Year: 1860




Hundreds and thousands of good peonle will
attend county and state fairs in the next two
months 10 very many the question, how
they can secure the greatest good from them
VIII present itself as one OF the most inlnor
tance' And they mag desire without being
able TO get it) the advice of some friend whose
experience will save them the loss of time and
money. For the benefit of such, and of all
Others who may receive advantage therefrom
we make the following suggestions


l. Ii possible, go at the beginning and stay
to the end, especially do this if you have a great
distance to travel. Suppose state fair lasts
thsee days and YOU have to go one hundred
and fifty miles to be there. In time and money
1t VIII cost you fifteen dollars to attend one
day 10 attend three days it will cost you,
say, eighteen dollars that is to say, you will
receive more than three times aa much advan-
tage for eighteen dollars as you will for fifteen


z For the same reason, make all arrange
mentS to have all the time at your command
TO attend the fair while yon are there. If pos.
sibe, get good, quite boarding place before
hand. This will save time, avoid ANNOYANCE
and increase your enjoyment. Do not spend
your time in seeing monstrous women of any
kind, nor in visiting the theater, nor in visit.
ing the thousand things that will invite your
notlce outside. When you have more than
you can do to attend the fair, you cannot af
ford to waste your time in such away. what
ever you might be weak enough to do at other
times.


3. If you are engaged in any special depart
ment OF business, attend at first to all that
concerns that In the multitude of objects.
you must make your selection: you cannot
attend to everything. OF course, your own
business should claim your first attention
Ii you are raising sheep, you will study esDe-
ClallV all the hrp adS of Sbnot, rroeant ,,,,l,o
the acquaintance of other men engaged in the
same business, make comparisons, exchanges,
and attend to all that pertains to your own
group of operations. So Of other things Be
come as thoroughly posted on all matters you
wish particularly to examine, by reading and
Inquiring before you leave home, as possible
such knowledge will be of great use to you in
making observations.


4 Conduct your observations according to
some previously conceived pan and make a
note Of everything which may be useful to
you, in your note book, for future use you
can accomplish five times as much with note
book as without one. Try it.


D. When you have examined all that re-
lates to your own business, then, and not till
then, examine o.her matters as far as YOU can
pursuing the same systematic course. Go
slowly through the several departments, care.
fully noting and laying up for future thought
all the materials you can. Do this we'll, and
you will be surprised to find how much you
can treasure up in a day.


g. In matters in which you are a novice,
venture no opinion, but ask all the questions
you properly can, and pay great attention to
the Judgment OF experienced men. Ii you
can fall in with group of such men, as they
are examining, for example, the show of cat.
tie, listen to their remarks and discussions
You will learn more thus, in an hour, perhaps,
than you ever knew before. 1t is a very great
matter to know what they say and think, and
why they say and think So


Z. Make the acquain>lnce, as far as you
can, of the leading men in each department of
Improvement. 70 know personally the lead
ing stock men, nurserymen, gardeners, edi.
tors, authors, and all others whose skill or
Intelligence has given them position aud
influence, will be great qualification now and
may be OF great use in the future


8. Finally, resolve to go to your state and
county fairs, and learn all you can. Make
yourself familiar with all the above suggcs.
tons, and act on them, and our word for it,
when you return, you will thank us, and feel
that your time and money have been well
spent.