Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-24
County General Observations.

The Twelfth Annual Fair Of the
Grant County Agricultural Society
has been aid gone. The entries were
rather above the number If last yeal
but the attendance was greatly be>
low owing The bad toweather
The preparations in buildings and
other fixtures were about perfect, Ut,
der he excellent superintendent Of
Mr. d. II. Budd. he had all things
in order In providing such accom-
modatious about $4,000 worth OF
lumber was used up, which accounts
for The Society being left in debt
about $4,000.
/ The Secretary's department, under
the a1le mauagemcnt OF Il. a. Burr
Mas conducted with sUch perfect SIS,
tenn that no jar was heard Upon Tie
TWO officers, superintendent aud See.
rotary, hang everythingabout pub
/ iie far.
The only complaint we have heard
IS chat Il couple Of large farmers
came from La Fayettc county and
swept away large amounts of premi>
nms on mules, asses, and other stock
/ Very welh if Grant county can't beat
La Fayelte, then down, Grant. in
humble shame, and exalted be the
asses Of La Fayettc!
We meant to have made mention
in the Heratd ofcach article Of stock
and thing on exhibition, and made d
good start on the third day To take
notes Of things. But we found these
difficulties in The way: In most ca
sos the owners Of property Were not
to be found To give information; nc
description Of property accompanied
the articles, and no herd record Oh
stock pedigree; we could not el en-
get the names of owners, much less
the name, class aud description o.
stock
The exhibition of stock was large
and complete, perhaps ahead Of any
former show.
We spent while in the machine
department and notice a. follows:
This department exceeding bare
bnJ articles such as stand first every
where
The Post Driver, machine and pat,
ent owned by S. F, Nice, Milvlle
very simple, merely a frame work
driving hammer, and trigger for let
ting it fall on post, the whole mount
ed on II common wagon, is certainly
a success.
Patent Fence-right owned by J
W. Stiles, Brighton, Mich, held by
examiners to be a good continuance
a success, but SO simple as to leac
any one to ask, why patent what
child could make All, that's th,
secret. The greatest triumphs are al
ways 80 simple IN design that a chile
may construct.
nalr dozen plows from the facto
~ OF ] c. trainer, Bennington, anC
also half a dozen from the factory o
Potter & Son, Platteville-alI superb
y finished The work from thes'
factories mover fails.
Farm and Carriage Gate-manu
iactrred at Boscobel, by Chas. Miller
who also manufactures a post digger
very curious, probably good ma
chimes.
Rack for out door feeding, made b.
J. Y. Barnes, 1T Fennimore VIII,
claims il will save third Of feed
Padon's Gang Plows, right owne,
by Diciley Il Smith, Dickeyville, 0
Hnquestioned great usefulness. Samt
as noticed ut length lately il Herald
Walpole's oubsoil Plow, bein,
merely an attachment adapted for fa~
tcning on to any ordinary pillow 70
sabsoiiiDg in the track Of forward fur
row Perfect success, probably
Worth $1,000, Right owned by J ess
S. Jones' Plattevile.
Well Mindless, for drawing waite
from wells and cisterns-show b3 \
Bliss, Of Vernon Co, Wis.
"Stewart'a Cook stove" by NJ. VI
ZeigIer-price $7200-perbaps til,
greatest Of the 1900 cook works.
Also, the cook stove Senator,
by Devendorf & Penn, PIaeteviIe
price $50 90, not much inferior to th,
,Stncmt but smaller
Capt Giley's Corn Planter, made
at Patch Grove This machine il
well known and approved every
where.
"New iorker Reaper and Nov
er, with self raLer attachment Thu
machine vas driven about by the ag' t
followed by scores Of men and boys
The self rakcr works well.
The "Wood Reaper and Mower,
was also shown, but to less advan.
tage. II Il. ChiCIrcn's Badger Stat,
Sulky Cultivation" the same which
virtually took the premium at tn,
State Fair last year, This machine
also took the premium this year Al
the Grant 60, Fair This is the first
failure Of Mr.. Trainers Cultivator tc
carry first premium at every State
and county fair whore exhibited
Children 5 machine is therefore steer
ing up the stream Of popularity.
Pending the decision OF committee
Messrs Trainer and Children made a
bet of 500 on the merits of their re-
spective machines, trial to come off
at Lancashire on or before July lst,
1868. The losing party is not to seek
recovery of money at law.
Ten knots Of yarn and pair long
stockings, made since the first Sep>
TENDER, by Mrs. Ruth UT, Of Potosi,
aged 81 years We declare it-nev-
or saw finer or more perfect work
Imitation Egyptian Granite, dark
composition stone very hard but
tough or slightly elastic Useful for
cistcrns, house roofs, cellar bottoms,
walks, &c. 1t endures all weather,
is a powerfully tenacious and
must be Of great utility. Mr.. Geo. T.
Sherman, of Milwaukee, owns the
rightfor this state.
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