, 1865-09-30

| Agricultural Society, opened on the grouni
Of the Dcs Mofnes Agricultural Society, tw
miles west Of this city, yesterday, and is
the full tide Of success. sent ron yesterda
~ telegraph an account Of the formal oper
ing exercises, and will now send you suc
| notes Is have been able to gather,
The aggregate number OF entries reach FIJI
| htteen hundred, which Is SIX hundred In es
cess Of last yeaT, and In fact of any preytou
cahpnlon. Ihs entries Of sheep are nearl,
the finest lot Of Spanish 3ferinos | e3er say
gathered at Ike exhibition. Full four Luu
dred OF The number are choice bucks. Th
sno" Of horses is very large. In the ring Q
.'horses for MI work, k,I which was examine
" the committee this afternoon; there wcr,
twenty as elegant horses As eycrsaw. The,
exaeted the highest admiration Of the lnrpi
auolchce gathered. The various other ring
IN this class we're also admirably made u6
The cattle exhibition Is also very fine. MI
committees hare been very busy to-day. nnt
hare about completed thcir labors, Tic me
chanical department is fnll.' I send you fcN
notes
CORN PLANTERS.
George y. Brown, Esq, Of Ga1esbure, III.
Ind four Of his corn planters on exhibition
each Of which has some marked feature d
special merit: First, there is the old stand
by. With the characteristics of which almost
every Western farmer is familiar. It has 3
reputation Of fifteen years standing. A{r,
Brown has during that period manufactured
and sold iun thirty thousand Of them. This
planter Is made In the neatest and most sub.
stantial manner. No. has m improvement
IN the rear part, which enables the driver To
gauge the depth Of planting, and also to force
either runner up or down at will, ludepend-
emily Of the other; and this he does
without ehanging big position ;oa Ills seat.
It Is claimed bF Mr. Brown, mud the commit
tee established the fact by trials, that
this Is the most accurate dropping Of seeding
drill on exhibition. The third was yerY
superior instrument, with rcar part. III,
same Is 10. 9, except the wheels, which are
opca, with ancat concaye wro1eht-1ron rim
or tire, This Is great fayorite anon. farm
crs. One norcl and valuable feature Of this
machine IS that It can bc taken apart ready
for shipping In the best possible manner IN
FIVE minutes, and put together in the same
time. No. has a rear part similar to num-
bers 9 and 8, the wheels OF all Of which are
made with pipe bookings and iron axles, and
will hold oil equally as we'll as those Of the
best carriages. Its dropping arrangement Is
similar 10 10. except thatit has a drill or
more expressly for drilling, which 1t will do
IN most satisfactory. manner. II will drop
one. two, three or four grains, with af1no5,
perfect accuracy, and at any desired distance
apart, in rows. It is also designed for drop
ping sorghum, broom corn, &c, and will do
It to perfection. Tho last three named ma
chimes arc all arranged to plant the rows at
three Or four different distances apart, the
changing from one width to another occupy
ing but d very few moments. We have often
commended MI. Browns planters as inferior
to no others in the Western States, and our
convictions are confirmed by, time and e1ps-
Hcncc.
Bergen, Sisson i Co., Of Galcsbure, m,.
exhibit two patterns Of their Imperial Com
Planter. THIS Planter is well known and ap-
preciated By the farmers In the Northwest,
as is shown By the large number In use. Il
is constructed Of the very best material. The
wheels arc formed Of spoke and rim, with
Iron tire. The a11es, hubs nnd boxes arc rs
perfectly finished 0s carriage axles. 4 yery
simple attachment for dr;llin; purposes rocs be-
with the nnchinc. Several new and valuable
Improvements hare lately been added to the
Imperial, which will commend themselves to
all y ho examine them. Some Of the adyant-
agcs which the proprietors claim for these
machines We will briefly indicutc. 1st, The
drat On the team l. very light; I'd, The
onoPman @aIs anmtnha occupies an elevated and
stead Of resting upon the tongue Of The plan
Ter, lifts the tongue from the horses neck; I'd,
The driver occupies an adjustable seat: 4th'
The runner Is made with slightly concayc
edge along it's front part, and slIshtly de-
scending straight edge along It's rear, The front
being so elevated that II runs above all snb-
bic, grass, ETC., on the surface; 5th, Tho
dropping arrangement Is 20 arranged that oil
kinds ofseed are deposited equally in meas
ured quantities, without damage There arc
many other excellent points IN the machne,
but have given you enough TO show the cx.
cellent character Of this corn planter.
Planters are also exhibited 6y J. Il. 4 D: R.
tAlonitor} Peoria, Ill. !; James sclby, Union,}
dos 4. s. Markham, Bushnell, Ill Alexander
Heafst, (The Star,) Peoria, ILL.,, etc.. = =
Tic exhibition Of r1onehs is quite large, com
ing frtNn the factories ot sone Of the most
celebrated makers. ". B. Young & Co, OF
Chicago enter four different patterns, This
firm commenced tho manufacture Of ploushs
IN Chicago, some three or four years since,
with tue determination to send out none but
Of tie most approved patterns, and In style
Of workmanship <nd material that should
Challenge comparison with the best that nre
made How well they have succeeded, is
fully attested by the high reputation they
have established for their piorghs in the
Northwest. From tlc first tl,ai was sold
until tllis hour thtlr business has continued
to Increase until to-day 1t i hardly second to
any Otter establishment In Illinois, They
nnkc all the approved patterns of ploughs,
md many other articles Of agricultural econ.
omy.
Eenj. Funck g. Co. Of Burlington, Iowa:
John Deere &, CO. Of Moline; Collins 4 CO. OF
Hartford, CT; rarlin d Orcndord. Of Canton,
ILL.,, md others nlso exhibited various ap-
proved patterns Of plough. There are also
seven Of eight patteans oi gang and Tnncher
ploughs represented By Parker g. Reodorf, Of
Canton H.; Morrison & Son, Fort Madison,
Iowa; J: g: Pheils, Arenkyille, m; Cor,
Carliurille, III, and others. These p1oughs
a1i seem peculiarly adapted to the work for
which tley are made. The gang plough Is Of
recent H.entien and construction, but thcy
arc growing popular with the farmer, and I
tlink the time will soon come when they will
be regarded as necessity with every farmer
REAPERs AND MOWERS.
The display Of rcapers md mowers, single
md com blned, in seTeral instances with self
nking attachments, l. quite large. Among
he machines here is the 1a1nons 81 900 reaper,
cpscsented By F. G. Welch 4 Co., Chicago.
I is greatly admired III. Wclch has several
'ther patterns on exhibition, oil manufactured
y the Champion Machipe Works, Spring.
ie1d, Ohio two patterns Of the Ohio and
buckeye mower and reaper, represented by
:. J. Bush d Co., ChicsEo; three Ruckeye
machines, by c. Aultman, Akron, Ohio
he Ohio Balls pattern, by Rapp, Cook g. Co.,
Davenport, Iowa TWO by John P. Mummy, OF |
y G. i. Whitman, OF Chicago four Of John |
!. Nann,'s, Rockford, Ill; Cayusa CHIEF, |
3urtes i Eeards1ey, Auburn, y. T.. With 9th. |
rs which hare not time to enutnerate To- |
.ny. Taken altogether the exhibition III tlis |
inc Is better than WINS ever before made. |
Which hare not the time to notice |
o-day, but will do so tomorrow.
MrsICAL INSTRUMENTS.
The exhibition In this department L. fall |
nd very attractive. Reeds Chicago "Tcm- ]
lie OF Music'' is handsomely rcpfesented-
our OF five Chickering'k-psrlor grand, up
reputation which extends all orcr the West.
Though tAey have bcen in business in Cllca- |
o but two or three years., They arc senelb1e |
entfemen, End let the world know what they
re about by occupying conspicuous positions |,
q leading Journals, and Gy sending hand
ome consignment Of their Instruments for
xllitision at The State and County Fairs. By
his means they have prospoted In business
'n'ost beyond precedent: As VIC have iIdi-
atcd, they make speciality In their business
I the Chickering pianos AS almost every
ody knows, these pianos have been before !
he public nearly hen Q century, and 10 say
INT nc better OR more popular instrument
lalienges public consideration, is to repeat
nqualieedfy. So do Tha1bcrg, Satter, Bas-
mi, Muzio, and Wehli. ;Gottschalk says Of
hem: " They are un-igal1cd in their singing
qualities, and for the harmonious ronndncss /
{ their tcne. Tho upper notes are remarka-
s ene5 feE slsnneIs m1e naa an Pe ss ~ oIax
bsent from the United States, and upon my
eiu5n from Europe, It will be to me point
i natioAa1 pride to exhibit, commend and /
make known etrcxcellencc.' ". ". Kim
all, Of yonr city, exhibits the Lighte piano,
esetnl instruments. There arc several other