The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-09-07
Hints about County Fairs.
From the American Agriculturist,

we nope the managers of county and
other fairs, are awake to the fact that
their meetings are to be unusually inter.
esting this year. Our farmer soldiers
are home again. They are taking hold,
many Of them, of the accustomed work
of the farm with new zest. and their in.
terest to see their companions in arms
and those from whom they have been
4 separated in different army corps and
divisions, fighting for the same flag, will
lead them to seek all such gatherings -
Every body who loves the soldiers will
rejoice to be present at these reunions,
where the old campaigns will be fought
over again, and anecdotes of those that
have fallen win keep them alive in cur
grateful memories. Doubtless also there
will be division Of the exhibition halls
set apart for relics from the South, and
from the battle fields This is ono fta,
ture, which will "draw." Besides, we
all want to see southern horses brought
home by the officcrs-thosc thin nccked,
smooth lmbed, light, 1.-THE creatures,
that will jump five rail fence, or T.,
foot ditch as easily apparently as they
will walk across the meadow Then,
too, this has been very prosperous sea-
son. Vegetables and fruits, not cut off
early by insects, have done their best to
help to make good show, and the moist
season has favored rapid growth and
large size. The great interest in fine
wool sheep has chiefly arisen since the
last show, and this is another subject Of
especial attractiveness The great ad-
vance in wages Of farm help awokcns
farmers more than ever to the necessity
of knowing how machinery may do the
work for less, and how improved imple.
ments will Tighten labor, save time, ard
add to comfort.
Many societies are preparing to hold
fairs this season, which have not done so
for several years, and it is no less true
that great many people will this year
60 to the fairs, who have pot seen an
agricultural and industrial exhibition for
a long time. The managers have duties
to their exhibitors and visitors, and those
who attend the show to see what they
can, have duties to themselves and their
! families.
HOW A CATTLE SHOW AND FAIR SHOULD BE con
| . Quoted.
The list Of premiums and order Of ex
erciscs should be published and distrib-
uted Tree, or IN some form easily accessl
bic TO all. The committees and iudycs
should be instructed to act promptly, and
II they do not, new committee should
be at once appointed who will act Some
indication of awards should be placed up.
on prize animals and articles as soon as
possible, after they are made, to give ad
dltiona interest and instruction to visit.
ors. 1t Is most important that:
No unworthy article should receive any
prize
No prize should eyer be giiren to "cn.
courage' ,corMy erhiJitor, who has
taken pains to bring an inferior article,
and will be disappointed if he docs not
get prize.
No prize shou7d erer Ie yiuen to "pro-
pittate' an infu"ntiui patron, who will
be offended if his articles are not noticed.
No prize should ercr be mithheld tron,
an erhibitor, because he is tukiny too
many prizes. No matter if one ma,
sweeps every prize offered by the society
(unless there is some rule to the contra
ry).@ In every respect the good faith o
the society should be considered sacred
and in the keeping Of every COMMITTEE
man.
The executive committee of a society
should be constantly on the lookout, t.
secure honest reports; and should {
Judge be known to violate rules, in pass
ing Judgment on his own article, anC
warping the Judgment Of his associates
or allowing himself to be biased, hi:
place should be at once supplied by an
other person This committee should
spend part Of each day in listening tc
complaints, and in doing what they car
, to right wrongs.
The animals aud articles exhibited
should not be crowded, but well expose,
!, to view and careful inspection. AnC
exhibitors should Eave the fullest oppor
tuptv consistent with the rights Of 9th
> ers to explain and show off their articles
If an exhibitor can not be present in
!. person, or by an agent, it is most impor
tant not only for himself, but for the
qualification Of visitors, for him to hav,
cards, or circulars, to be taken by every
one In cases where the show lasts fcI
several days, convocations in the even
,, inss of al interested in participating in IN
. an agricultural, or pomological talk, will
be found quite we'll attended. These
meetings are usually very interesting, II
they are only made free and converse
tional. and some common sense man has
charge of them. They must be seen to
end seen through, by some officer of The
.. society. The mutual admiration Otter
run into, may be BEAUTIFULLY varied By
introducing subjects which will call W
active, but not acrimonious argument
and nobody should speak much, or mor'
than five minutes at time, and to th'
, point.
VISITORS PRIVILEGES
r We consider it our right, when "
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