, 1864-10-04


Hapkeye, that "a better man for the pla:e
Coz = not exist" What Is true Of Dr.. Shaf-
fer II also true Of Judge Wright. ths ACCOM-
plithed President, aud it Is . matter Of sim
cere 1tgret to all that his Ser 7ices IS the pre-
eiotpg officer Of 1ne Society, are to be lost Ut
the termtnatlon Of the present year.
l have given 1ou pretty full report bt
telegraph OF the dlurnal operations OF the
Far, from the commencement to the close.
But there ~ere many artlcles on exhibition
which oescrre more extended notice than the
cspacittts vi the telegraph afford. have
stated that the show Of agricultural nacniu-
err was fully equal to any thing have seen
curing the present year. OF cuurae very IT.
tie OF lLis machiuery ~as manufactured In
lows, but on the contrary most of it WAS the
product OF Illinois work shops; md II may
bb Proper to say here, that ulinols proba-
by txctls anv other Sta!e In the Union in
these products, not only in number, but in
yar,et, and quality. IL noT bears tic same
relation to sg1icu!turA1 implements that 1t
does to agricultural products the Empire.
REAPERs AND MOWERS.
State. First III importance under this head
l. aid combined. The following premiums
awarded b. this State Fair, Fill aaord u text
lgt Il 1rH observations:
Mowt1-M1s. Mary Nanny, Rockford, ILL.,,
Reaper ana Mower combined; Mrs. Mary
NANNY, Reaper, Mower, Hand and self.Rakar
Reaptr, Mower and Binder comtined-afrs.
Binotr-i'rs. Mary Nanny.
1hts record tells the whole atory, and Is
the best evldtnce that could be offered Of
the character OF J. Fl. Nanny machine In
the combinations enumerated. Tne JUnn q.
Nanny machine, be It understood, is the
original Manny Reaper. the patent Of which
is owned and controlled by tue widow OF
that gentleman. The SelfRsker and Binder
are stctnt additions to the original macnine,
aud by the experience Of three narVests have
proved themselves of practical utility. These
machines, slthough b manufactured In Illinois,
Were entered by l.. Cnes.ey. OF Strawberry
Point, Clayton comfy, Iowa, who is the
general agent Of Northern Iowa
IL addition to the John H. Nanny feapers
and no ere, the John P. Mauny, and some
twtnty other kinds were also on exhibition.
/ thtuk III number, II not In quality, this
portion Of the exhibition exceeded that ofli-
unois or Michigan.
Corn PLASTEus,
The number Of corn planters on cxhibI-
tion, rs also quite large. As usual, the old
sia1!d-by ptarter, Manufactured bg George
premium. Annually, for the last ten OF
twelve years, We have commended this ma
chine to the attention OF farmers, and WE are
glad to kuor that our ndslce has always
been well directed. Mr. Brown nevera;old
1lhQlET aUAt UE UIA uAt I0
take back II It dla not prove all that be re-
prestn1td d it md the TACT that tina hr.t one
has never been returned, OFT of some twenty
| thousand that he has eold. Is all the evidence
| he desires TO offer to those intereated in this
| article Of farm economy. There IL not q
farmer OF thrre years. standing In the West
| that uoes not know all about George W.
| Br0Wn'e corn planter, and t1e manufacturer
/ wants no better recommendation. We ought
TO say, what perhaps all interested do not
| 3..- a. IL {-kn 1E+-Af$ -
the culture OF the Chinese sugar cane,
| be has adapted hi7 planter to tnat seed, and
| it does its work Is we'll with that, as with
I corn. hi. Bro IN, as ne did at the Decatur
Fair, Contributed Two Of his machines to the
be1tflt Of the Ssni:ary Fair.i
! EAT PRESS.
The machine thst attracted the most at
tertion On the ground was the Poitaole
Bsater Press, 1his press is manufactured,
sud the patent o .ned by, the Western Bsater
HaJ Press Company, Of Galesburg, In this
State The power OF this press may be uu-
oerstood, when We state that 400 pounds Of
hay IL compressed into the space Of II inches
in length ard q by 23 In breadth, and Will
occupy less space for storage or shipment,
than the szme weight Of pork in barrels, and
greater number OF tons can be put On q car,
or in Eesstl's hold, than any miscell l4neous
perchs ndize- George 1. Bergen 1s the Gene.
TAI Agent Of the Company at Galesburg.
| CATTLE.
As have stated, the exhibition Of cattle
was 1enarkably good. The prem!uu for
twenty-five head OF most splendid cattle.
Three of these heads were from Illinois, and
received TWO out Of the three premiums. The
The Illinois exhibitors were 4 ]. Dunlap, OF
Knox county, and Patterson, ct Mercer
county.
| NJ Erx,ft Ey%a -,
beyond an, t;lng hare eeen this year. Ap.
| 1,lee e1nbfnced almost every variety, and
better samples OF each variety it would ba
difficult to collect in the West. Tue grape
show Was very fine; and although the e1n1.
ton was In the immediate neishborhood ot
several famous vineyards, yet our 0 friend,
Dr.. Schroeder, Of Bloomington, carried of
| The most attractive prizes.
PREMIUMS.
The following premiums were awarded In
addition to what I have already stated:
| no. H-P1ows.
Walking two Horse Corn FloH-W. G. GFaham,
Rlaire d. BARRIER uauler, Decatur, III.
Riding and Walking combined-J. Candeld,
Prslne Bic. king Plon-Buford, Safe i Co.,
P1easine Plow for oxen-s. B. Wright, Bur.
Two Hor.e corn cnltly,tor and Seed sower-
snSsoi G 81 p1o19g H1s Bset. fsncsster.
Gang Piow-J. j. T. n L. Black
| Horfe Pitch Fork-snalth & Heating, Burting'
sta!k Cutters. B. Wright Il Co, Burlington.
Broad Cast Seed SoWer-A. B. Pratt, Ripon,
Horee Ra1e-J. J. Cook, Sterling III.
Two aots. Corn F1anteF-aeosge W. bFo"n
Combined Planter ana cu,aYator- -Bnsofd, Tate
Gst;;53ML. e.; Rel l';as; ns9i.. II Windsor, Y.
Double Shovel PloW-J. Deere d Co, .,Aollne
- Com shesler-s. B. Wright q Co, BstlinGton:
HsJ. md Fodder cut1er-B. G. White. De-
Upi1er.a clotb.a wringer-w. L. Winter
Gisss sna Seed sepasator-Hsn'el & Asre'
CHEZ Mlll and press-W. G. Bronson, Dayen
Cider Ptes-W. c. Bronson, Davenport.
Ioom-Q T. Garrison, oAkAl00ul.
, cLAes 34-FARN xAEHIEKHX.
Separator a1d power-. I. Case 4 Co., R1cioe
, Ho,re Power foz all u.esJ; I. Case 4 ca.
Chicago Farm Famp-m' u. Issnple, bnf'ine
III Horse pover-F. ". Skinner Madison, Wis
Resptr with Left Rsker-'Ym. Eiiots, Bermine
Mower-Mrr. Mary Nanny. Rockford H..
R+sper and Nov er co1nbined-Mfs. Mary Nanny
Reaper, Mower. Hand and sell-Raket-Ass Mar
Re,per, Mower aud Binder combtlea- Mrs MAJ
l Bipcer-a1rr. Mary Nanv
cor1-rob Miil-W. D. Nichols, Chicago.
: :. Class 35-HAcHNEHY,
Portable, Saw Ail}-bntnhan & CO., Battl
{ smut Machine:z7;I[syaac Phripss, BuralngtsR.
Portable GHst MNl-W. b. Nichols, ehieseo;