Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-10-12
SUCCESSFUL STRIKE.
THE GRANT COUNTY FAIR FOR 1882
ONE OF THE FINEST EVER HELD
In THIS SECTION.
Over Four Thousand People Visit the
Grounds OF the Association on
~Friday-Last Day.

The Receipts for that Day Reach the
Enormous sum OF One Thousand
and Twenss Five Dollars.
A Brilliant Meeting and One which Marks a New
Era in the Affairs Of this Annual
County Exposition.
The Grant county Fair for 1852, was
one of the most successful held for many
years, illustrating very forcibly the quick
returns which meet a little display OF
enterprise and departure from the beat
en- track. Unfortunately a heavy rain
storm Thursday morning prevented
many from attending that day and this
made a bad hole in the receipts but a
display of charming autumn weather on
Friday, combined with the attractions
presented to bring in an immense crowd,
so that in the afternoon it was estimated
by good judges hat not less than four
thousand people were present on the lair
grounds. The net result of all this is
that the society find themselves some
hundreds of dollars better off thu 4 is
usually the case, with all premiums paid
in full and a surplus on hand to assist
in clearing off old debts. With an in
crease of enterprise next year and good
weather there is nc reason why the
Grant county fair should not be n of
the most successful in the State. Human
nature as has been often said is much
the same the world over, and being as
it is people generally go where they can
get the most for their money. A mer-
chant who had nothing but bad bargains
to offer would hardly expect to retain
custom and the same ruling holds goods
even with fairs, give the people some
thing for THEN money and they will
crowd your fair grounds. The present
year has proven it on a small scale, the
next time enlarge the scale and the re-
ceipts VIII be increased in proportion.
The display in all of the departments,
with the exception of the fine art hall,
was very good and above the average.
The liberal premiums offered for butter
brought together numerous contestants
forty-eight packages being entered for
these premiums. This being the fist
time that any special effort had been
made to recognize n of the rapidly
growing industries of the county the ar
engagements in the way of rewards were
rather crude. The difference in quality
in many of the entries was so slight as
to make the task of deciding who was
to take the first prize, one of unusual
severity and necessarily there remained
several other packages which lacked but
one or two points of rivalling the sue
c%essful competitor. The display which
the premiums Of this year have called
forth will doubtless lead another year to
an increased offer and q more evenly
distributed list of rewards. The display
of farm products was well worthy the
attention of the crowds who sought the
building devoted to this display. The
exhibit of apples, considering the diff
Guilty there appears TO be in handling
this fruit successfully in this section, was
excellent.
In the stock department there was
much to delight and interest all lovers
of good animals. The display of colts
was pronounced one of the best seen
for many years, while in draft and car
riage horses the exhibit far surpassed
other years. In the latter class especi-
ally were exhibited several teams which
would be u credit to the best stock rails
ing sections. 1t is q pleasure to note
that more attention is being paid to the
breeding and raising of this class OF
horses, good carriage teams are always
in demand and invariably command
good prices, thus combining for the
farmer the pleasure of growing a beau
tiful animal with the profit of obtaining
a good price for the same when he shall
have become matured. The showing OF
cattle vas not so large as in some former
years but made up in quality what was
lacking in quantity. The show was led
by a very fine short-horn bull. weigh
ing 1880 pounds, entered by Mr.. Thos.
Tormey, of Fennimore, who also had on
exhibition quite a choice selection from
his extensive herds, among which
was noticed a sever months old cali
which had already obtained the weight
of 700 pounds. Mr.. Adamson Welch,
of Little Grant, was also represented by
4 good display of sholt-horn stock. A
Jersey Bull Duke was entered by Geo.
Lewis, of Potosi, which with some grade
cattle, finished up the display in this de-
partment.
From the record which Grant county
has as a ~hog-raislng section it would
seem as if a better showing of porkers
might have been made than was here
displayed, although INT or two pens
were quite worthy of attention. The
display of sheep was much better than
usual. Mr.. John Lanyon. of Belmont,
was represented by some native and i'm
ported stock. prominent among which
were one lamb which had taken pre-
miums at Chicago and other places and
two lambs bred by John Smell & Sons,
Ontario, Canada, and imported at a cost
of S112 each. Mr.. Edward Mccormick,
of Liberty. displayed several fine pens
of Testers, which, from the display OF
ribbons, appeared TO have successfully
competed with their adjoining "brethern
and sistern." Mr.. Geo. w. King. OF