The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-10-03
The County Fair.

The County Fair.
We were kept so busy yesterday in get
ting together the reports and preparing the
premium list of our county fair which clos
ed on Thursday evening, that we find little
time or room for comment on separate artl-
Giles presented OF on prominent features of
the fair. This much, however, we can say
freely, that the fair just closed was largely
in advance of any previous fair of our coun-
ty society, both in the number, variety, and
excellence of the articles exhibited, and in
the number of visitors in attendance. This
is evidenced sufficiently by the receipts,
which were some $500, being over $500 in
advance of last years fair. The exhibition
of horses and cattle was equal to some of
the earliest state fairs. Agricultural impie-
ments and machinery, also, were abundant,
and generally of great excellence; and in
fruits, vegetables, and all the products Of the
farm and garden, the display was in high
degree creditabe. The ladies, too, did their
duty well, and the department of fancy
needle, shell, wax, leather work, &C., was
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must refer to the abstracts of the reports Of
committees and the award Of premiums be-
low for the particulars. 1t is proper to say,
however, that these abstracts were made up
by us in much haste, and may contain some
inaccuracies, which we hope viii be pardon
ed under the circumstances.
The address by W. II. l.. WALLACE, Esq,
was delivered in the afternoon of the last
day of the fair, and unfortunately about the
/ time when it commenced raining, and when
the crowd had largely commenced to leave.
We regretted this, for it was good address,
and deserved to be heard by more than the
it, The only way justice can be done it, is
to have it published, which we hope the of
fcers of the Society will not fail to have
done.
We proceed with our abstract Of the re-
ports of the awarding committee:
CLASS A.-CATTLE.
OF Durhams there were 81 entries, Of full
blOods raised in this county. The premiums
were awarded as follows:
DrRHAMS-Best / gear old BuR.-First
premium to L. NJ. Galloway; 2d premium to
J. \. Dunavan; Sd premium to Geoage {.
Caldwell.
Es,t 3 year oil BalL-First premium to
Isaac Green; % TO Geo. VI. Dunayan; 81 to
Eli Strawn.
Bet , gear oil Bull First premium to
David Sirawn.
Colrs.-First and % premium to Isaac
Green; 80 premium To Nm- Strawn-
Heiysrs-2 gear old.-FiTst premium TO
Isaac Green.
HeifeIs-I gear od-First premium TO
Isaac Green; I'd premium to j: B. NaudieT.
Heirer Cdl5es.-FIrst premium 10 Isaac
Green; Bull Calf, lst premium to same; 2d
premium to George VI. Dunavan; 50 prem
Jun to j. Il. Naudier.
DovcSs-B es, yske Work 0reH.-First pr,
to .Ier. Wood.
Bat yJks yearling Steers.-FiTs: pr. to
Be,l ? year old BgA-First pr to VIM.
NATIVE CArrIE-Best yoke Work OreH.-
First pr to Eli Strawn; ID pr. to j. ;.
Lghthar, Sd pr. to j. II. Miller.
Mich Cous.-FiTst pr. to Isaac Burgitt
81 to Vim. Strawn.
7iree ye4r all Nsytr.-First pr. to saac
Burgitt.
7sco gear OH Heit57a-First pr to VIM.
Strawn.
One gear oH HeJirs.-First Pr. to ;. W.
Raymond, ID pr. Vim. StTawn.
/ Fat CGttle.-first pr to Jairus Lawrence,
on a steer weighing 1890 lbs; lst preni.
um to same on one year old steers, also IS
Or. TO same on two year old steers. To
David Strawn lst pr. on two year old
stee.s.
Naticc .Steers.-First pr. to Nathan Hardy
for woke year old steers; 2d Pr. to W m
Strawn; lst pr. to Vim. Strawn on single
wear old steer.