Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-06
Saturday, September 80. 1854.
The County Fair.


ty would warrant it, and that the inter
est of our readers would demand it. But
when we got there it was just dinner
time, and after that came the address,
added to the fact of its being the last day
in the afternoon, we could find no one
with leisure to 60 around and tell us the
owners names of the articles onexibition,
and the labels having been mostly torn
off, we had no means of ascertaining them.
We therefore are unable to give any
thing like what we intended, and can
only make some general remarks, with
such partial details as we were able to
CLEAN.
The weather was as nice as heart could
wish-dry, cool, and fair. And the at
tendance was numerous indeed At least
Fire Hundred were seated by Mr.. Dut-
ton to dinner. We heard many remark
that it was the largest concourse of peo-
pie ever before assembled together in this
County.
Every thing passed OFF most pleasantly.
There was no intoxication, no quarrelling
no difficulty of any kind but all passed
off as cheerfully and happily as the most
ardent could have wished. We saw none
but smiling, happy, joyous faces, in the
vast throng and it was 50 genial, the
spirit of the day, as to be infectiye-no
one could have been unhappy.
The show of articles was small-some-
what smaller than was anticipated. This
was little to be regretted, though right
easily accounted for. This was but the
fourth Fair of the Society, in point of
numbers, but the. first regular one in point
of fact. Heretofore there has been no
permanency-one year it was held here,
another there, and the third somewhere
else. This caused opposition, .jealousies.
chickering's, and difficulty generally, be-
tween the partizans of different aspiring
localities, and alterations, and want of
interest and enthusiasm was the result.
Even in the permanent location at its
present place, much opposition was en-
countered, which could not Immediately
be reconciled.
But a permanent location is now made
the necessary buildings all erected, and a
commencement, for the first time, is fair
ly begun. And the show of articles,
though somewhat small in number, was
super-cxcellent in quality.
OF the display of stock, we will attempt
to speak but lightly. The display of
Horses, Oxen, Bulls, Cows. Calves, Sheep.
and Swine exhibited quality of stock
Of which our County may well be proud.
As we learned the names of but few of
the owners, we can only mention some
sheep of the President, Mr.. Clapp, which
eguaiied any we ever saw in any country,
a Cow of Mr. Durkee which was certain
ly the noblest animal we ever saw. and a
calf of Col. Croker, which eclipses any
thing of the age we ever saw. In the
award list, which we elsewhere publish.
will be found the names of those who
took the premiums. But there were
specimens there which did not get the
awards, but which were deserving of men
ton here, if we could have learned the
names so as to have done it.
The show i'll the hall like that in the
yard, was limited as to quantity but re-
ally superior as to quality. The speci-
mems fruit, of pears, apples, grapes, and
plums, would have shown we'll in fairs
of the old fruit growing States. We saw
baskets of fruit by Mr.. Linus Wood
worth, Rev. Mr.. Tenny, J. NJ. Kellogg,
Esq, and by several others whose names
we did not learn, that showed, indispu-
tably, that Wisconsin only needs to be
cultivated to be equal in fruit growing to
any part of our general country.
We saw baskets of potatoes by L. W.
Thayer, Neshann0cks, c. NJ Fowler, En-
gIiSh Whites, and c. A. Bassett, Peach
5Lotrs, which deserve special mention.
Mr.. Thayer presented squash, of new
variety, which drew much attention.
Mr.. Fowler also exhibited specimens of
squash, turnips, melons, pumpkins, that
told well of his skill as a farmer. and of
the fertility of kenosha County. Mr.
Myrick exhibited monster squash, and
cucumber fully three feet long These
specimens are not officially noticed. but
they certainly are worthy of mention
here.
We saw, also, specimens of butter and
cheese that told well for the dairy quail
ties Of this part of the state.
We saw also, specimens of Maize and
Broom Corn that farther evidenced the
fertility of our county. The broom corn
was certainly as much as fifteen or six
teen feet high. The maize about equalled
it.
a harness entered By SMITH & LINES,
attracted good deal of attention, and
was withal, so good harness. that DR..
Paddock bought it on the spot.
A couple of steel plows, entered by
our fellow-citizen, WELLINGTON HITCH
COCK, drew the universal attention of the
farmers present and both were immedi-
ately sold.
In the Women's department we saw
many things worthy of notice. but feel