Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-09-21
THE STATE FAIR.

ternoon. Alter o'clock exhibitors Weyo oil
loved to remove their criticize, which the,
did almost entirely, With the exception Of th
fast horses. which stsid over u til SATURDAY. I,
contend for come purses offered by the ei,i
Tess. asd which bad oo,hipg TO do With sh,
| State Society's exhibition.
A. before ip,imstsd in these co,omus. tb1
taird day Of ,he Fa which 10 materially con.
sidsred the best, did not como up 70 genera
expectation. partially on account Of the incls.
msnt wsstber Of The night before. and par.
TALLY becau-s the people did no. csms out IN
largs numbers. The crowd numbered ahou,
four thousand Eve buudrsd-vhich fyr . fair
held 10 city numt ering more than 6ftssn
thousand. and in . county numbering more
than thirty tbousand people. We should cav
vas . s>Dall attendance. notwithstsnding the
Interest was we'll kept up, aud those rho
we're present erJoy ed themselves finely.
A large number Of premiums ere awarded
this day.
The 6rst premium Of $50. for the beet bull
10 sweepstakes. vas awarded to Perfection" !"
Of New Meilsry, Isws ID to Day. ~ sod-
land Daks' OF Van Buren Co.
B-st bull csf. Richard Booson, Dubuque,
sl2; I'd. Geo. B. 5.rgsn.'s Lord Of Scotland
2d"e6.
The premium Of 500 for the best herd ~ss
awarded TO tue bay herd which was at the
Scott County Fair; "a of $50. and 80 Of $25 to
McDonald's herds from New M~llary, Iowa.
For beet stallion over four years, ]. G.Simp-
son. Sabuls. $40; ID. Y. Lamson. Aoquoksts,
$50.
Gee. B. Sarsen,1 Cedar County BsshAv
took the second premium 10 year old stall
lions.
In horsee for all work, John A. W Smith, Of
Davenport " took the tirs; premium ca two
year old col, and Sturdivabt's mare and colt
IRON this place took the % premium.
Ia mixed reeds OF sheep Mr. p G Baudsr.
OF Winnebago Co., ts.. took the let premium
Er buck over 2 ysais old, slso for the same
over / year CID. ard also for the best eve and
best buck lambs
10 South Downs and Hsmpshire Downs,
Geo. B. Sargents -hesp took all the premiums.
Mr. Bauder took many premiums 10 otker
ciassee.
Ia fine wool bucks the lat premium was
awarde to The buck exhibited Ly A. 8. Farr,
Of Griunell This sffirms the decision u a de at
the Scott County Fair. In sweeps,skes, clsss
26. Mr Bsuder's buck took the fret premium.
Ia Ieretcrds. Geo. b. Sargent took all the
prsniume e-smounting to $l65.
Ia Devcns. c. ID. Bent. OF iowa City, took
several important premiums.
The receipts Of the Fair amounts to "a. 200,
while the expenses reach $5.0Oo which lseves
the Society $500 behind. The last day Of the
Fair was well attended, though the weather
was not Of the most agreeable character. IL
Is to be regretted that the weather hid not
been more favorable. and that the exhibition
had been larger and better attended The
Iowa State Fair should be a most magnificent
institution. Il is our option that the State
Fair should have permanent location IS much
as the sest Of the State Government. A suit
n b!e location should be selected At come can
tral pl,ce. AID grounds should be purchased
and fitted uP On . thorough and extensive
sca.e. We believe its success and Influence
upon agricultural matters would be greatly
enhanced thereby. As II I. now managed is
goes about the Stats like . cling ebo y,
and the pripcipal fleet that it baa had 80 far
az y have bsen able to discover, is to destroy
the County fairs at those poins where ite ex~
hibitions are held. 1t has proven so at Mus
cstine. Oskaloosa, and Iva City, and may
have the same effect in dialogue. Such .
result more than counts fbslaDc ces oil the good
that is accomplished 1t is to the County fairs
and no to the State, that We must lock 10 for
agricultural blessings and benefits