, 1859-08-09

making for bne pomoua1 and floral dlsplay
the premiums offered in this depai tnent are NJ,
merous and liberal.
Contains about si1 thousand Inhabitants, who
are making every effort to render this Fair =
triumph; the latch string will be ont and moth
ing will be left uudone to make it 80.
In company with D.. Martin We spent day
in driving thout the city and conniry. The
reaper factory is owned By COMPANY who are
manufacturing under The patent of Pells Man.
ny, father OF the late John II. Nanny, of Rock
ford. 10 widely kuown n the inventor Of The
Mapuy seaper. Four hundred Of these machines
five hundred sold IN various parts Of the West.
large sum has been expended by the compa-
| ny in getting up self rake. but without sue"
cess
FAEx BARS.
We drore ont to tue farm of III. J. s. Eneyrtt,
X with raew TO inspect neN barn, NOW near. )
completed. II is forty eight bY one hundred
feet, with stone basement Of about nine feet,
and posts twenty feet atove this, The base
meut Is OF Treuton or Ga1ena limestone. which
crops out 10 several places about FreePort, and
makes good building material a root cellar
is built in the form OF IN arch under the drain-
way, one Of the walls uniting with the front
| The boarding is plaued and painted, and we'll
| ventilated with Venetian blinds. which gires it
u very pretty appearance The stables arc all
in the basement, learing aIarge space ADORE for
ha5;
| take look At this barn as we'll Is one on the
farm Of Ar. Chas. Roseustie', and we shalI trus.
that they will 60 away wiser # not better farm
| ers. We also commend the garden and fruit
| grounds Of this latter farm 10 the stteulion OF
| those who think fruits can only be grown south
! Of Vapdaa. or that farmer should not lise
a far nf hta
! vated acres We should hare said that nearly
all the frame tin,bess Of ibis barn are from the
| pinctics of Nisconxin. beiug cheaper than OAK
iron the heavy timber bottoms Of she peckato-
nieA.- Stick 4 pm here you farmers Of the
Grand Prairie, who fancy oak timber the cheap.
| est. :
Mr. ordway, nurseryman, like ourself, has
been experimenting With native eve1grsens,
| FROM the Wisconsin pine woods, bpt with nc
great Success, the spruce being nbons aIl that
| be succeeded with those were about = foot
high. In another nursery everJ. uatiye eyer-
The cause Of tLesa failures can be mainly guard.
! ed aRxiust, and thai in = fer yeare eyerE.eena
| will be as couaaaon and nearly Us cheap - other
| trees.
| RocKroKp
| Is destined to be tho Rochester Of the West
Its mills, starch factory. reAper factories, etc.
! already make an imposing appearance along she
| f1T4fs ana YET QuL tuAl part o4 kuG "&+@&'
| power is in use. Tha aiarch f4ctoEy VS. not an
ooeratiou ID consequences of the bigh pr1cs oi
corn, but they were about to tr. the experiment
on spring wheat Il the pr,ce .bonid eoatinue a,
nt present. -Stump ta,," or " No. 8. =" II ia sup
posed will make go'd starch. Should shis prore
which makes very li,t!e snd TrrJ pn"r aeuri
may b. turned 10 some useful purpose oshei
th.n list Of gambling.
The Nsnny reaper 1orfs to h. farmer i q
point Of no small interest, aad .hs'issing thai
| thousands Of tha rssaa1 ot ths 81 f&zas ASn !k1'