The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-07-23

| % Ibe Aeventh annual exhibition Of tn,
| United States AErisakursl Society vii
be held on the grounds of Mr. Graves
near Chicago, from the l2th of Septembe'
to the 18th inclusive - -r.. .z
Col. Csprou, Superintendent, is now
engaged iu erecting the necessary build
ings, &C., and has already 200, 900 fee
of lumber on the ground. s .~. asp.
The Premium List reaches about SIS,
600, to which are to be added vcluntse,
premiums by the citizens Of Chicago. -
The cash premiums range from SlO6 t.
s.. ,s...a, assa~, .st7sg'~g .-t. sa - 49,
Entries can be made from the 5th te
the 18th of September at noon. Per.
sons intending to exhibit must become
annual members. .r-.. ~e a-,l j
The premiums nre ~ be paid On the
last day of tbs Fair, Or the week there.
after, It Chicago. Sales may be made by
exhibitors, during the Fair, under recu-
cations prescribed BY the Superiuten,
dent. ,... .........' ".....' ...
In the cattle department., The highest
prize is slG0. For the best three year
old grade cows, $50; mileh cows, do,
best yoke of working oxen, four years
old, $50; steers, SIS, bullock, s25; COW
OF heifer, S35. r- f. b.. ~. .
For the best thorough bred stations
and mares, 500; stations and mares for
ali work, $50; saddle horses, $50; trottins
stations and mares, 500 each.
For sheep, the highest premium offer
ed is $50; slaughtered mutton, $40;
goats, e20; poultry IS, and premium OF
$40 for the best collection of poultry no.
less than an hundred in number.
The best sample Of corn, wheat, oats,
rye, barley, buckwheat, grass seed, mil.
let, &c, So; best sugar from sorsho, 10;
potatoes, 5; other vegetables, 8; bes. but.
ter, %; best cheese, 20.
In the horticultural department prizes
Of $50 are offered for the best apples.
pears, peaches and plums; 20 for the best
native grspes; 10 for wines; 10 for dahf-
ias, vsrbenas, roses and cut flowers; 25
for the best collection Of house plants.
Libersl prizes are also offered for the
best bread, cakes, fruit, butter, domestic
fabrics, knitting work, ladies work, and
ornamental work and the other products
Of che household department..
Silver and bronze medals are offered
for the vsr;ou. agricultural machines, al
mechanical aud manufacturing produc-
tions, painting, daguerreoty ypes, architec-
ture, instruments, chemists products and
musical instruments. *@ r." "-.
For tho best managed farm in the Z.
g., diploma of honor and silver medal
10 offered, and the same for the best plan
sation, also best farm crops for 1859, the
same. 5.&
The same prizes are offered for the &C.
count of the best experiments, and essays
upon certain acriculturs. subjects.
There are l2s classes of premiums em-
bracing everything in agriculture, science
and art. worthy Of merit. OF course We
have given bu, brief synopsis, there
being thousands Of articles which come
10 for prizes.
The Secretary announces that "neithsr
labor nor expense will be spared to render
the exhibition Of SO worthy Of the city
in which it is to be held, OF the Great
West where it was located BY tho vote
Of the Society, and of the United States
Of America, whose citizens will compete
for the prizes"
The proprie,ors Of the following public
houses have pledged themselves to the
Society to charge but tie following rates
per day and night during the holding of
the Fair:
fremont, Richmond, Briggs and Ad.
ans Houses, 81 SO; Metropolitan, Mas
sassoit, Revere and Matteson, SO. 90;
City, sollitt, Garden City, Hatch's, Fos-
ter and Sherns 81 so; and the New
York and Merchants Hotel, s125