Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-10-23


tention. I. Reynolds, Of this place, had a
superb Devon bull, Bloomfield Sd, which
took the first premium, and also numer-
Gus other fine specimens of this class, a.
nong them one cross oil fellow, chained to
a log, on wagon. The Durhams were
out in force, with most excellent represen-
tatves of this class of stock. There were
several yoke of good oxen and mammoth
steer, weighing $500 lbs. There was some
good stock on exhibition from Ohio and
Illinois ;but that Of Wisconsin exceIled, and
the display OF cattle this year was both
larger and much better than ever exhihi.
led in the State, being full OF encourage
ment to those interested in stock raising,
and the prosperity of our farmers.
Of sheep, there WI re about so pens,
comprising Spanish and French Merino's,
Leicester, South Downs, &c. The broad
backs and exceedingly long and fac wool
of some of them were well worth seeing,
and the exhibition in this department was
highly creditable to the State Of swine
there were about half as many Suffolk
Essex, Leicester and Berkshire, giving evi
Idence that were some good hogs in the
State, Notwithstanding the wrelched Oh
Ijects we see daily carrying out the motto
- root hog or die" There was not a
great deal of poultry shown, but there were
several coops full Of good samples Of the
best varieties.
In the department Of Farming Imple
melts, there was a large collection of most
superior articles. OF Flows, there were
10 or Is, conpri ing several kinds we'll go
lup; several cultivators, among them the
rotary, a new thing to me, half a dozer
seed drills of most excellent and in .yeniou,
patterns; corn planters, reapers and NOW
ers Of nearly 20 different kinds, including
among Others, Haines' Mammoth Harvest
er, which delivers the grain right into !,
wagon; or kinds of Tanning Mills, a
flozen or more in number, some Of which,
were finished with all the perfection of the
incest cabinet WORK; some excellent sugar
mills, horse rakes, corn-shelers, feed cut
tiers, a portable grist mill, ool-sawine
machines, 4 superior threshing machines
with model of self-fee,iing thresher
and number of carefully built and liiyhl,
| finished farm wagons, some Of them witt
the wood partially, ia others wholly left OF
the natural color; a portable steam en-
Igine, with attached betting and wheels
furnished what power was needed, AS q
Windmill, in another part of the grounds
was II ale to draw water for stock.
In Manufacturers Hall, the mechanics Of
Ma ison, Janesville, Milwaukee, Chicago
and other towns placed together great
variety of products Of their skill, all oi
which it is impos IDLE to partcularize We
had several elegant Carriages, bugyies and
sleighs, beautiful saddles and harness, a
ti4e safe and locks, gas fixtures, a shingl-
machine capable Of making 5000 al hour
Il variety Of scales, knitting machine,
sewing machines, specimens of leather,
Come tanned by the new patvn',) WOODEN
goods, made in this State; slate roofing, a
new chain pump, fine furniture, stoves, tin
AMI copper ware, case of fine clear oils,
some washing machines, water-fllers,
castings OF iron AMI brass, mechanics charts,
arranged for calculating in a moment the
contents Of pieces of timber, all ingenious
extension table, also convertible into an Of
fee de k, writing desk, &c. Frame: Wood
.af, Of P..,,tteviIIe, had the best brooms on
exhibition. Atwood & Rublee, had ro-
tary card press, doing good business, and
Lipman IL Rildle, of Milwaukee, a litho-
graphic press, with which they were stri-
king OF very good view Of the Fair
grou is.
Close by, another emf Was well filed
With splendid samples of a great variety OF
corn, wheat, oats, buckwheat, rye, aud all
sorts of root crops; with hundreds Of pounds
of golden butter and delicious cheese
There were most excellent potatoes, beets,
turnips, &e; some csbbages, almost as
large as half bushel; good sqnashes and
pumpkins, beans, &c. j. L. Marsh, of yoar
county, had some fine beans, potatoes, and
other vegetables. The articles shown here
it would be hard to excel; superfine flour
aud good bread were in this tent.
In Fruit and Flowers, the exhibition did
ones soul good, and was said to be far SUI
perior, both in quality aud quantity, to the
display at the State Fair in Illinois. There
we're about so exhibitors and most fair to
see, fragraut to smell. and delicious to taste,
were the specimens ofap les, pears, pums,
grapes and peaches. Many Of the apples
were very large and fair; as many as Is
varieties Of good apples, 25 of pears, aud
20 Of grapes, were exhibited BY single IN
dividuals. Peaches and plums were not
numerous or very choice. There were most
splendid melous. These fruits came from
tail the different sections Of the State, and
no one who saw them can despair Of fruit
culture in Wisconsin. The floral decora-
tons and display of flowers was very good
for the season, and the collection Of dab
llias, especially, was quite rich. O. pre-
serves, pickles, wines, cakes, honey and sor.
gso syrup and sugar, there was very
tempting display.
Not far off some sugar works were erect
ed, in which the Sorghum was ground,
pressed and syrup boiled, clarified with