Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-10-13
GLASGOW, MISSOURI.
Thursday Morning, October 10. 1868.
State Fair.

CIdIC Eaii'
We give to-day list of the premiums
awarded at the State Fair, held al Boonville,
on Monday, Tuesday Wednesday and
Thursday of last week.
We were not present until about noon Of
Wednesday, and cannot speak of what took
place previous to that time.
When we arrived, we found about Five
Thousand persons on the Fair Grounds
During the afternoon OF Wednesday, there
was on exhibition of Bread, Hams, Flour,
Meal, SC. The Bread and Hams were eX-
cellent, whether from intrinsic worth, or a
fast from sunrise until o'clock in the af-
ternoon, we cannot determine-but certain
we are, we never tasted such food. The
premium for Flour was awarded to our fell
low-townsmen, Messrs. J. s. ]. Harrison,
who also took the premium at the Monroe
county Fair. In the sheep line, the exhi-
bition was good, III quality and numbers
The French Merino attracted most attention,
though we liked the appearance of the
Cotswold best. In Mules, Howard was
: No., /, and bore off several premiums and q
number Of certificates.
On the Fourth, and last day, Cattle,
iHorses, Jacks and Jenaets, were exhibited.
InJCattle, Boone and Cooper were the chief
contestants. There was large number,
embracing much finer quality than we
thought was in our State. We were par
ticularly pleased and entertained with this
exhibition, because we think it desirable for
the Agricultural portion of our community
TO pay more attention to this branch Of bust
ness. 1t pays well, and there is no reason
why we should not have in Missouri the
finest cattle in the United States: and we
will have them in less than ten years.
The show of Horses was also good, en-
bracing some as fine as we ever saw, and we
were highly gratified to see number Of
premiums awarded TO Howard Farmers, for
particulars of which see list of premiums
awarded.
Jack and Jennets, old and young, excel
lent in quality, and numerous in quantity
were showed last. Our neighbor Estill's
unriYalled Jack, cold Bullion" took the
premium, as did his colts showing that "likt
begets like"
Each days proceedings closed with Civ
ing out the premiums that had been awarded
For description of the Fair Grounds
and the first two days proceedings, we arr
indebted to Correspondent of the Jetfer
son Inquirer, as follows:
The Fair grounds are situated about
half mile below the court house, on gent
slope that runs to the bank Of the river
From boat you have very fair view O
about half the enclosure, which contains il
ceres. The entire cost of the ground, en-
closures, gates, houses for goods SC, wa
about $4,000; for which the Agriculture
Society went into debt. understood o
Yesterday that the entrance money at III
gates, the sale Of the booths on the ground
where provisions were retailed, the sale {
fruits sc. exhibited, which were consdere
as donations of the Society, together wit
the price of membership s., from aho'
400 subscribers, have realized about SO
600 leaving debt OF about the same amour
still hanging on the property. The mex, e'
hibition will not only clear this, but will,
hope, enable the directory 10 extend II
range and enlarge the value Of their prem
uns.
On entering the grounds, your attentic
is first arrested by house about 100 fe
long and 30 broad, on which are ranged IL
various articles OF domestic industry, tn
would be liable TO injury by exposure, az
which are here left until the numbers, und
which they are exhibited. are affixed to the
and they are removed to the ring near Il
bottom Of the slope. This exhibition
numbers has one great advantage; no o.
but the Secretary, and the owner knov
the name of the exhibitor. The judges a
perfectly ignorant Of it, and they TINS la
no opportunity Of being misled by ie'
favor, or affection.
Around this house are ranged the coo
that contain the fowls, and fowls there we
of great variety, Shanghais, Brahmap0C
ELS, Cochin chinas, golden and silver Phea
ant fowls, game fowls, Chinese Gees
Guineas, Ducks in variety, Turkies we
alI there in their pride of pumaqe. On t
coops OF some of the iavorte Chickens "
marked "Sl the price of this pair ron anot
or $40 and so on to So.
At the entrance Of this building ! spe
Of, Messrs Hubbell and Hunt had erect
showcase containing some specimens
their splendid goods, snch as silks, satiT
ribbons, collars sc. This little bszaar WI
of course, pretty generally surrounded, al
those enterprising merchants will find the
experiment at the State Fair, one Of 4
best msdss Of advertising.