The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-09-23
THE FAIR.
A Successful exhibition In spite
OF the Wcather---l.ist Of Prem.
iums Next Week.

~ tis tibiC " WiiibS soAicllHbs
last week concerning the Fair and
its prospects, it was very uncertain
whether the weather was going to
let US have Fair enough to acquire
prospects. For once, however, the
croakers were disappointed, for after
the heavy rain Of Wednesday even
ing, the wind changed, and, although
it was rather cold and quite muddy
on Thursday, large crowd of Wis.
itors braved both mud and cold and
the programme for that afternoon
was successfully carried out. Friday
was beautiful day and assured the
success Of the meeting, an immense
crowd being on the grounds all day.
Protracted until Saturday, quite
company assembled again, but not
more was probably realized than
enough to pay purses and expenses
for the extra day.
As to the exhibition itself. all were
agreed that in the leading features
of county Fair it had been excelled
by none of its predecessors. Some
idea Of the character of the show will
be obtained from the fact that thir.
teen hundred and eleven entries were
made upon the Secretarys books,
divided as follows: Ca'ile. 81;
sheep, %; swine, &c; horses, except
speed, los; speed, %; mules, s;
equestriansm, ?; poultry, &c; farm
and garden products, 209; fruit and
flowers, -; household manufactures,
l5l; pantry stores, 3.2; vehicles. &c,
So; miscellaneous. GO.
The show in the Hall, has, as
whole, been excelled; but such fine
array OF flowers was never shown
especially in regard to wreaths,
boqnets, &c, prominent among which
was the magnificent floral arch and
pyramidal boquets made by Mr.. Ed.
Golden Fruit made very light
show, and SO did the more staple
classes Of household manufactures
and pantry stores, but the fancy
work and the jellies, preserves, &C.,
we're as numerous as ever. A fine
array Of pianos and organs was shown
BY w. S. Airgood, and-but we can
not particularize here and must in
stead refer people to the list of pre-
miums, which will be published next
week. The department allotted to
grain, seeds, vegetables, &C., was
piled full, and as fine show made
as any one could ask.
Outside the Hall you could find
show Of fine blooded horses of which
any county might be proud. Cattle
and swine ditto. On the track there
we're no very fast races, bat some
very close ones, which is much more
important to the beholders. The
principal running race was very
good one, and was won by Fleetwing,
beautiful four-year- Ansel colt,
owned by Tom harrison, and said to
be capable even now o. better time
than has ever been made in Cedar
county. Agricultural implements
and machines, from farm gate to
Lorrimers grain binder, were in force;
and, notwithstanding the fact that
Cedar county census takers returned
this year no item of manufactures
save only Cord Hardman's single
trees, we saw in one group not less
than twenty carriages, buggies and
spring wagons, of which no mechanic
would be ashamed, and. all made IN
this county.
The address by Pres. WEIGH was
very short, and as apt as it was brief.
We lost his opening remarks, but
should judge his subject might be
called Farm Leaks" OF these he
enumerated number, from the
weeds ia the fence corner to the
''scrub" which eats two ears Of corn
| TO make one ear of fat and then is
only worth two-thirds as much per
pound as the grade animal which
will fat earlier and easier and weigh
a full third more.
The receipts Of the week were, we
understand. somewhere in the neigh
borhood of $1,000, which was suffi-
cient to pay up the arrearages on
premiums and expense last year, all
the expenses this year and seventy
er cent. Of all premiums. This is