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excellent specimens of other farm and garden vegetables were shown, 

 and the show in this department was highly gratifying. 



Fruits. — The fruit-growers of this county are deserving of distin- 

 guished credit. Among the first on the list is James Caldwell, of 

 Janesville, for six beautiful varieties of plums, of very superior quality 

 and size ; and J. Roberts, of Beloit : William Spaulding, of Harmony, 

 and H. T. Woodward, Jr., for specimens of apples, grapes, &c., prov- 

 ing that our county is capable of producing as good fruit as any other 

 in the same latitude. 



Farming Implements. — In as brief a report as this must necessarily 

 be, it will be impossible to do justice to the exhibitors in this depart- 

 ment. The Committee say, in reference to the mowing and reaping 

 machines of Messrs. Barker & Love, of Beloit, " that they are excellent, 

 and that the efforts of those gentlemen to serve the farming community, 

 have been highly successful, and creditable to themselves as machinists 

 and mechanics, as well as to the county. Messrs. Parker & Stone pre- 

 sented fine specimens of hoes and hay-forks of their own manufacture ; 

 and J. M. Riker, of Janesville and A. P. Allis, of Beloit, exhibited 

 beautiful specimens of harness work. S. T. Merrill, of Beloit, exhibited 

 a fine specimen of paper, of his own manufacture ; and H. D. Water- 

 man, of Beloit, some elegant specimens of copper and tin ware. 



Dairy Products. — The beautiful sample of butter, presented by Mrs. 

 Rufus Clarke, of Beloit, will not be soon forgotten by those who saw it. 

 Other very fine samples were presented by Daniel Bennett, Edward Brad- 

 ley, F. S. Eldred, S. A. Murray, E. Thornbury, D. Blodgett, and others. 

 Of cheese, F. S. Eldred, of Johnstown, evidently bore off the palm, 

 both as to quantity and quality, although several very fine samples were 

 presented by others. 



Farms and Gardens. — In this department the report of the Committee 

 is presented, accompanied by a statement from Mr. J. F. Willard, who 

 ■was the successful competitor, and received the award of the Committee, 

 both on the Farm and the Flower Garden ; 



[The following is an extract from the report of the Committee on Farms 

 and Gardens] : 



*' The Committee visited the farm and flower garden of J. F. Willard, 

 Esq., of Rock. This farm is situated on the east side of Rock River, 

 about two miles below Janesville, and contains about three hundred and 



