The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-10-22
Report of the Annual Fair, and
Prenoi17noS Awarded for 1868.

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Your annual Fair for the County of Kenosha
was held according to the programme, on the 10th
of Sept and lst of Oct. at the Hall and Grounds
| In Bristol.
Dame fortune has again favored US with good
weather during the Fair, and our receipts will go
to show that, whatever your Executive Commits
tee may do towards the advancement of your in
terests the weather is the greatest entrbutor al
ter all.
The Fair is now a part Of the past history OF
your Society. It's benefits if there are any, are at
your disposal and we hope and TT you viii
make good use Of them. If you have not and do
not improve them the fault must be among your
selves There appears to be a general lack Of in
terest somewhere and for some reason, whether
good or otherwise If the fault is in your officers,
you will soon have an opportunity to install 9th,
ers of more ability and tact in their places, fit
ia among the people, you must begin the work of
change among yourselves and try TO create great
er interest in you farming vocations or In what,
ever vocation you may be engaged, or else 1t is
useless to hold Fairs any longer. The people come
together, each person, apparently, expecting to
see what his neighbor has brought TO exhibit,and
when arriving at the grounds, behold each one
is surprised that the other has brought little or
nothing to exhibit. The same old story is heard
through the Hall, have got better OR as good at
home = This ought not TO be so in Kenoshs
County The remedy lies 10 your hauds-improve
it beg of you.
TO those who have contributed little or much
we are especially thankful and can but hope that
others will initiate them far as possible. The
show of people was of the first class, worthy Of
any community, and If there were any premiums
offered in this class must certainly have drawn
the first and highest. No greater crowd ever as
sembled on the Fair grounds Of this county. Of
course we were glad TO see you and welcome you
here, for by so doing you have put funds into the
treasury of no small amount, while but few,a very
few, will draw premiums out. The reason you al
ready know.
Financially we have got good start and am
sure there are but few Societies which can show
a better balance sheet than this of Kenosha
County. The entries as comparediwith lost yeaf
are as follows; Last year $50. This year 32l.
In nearly all OF the departments there is great
falling off except that ofhorses. While there was
good show of horses for competition there was
as much or more entered merely for exhibition and
to obtain admission to the track.
While in one sense 1t may be considered right,
in another it is not. 1t is only taxing your cons
mittee for nothing. Witness the labors of one
of your committees in the horse department.
They could not complete their report 30 as to an-
nounce only part oft on the last day of the Fair
While they we're laboring to do equal and exact
jus tce to the competitors of horses they had to
attend to others who had no thoughts or expectaN
ton of premium. We can challenge COMPETE
ton in all that was exhibited for premiums in
good faith, either in the Hall or in the tent
yard.
Finer fruits we have never seen at our Fairs
than were presented here. The competitors are
worthy of great praise for their efforts to please
the taste and charm the eye.
Mr.. Eastman presented lot of Spanish sheep
which he has recently introduced into this counN
ty, the like Of which has not been seen for long
time, Patronize him to improve your focks.-
Another lot said to be from Vermont were on
the grounds for sale. We understand that the
owners made several sales during and after the
Fair. Mrs. l. F. Clark, of Wlmot, presented sam
pies of her skill and handiwork, which all ofthe
ladies' would do well to initiate
We can all imagine something of what our Fair
in the Hall would have been, had all of the ladies
initiated her example
have already made this report longer than
was intended. Nothing has been written to cast
upon any but merely to state the facts,
as / believe you can all see and with the hope
tnat you will at least try to make better show in
the future. For the honor yon havo seen fit to
confer upon me by electng me your Secretary for
three successive years, l return you my most SIM
cere thanks. | shall retire from this position
to give place to better and more worthy successor
1 hope TO always feel an interest in your welfare,
let me be present with you or absent from you.
Allow me in conclusion to make one suggestion,
and it is this: your Secretary has great deal of
labor to perform and we'll deserves to be paid
liberal salary for the future. Whoever he may
be, pay himiliberaiy and he will feel thst his eff
forts are appreciated by the public
All of which is respectfully submitted.
Bristol, Oct. LIST, 1868. j. NJ. LELAND,
Secretary.