Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-10-20
MIchmond, IA. Fair.
RiouMoNp, Oct. 10, /

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This Is the third day Of the Ninth Annual
Fair Of Wayne county, held adjacent 10 thii
city, and although the weather lie ID enough
for over-coats, there is large collection Of
ladies and gentlemen on the grounds -
Thirteen hun ired entries have been made,
and as the fair progresses the interest in,
creases
We have never before seen better exhi-
bition Of stock, agricultural machinery aud
farm products. Fruit and vegetables are
particularly fne. Floral Hall is circular
odd looking two story building, and is quite
attractive The number Of quilts, tydies,
rag carpets, stockings and other articles
wrought by the ladies, are highly creditable
to the fair sex Of Indiana There is an al.
most endless variety Of agricultural inn
plements, among the best of which is the
Reaper exhibited by Pritz and Kuhns Of thie
city. Jacob Shuey has good Smut Ma
chine, aud J. 3. Decker q Co. have lot Of
mill machinery. Stout, Mills Il Co. exhibit
the American TuFban Water Wheel, which
has taken premiums at the State Fairs Of
Ohio, Michigan and Indiana. This wheel
is acknowledged by millers to be the best
ever invented, and is coming into general
use. Moody q Son exhibit some steam en-
giues, and Dennis Patent Sugar Mill and
Evsporator. The above are all Daytonians
and am glad to see them present
Brady g. Son have foundry and machine
shop here lO3 by 1853 feet and three stories
high. They employ large number Of hands,
and turn out vast deal OF work. Horney
a. Co. also carry on an extensive machine
shop These, together with other manufac,
turers of Richmond, have excellent spoci,
mems of their work on exhibition. No city
in Indiana is more prosperous in it's manu-
factures. We saw cutlery, such as ivory
handled knives and forks, pruning and cary.
ing knives, equal in finish to the hest i'm
ported. They are made by Mr. Hunter, and
he sells great many to dealers in Cincin'
natl.
A new sweet potato, the Bermuda, attracts
atten ion; some Of them weigh nine pounds
each. Water melons are found here oil
great size, and appear out Of season this cold
day. The Yankee who sold those pumpkin
seeds at Muncie Town, last winter, has con,
ferred great favor on farmers They have
pumpkins here of mammoth size; any one
of them would furnish pies enough for a
small family all winter The vegetables and
corn are equal TO those in Ohio.
Carriages, good enough for the President
to ride in, can be found here, as we'll as a
great many other articles Of domestic manu-
facture, which have not time to enumernte
all of which present evidenca of most won.
deriul progress in the arts as well as in ag.
riculture, since the introduction Of agricul-
ural fairs into this city.
A gentleman here who visited Prof Mapes,
at his farm two miles south OF Newark, N.
j., has just briefly related to US what the
Professor has accomplished by intelligent
and practical experiments in farming. The
Professor, few years ago, was poor, hav,
ing been unfortunate in a commercial bust :
ness He borrowed thousand dollars and
bought thirty three acres Of red slate land,
where he now lives. Ii was 80 hard that a
pillow could hardly penetrate it, but he per.
severed until be broke it up, and by prop
er application Of manures, deep plowing and
under drainage, has now the most product,
i've piece Of ground, perhaps under cultiva
tion in America. This year he has, with
the assistance of fye hands, two horses and
two mules, produced crop of fruit, vegeta.
bles and grain, which he has sold at twelve
thousand dollars, besides supporting his
family This was oil done of of SO acres
On one acre Of ground he had l3 900 head
of cabbages, and great deal Of his ground
produced four crops Of vegetables this season.
His under drainage fills a pond with water
which covero two acres, and is six feet deep,
ia which he has plenty Of fish, and a boat
to sail in. The Professor delivered the an
nual address at the Indiana State Fair, a
few years ago, and he then tried to stimu-
late the farmers to improve their grounds
with manure, deep plowing and under drain =
age, His labors appear to have had good
effect.
Tomorrow here will be lively time
hele besides the attractions of the fair,
Bellman goes up in his balloon, and Diebl is
to exhibit FIRE works in the evening. The
interest increases each day, and next Satur.
day the fair Is to close with an exhibition Of
equestrianism, trOtting and lively time gen,
orally,
The police have very little to do here, al.
though Richmond contains about 10000 in.
habitants. The Marshal is a clever man
and vigilsnt officer; be seems to be every
where pretty near at the same time, and
seems to Overawe, by his presence, the un'
ruly rpirits hereabouts. We will add thai
La Rue, the great American drummer" is
here, and putting in the lioks in admirable
style The City Hotel is the headquarters
of most Of the Daytonians, and is admirably
kept
In haste, yours, s.