, 1863-09-16

Champaign County Fajr-stafford,s
Corn CultlVat0r-ChargtnR Extreme

CHAMPAIGN, Ill, Sept. II, 1858.
To-day is the closing Of. the Champaign
County Fair. The weather has been cool,
and the attendance good. The show Of stock
WIS less than usual, ns most Of the t1no stock
In the county is in preparation for the State
Fair. The drouth and frost have cut of the
vegetables, and the show In that department
was confined to few heads Of infantile cab
hage and some half dozen beets. The show
Of greenhouse plants and fruit was good,
filling ball eighty feet long aud twenty feet
Tlde-a much larger collection than is usual
at our county fairs.
The Ehow Of patchwork quilts ia nearly
played out-in fact some Of the handiwork
Of OUT old ma1ds havc become pretty well
worn ont IN these annual gatherings We
legitimate usc, or sent to the hospitals.
The show OF agricultural implements was
unusually small. Woods Mower, waahing
and wripging machine, and three two.horse
corn eultlvatozs. Tho1e attracted the espe-
eisl attention Of the farmers; For the past
t1acted more attention and have proved the
most valuable of any OF our new machlneaor
implements. Last spring the demand for
these implements was beyond the sup
ply. and farmers were glad to get
fnything to waleh a they hey could eou7a attsch tWo
have found material difference in the value
Of their machines, not only In the quality Of
the work but In the durability OF the Imple-
nent, both points Of no small value, aud
they are now disposed to discriminate In Civ.
ing orders, and hence the interest In exarnin-
ing those on exhibition. One Of. the ma-
chimes has been quite fagorite in the county,
and esteemed among The best, It was made
By Ar. Peabody Of Champaign. Another by
Mr. Wilson Of Urbana has not been so eI-
tensiye1y tried. The third one is statforde
Of Decatur, and is ore Of the Oldest In the
State, and has undergone many important
Improvements. leaving little more to be de-
committee, who ut once placed the blue rib
bon omit.
One Of the serious defects iu these two
horse cu1tivators has been the liability to
break the standards for the shorelg OF the
shoyels themselves. Another one has been
the want Of good plant protection to enable
the machine to work up close, to the 1ow
another is one of guiding the machine along
crooked rows, and to turn at the ends.
In the Stafford all Of these have been at
ta1ned in an eminent manner, and the machine
must take its place among our best made
and most faluable labor saving implements.
The tWo-horse corn culuyators have now
become necessity to all farmers who cult.
vzte Eowed crops, and the manufacturer who
makes the best will Of course take the lead,
as farmers are Tired Of paying for half made
and half invented Implements. The trial OF
implements vii doubtless bring out a strong
competition with these cu1tiyatots, when We
shall have an opportunity to further discuss
this subject. -.
RIGHTS OF ExHBITORs.
We hare word to ray In regard to the
practice Of charging exhibitors at our State
and County Fairs for entrance fees We have
never been able to see Its advantages, but
mspy Of Its disadvantages, and ne would call
the attention Of the officers of these societies
to the subject ut this time, SO as to enable
them to make come change. We would Ike
to see the whole system Of entrance ices and
tickets discarded and make the visitors pay
for getting up the show. =.
To charge IN exhibitor dollar and halt
for his family ticket, and ten per cent. on the
premium competed for, has the tendency, to
drive away all exhibitors but those Tho wish
to advertise, or those who feel sure to win
the prize. 4 lady with her bouquet OF How
ers will not come into the ring, and thou-
eand email though valuable articles WILL be
left 1T home, leaving the show minus OF many
vnluab' articles that should be on hand to
assist in drawing large crowd. .,,
We throw ont the lint, and hope It WILL
have 4 frinl RURAL.