The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-09-24

AUG 5iF VI tho Les SGuHky agriculture
Society was held at West-Point last week.
The interest taken By the farmers of our
county in this peculiar institution OF theirs
seems to continue undated. The attend
ance vac quite az large as that OF any pre-
vious year, and the entries Of articles for
exhibition were more numerous than at any
Fair heretofore held in the county. The
weather during the frss and second days OF
the Fair VAS not at all favorable, being cold,
cloudy and windy, and altogether quite un-
pleasant.
The exhibition did not come up to those
OF former years, as far as we could judge,
in most departments, and seemed particular
Iy behind hand in horses and cattle. There
we're, to be sure, few good animals, but
lot 50 many as heretofore, and the array OF
premium horses in the ring on The third and
last day did not strike as as particularly cred
liable to Lee county. great many OF them
we're old acquaint4nees in the ring, and
were never regarded as entitled to rank very
high outside OF the horse show of Lee
County.
The cattle on exhibition were not as nu-
merous as heretofore, and the old stock sp
pesred quite familiar to the grounds. There
were quite q number OF young cattle OF fine
appearance and with fair pretensions 10
prizes in q wider range than that afforded by
the Lee County Fair. Our friend Ii. @.
Stuart, had eleven head OF various ages in
the ring, every one Of whioh-thanks to the
absence Of Timothy Days herd-took pre-
NUNS.
Bot whatever may be the difference OF
apinion in regard to other departments we
think there was a unanimous verdict on the
part of the crowd that We never had 50 fine
q show of hogs. We doubt, indeed, whether
our Fair Gao be exceeded in the State in that
department; either as TO the number or quail
ity OF stock exhibited.
The premium bog, owned By Mr.. Seaman,
OF Marion Township, was the very best
specimen Of hog flesh we ever saw. The
weight, as reported, was eight hundred
pounds, and no one seemed to question the
correctness Of the scales, after taking o good
look at the monster. Another hog, from the
same township, owned by Mr.. Hampton, had
q larger frame, but VAS not 80 fat as the
premium hog, and yet could not have fallen
much below il 10 weight. There vas quite 8
variety Of breeds Of hogs on exhibition, and
many mixed breeds, which seemed to meet
with more favor than the pure stock CT any
breed.
The show OF agricultural implements was
very good, and our friend Archer, of keo-
kuk, We were pleased to see, came IN for
foil proportion Of premiums in that line
We had no opportunity TO inspect the ar
ticles on exhibition in the building 10 the
line OF fruit and vegetables, or in that OF
domestic manufactures, or preparations OF
any kind. We've led TO infer however,
from remarks of the crowd, that the exhibit
tions In these departments were OF an average
character.
The Fair proved quite successful, we I'M
derstani, in financial point Of view, and
relieved the society from its burdensone,
slough not very heavy debt.
We left the grounds before the election oil
officers or award of premiums were an
nounced, and have learned nothing furtbe'
in regard TO the matter since than thai
Judge Clsgett was reelected President fol
the ensuing year.