, 1863-09-21
41RICULTrEAL 1MPLEhENTB.

Among the most important inventions ex-
hibited, ind one Within the resch Of every
farmer, ID " "Palner's Excelsior Horse Pitch
fork" by the aia Of which ton Of hay can
be moved from the Eaeon or ground to the
scarcity Of hards makes this all the more de-.
stable now. No farmer who has used this
and uplerstauds Its advantages, would do
withont It for ten times its colt, which Is
only SIS. This fork took the frst premium
NJ the n, 7. State Fair, also at this Fair and
eyeIy other Ne understood where it has been
state and county rights, but has few more
1ef.. for the purchase Of which those who
want to make money will address 7. G, s.
NJ. ~, Palmer, P. 0. Bog 616s, Chicago.
SANFORD & Mallery's fax and hemp mn
chine, exhibited by Nelson stillman, Of Chi
els hare generally decided to devote more a.
te1tion to fax culture. And here let me
mention that serer,1 flax spinning wheels,
so1ne with important new Improvements, are
Exhibited at tie Mechanical Hall.
The iowa grain separator, from New Lis
bon. Iowa, makes numerous friends by Its
The Tie HawkeSe zigzag oat extractor and
grain separator, from Dubuque, attracts CON
~ i G and G. MAJ berry, of Rockford, hare a
capital grain header. J. n. Manuy, D. M,
Osborn i Co., Chicago, aud Thompson & Co.,
exhibit reapere and mowers.
seed eower; Y. ~: Barson. Of Rockford, q
grain binder; G. ". Cole, Of Canton, III, q
corn stalk cutter; ]. Maskell, Of Monticello,
III, corn cultiEator; B. F. seaton, Of Ma
riop. Iowa, Quaker reaper and mower; and
the Measrs. Black. OF Lancaster, Ill, gang
r. ". Gates, of Chicago has his steam sor-
ia
9f Madison, Wis, and House and Williams Of
Dubuque, sugar mlls-the latter taking first
premium. There are numerous feed mills,
corn planters, pumps, &C., but little that has
not been exhibited ut other fairs.
Farm wagons, pqggies, and sleighs, very
Of pqbrGns In sS
tables Of all kinds, there mas scarce an ex-
preEs wagon load, MI told.
OF fruit, there -has probably never been a
better exhibition In this State, and the Ques:
ton is settled that Iowa can produce as flae
apples % any other section.
Judge King Of Dubuque has asamost luscious
lot Of grapes, and thirteen varieties Of; pears.
james Weed Of MuscatIne, shows LOS yarie-
ties of apples. Mrs. Hancock Of Dubuque,
exhibits thirteen varieties Of pears and four
varieties Of apples, all raised on small gar
dtn plat. G. E.. Raines, Dubuque, shows
SONG Alexander apples, IA inches In ci1cum-
ft,6nce.: ". ". Iougworth has 1855 varieties
Of apples, twenty varieties Of pears, 1Te Of
grapes, and twenty Of crab apples. L. Fl. Lang
worthy shows 100 varieties Of apples.' Il. 8.
uetheIirgt0n, shows several varieties choice
pears. T. Wynkoop, Of Bellevue, shows 1G
varieties Of apples and 5 of peaches-the lat
ter demonstrating the fact that peaches can
be raised in Iowa. D. Leonard, Of Bur1ing-
ton, has 20 varieties Of aPples. Smith & Can:
inrosa ,,a.chos ~ Sharrran ~ pooHfo-J -
illinois, shows grapes, pears and apples. D.
Waketield. Of Muecatine, displays IS Varie-
ties Of apples and pears splendid specimens.
Besides the above are ehoWn lot Of apples
raiEed In the extreme northern part Of the
State; they were hard looking, but deserve 4
premium for coDsenting to, grow there at all.
The Floral Hall presents 3 collection infe-
Hanke exhibit 100 varieties Of hoube plants.
MIS-. Hardie has beautiled the place With q
Floral Arch, unique in design and beautiful
in structure; also flower baskets, and several
roses in bloom. Mr. Beebe exhibits 65 Varie-
ties Of Dah]ias, and several tine bouquets. 4
Moss and Aowers, attracts attention, as do
several flower baskets woven by the same
lady. Several floral designs, BY ]. Temple,
are also attractive. Mrs. e. ". CAIN, exhib-
its 100 varieties Of unclassiGed flowers. We
believe the ADORE ladies' an l1ye In Dubuque.
The Fine Art Hall contains about the usual
variety Of. articles, principally Of Dubuque
clothing, fancy needle work. worsted work,
bed.quilts, paintings, photographs, Sc The
principal portion Of the Hall Is occupied by
Sewing Machines, Pianos, and the Ladies'
Aid Society fancy table.
Tomorrow is the most attractive day OF
the fair, for ho1semen.. On Saturday, Tom
Hyer and Naboclish trot-best tWo in three.