, 1876-09-01
FAIRS.


epsctai Dtspdtca to Tn< 7ttbsh&
JoIrEr, Ill.,, Aug. 31.-Th!s was the great day
Of tho County Fa!r. and At least 600 persons Ms
tied the grounds. This principal events weto the
awarding Of premiums In tho cattle department
and The baby show. In cattle, tho competing
breeds erefords Ind Short-I Horns, the latter
Of which has heretofore carried OF the honors but
tho Durham hing IL now broken. II was the
huca. display Of b,ooded stock ever seoa
In this county. which boAsta OF It's
thoroughbred hcrls. 7. L. Millof. OF Beecher,
entared the lIsts with sonac twenty-five head Of
nercfords, among which wcro s's Charles. q grand
old bull, Of tnAasivc proportions, still we'll pre-
acrEod that has stood OF The head Of his herd for
avo years: Success. a thseo-year-old bull I'm.
ported with hia datn, Dolly Yaslen- In 1873.
In many respects this ls one of the best bulls In
the State, being m immen1e antn1at, lou down to
tho ground, with more solid mcat spd less ot3sl
than any other bull exhibited Royal Triton, q
two. year old buli. half-brother to Success. is d
splendid beast OF large girth nnd nnr touch.
A bull calf, 10 months old, from Snccces,
shows tie same ans po!nta which dhllpguish bis
pfocen!tor.
Among tho cows, Dolly Warden Ii at the hosd.
She ia large, very d1e to the touel, and In al
spccte model COW, only years old and tho moth
g. Of four excellent an!mals; Grase and 1, kssa,
choice spceimens: victotla md chsriotts, !.
hifs,s wsh +tde
eompIetsd tho III; msEinE 4: d.: @ 6ssd, ia ::
Etsre in iiliinaoi. Ill. fs]t allowing 70. tSe
sesemSsnss 10 % eseh @ othe1. iii. II L prob,bIy tSe
bntt hcrd in America Of l,crefoss, aslhough therc
are ,ix y tho stats-shres Of them II Wi County.
II the eattc shown BY Atr. Miller are fair specs.
ricty Will nccnpy position amuns The thorough.
breda secoad to mn othcr breed, aud It looks "a
thouEh IT. goun!y 80 to here tas honor OF Civ
which wa. started by III. .. Tomps!n.,. in En:
Elsndt IN 17g @ put haa herd waa not fairly estab.
III. Miller commenced breeding IIetrfords about
dys years ago. Int this Is the frst time b. has az
taken tn sweepstakes o1er short-llorns INIT In
tlon. Including asst pre,uium. for beat herd Of
s s snd aye q ~ h, 8 81 q say breed and ass fot
Mr.. Miller wna siro awarded INT premium, in
Co,iawoM shsep for tho best nam !: years old
fas as rs ass sa UT .ns ;ssonS &c es 'faS' ;Se
besi pen Of tlfee ewes Z ycars old and orer;
AZ: for yeaslng ewes, apl .weePstake. for he
State Pa.r with hls cattle. after which tho herd
VII bo divided, pat ,ent 70 tue Centennial Expo
+. j. Mci.araa'a. Imported stallion. Ann.ntsle.
4 years old, Weighing l, $50 pounds, received
the 1rst premium In his elass, making twelve pre-.
miums tho horse bas taken In tho Provinces and
this country. ......
Stall & Koemer. OF Jolist, tnado . small hut cx-
colicnt dlsplAy Of agricultural implements which
attracted much attention from tho farmers. Among
the machines aro tAs WhcDlcr No. O combined
reaper and mower. y Meadow Kng mower, and
two Taylor self f.lnmping hal. .yhkes.
l., Leach exh!hita miniature wind mill. large
augcs for boring tun wells, and numerous other
Inventions
day. Tho machine used 10 Vibrator manufactured
" Nichols. Sheppard j. Co., Of battle Creek.
Thare arc over 1bo Of these thrcsLerv In operation
Ia thts county, .aud running them BY steam il
novelty to tuost farmeFs.
There wefn twenty -fons babies, none more than
years OF age, Gntnrcd for thst show, and ths ex.
cito1neht among n,others was tntanse. The prize,
yaluaols baby carriage, given hy g: J., Vsnce,
Of LuckpoFt-