Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-10-05

THIRD DAY.
IHIKD DAT.
Ix CAMP. SCOTT County HrADQuARrTas,
Fair Grounds, Iowa City. Oct. 4.

susSm ~hlch extended from the city to the
grounds. came pouring in sl) the forenoon. The
large. vacant grounds are filled With teams
from the country. A better estimate can lie
formed Of the extent Of the attendance ln the
afternoon. when i. will raech its hight. This
s emphsticslly the day OF the Fair, and will
tell har dsorney in the Treasury Department.
through some misunderstsDding. over stated
the amount Of monies taken 10, in my prev-
ons reports. ana will now correct it. Up to
Wednesday night, two days. the receipts for
entry ard a1missi tickets, amounts to near.
ly Si.4Oo.
II is plain to be seen, therefore, tn 1t the
gross receipts Of this State Fair will exceed
only by few hundred dollars, the receipts Of
our late Scott County Fair. This comparison
ooks we'll for gallant old Scott, but badly for
the state at large.
A citizen Of Scott county, | sm proud of the
comparison. as a citizen of the State, / am not
it i. to be regretted. The causes which
have brought about this we will not argue at
length-a simple example will cast come light
upon the matter, and We trust it will not be
passed over lightly ly our readers We have
previously stated that the Vegetables and Seed
department presented q meagrs show. This
look upon OF being department OF all
others which should 10 literally encouraged
by the Society 10y large and numerous preni-
ums, but how it ? Only S2s in premiums
are offered TN the Grain and Seed department,
uh,le on F2ouers they offer fs7 IN pres:iums-
THIS distinction in favor Of Flower raising over
the gro wing Of wheat, corn, barley, ETC., it
seems,o me is very short sighted-very poor
policy. We are fond Of flowers and rejoice
that the board see fit to encourage their cul-
tivstion in the Stste-and We claim at the
ssme time tina. the amount OF fund in prsn-
ums in that class is not too high-but we do
claim that the amouat OF premiums offered for
staple seeds, is miserahly low. There are
plenty Of splendid flowers here-ani we Re-
joice to say it-there is scarcely ten dollars
worth Of seeds-we are sorry that it is so.-
Let the board take this matter into serious
consultation and apply the rsmsdy. Let com
petition in the exhibition Of seeds At our State
and County Fairs be strongly encouraged by
large preniums, such az will excite large and
extended competition. We have thus spoken
freely on this matter. for We consiGer it one
Of vital Importance one of the foundation
stones of Agricultural success in our noble
our Insrchless State.
There are many other matters regarding
the policy Of the managers Of the State Fair
which at another time we shall animadvert
upon. There 10 evidently something wrong
somewhere, and little airing in the public
prin,s May afford needed relief.
Scott COUNTY pxLE6ATIoN.
The delegation from Scott is all riSht-and
liberia! number and spirit--lsrge accessicns to-
day.
On Wednesday af ernoon there was q very
pretty little mile dash between j. A. Green's
mare Wasp, Fishers Iowa City, Brown Punch
and Farmer Rogers, [Durantl horse The trot
was handsome and exciting one, but little
Wasp showed the ninble.t foot, and came in
several lengths ahead in 2:53.
JACKS JENNIEs AND MULES.
This 10 the first show to day. There are
IA ell tod--in the ring. Some noble matched
mules in harness, and . number Of fine jacks,
we notice The latter animals serenaded the
Judges and awarding committee handsomely.
BULLS OF EACH BRED.
At 10 o'clock the bulls Of each breed we're
brought into the ring. and marched about
As whole the display was excellent. and re-
Aected high praise upon the stock raising
spirit Of our State There were 90 in num-
ber--Durhsms predomnsting largely. N. s.
Morris bull Hawthorne, Durham; c. D. Bent's
Imported Devon, May Boy Washbon's Devon.
Nero, Davenport. attracted much attention.
In Dsvons. H. N. Washbon's bull NxRo. took
the premium and diploma $40; A. Moss'. of
Hardin CO. 81 premium $l0.
In Grades, Ro5t. Bans's bull Star Of the
West Of johnson county, took LIST premium Of
$40 and dip omA; J. W. British. bull Morgan
OF Johnson county. I'd premium Of IS.
In Durham short horns. WIN. Haldeman's
bull Emperor Muscatine county, took lst prem
of $40. and Dip, aud NJ. L. Morris bull Hsw-
thorn of Johneon county, I'd prem of $40.
In two year olds there we're eight animals
exhibited, five Dsvons, three Durhsms very
6ns stock. In Durhsms J. NJ Csnnon's Lord
of Scotland, took the let prem Of SIS and dip.
Wm. Briden's bull Briden Of Bremen county,
I'd prem Of $40; on Dsvons JAmes Wsstphsps
bull Victor Of Ksokuk county. Let prem Of sl5;
G.. Steinberger's bull Osceols OF johnson coun-
ty. I'd prem o! $40.
In one year old bulls, eight entries-two
Durham aud two Devon, s. Wi.cox's bull John
Of johnson county, let prem Of $40 and dip
T. &. Rugs bull Taurus, Of Johnson county,
I'd prem Of IS In Dsvon.. II. N. Washbon's
bull Peter, of Davenport, lst prem of $40 and
diploma d. Merrill's boil Colonel, Of Buchan-
IN county, % prem of IS.
In bull calves-short horns, N. st John,
Blackhswk county, let prem Of IS and dip:
Y. Chambers bull Gsrlbaldi. I'd prem Of 81;
n Devon.. VIM Hsrdy's Rad jacket of Wssh.
nston county. 1st prem of IS and dip. g. F.
bull Young Duks. I'd prem of a..
HsRDs. Pour entries--6 by H. N Washbon
of Daveuport, Dsvons; G. D. Bent of
Johnson county, five Dsvons u L. Morris o {
johnson county, five Durhsms H. G. Stuart
oi Lee county. six Durhame; J. n. Canuon's |
nerd unfortunately did not arrive in time to |
enter C. d. Bent's herd Of Dsvons took I'd |
premium OF $40, and H. G. Stuart Of Lee couo-
y took let prem of $40 on Durh.ns. VERY