Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1853-11-04


The Annual Fair ofthe State Agrl-
cultural Society OF Indiana opened here
this morning. and, In spite OF strong
prospect and slight shower Of raj n, tho
attendance 10 day has been large. Over
81, 900 In cash we're taken ut the gates,
and probably not less than Fifteen Thou
sand persons were admitted during the
day. At three O'Clock p. NJ. there must
have been Ten Thousand present.
Should the skies be fair, a gathering as
numerous 10 anticipated for tomorrow.
The Fair 10 a mixture OF good, bad
and indifferent, like most State Fairs
The grounds are admirable, covering an
elevation a mile southwest OF the CEN
tire Of the town. and consisting q should
iudge) Of some forty acres, including wa
ter aud some shade. The stalls for an
finals on exhibition are every way ample,
aud the best | have ever seen at Fair.
The Floral Hall Is very good; the Me-
chanic's Hall fair. The citizens of La
fayette have done their whole duty in the
premises.
The show Of Horses and Cattle is very
extensive, but the quality disappointed
me. Among so many there are of course
quite number Of likely animals; but
there are at least u hundred horses on
exhibition which cou Id not be sold for
800 each In any American marke t.
The Cattle ure mainly Durham, and not
n likely show Of that uncomely breed
There are few good Durhams, and half
dozen fine red cattle; while there are
n half dozen calves that would do credit
TO any Fair; but Of the several bundre d
head Of Horned Cattle exhibited, Judge
that a majority would be a hard bargain at
$50 per head.
OF Sheep, taerc are none hero, or next
10 none, oil Swine. a few very likely pigs
and good many that are not worth
walking a rod 10 see. Manileetly, In
diana Is far behind Ohio and Kentucky
I In the quality Of her stock, and must
quicken her pace OF Improvement, II she
means ever TO raise anything better than
Durham three-year-olds for the New
York market, and ragged, gnarly draft
horses for the Eastern Canals.
or all live creatures on exhibition, the
people excepted, the only decided trI-
umph Is In Fowls. Where they caught
IL have not yet learned, but the Indian
ians have the Hen fever In lis most ug-
gravatod form. Such multitudes OF
Shanghais never before saw; while OF
Dorkings, Chlttagongs, Cochin Chlnas
Polandu, Broma pootras, &c. there are
vcy fur delegations. Tho quality Of
all these IL generally good, aud many Of
them not 10 be beaten. There are a
few Ducks and Turkice, but these ure
hardly looked at; Shanghais and their
kindred are che great attraction.
OF Flowers, there are scarcely any,
30 that Floral Hall Ia q mianomcr, being
mainly studded with Fruits. A better
display of Apples have rarely seen;
nearly all our choice varieties except the
Fall Pippin are represented. Pears are
scarce and often indifferent. Olpeach.
cs, n few very fine ones are shown,
Grapes are few aud none 10 brap Oft
a lew good Catawbas from tho Ohio riy-
or are all that would bear compliment.
trust few years will show great i'm.
provemcnt IN all these.
OF Butter and Cheese 30 poor n show
was never before seen at State Fair In
any region where Cattle are rearcd.--
Yet the little that IL here proves that
there might have been a respectable
display, II the people had seen IL 10 care
about H.
OF Honey, here Il a tempting array
with n few patent BeesIlives for saving
the Deus vile sharing their hoarded
sweets.
OF Farming Implements, there are fat
lever than there should be, though ~.
spectacle dlappy OF lIofse.powers, Corn.
Shelters. Seel.plunters. Grain.1hresh.
ers, De, Sc,
There are perhaps ton plows on hand
when there should have been NJ least q
hundredl aud not one Flas.Drenser oI
any Kind, There are NJ leaat u dozen
dealers IN Farming Utensils who ought
pevefally 10 have sent here more I'm,
plemenls than are on the ground allogeth'
o..
OF Manufactures Boots
Harness, Hats, Aeu &e,-lhe show Il
small. OF he'd. Quilts there IL a goody
number, and they do credit % their ma.
kefs llul why have not The Forty
iHuhHhHH WptHhHleA w inHlaHA h'Hl
more than slS eurilcads OF their aggre'
gate pF0dnelal
This FaIr IL Interestingly II should have
been magnificent, One man has sent
cord ol Sweet Potatoes, that will
weigh nearly or quite two pounds each
on the average. There are ten Squash,
Oh here that will weigh half u tuni one
ofthem weighs 1876 pounds Of Onions
Potatoes, &e,, there Is very good dis
play, SIN, the Thirty Thousand feo-
pie who pay 10 see this Fair were en-
Titled 20 something hetterI and next
year they must have II, lie, US have
done with misplaced supeFlatlyes and
undeserved eeomiums, and address our-
selves heartily 10 the work OF inprpve'
menl and reform, H. IL