Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-08-19
[For the Journal and the Enquirer.l
Muscatfne County Fair,
EeDtember 2lSf and 22d.

To THE FARMERS Our annual exhibition
lraws near and it now devolves upon Us to
make good thing oft, or poor affair."
Ma y of US are trying to make good Fair
such as wi Il be credit to our county and
some will do nothing. Some say that these
Fairs are not managed fairly. and that
premiums are not always award i deserved
ly. 1t always will be so-often by mis-
Judgment If the judges, an n, doubt
SON etimes for favoritism. This j. done by
having the wrong men in for judges. 1t we
get in wrong men, it is our fauit-it is
your fault-for no institution was ever
more completely under the control of farm
crs than is our County Agricultural So: ETY.
Officers are elected every year a. d have
never known more than fifteen or twenty
dishonest men in OF any a null meeting,
nb IL, ten farmers and eight townsmen al
i"g. her.
seriously, it is the intention Of the mana
gers to d" the best they can for the promo
tion Of agriculture and the mech lnic,i arts
the industrial and producing class-the
bone and sinew Of our country. Let Us be
proud of our caling, and turn out one and
all-hold ~ our heads. and show our he r,y
looking faces, our bust forms and bra why
hand--mea and women, girls and boys, in
the form our Creator intended Us to be, and
following the occupations designed for US BY
his Infinite wisdom
Come out and bring the products of our
own industry and make a Holiday, Har IS,
Home, Farmers Festival over our fine
harvest good prospect for our corn,
our potatoes, beef, pork and -four. We in
tend to haze grand procession with our
teams loaded with hese products and with
mechanical products march to the Fair
grounds on the Island, have picnic DIN.
4er, in pain farmer style, each bringing
some bread and butter, some meat and beans,
the big melons and some ripe fruits, Who.
soever is ashamed of our table, let him stand
back!
Cant We have speech Yes, if no one
else will, will try. will load my mule
team with an apple tree, an evergreen, II
rose bush and some bread and butter. |
fish each township would consult t"get',er
not to form company by themselves, but
t" join in one large company. Yes. aud Ill
the adjoining counties O me in. We have
usually been well sustained by tn adjoining
c'uniies.
Some errors have occurred in our pre,r.
ium pamphlet. One in regard to "no
checks will be given at the gate" One
ticket will answer for the day, and checks
u,llb given at the gate.
There i, "hjecti" with some, that W err
they pay dollar and become members Of
the . cie,y n y cannot have full privileee
with 'Ie'r family, even if they do number
more I'll N 'hree or four persons. The fir-t
prime pc is, We cann"t pay premiums unless
zoe collect money. We believe it is just and
right FIR the man with fur persons in his
WnHt farmer is there who will refuse to pay
one dollar for membership aid have the
privilege to vote, and fiyr twenty-five cen,
icke's instead of four Z W.en we get two
hundred members, the State will also give
5000 more to help US with. Then we call
IN every farmer to join our Sciety. Call
IN the Director in your hip, or Secre
tary Wilson at his office in Mu>cat ne.
1t is thought by some that the above
member ship and tickets of admission, will
give dissatisfaction TO hany. Ii the Lxecu-
i've Committee can devise better Nay /"
p"y the premiums, ard At tie same tim.
give more general sat actin W. VII,
c:'a this, AMI the man WITH W. in his
family will pay the same rs six. This sub
| j ct is now under Consideration and d, t
notice will be given OF al! chang ) made.
TIE Farmers Gl., OF Bio",n.,g on town.
ship has taken active measures to carry out
the TURNER'S Feslioul. Committees will lie
apo n; ell in every township to help it /; and
Fave little doubt that We shall make this
County Fair more pleasant and more p oft.
able than any State Fair which has been
| here.
In the meantime expect to travel in Hi
nois, Indiana, Oaio an Pennsylvania. and
will try to mike observations If farming
by tue way. SUEL FOSTER,
Pres. # 20. Ag. SOC.