, 1865-10-02
THE WISCONSIN STATE FAIR.
Its Conclusion--No Noteworthy Arti-
cles on Exhibition in the Ag-
rieultural, Northumberland
Other Departments.
ETC, ETC. ETC.

Editors Chicago Tribune.
JAyEsYnLE, Wis, Sept. 80, 1866.
Our Wisconsin State Fair, which closed here las
evening, WIS. as one might say, "cut of in tht
bloom Of Its YOUTH Talking Of bloom, by th.
Wifi, one OF the most extraordinary exhibitions O
the week WIS - Bloomcr," creature at,lred il
such queer commlrgli1g Of male and female COZ
tune that no impartial spectator could apply apch,
else than The pEonoun Il, to It, lie Or zhc would
either have been maniiest1y improper. It excited
much attention, but seemed oh,iyIous thereof and
took much interest IN the stock departments. Pro-
baby its tendency iu ibis direction Was owing ID
IT, fecsvt atnities it haTins always saM neigh the
blandishments oil iashfonf and with mulsh postlua-
Ct Eteercd euch an eccentric course. -
TO The yery iaat moment oi is allotted term Of
melasa popularity and deep interest Il c1eated It
might well have continued IN full operation at least
II not e. GOOD idsa 10 have he last s1 Of %es ese
Of these State fairs set apart for the exhibition ou}y
Of sucl stock, machinery, ETC., as had takeo premt
ams. all therest to be excluded tfon the grounds
1. docs ecem that such au arrangement Would he
quito advantageous for seseral reasons, and wonld
be quf1c pleasant novelty. Where the exhibition
IN nj deps5tmepfa Is ~ large a. It was n this In
through and see everything. but II committees de-
cis1ons are tins made plain 10 all, 1t would be q
great convenience and OF benefit to all concerned.
hA very pleasant feature about this Fair was that
scarcely dozen prominent articles were removed.
OF exhibitors deserted their po5te up 10 the very
lag. minnie. The aisheaEtenlng etet Of a gradual
dIfbb2ipg awuy OF The Fair, so common tn some
other Smtes. Waa thus avo!det1, mud although its
commencement Vas marked BY painful leuber1tEoa
and procrastination, It's termination ,yas that Of
positive Triumph. We have alrendy spoken Of some
ol the main features and objects Of Interest In this
Fair, but there others or marked value 10 which
ne propose in this connection 10 call attention.
Tue h1xt Of these ie the machinery dlsplayed for
the uses ol sorghum manufacture, branch of trade
which Is now growing to the greatest Importance
throughout tbs Western country. one which csauut
t. DC 81 ne % 10 M 91f a51
There were on the grounds here, during the Fnle,
several complete sugar camps, with crushing uslls
Pat n x Ea and
working their several abilities and advantages
The one Of these to whfch most premiums Werc
awarded By nc committee. md which seems most
of Mess.s, E. ". Skinner & Co, ct Madison.
Wisconsin. Their machinery took the frst nre-
minm last year II; in i liRot., Iowa. Michigan ind
held in Michigan, 60 We need be In no wise sur
pri5cd at the high estimation In which It Is held
here among The friends Of the Badger State. The
ghum sncar md molnsees ts Of coursc good M
chinery, and this want has hsd to be supplied with
tae restriction Of limited cost, proporuonate to
suit attained has been all which could be expected
from the inventive genius Of cur trepseasible Yam
kee uation and there has scarcely been in my de-
81 u bs ,y th aans
yca1a. The first md g.eateat improvement in tLe
machinery for crushing the juice ffom the cane was
the application Of an adjustable pressure on the
was but one degree zemored from The primitive ez-
pttimcnial wooden n0ch1ne. This adjustable
pressure Tas applied IL number Of ways. but Tint
employed by Messrs. Skinner l. Co., wRs by means
Of eycrs and Its excellence has, hare seen, r.
eeiscd the Communications OF q number
Of competent committees. The principle u
s 5Is II ths wsgh. Tns5 1T sc tss
requiring immense pressure combined with power
Of yielding 10 unns1a obstacles, but its application
to cane mill was theirs and they ealm for 1t these
First-By means Of bath ends Of ,he roller adIast-
ing freely 10 any sized c1ne, md pressing the
1agest and smallest z1aks, the tips aud bntt, With
The fame unvarytng pressure, the cane is pressed
yields 10 knot oi cane, ko that 1t will pass through
without extracting from the md liz green, acIfd
Juice. 1zIrd-W hen Large substances pass through,
1t yields without hrcakage. FoarH-1he power
to DO the work ia much les than on inc
The one advantage, thai 1t does not press ont the
cerosiue Or .ac.id Eummy Juice. contained IN the
snds and oInts Of sae sans J. seIy eat 1ne IS
dnciion OF good article Of syrup Of sugar. In
their smaller mills sImp1a levers arc deemed sut
cient, but tn the larger, or plantation mills, COM
e.ess are sRn1oyeq SsnS nG D.
sizes and Etyles Of mills at different prices, bat all
With The tane principles ofeonstrueiion. Several
Of these mills have BEEN At work here during tho
entire satisfaction IN their rnpId1ty and perfection
Of rcilon, As well as the simplicity ofthe machinery
by which 1t was eiieeted. 1he hag.ss as It came
nom them was quite dy, yet from the excellence Of
with which Il was e!nporatcd down to proper
,.derable portion Of the ce1osine had been e..