| diploma.
Best specimen / acre flax, Cutlvator. I'd, Lie.
! big's Chemistry 81, diploma
Best simple 10 his dressed FAX, PraiHe Far
mcr 81, Improvements in Agriculture and Arts
81. diploma.
Persons competing for premiums IN field crops
will state the condition of soil its preparation,
quantity and kind Of seeds used, time and manner
Of planting the cultivation and harvesting ot the
| crop The land shall I've measured and the cor
rcctNcss of the same. with the quantity, shall he
attescl by two or more disiptcrcstrd individuals,
The committee on fdrs regret that the financial
condition OF the society is such that they could
not oder more liberal and greater variety oiprcm-
ums; believing II is more consistent with prnprir
" and iH,t &c u OFF, such list rs the society
will hp ahle 10 pav, we thrri re submit the fore
going, fully anucinting that the time j. fast ap-
prnarhiug whom the Union Agricultural Society
of Northern Illinois viii he behind few, il ANY
other a!rrulrurtI society in tho United states IN
/ thc ,mnuut and y,Iuc nc her ufemiuns