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original selection of these Committees, as announced some months pre- 

 vious to the holding of the Fair, but from one cause or other, many 

 of the members so selected "were not present on the first day of the 

 Pair, and the places thus left vacant had to be filled on short notice, and 

 by a hurried selection from among the persons in attendance. This was 

 much to be regretted. 



A complete list of the premiums awarded, will be found among the 

 accompanying papers. 



There was a large share of Agricultural Implements upon the ground, 

 all of neat pattern and most excellent workmanship. Atkins' Automaton 

 Beaper and RaJcer, entered by John S. Wright, Esq., of the Prairie 

 Farmer, Chicago, was decidedly the most ingenious piece of mechanism 

 on the ground. This machine cuts the grain, rakes it into bundles, and 

 deposits these, as it passes along, upon the ground ready for the binder. 

 The performance of the Raker was especially curious, imitating exactly 

 the motions of the human arm, with the advantage of never tiring out. 

 This machine excited great curiosity, and received particular attention 

 from the farmers in attendance. We see no reason why it should not 

 prove a valuable addition to the stock of labor-saving Agricultural Im- 

 plements. 



In many departments, the show of Stock was large and fine. Com- 

 mencing with Horses, the display was highly creditable, there being no 

 less than ninety-two entries under the head of Stallions, Brood Mares 

 and Colts — all of good stock, and many of them remarkably fine ani- 

 mals. In this department, as also in that of Matched and Draft Horses, 

 the show was more than could have been expected, and all that could 

 Lave been wished. Of Cattle, there was a very fine, though not a very 

 large exhibition. Of Swine, the show was small, considering how 

 important '"Wi article Pork has become to the farmers. Of Sheep, the 

 display was large, a- d the quality of the Stock exhibited superior. The 

 improvement in this particular department of Wisconsin farming within 

 the past two or three years, has been as marked as it is gratifying. The 

 experience of five or six years has established, beyond all dispute, the 

 fact that the soil and climate of our State are admirably adapted to the 

 raising of Sheep, and that no pursuit of agricultural industry yields the 

 farmer a more certain or more substantial return. Every one interested 

 in the growth and prosperity of Wisconsin, must have noticed with pride 



