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Here permit me to say that much credit is due to o\ir President, Hon. 

 JosiAH F. WiLLAED, for his unwearied efforts in placing the Society on 

 a permanent basis, and in sustaining it. Also to Prof. S. P. Lathrop, of 

 Beloit College, Messrs. Love and Baekee, and Daniel Bennett, of Beloit; 

 to Vice Presidents Burgess and Burdick, and E, A. Howland, Esq. of 

 Janesville ; to J. P. Dickson, Esq., our Treasurer — not forgetting J. P. 

 Wheeler, Esq., of La Prairie, who may, with propriety, be styled the 

 ' venerable father* of the Society — together with others, whose names we 

 have not space to mention. 



We do not expect to convey an adequate idea of the extent of the exhi- 

 bition in the brief review which follows. To be appreciated, it should 

 have been seen. We will glance lightly over each department on the 

 show ground. The Fair was held on the 28th and 29th of September. 



The people of Beloit, with a commendable liberality, fitted up the 

 grounds surrounding their new and spacious Union School House, with- 

 out expense to the Society. The grounds being enclosed by an ample 

 board fence, not only afforded sufficient space for the exhibition of animals 

 and specimens of the mechanic arts, but also for the accommodation of 

 all those who wished to drive through the grounds in carriages. The 

 School House — a beautiful three-story brick building, and an honor to- 

 the town — afforded commodious rooms for the display of articles in the 

 Ladies' Department, the Fine Arts, &c. 



Horses, — Many superb specimens of this noble and most service- 

 able animal attracted the attention of all. R, M. Wheeler, of Janesville^ 

 carried off the first premium for his fine stalhon, " Hambletonian," 

 which was well deserved. Messrs. Blodgett and Ruble, of Beloit, pre- 

 sented some very superior young stallions ; and several very fine sucking 

 colts, presented by 0. Densmore and others, together with the breeding 

 mares exhibited, all showed that our farmers are awakening to the 

 importance of improving our stock of horses. Several pairs of matched 

 horses were shown, among which those of Messrs. Howland, Trask and 

 Dickey, of Janesville, W. H. Howard, of Beloit, and D. H. Cobb, of La 

 Prairie, were superior. Of draught horses, Messrs. Simon Ruble and Q, 

 B. Sanderson, of Beloit, J. F. Dockstader of Shopier, J. F, Willard, of 

 Rock, and F, S, Eldred, of Johnstown, probably offered the best, although 

 a great number of others on the ground were very fine. On the whole^ 

 the show in this department was very good. 



