Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-09-29
Thirteenth Annual Fair Of the Grant
County Agricultural Societv-The
Weather-Articles on Exhibition.

County Agricultural Socletv-The
Weasher-Articles on Exhibition.
The Thirteenth Annual Fair of
the Grant County Agricultural So
ciety was not postponed on account
of the weather, but came OFF accord
ing to announcements on the 18th,
cath and 25th days of September.
The first day was cool, the second
anything but fair, being rainy all
through. and the third cool, cloudy
and muddy. 1t was the most unfair
weather ever known during the
thirteen years of the life of the in
stitution,
Tho receipts were of course small
and tho show of articles even smal>
ler. The cash receipts for admit.
Ia nee and entries amounted to
about $4,000 the premiums award.
cd amounted to about the same
10000, leaving the expenses
unprovided for, say $4,000, chiefly
for repairs of damages done by tho
storm in June last.
Last year, the attendance and re-
ceipts were small, owing to wet
weather, and the society ran be
hind some $4,000, in part however
on account of extraordinary expen-
ses for lumber and building.
The present indebtedness cannot
DO far from $4,000 which. amount
will be liquidated at the next Fair of
fair weather, besides paying premi-
uns and expences. Had the wealth.
err boon favorable during the Fair
week of this year, the attendance
would have been much larger than
ever known, and the entries perhaps
double those of any former time
the evidence of which is with the
Secretary. Whole neighborhoods
expected to be present from parts of
the country where>hardly any tup-
port came from on former occasions.
One grand fault in the manage
ment of Fairs must here be noted,
or rather many faults The Fair
officers have neglected to obsery 0
that wise maxim of Ben. Franklin
LAY up money for rainy day."
Also, the popular errors of requiring
larger premiums than prudence
could pay and yet live for another
day, by which is meant, killing the
goose that laid the golden egg f.
nally holding the Fair officers to
strict account, rain or shine, without
putting the means into their hands
for filing great expectations.
Passing round we took some notes
of articles on exhibition.
The exhibit Of sheep was not
large, but the samples showed up>
ward grade. Adam Kyle, q pen OF
merinoes, samples of wool offered to
show Improvement made in the fne>
ness of wool.
Samuel Tracey, pen of merino
bucks, Vermont stock, bred for the
market.
DR.. Dodge and L. K. Bingham,
South downs, Cotswalds, full bred
and bred with common, tor wool anc
mutton, counted most profitable fol
low market.
Hogs, Berkshires and Essex, small
and large breeds, for one and two
year pork, chiefly owned by d. V
Perrin who breeds for the market.
Princeton and Jack Of Diamond
mare owned by II. II. Bonham-
first premium.
The show of cattle WAS consider
able in Devons and Durhams, th,
first named a rising stock for servic,
and mixing with common on account
of strength of blood.
Robt. Newman and DR.. Dodg,
showed numbers Of fine Devon cows
bulls and calves, chiefly or all of tn,
once celebrated Bucklin stock
Adam Welsh show ed several stall
of Durhams, originally imported b,
his brother John, and the purest, fl
nest stock OF the kind to be found j,
the country.
Machinery-The Sweepstakes
Tanning Mill, shown by S. Dens
more, manufacturer at Dunlieth.
fine machine. Also, . tanning mil
known - the " Separator. made a
Monroe, by Newman & Stehl, a new
patent and seems to separate.
J. +. Welsh, of Hazel Green, Har
ness Maker, had on exhibition til,
finest sample Of harness work W,
over saw, being single harness
crooked breast collar SO shaped as t
work above point of shoulder-hi
own work and valued at $50, 90, tn,
value being chiefly in the exceeding
fine stitch and beautiful stock. Tha
man can work his way, the worle
over. See his card in the Herald.
Budd & CopeIand's display o
buggies, seven in all, made the cen
ter attraction of manufacturers
For excellency of workmanship ant
finish, and of mould and invention
we feel like challenging any estab'
lishment in the west for composition
with their work. This is no editori
al puff at all, but is meant word fol-
word,
| IF. Potter had tho usual display
of plows, and J. c. Trainer also his
usual display
And it is proper here to state thai
these are the chef pillow manufactur
ers for this part ofthe state, the chief
difference being in their respective
models, some ploughmen prefering
the Potter, some the Trainer
Mr. Trainers inimitable Ha wkeye
cultivater was on the ground as usual
Children l. Langridge had on the
ground their Badger saltwater, new
competitor for favors. They have
riggod thereon on Seeder, making a
Cultivator and Seeder combin ed
which the farmers consider splen
did success.
| o. j. Arnold, of Fennimore, also
had on the ground his own patented
Eureka" Cultivator, which we have
heard men claim as the best machine
to be had, only the proprietor is slow
in presenting its fine points.