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our next fair a larger display of this, as well as the other varie- 

 ties of grain. 



A. G. TUTTLE, ) 



JoHX Crawford, y Oommittee. 

 L. THOMrsoN, ) 



HORSES. 



The Committee on draft, matched, and single horses, report, 

 that they have awarded to E. O. Rudd, of Reedsburgh, the first 

 premium on matched horses. These were a span of dapple 

 greys, 7 years old, beautifully formed and yqtj well matched, 

 2d premium to Wm. Hill, of New J3ufialo, for a span of dark 

 bay mares, six years old. These mares are of small size, yet 

 they appeared to great advantage and were well driven. 3d 

 premium to N. Morely of Baraboo ; a span of bay mares 5 years 

 old and of fair promise. 



1st premium on single horses to Wm. Adams, of New Buffa- 

 lo — a bay gelding 4 years old, about 15 1-2 hands high, well 

 formed and moves with ease and celerity. 3d premium to A, 

 D. Van Vechten, of New Buffalo; a bay colt 3 years old, near 

 16 hands high, possesses very fine points, and in the opinion of 

 the Committee, with propei training, will make a horse of great 

 speed. We hope to hear from friend Van next year. 3d pre- 

 mium to John B. Crawford — a gray mare 8 years old. 



There were other superb specimens of this noble animal upon 

 the ground, among them a pair of browns, entered by Robert 

 Olds, and a pair of greys by Geo. Hiles. The greys are fine 

 horses and only require a little careful training to appear to great 

 advantage. " Knowledge is power " in all departments of sci- 

 ence, and it is of the utmost importance to become familiar with 

 the constitution, the proper treatment, and most approved plan 

 of rearing the horse, in order to make him minister in the high- 

 est degree to man's happiness and comfort. On the whole the 

 exhibition of horses exceeded oui' fondest expectations and can- 



