, 1864-09-20
STsTE AGGI. ULtUHaL FAIR.
A General BuFvey-The Last Day.


have given you pretty tull synopsis OF
the dsl1y transactions a. this Fasr By rele"
graph during the week I now propose 10
elaborate upon certain features Of tbe exhibl
ton which seem worthy OF that constder4-
tIon. End may saJ, to start with, the Far a.
whole has probably been The most sneeess-
tul Of the ae1,es since their Inauguration,
think IN 1862. - Taxing tnts consld-
erat1on the ,tact Of the great scarcity OF
help, and the necessity of constant attend
ance sad la6er at home BY farmers, this
success is highly complimentary to the OIL
Gers for the energy ana good Judgment With
which the exhibition has been Carried
through By them to euch triumphant SUCCESS.
II the new Board d oGicer5, which was el:cs-
ed sn "Wednesday night, dq but fulfill their
trust is well, they will deserve the same
meaeu1e Of gratitude and praise, which Is cor
oialIs nW.roed to the retiring Board. speak
Of The Fair a. success. Financially 1t Is 50
beyond precedent. 11-the articles ofhorses,
cattle, sheep aud farm implements, there has
been nd superior exhibition, if ah equal. And
in th+so articles IL u4nifest the progress
mott interesting to farmers, Bonntifui crops
Of corn, wheat, oats. potatoes. btets carrots,
&c, a1e 1hn etfts Of Provlds nee this year.> :
az d usy le withheld by the same power next
Il il no evidence Of progress that they g1eat.
Il asonL in this most attractive shape TO-
dst. ary more than tuetr absehce next rear
would be evidence Of retrpgressf0u. They
APPEAR and disappear as the Lord sendeth a1s
rkin and deNo upon the just and Unjust But
contitual anu marked, Improvement In the
character OF Agricultural machinery. the
breeds, Of horBtf. cattle, eheep and
enfte, in each successive year ns i
maut1cst by Tits exhibition when compared
with any previous one, is the certatn sign Of
p1ogrttsi IN Lbe right direction. >. :
rill speak Of some Of them In detail
And first, ~lu take the article OF
PLows-1 see on the grounds n2 1ees thau
ten different pattetna OF gang ptoWa, When
onr State Agricultural Society commenced
th.t1 se-unlu1s. such IN sr1Icle al q gaug
plow p as hardly known. To day they arc
as fan4llag TO The Western farmer as the
n.o,he1"s tears., Ii good prairie soil they
|! nifp.rlurm the nO1k Of two Of the old
ibEbion.d piovs- r.
|. EEAPIRs s-Trcre are also lees at least
lpett, la'terns OF the reaper and mower,
| tipgty ano combined. Rockford appears to
be so1t If headquarters Tor this article Of
| farm, tcQnoms, Exactly how N9usy differ
sut kin6B are manufactured there, I can't
! prets1d~to e1umerate, aba I aua sunlcwhnt IN
uount If the IMlany manufacturers than.
iEcnl Ffetpo.t, Chicago, Wisconsin, Mtchi~
| = S-CuLT1viroRs In importance and
| numerical strength, IL tho articlo Of cuttlva-
1e1s. An1 N re may tay that the Improve
me1tts made IN these articles during the past
TITO Or three years, almost ontztrip every
alber Iarm uteusiL Let s1s speak Of feW. OF
| thin.
Fust we will take q look at the :.
FaEMER'a cCLT1yAToR-unnufactu at
JarE6onvtjle- under the agency OF c. u. Rob.
erts4 This CulItTat1r has great streugth-a
I TYSkh
caee. You can run 1t a. deep u plow, aud
tie rsnge ef LIE enuEels is from ~ ~ iacn-
| Co. The driver moves tht shovels from light
to lift, xld r4Isea them ont Of the gfound
Ti.h his feet, thus leaving ills hands entirely
flee to guide has horsss. 1esa1d 1t ~ one
u the beat Oh the ground.
: there a-e also Cultivators here from tho
mnr ufactor1es Of Darling d PFssser, Chica-
| 20; Dorsey, Decatur; a. j. Sparks, Wyau-
It; s Mitc6el, FL Passo; john Deere, 40.
line; Furst d Bradley, Chicago, nhich took
Int fret premium Juhn Djak, keithsburg ];
Atl4n,4; j.. F.: Taylor, Centralia; Thomas
Msst, epficghel6, abd~manf othefs, nil pos
tessing mole or less points Of superiority.
Eut your room will net permit elaboration
wttre 80 many articles deeerye yassing no.
lice-
CORN PLANTERS AND SEED sowERs:-'
! And here will he observed the same marked
| 1
have already mentisncd. First, Will speak
G.. ". Bnowx's Coax r1.AxrEa-rhia
Planter deserves speciat: mention, because 1t
Ii one Of the o!d&Bt In the West. Mr. Brown
commeDc1d th:tr manufacture more thau
| ten years ego, and duri1g that perl d he h.s
RGld over15 coo Of them, with the privilege to
each purchaser to return his uachlne aud
take his money II It did not prove al that
wsa promised. Not a'slnRlo machine IS
bcen. .retnrned- The Planter csn be used for
corn, broom corn and sorghum, dro 1ping 2,
5, i, s, or kernels, as the opesator maj wish.
| It can br easily adjustea from - to 8 feetI
| There Is hardly farmer ia the West, who
does rot understand and appreciate Mr.
/ Browns PLANTER. . It is. Us hare stated, one
| OF The olosst, planters In the Vest, and I do
Tie tn.o planters s1r: Brown had ch cxllhf
ton were generously douated to the Sanitary
Far, ara they were immediately dispoAed ot,
:, ticket 'or s1oo each. The sa1e price OF
E. DurGstt, of,1dtchne1d, has yory good
tet der; J. D. Smith, Peorts, planter; seiby,
Elder tE Co., planter; Bergen d Sfsson,
G4lts}r.1g, pls1teF; Haroufb, Springfield,
planter; aud score Of ethers. Wnat I
Fave said OF the oslcr-fa machinery. will
apply to the planters. They show real pro-
sssea IN Articles most .ateFestang to fafneFs'
Properly, I ahpuld hare called attention to
Mowers under the bead Of Rcapers and
Mcwere, but will occhpy brief space here,
to spe0k o. wooas pE'ze mo"tI. rms
mower tocR sae nfst pfg9.an a. INC gfe1s
Dixon ,s't last = =. ana hsst Is fety gnsfha
before the public Wsod's se1f-raker, mow-
e1 and 1akeE combined, and selfraking reap
ers, we're also on exhibition, sud attracted
>nuctr attention. Charles. r. Whitman, :ot
! Lake Street, thlcagos Is the General western
Agent -
CIDER MILLS :
OF them busy In making cider, which VA
readily disposed Il at five cents the glass, tt
| the thirsty thousands In attendance. Tue
ovne,s OF the mi1ls found the business prot
ltable, and would doubtless been glad Il
have had Fsir-week last q whole gear On tht
s6ne terms. Tho silver medal for the sbes
G!tef niA "as a"afoeo r. u "1nele",
F1espott. -
I | HousE HAT ronKs AND PITCHING MACHINES
T,vee new ar,{c,es IF farm cconomv bai
). evc or e;r renreasntstires here snd tae,
! F'ptr the t1mothy and clover a1,ns to the ae
T;ont Of the crowd. F0r each silva
: 9ssesl vas awarded to T: G. :s n. Palmer
e'ruEn ARTICLES OF MACHINERY.
The crowded columns Of the TRIBUNE WI
hardly AFFORD room Tor more IMAM elmpl
! enuhst1e'oa ~ sue "[Ge hunpcr ~ otue
! ns1S9 s2titn. 49, II, - uHe' "aasa rcl
: ma sr the farmers md nntsidera with n or
. ar1.s:,ntsr.st There wers revo,v;n1 ho1s
} rat.s thresbfar Machine corn ss.Iier. 1
tann1nr m,lis pra,n scnnre2x hns,ins~ n =
e n1.inase hov cnfffsra ditchinr n,och9nes n ~,
l rni,e1s' ~ GortahIs enninea earden eng;nns ns,'
i. 1orroT,. c:aIn driiis from to 1akne.
; naner c11var bni,er and senarators s n",r cor,
8 r. cch Int'ix chnrns root I'd Tpest. sgt Il;
@n'itrs ,m1,t T,achines fons enfsred ~ 1Js = =
I Tnn-n Eh,ns@o {onI st1ssr .aeao; " s.,a. =