, 1869-09-18
AGRICULTURAL FAIRS,



IOWA.
Special Despatch to The Chicato Tribune.
kEnKCK, Iowa, Sept. Il.
Yesterday was the great day of the IoTa Stnte
Agricultural Far. The weather was all that could
te desired, JoHt Fu!tlc1tpt aututu1-ke to give lie
and activity TO the attcu1I8uta. The crowd has
teen tEDenfc. 4 falr estimation places II at !rom
-, tt 10 ea,o1 Tlls IL fully ,louh,e the Number
rEesent at any previous ia + sngle t1ay In the
history Of the society. ani keeE5k mas fairly VOL
The right to tfraG. They hts sle1uIcu The t1y eI-
cluEyely 10 tbs bubtless, aud merchants, hankerA
Aud ttniers, alngat 10 man. rul. their pt2ces OF
business. MI, gave their sUe attention 10 this ex.
celle1t chow OF agriculture, manufacturers nnh
Mechanical Industry. TIT !s!ruEng class followed
'ht!f exanlple. i Il safe TO- sa5 iha: full two
crowd. Considering that in this annual exa1bluoa
the race trncs has been almost completely ignored,
that no rEtni!uE4 have teen otTcrs excluslre5 1ol
speen, such crowd he:r Is woitl no1uS. II
slndcates the acl!p1 of Iht managers v h3 last
Year determined TO cast out the evils Ut the r7lce
1setn, 19aeK So, 80 ,, iar rs they eoall in
them 10 continue III the rev tsacK they haze
afAed nut. Another feature OF thla fair Is also
ehi:ttly tani.bca from the :rruaus. Betr aud
cider arr the strongest lIqrors tnat could be !Glnh
Chuck'a-luck and other lite rura! gambling gan.es
are not TO Ire found nerr; pnt atl very Forty to
enid water. anu haze nla'v ~ II, mlnd tu aou=e
the managers, q. whoever II srspHEsile, for thvlt
frequently Gated 10 ih.s 'sel:.ency, and ,hcJ
ptons+ i to apply rtiacdy IL once, bat no one
W1ols toEd Of tn's .itl.clous beverage made the
sltseosery that they had fulfilled their promises,
and consequently abuse them for Their neglect,
with the e:rDtet wish inat 1her may nerer co SO
again 50 long Is tnct occlpy their Present places,
This fatr Ii rnanca, sur:c.S THIS fact II eS-
tatli-hetl Ut thc ci u lie tt1E! day Tu-lly tl,
houttte.. anIf cOn.iefala iu thr surplus which Is
already secore'. ln!. Is an evenl in tue history
ot the society worth n,ent:nntng, and The maua-
4tar.
The committees were vc.y uusy ycs,cslar, az.
have nfsto1g completed their ~orH,
BellF Vt give you the result Of their labori on
articles Of leaf:lng importance:
fAkMlSG fArsENESIA.
E!a59 G9- Farming lDpG.I Cnt5-The fuo %tnI
aHa1ds "ese ulade On farm implements: Empire
Kr:'n tepa.a1o1, u. T. -.;~a:rs, Chicago: Ex-
t'tlh. ILL.,. !: Wakefield cprn planter. W. {. th III.
tt:rt1!n, Dubuque. Iowa; hay and fodder cu:ier.
J. y. bendEck L 60. New Haven: chaupon cules
twt.huE.e vorn rtubt-r, Wsco!.. DArnar'i 4 20.
Moline, ": cane hill. 4. !!caIorse, Falrucll.
Iowa: horse nus;iors. F. wreat, No:ea1tne; !;
George Erda'l 1Lsetly. Ill; cnr.-shel!es Gait (
Tracy, Sterling, ILL.,; u-sheler noweE, Sandwich
Manntat1n11ne CompaD5, sandwich. Ill bee hlse.
;l"th III 'sds Na.ton. ONO; grain .ir,ll. bIJn.t,
sitntSe S11 , ns'e'lJ: W@atswasg1, @ WlS; horseEaks
ttLgulhaeE, Iatcock.
Dett vaHct5-FiHt premium, ]. Iloiflnk- worth,
SnI'sn>Iy. Iowa: hrtUDn, Aatllc. COLLECTION Of
~ihtcr tat,us-f!1st premium. sa,ac; Second,
George lsIitor. keokuk. Fail cooking arIcs-
strentt. u. ". Asnlns, WMihon, Iowu, Winter
!"A'hg app,et-F!Est premium, =. II. 1ltt'ou,
keolnt Variety 9! arIr4 lAa,nri-FtFs. premium.
nppIes-Elrs. premium, A. ". tomstnck, 1lnrng-
ten: sernni, .. ". A'anlh, Wnnkun, Iowa Col.
lection Of fall thsinR aprlrs-Flsti premium. 4,
ter ccoktng-f1rst premium. !. Il. Tali + Son,
l'onfoosuc. COLLECTION wIuteF eating anples-
same. specimen fan pcass--t. y. Hutton. Kcosuk.
specimen Nlnttr peAra-SnIne. Collection tail
| wn'r-sesail Foster. Mn.eattne. Iu4a toIcc-
f1,l Winter f'cafs-ll @. Hilton. Keokuk Coec-
ea feser IF nr: :c-on ,S"s'o T. D. ii,"n fsn
kcohuk. Collection Mt rr;.l~*-t;t1aa. 1ln,''el.,
h.*kus. 1s''le, ,rr.ms--ssne. Delaware grapc-.
| Other American tMr,.lrN-EI =. Rnrrf, k.-,Euk
!.nncort. tnltn k"'tltns, k.E'kuk. I+a'ra, ChaA.
lInshell. keoknk.
tfH's 4, lMks-S~eep>takes, frat premium,
Westesn stock lirer,ler.' Association.
.:ass ~, JACKS nn'i ilt''nErs--.IH"t, years, ".
l'fecnrEs As w"EatIut .Tnck 0;c Jcar John I'ruwn
somersl'lr. Iowa. ."hn"t three years, same.
Mrl,ES
t.In,a1a. Mn;cs-Mnc two rrart, nr.t Premium.
tIhccnnCk Mule. nnc year, frat prcnutn, John
isn's. Fur Nnitsan: second, fohn l1a',,cn, Eli..
icohuk; second, A1am l!nr.. Krokak. S7au
1n1'es. three srnrt pll. nrAt Premium, 7. t.. Hurt
!"y l'so., salcEn: scrold y. ". kei.r5, Bowen,
| lls1nols
t'1nts i t1nrsrF, TAnronXhl'rc1la-Thcrn wrrc
s'tr entries, hut tllr runlttrr fuuhl thut there
wa* 1toi tstl.! !ctHry pedigree uf either furnished
Thr tulrA III lhn respect thr cunIn,t.+ fr,.l II
1rr!+thry tn strictly nRintnm nnt1 They therefore
'trtitrrd 70 make ai'y n~ns.ls. Thr rnirir. con
rstts} nf tflr PfnEIs aArihln Nntkrr, .uhn ftIch
| nrds. fra.nnr. Ir. Hugh th'irM, M"Hlr1nn n.n
thrsrr"t nlr1 tna1rH l4aly l.r1nrda, knty rlrrse
! hiiA fHr nihrE.
tla.sk. rn,ln .ranas--llr, premiums wrsu al
ln~r.l ~ luh,wH. Fntm srlatnv~, i, 7, *1n,t3urt
lIrrMulHrr, Iowa: bitIuip tnE"s. i. H. Hampton
!Tht t:F"se. 1o"K; fnr'a 'iAFs*, J. \. fnrry. tlF
ton. III.
Mcsno-lHESt nna str"sr! premiums for 1,lrh
| : years, ni,tt rxr. years. ~rft given 10 JohI
Hawkins. Parrish, 1D"a. FlFst psrIniatns !nt hurk
| 9srars, hnck tatnn nn.1 eHe, welu 1t, I'll tn ]. h
ssu't, M1cEshurs. Ill
t:A.A n Disqualification. nsst rrriulun1, AT
ain ltanktn Mun.lonth, H.; ss,~. tir.t premium
,in hy ,Lt pGrk racktts-iIuar. q. i ii. i niIec ~
CLAYTON, III; soE, J. Il l'lls1e, Dushne!l. ii.
c!ass t., Short i,o!n a1t Cattlc-pa,l over fou,
Hcaft. ntft premium ah'i dtr!un.a v. u. hnucau
IonaEa,'1a, I'LL: second J. u. Murphy ! Cu.
Hsm Me5ay lSwn sro 4 ,nf IT, Oh a's
I ~
Wr>scrn Stock breeding Association, Keoknk
l!u!l two yearA oil! aret premium anil diploma J
Il. Murphy Co. uu!' one year DID, List prenl
u.7, j. II: Spears, 1al!u1a. ILL.,: second, ss,nc
Calf, INST premium, same; second, same. Gov
over one year old. nrat PREMIUM same: second
y: Il Duncan, TonaTanda, III. Gov three years
second, J. D. Murphy L Co, ii.lfef two years old
first PREMIUM l. II. spears, 1a!luia, Ill kecoud
v. T. puLeau. Toha"ai,Ia- llclicr one year old
! nrtt premium. kame. Cali, first Premium, game
| second. ]. IL. Spears, Tlt1uta, Ill.
.Clnss l.. Cattlr-.slltrue.* JerscFs, Ayrshire:
year. lnH one year. and bull c.f, nrst premium
we're given to The iowx State Agricultural College
there being no competition.
Class IL High Grades-lIeileT two years OLD
n'st pstntun, E. $. Eut!er. Grasson, III calf
Class y. Ile1ds-F1rst premium, J. H. Spears
le!s: sa;Fa rfenlam, ]. T i. Xurphj i q, Iii Iii
Class IT, Deyons-Rusl ! years, FIRST premium
pfcatsn, i. IL. F. Scott, rar1aGton, Iowa; sec
ond. e. D. Burt, Gtand View, loss Hull j year
{. r. Baft Grad Sies foxs nal % ali. olss 1 pr. Pre-
MUM. .. II. ?. Scott. Fal11nEton; second, c. =
l:utt, Grand Fter, Cows oEeE years, arst ant
liefer gcars, DEst p7rn!up. /. u. Hurt, tira2t
Ilas* :. Hcei Animals-Fat Steer. three prcui
uns si'en TO a H. tol. !; n, na5' Winchester.
| Nearest minutes, William Emmett, Etpceil
I nearest 81 minutes, Joel CARY, Monroset lows.
ANOTHER DESPATCH.
SpecsA Dcspasch 10 The Chicago Tribute
! kEuKrK. lows, Sept Il.
TIE sixteenth annual fair OF the Iowa Stat
| Agricultural! Society closed Today. 1t has been
| success tar teyond any OF Its predecessors Tn
| weather has been all that could hc desired, auu
| the attendance has been tmnenAe. The nuMbe
| present yesterday rtlched very near e5.As, Rns
1u-oaJ the Lumber is full ln,0o1. The total n
celpts ef the fais have teea ncarlJ $i4uM. NJ
| GharEe has been made for entr1cs or for admit
lance to the .Mraitar1trr. Had The usnai charge
Of Agricultural Societies been maintained, III
t receipts would have been inc1cased 4atAsa o
s6tNL The 1paulk OF this fa1t has comple,ef
.ln.llcs'ed The policy Of tie management In tsnot
sa1f III showing speed ~ one Of The points amon,
E;Aut othris ntce.sa!! 10 make up a coyEtc
award Arua}orlt. Of the premiums Of this fall
a. Hty peison who has ktrt waltn mus; have dis
covetcd. have been awarled TO Illinois exhibitor.
Thus Is Particular! the III the cAsses 0
Ia, mach,ney. lows has moi mad
that progress IN these ncccssary helps to AE.1Cul
| fural Industry and prcErr7s p hch the ouchL b7
the time will probably come when she will he =
| 60 May behind any OF her sister Western States
/ PREMIUMS
| tlRss & Pacing Horses. .1c1hfe tearu-Flzst pse
/ ntun, F. c. Smith. EdN ardsE.lc: second, ". 7
Metibnls. La I'ra'r1e, H. Single Ge!dtoS-F1Tet
Mtn. siMsop, heoluI: second, YIN. Enmet
Lars ID. T1ott,ne stallious--F,rs, prsuurn. J
Il. Rollins Napel1o Iowa: second, 4. nierrsa