Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-10-27
our FAIR.


The exhibition Of the Wspello Coun-
~ Agricultural Society held on the | 4th
inst, though gotten up in haste. was one
that every citizen should feel proud Of
And though. it is true, as our cotemorary
of the "Eddyville Free Press" says,
that there was some .'confusion" as to
where people should assemble for the
purpose of showing their stock and.oth-
er articles brought in to exhibit, still we
had a show--and credi,able one too.
The number and variety of Cattle on
exhibition far exceeded our expectation;
indeed il did astonish almost every one.
A mong the exhibitors Of cattle we no.
,iced that Messrs. Able Marsh and A. b.
Persons, of PIeasan, Township; iona
than Thompson. of Dahlonega. and
William and d. Newell, of Washington,
had some fine Darhans, that drew the
attention Of all engaged in stock raising.
We hope our farmers will emulate the
example Of these gentlemen ir trying to
improve the stock of our. county, and if
due diligence is used, next year we may
as far transcend our exhibition this year
as our first fair did the expectations Of
those present.
The show OF horses was respecta BILE.
though we cannot say that i, was any
thing more than we expected, except i,
be in numbers. Severa. very good Stal.
lions were shown, but none of them come
up to the mark of what we considered
perfect animals. We have seen better
and much worse than was on exhibition.
Will not some of our farmers bring in
some stock Of the right kind.
The exhibition of saddle and carriage
horses was not as good as we expected,
which resulted doubtless from the want
of knowledge Of what was expected
in their exhibition, and want of proper
training. Some very fine two year old
and sucking colts were exhibited, which
il properly fed and cared for till a proper
age will make most beautiful animals.
In Mules and Asses there was but little
competition, far less than we expect to
see al our next fair. We also hope to
see all animals of this kind put in better
trim by the next exhibition. No stock
raised in this county is more profitable.
and consequently should receive the al,
.ention and care of our farmers in pro.
portion to the profit they bring.
The show of Hogs was small, bu,
those exhibited showed. very plainly
what a little attention and proper feeding
would do. Farmers can just as easy
raise good hogs and mean ones.
Messrs. Spaulding and Pease had their
Corn Planter on exhibition, which en-
crossed the attention OF many of Our in
selligent farmers. Mr.. s. also had
Hay R-ke on the ground which it would
be well for every farmer TO have in his
possession. Mr.. s. assures us. that
from trial made with it, that Il will do
the work Of at least ten men with hand
rakes and equally as well. Now that
our farmers are becoming swell to-do in
the world" and raising large surplus.
they should avail themselves of all such
articles as the Corn Planter and Hay
Rake 10 tighten the labor of their farms
Messrs. Ray & Parkinson, of Burling-
ton, showed some Centre Draft Flows
Of very fine workmanship. These plows,
as many of our farmers are aware, work
well, and are substantial in their con-
i siruction. We saw Reaper and Now
or, made by Gray & Ray, Of Fairfield,
also Tanning Mill, of the merits Of
which we are not prepared to speak
Some 6ne guns were exhibited by Messrs.
Ebersol d Mclnaess, of Burlington.
The exhibition of Butte. was large,
and all we saw and tasted looked well
a3d tasted better. Indeed we were sor-
ny that all the exhibitors could not draw
premiums. In needle work, the exhibi-
ton was confined 10 two quilts presented
by Mrs. Bier. But the meagreness Of
the exhibition is easily accounted for by
the fact of there being no premiums Of
fered for anything of the kind. We
think the Society will remember the la
dies next year. Ifthey don't we would'n.
give dime for all the Fairs hereafter.
We are an advocate of Women's Rights
that far, anyhow. And we would say
10 the ladies', that if they present quilts
for premiums at the next Fair. tina. they
must be nice ones or Mrs. Bizer will take
tho nrominun again