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and cattle. We received twenty-five dollars for the privilege 

 of selling refreshments v^^ithin the enclosure, which defrayed 

 the actual cash expenses of erecting the sheds. 



A large well was dug within the enclosure to obtain water 

 for stock, and other purposes, and which also enabled several 

 pump makers to exhibit specimens of their work. 



On the second and principal day of the fair, more than 

 five hundred dollars was received at the ticket office. 



We respectfully commend this manner of enclosincr fair 

 grounds to the attention of our friends who contemplate 

 holding fairs hereafter. It excites a prominent and very gen- 

 eral feature of the human character — curiosity, a desire to 

 see what is hidden by the fence, and many will contribute 

 from this feeling, who would not contribute in any other 

 way. The grounds are also more particularly under the po- 

 lice arrangements for maintaining good order, and the prop- 

 e^y left on the ground during the night, with many other 

 advantages that will present themselves to all desirous of 

 preserving good order. 



In compliance with the request of the State Board made 

 through a Circular received, I beg leave to submit the follow- 

 ing, imperfect replies to the questions propounded therein : 



Wheat. — The agriculturists of this county generally pre- 

 fer the White-chaff" bearded wheat. It is considered more 

 free from rust ; ripens earlier, and has a firmer straw. 1 1 

 stands the winter as well as any other, and is held in high 

 estimation by the millers. There is another kind cultivated 

 to some extent, called the Wabash white smooth chaff. It is 

 a week later in ripening, and therefore more subject to be 

 injured by the rust; but is less injured by the fly, which is 

 said to be owing to the peculiar formation of the blade— that 

 part which connects with the stem. This wheat produces 



