, 1865-09-26
QtliloQo Qribn11e.
q TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2s, 1866.
THE MICHIGAN STATE FAIR,

/ ~ Il II
It. Succe..-sh p-spanl.b mer1nors:
Czttle-Acr1cultural lmac4,Incrv. .Vr,,,
Floral Observation-Disclosures or III
SocIcty-Ganb1ern md Pickpoctxets.
Adrian.
t11"n out special Cof1espondent.l
ap'nAS, Michigan, Sept. = 1865.
ITS SUCCESS.
| gan State Agricultural soc,c,v sf,ar 1 = ~.
Inco, ovh;,,;,9e,, 4sA3, AHf Aoo
-. o, :. eioseo to-nlent' taken q
1osstnef' IL has oecu the most successful Fai
Of the series from their Inauguration. Th
receipts we're very nearly If not quito flftee1
h5,,yt;o1 1.stas =. 1stoe5"e taae tne es
az. soa S lse'eo out iour days, and that th
aus1 Gay Inc attendance was quite limited, /
Ft1 readily bc understood that during th
last three davs there rnust have hccn n row;
on the grounds. The sum tolcT & - ,oo :.
Insee 70 !ouf Thousand dollars In advance 0
The receipts on my previous occasion. ri
mny ndd TINT the citizens of Adrian xcnt T.
to rjyc q new precedent II tha I,,ato-v - :,
State Fafra Thev wa-eod ,s.s ~ 'asso.y y
labors we're crowned with success. The cxhi
hftfuu, aside from its financial character. Ea,
| also unrrccedcnted in jts character r,,,.
wa. narticn,sr,v +he fart ", A.. ~ ,o.s..s
de1.rr1.aa.sg ~ ~~ gu..,a - 'uS -, n,e ie4ulass
1si1,In"a4sW' nosscs, eneep' Farm
implements and Farm Products:
| SLEEP,
| The leadjnq feature. of course. vas eheen
| In this department of national economy. Mich.
;onn has hocor,. h,9to-,. &C., ...,,,
49,, ..,.~Nu. e"seP A"'se'" VII
| lazy maH5 nues' ano Incur heasy expense,
| 10 OBTAIN Spanish Merino stock Of; Michigan
the sheen ra1sers NJ yer,nnnt W., ,ror. - -
nrst 4, ,nt,o5,,oa +1,s h-.as - ~ "e!e ~
11ss.s :. ln1s oieeo o1 sneep lhto the
oni.eu states, ana which state has been re-
garded as the Mecca Of sheep raising, come
herr her, and buy from Michigan hoeks to take
80 ~ seit4ea1' lot 'nc Improvement Of
encn nocks. in1s nas been done In several
Instances during the past year. The same
thing is also true In Iowa. aa We 1,ovc hec1
| informed By leading Iowa sheen foiser, At
1nis e3nib1tfon there were about one hundred
ent11cs, embracing over six hundred sheep,
mostly oi spanish Acrinoes, with very few
Ieicesters, Cotswo1ds, Michigan Fine Wools
an3 fire ssxonv uEa,ra+tes,. =. q ,.,. -
--,oa5;s h.Sa r1"E ano
apleaa4a p,ecu tnes were e1Mn1seu ny
heesfs. i16oaid, oi Canada West. The sheep
are Of large size, with long 1ne wool. They
attractcd much intention wc nevnr s,w :,
1orr. ~ go a.. -. s-.,.s,., w. 1et tch FL" 90
,+1eox 49, 49,. 49, -. .on ~ epauisn ~"
.mo'e, aua lucy ene1'ea' rs theg deserved,
Of all who saw them, We ourht tn o5d
that abont one hunanrd and f.venfv.fIvo
Of the number Of Spanlsn Mcrmocs ,yern frn.n
Vermont, and fifty 10 seyenty.ayc fiom New
York. The limits Of this letter wili hardly a.
contributors to this dcnartmcnt. but I viii
name a few. with the number rf sheen ali
Spanish Mcrinoes. as follows: 4. q. Prot.tor
Rutland county. VI. Is: 4. st. John Cnsf1e,
ton, Vt, 20: n. Whipplc, Middlcbury. Vt. .:
S. Z. Curtis, Castlctou. Vt. 0:E. b. sear,e
VI. 10: Foot 4 Sans. Niddlchury ", If. q
Paul. Bristol. n, +. 15:J II. GrInncii Xiii.
vile. Y, Y: j. Parish. Ssn1es \" v 81.
4, j. Hunter. Frcnkiin. Mich.. II. Wnni =
Bro, Lodi, NIch,. q: Z. !. johnson. Hils.
u Sccnr Ro,nc g a1,d q iar41s er,ni -
otters Win !. fcT cntries ROW Hhfn A.. ~ ~.
hare said ths erh;h3t;n,, ~ Sn,n;e4 xf.Ias ~ ~
has ncyrr Ircen cyccl,ni r. conai1oT - H.,
Wcst antl It shows nrst commrndohIo IL tue ~:
tar1r;,e ~ ~ ~ t,"rt - os. s iVeouau.e Gu
~ f., ,,o,,co 10 n-1e;s,,ctt.- ~ ~ 9ha 3e
Wools that srow When wc stair that yv,tf;n III.
twelve months. rs ne are cred}hlr informed
Is hi., es ;7.000 has been 1afd for n s;ngiaa
StsanisL HIcriuo Buck. and in several n.
stanccs, $1,000 10 $5OW while payrent at
$1,mo5 IS Of daily occurrence. the peonie viii
readily undrrstnod thc dern irterest sr,;ch
our lcadinr farmers take il Woo, ,.,owina ~dru
The coming wear viii dcye1on new and mi
resources. IN ttis brunch Of dn1ncstfr crononnr
c.77,r
n ,rr aoe,,+,, ~ x.a,a - w.,
f,.t Js3 n,I 49,, ~ ~ ~ LIE tis cose ol tne
ioei.ea ~, sa,u va tia1 .h ~ Ga.le ueparsmsnt
,oohto - sna u az. ana me NE animals acEaggy !hls
~ ~ eI et oay, nut L1o aecessions
siod ...sta la rt9e Wy I1se1 aau nclu-
w +s ., as nnc @ animals as eser 5aw
h;rhest or'Ier n9 c,,tje frnro Jahn a,iar o. tns
C6)dT..crE SmSth ~ Hn T1;nton vonn 1en naa;, o.
~ En'a,n,,ac =, :'p; q Re 14nson l.; Danies'
y a:amni,aH - - 2i net2i y ~, Autlan; y.
1orti. N, Sc,n1sor gno - tJ. L. gait Q! 1psl-
Hail ~ .1IniGT ~ ~ 1T ~ ~ i1,1I " 4
hibjtcd. / thjnI hC Smith ~ iTn,io,,
nossessrs mere md Ratter no,rfz sh.1 ~,
taw cmbraccd In one animal. TIN oniy oh.
icction thai con1d he nT[-r11 no,inst hI193 Waa
his cican1ic SIZE and surI,iusr,57c n f,e.h n
thc a,ticr oT t,rst ci"ss LITE = s1ni,sa,, ~ -
only second to Illinois IN the Crent Vcsf ~
NOISES.
aa3sto+ca IN nv sss~ot,.. ,,,o o-,r,,.,o.
of ho.sc. ca.a .ess n ny nn e
touht r. VS. Il vss 1T tce3t NM ss' aan
hens ~ ~. y t.r"., as ,;o sa see eHeept' Ref
naps y. T.. luz 1s.5 gsea1 Sauona Fair heid IN Chl-
s,nos+ ~ 1oo,,on9 aae SNOW o. tnoIoasnnseas
s Mus 'ost .it, ehcesu., as "as aaat o. foaaslers
"1catIr ,srn,noni ~ Hat lug ae efaos were
I ,na, %1.o .a.:7
qaos W. 49, ne Eooa .asle anu 1aae1neht o.
- tns ~, niss ~ p14ngusf 70 tn1s 9lass o.
inxitca h1thrr br thc m,na1. pat ,.t u 1
r. In chn;cest 6atierna M THc1 ws-e Is. .rn sa w
i1e 1err icsf II 1bc Wet h4.re MI tha,t III -
t1c,, 1orS nd,,i-ab,r Tht. III Ia1 ~ ene5 & Iaa
stood when I've fte til time An 1r " q hIc thIse.
milo 1rot-ax4 S:s41. .s.ais1 ~ cnur.e III
tbc lec ding horsc ;ocEnys 7gcrr. hire mi fhrv
plicd the dirty tricks of Their rrofe,sinn ,Tith
thc came industry and discesard cf honor.
as 1,es a1wars Iu.cn e11ih;Ic1 r. the,, 49,,
The circumstances. II mavnoi ,'e nr rrnetNiir et
undersfnod, hnt # II n fect tt,t tbeSy nr1;h;3
n fiecner icntf, IN tii.tv friclcrr a1 fhess AZ
rIc,,]tnrnl a;rs than voriii ~ ta,a-ofo.i =,
INV race track In T lie com country. Whsre I tbc1 c1
do b9To I'M tiTo ,nst 1,,a 49,, ~ Ros- 80