, 1869-09-29
AGRICULTURAL FAIRS. -
Second Day Of the lllnsfs 4ate
.. Fair. -: .>-
Number Of Entriee Over -Four
Thousand. I
- '" -,
Largest shew or. Agricultural
Machinery Ever Seen
=. j. in the West ~
Indiana. Wisconsin, and Minnesota
State Fafrs. :,
AGRICULTURAL FAIRS.


21Ak1fso4k3s
Speca1 DeEPstch to TIE Chicago IEbunA
DHeAIuz, Ill, 8ept Is
Tnts II the second da3 Of The 8tate Agricultural
Fur. md na1use never voucaeate6 moro tsaail-
ful End appropriate ono Toe such N oocas,on.
Tho sky q cIoudleas, tha air hsa toRs
IN It 10 gtye v1Eor to the human faaae, md The
1f1elest feelings nf admiration End paaasnre. 1ns
d2y has been a1moss entirely dsTuted to ead1es
e1d .hs esanse%sn1 q s'es cfos ;s,sS; !or a.
sH" aad lie tsisncs u of tne Teef iii b de7osed
70 lse exhibition ttselE. Tne atiendanco to-day
a5sss.a: q a. e.. e. s s. ~ 81; as s
TnufsdaI and Friday, Nh b. INC graz dAr4, and
exoess oi my previous f1,r n the nl1tory of The
soc1aty. Ar1clts for exhibition hAve bean pour
Ing IN to-daT tn immense uumbeF1 especially IN
sba oeps1tmen,s Of caisle and sKiDe therp aA19
also been 1arKe aocess1onf. Taa number
st eo,'ei ess Gesn sn, 20 ,se5 = tns.
stalls lor their accommodation. Cattle and WING
Rrc also closely crowded. Tho number Of cnciee
seja % @ dedatey III ascerssn ous Wi csseed M S toUr
thou'and, which u 1t least ono thonsand u ex-
cesa Of auy previous exhthluou. ThtA excess u
ts e ~ e ysa
lion tis1lf. Il u not nadd up OF trlnlnR articles
Of no rrat nso to the farmer. mechanic, or manu.
isois1 hna sisc1e. 81 " atiy % eeoaom5 aaa aSof::
saytng-aIt,c.es Of dary nse and consumpiiou.. .Tne
snc1tsse II found 10 the cattle, shtep and hog
Ese .sreai.oss s1s %aehine9 @ Tse.e
facta Will mafe tho great eucceta Of this e1nio4-
ton touhl! Rs.t'ylna, not onty e The ot,ceta and
visitor. who hayo been here aud win b hare dur.
ing The week. 1et me give yoo few "details
Ad1lCCLrrKAL XAcHNHKY.
AL pefgon4 posted IN the matter with whom
have consrrsed, concur n pronounc!n4 this the
Largest and dnest show Of agt1cnltursi machinery
&. uDed e Il i t nss e9 nlRs 81
complete ID every respect Further, It saows
marked Improvement IN the character and per-
sere1a saa 81 81, n1aas nave en Il Torf d enzns un
the Jear, apa that the product Of the brains vii
ant largely TO tue hzpp4nefA comfort aud conrcn-
9Ss %Sss eses la ae eea; Il ~ apsss Z!
the articles Of piowA. ] never witnessed ula
| exhibition oesore, 70 Immense Ia nunbess
john 1t:eTc, Of Moline, tie veteran and ieains
plownAker Of tho West. has Axty.tnsee dlnr.ral
| patterns Of plows on tho ground. eTe1y cue m.
a1c sha sely perfection q Nj I do not 10 how
| they could be improved. There Is scarcely !
farmer o. norucalt1r1as u ne West that no
alto oD the ground one Of his HawkeTe cultigatot
p1ows, with many Others
se.noe.: nFtg9s Eaoea 2es. c., TIC Mellfnoxs
taeH work on tho ground. Among the number i
the famous Skinner gang plow. Which Is rscoS
nlXet nntFETEAly ~ WQQei HacllQe- IhtBt
ploWA arc made Of the yefJ beat material and yer]
| s,nple In construction. 6kinuerH autkJ pI0w
| which The trln Also manufactures, Il very poputAf
1t Is mahe on the same principle as the gang -p.ow
bur, Of cpurse, only requires The force employ Q,
on an ordinary plow TO wprk t. Tho breaker
ploE. A1so manufactured oy th1s hrnl, Ii equal Il
cyety respect to any machlre Of the kind made
| The stirring plow, Manufactured BY this drn. 1
also . 1tat claBs article, In this connection wtI
| statc that the Mtssrs. 8. 3. 4 E. took four pru
m1utnk on their ploEs at the 1own HtAtc Fxlt tw
weeks since. Thcrr afe some dozen other Pic Y
nAkess here with their samples, and they ail loo
A4 II they posse capacity for doing good Tork
Gang ptows and wheel pfowt have = Large num be
Of Representatives on the ground. as have ais
corn p!nnteFf, eulttvator9, hafrbws tanning mills
seras11or2, threading machines, corn sheliert
huske1E, horne f2kes hay forkA, straw cutIes1 &c
1 RkArEKS AND NowkRA.
Their usrne II legion. never saw 30 mAny Q
these usefult and pow regarded rs Indispensable
Articles brought together ii one polut. There 1t
| oves n1ty different machines on the ground, geE
1otn the workshops OF At least twenty dit1ert1
| rranufactoreEA the establishment Of Waller
Woodt OF Hoosack FAlls, New York, reprc4ente
hy hia Western agent, chartea E Whitman. 9
Chicago, has four representative machines her
vlz: Noo0b moFer, stl9-raktng reaper. sel
faking reaper and mower combined, and tho hant
nike mower and reaper combined The*a n,
| chimes arr we'll Known ~ our Western farmer
And enjoy popularity second 70 no other. II
CoE1n1ct, the A1nnyk, about ali tho Qh!o md Nc
York makers F. q. We1cn, Of Calcaga md other :
| bare tkeir samples here none perhaps wishot
decided merit.