The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1859-07-21

The seventh annual exhibition of the
United States Agricultural Society will be
held On the grounds of Mr.. Graves. at Cot
taye Grove. near Chicago, from the 1eth of
September To the 18th inclusive.
Colouei CaProH, Superintendent, is row
engaged IN erecting the necessary buildings.
&c,, and has already 200 600 feet of lum-
Der on the ground.
The Premium list reaches about $4,000,
to which are to BE- added volunteer premi-
ums by the citizens of Chicago Cash premi-
ums range from sl0O to So.
Entries can be m.ie from the 5h to the
l2ih OF September at noon. Persons intend
lnL 10 exhibit must become annual members.
The premiums are 10 be paid on the last
day of the Fair. or the week thereafter. at
Chicogo. Sales may be made by exhibitors
during the Fair. under the regulations pre-
scrbed by the Superintendent.
ln the Cattle department. the highest prize
is 500. For the best three year old grade
COWS, So; milch cows. do; hes, yoke work
ing oxen. four years old. SEQ; steers, SIS:
bullock, s25; cow or heiter, S35.
For the best thorough bred stations and
mares, Sl00; stal ions and mares for all
work, so; saddle horses $50; trottiny stall
lions end mares. Sl00 each
For sheep, the highest premium offered is
$50; slaughter mutton Sl0; goats, $50; poul-
try. So and a premium Of SlO for the best
collection Of poultry not less than one hun
dred in number.
The best sample OF corn. wheat, oats, rye,
barley, buckwheat, grass seed. miilet. &c,
So; best su gar from spryho. $40; potatoes,
50. other vegetables So; best butter, S2o
best cheese SO.
In the II rtcultural Department. prizes
Of $50 offered for the hast apples, pears.
peaches and plums; S2) far the bes. native
grapes; SO for wines; $40 for dahlas. ver-
benas, roses and cut hpurs; S25 for the best
collection of house plants
Liberal prizes are also offered for the best
bread, cakes. fruit, butter. domestic fabrics,
knitting work, ladies' work, aad ornamen-
tai work and the other products of the house
hold department.
Silver and bronze medals are offered for
the various agricultural machines. ali me-
chanicat and manufacturing productions,
paintings, daguerreotypes, architecture. in
strumeCts, chemists products and musical in.
struments ~
For the best managed farm in the United
States, diploma of honor and silver medal
is offered aud tie same Tor the best planta
tion, also best farm crops for 1859 the same
The same prizes offere d for the account
ef the best experiments, and essays on GER
tain agricultural subjects.
There are 2S classes ofpremiums embrac-
ing everything in agriculture, science and art
worthy of merit. Of course We have given
but brief synopsis, there being thousants S
of articles which come in for prizes.
! The Secretary announces that "neither
labor nor expense will be spared to render
the exhibition of SO worthy of the city in
which it is to be held. aud of the 'Grea,
West where it was located by the vote o.
the society and of the United States of Am
erica. whose citizens will compete for the
prizes"
The proprictors OF the following public
houses have pledged themselves to the So.
ciety to charge bat the following rates pei
day and night during the holding of the
Fair.
fremont, Richmond, Briggs and Adam
Houses, 81 81; Metropolitan. Messassoit:
Revere and Mattison. 50; City Soltt, Gar
den City Hatche's. Foster and Sheerm ar
5 SO; and the New Y ork and Merchant.
] Hotels, 81 25