North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-10-23

The above deficiency will be considerably
reduced by Life Memberships, taking in
pay mcnt for Premiums, subscriptions not
collected, donations Of Premiums, &C., and
some collected in hands of VIM. Burgess.
r. Grant, Judge Williams, +. L. Reid, W.
S. Conant, have donated their cash pre-
miums.
1t will be seen that the number of
entries falls below last year, while our
receipts are increased. There were no
articles or animals, on the ground or
entered for Pemiums in Glasses IA
Is and 25, while the premiums awarded
in Glasses 10, II, "a. 36 and 80, were
awarded to single individuals in each
Class. I This is not asit should be. After
making up the Reports Of Committees, !
discovered that had taken the trouble 10.
have taken articles and animals to the Fair
l could have taken five premiums, and to
my certain knowledge, many in the coun-
ty have animals aud articles superior to
those onexhibition, but like myself, they
thought their neighbors had better, SO
took nothing to help make show.
There was nothing at our Fair which
received more attention than Judge
Williams Road Excavator; it was regar-
ded as the best labor saving machine. for
the purpose intended, yet brought to
public notice, and was conceded to be
complete and successful in its operation,
doing with one man and team as much
work as can be done with four teams and
men with the old scraper way of road
making. There are two sizes manufact-
ured. Price, believe, $3.50 and 500, to be
worked by one or two teams. I would
call the attention OF the members Of our
next legislature to the Importance of amen
ding our present road law, SO as to enable
township Trustees or county Boards Of
Supervisors to purchase at least one of
these Excavators for each township for
road making purposes. The fruit De-
partment was also q successful feature of
our Fair. Judge Murdoch having on
exhibition 26 varieties Gfapplcs, grated
fruit, and 6 varieties of grapes, Concord,
Delawarel Hartford, Prolific, Clinton,
Delaware, Isabella. NJ w. Lovett and
Judge Murdoch furnished me a list of their
apples, which will furnish for publication
soon. John Grinnell had also a fine lot of
apples on exhibition, and took several
Premiums, las will be seen by referring to
the awards, but not furnishing me list
of varieties and names, | can give no par
ticulars.
Judge Williams had some fine apples on
exhibition, not entered for Premiums.
Is. Bettys, b. +. Eox, ID. II. Hutchins,
f. w. II. Jacobs, and others, had entries
Of apples. James Parker had eight varic-
ties Of grapes on exhibition, Concord, Del
aware, Isabella, Catawba, Diana, Iona,
Clinton, Oporto. The apples on exhibition
at our Co. Fair, were superior to those on
exhibition Mt State Fair; there was large
collection by individuals at State Fair. but
to confine the number Of varieties to those
at our Fair, the competitors at our Fair
wo'd have taken the ribbons while in the
swine department, consisting of about 40
pens, saw none, with only one except
ton, that was superior, if equal to those
on exhibition at our Fair by James Parker,
of Monona. The committee on fine arts
awarded to Drs. G. IL. & A.. Hunt, a
Diploma for their beautiful artistic display
of samples of Dentistry, and commended
very highly the Photographic display by
Il. L. Reid, Of McGregor. %3e
The Board of Directors meets at Fair
House, Saturday, Oct. 10th, at 10 A. NJ.
All Directors will please attend.
}. Il. cORLErT. ss'y.
farmersburg, Oct. q, 1857.