, 1861-09-17
THE LAST DAF OF THE FAIR.
The Trotting Yesterday
HONOR TO OLD CHAMPAIGN.
The Close Of the Fair
IMPLEMENTS. &C.

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, sc.
Upon the subject Of dttching and under
draining, much hsssbeen written, and numer- |
ons Inventions made for facilitating the opernr
ton. To the farmefs Of many portions of he /
West, It Is matter Of paramount import |
ance, for there are millions Of acres Of lsnd |
in the West, Of the very best quality Of soil,
too wet for cultivation. There are upon
exhibition here two ditcb'Eg machines aud
e1cavators. The one By n F. Wickersham
Of Springfield, drawn BY two horses and de-
signed to follow plow, the loose dirt being
elevated by iron buckets upon an endless
chain. 1t is claimed as being very efficient,
and having no cog wheels or bands, easily
kept In order, but Will require further trial
before the pnblic decide in its favor.
Another is introduced by Benedict & Cam-
mipge, Of Conneant, Ohio. It cuts di1ch
Of any desirable slope at the sides, any re-
quired depth, from few inches to OF b
feet deep, throwing the dirt al out upon one
side, making, at the came time, . ditch for
draining, and dirt fence or wall 1t csn be
worked with one, fWo, or three horses, snd is
managed By one man. Gne Of the large mole
D1ainers was also exhibited.
Should the maxi State Fair Grounds be as
unfortunately located as the present, We be-
speak the attention Of the Board, as well as
Of the several Ditchtr exhibitors, to
the euggestion that the machines could used
to some advantage for weeks before the Fair.
Stock growers and farmers insome portions
Of the West, who have large prairie farms, ex-
perience great Inconvenience from the want Of
running streams, or come reliable supply Of
water. Inasmuch SIS there Is scarcely day
without mere or less wind, sufficient to oper-
ate Wind MIL, it would seem that one Of the
Mills here offered would obviate what has been
deemed by some, great drawback to some OF
the best prairie stock farms.
Ayres's Water Elevator is simple, cheap,
desirable and efficient machine for raising
from 100 to 1C0O ga1lonlto tof water per hour,
from wells Of apy depth. The water being
drawn up in cups attached to an india rubber
belt, similar to the grain elevator, there is very
little fristion to overcome, and no pump or
machinery liable to be interrupted by freeziug
This is Hartfo1d invention, but mauufacto-
~ Of the Water elevator is about being estab-
lished in this city.
Browns Corn Planter, Is probably the most
| popular one in use, over 5000 Of then being
used in this State last Spring, It is the origi-
cal checkrow planter, and will plant from 16
| to 20 acres per day. This is the same machine
upon which an important suit is now pending
| In the Q. 8. Circuit Court, in this city.
D. r. Pr1ndle, Of East Bethany, N. T., ex
t 81 oF
which is simple and apparently the most com
p]ete one yet introduced. It has no coga
ta1de, or gearing of any kind, Jet one man o.
even boy can plant 20 acres day with it L
holds and tracks itself, enabling the operator
to ride if he desires, and to plant two Or mor'
rows at time, any width apart, and any mum
ber Of grains in hill, and does its own mark
broadcast sower, for GRASS seed, which can b
USED without regard to the wind, boy an'
one horse sowing from 30 to 40 acres per day
Edward J. Frsser's Patent "Sulky Plow,
which has been On exhibition, claims to worl
one-third easier than the same sized plow with
ont sn1ky. The driver can sit upon his Sea
and throw tie p!ow IN or out Of the ground, a
pleasure. The plow can also be momentari]
attached or detached, or any other plow snt
st;tuted. The hard labor Of ploWing is b
this invention reduced to sitting On cushion
+ ed sest and driving epau Of horses, which
boy Of Is years, OF lady can do az well as
man, If desirable. For scmetime no yer
! valuable improvement has been made In th
, way Of plowiDg, aud we think this inventio
is in the right direction.
Walter Peck's anti-FreezIng Pump, vi
Kept in constant motion everybody tried i
3 At Rock Terrace, near Madison, Wis, one
r our Subscribers says he has one in use in
d well that is 1855 feet deep.
d Reestcne Broe & Co., Of indianapolis had
4 Cross cut saw and other pieces Of mact
r nery en- exhibition, operated by single cs
a ting, forming its own line, from the axle,
+ any argle-combining all the properties Of
d pitman, with its fitting, and working wiiho
c aviation from straight line. We lot
+ upon this as an Important discovery in m
II chsnics, SIS The castings Of which this devl
e are formed, cost less than one per cent, Ct t
a machinery usually required to accomplish
n came results, or perform the same service.
q Beardsley's Hay Elevator, or horse pow
lie fork appears we'll adapted to the use Of t
ID mers eho1t Of help. Two men or boys vi
L one horse can elevate one fork full
r. minute, and from one sixth to one fourth Q
s. lead to forIful1, landing it over the gr
ii besm, upon stacks, or wherever desirat
at Levi Beardsley, South Edmeeton, Otsego {
T. N. Z. is the inventor.
,ir Thos. Bruton, OF N. 7. city, had On exh
o. bition the Aquarius, q simple, eheap and {
,te cient apparatus for extinguishing fires, va
Is, ing windows, or carriages, watering garde
ie- &C., manufactured BY ". ], B. Douglas, 4
al ! dletown, Conn. It is worked By one per
bb and weighs less than 10 lbs.
nd MECHANICS HALL.
nd Yesterday both exhibitors and spectator
D. this, as In some Of the other Halls, reqoi
bis umbrellas to protect them from the sire:
%. Of water that poured through, like sho'
,se bath. Considerable Of the iron aud steel +
he Was rusty and damaged. The woodwork
Ida chinery ard Rome other articles had swo
pet 60 from dsmpness, that not joint or SC
os could be moved. Many Of the best arti
civ had been removed on Saturday, and 'tV
!. in better if all had been, as the matter has
suited.
led Hall, Kimbark & Co., have very extern
md and varied assortment Of iron, steel and b
rce ware Oh exhibition, all If American manu-
IT. ture also the celebrated thimble ekeins
dis carriage aud wagon boxes. Every article
lch exhibited, for which premiums were offa
an. received the award.
res- We regret there Was not display Of I
-: | Snner;or Iron. IN pxhihftfnn The Wyand