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THE ILLINOIS FARMER. 



that great principle, whether in agriculture, in 

 manufactures, in all those arts which make up 

 the comforts of human life, thatshould be the aim 

 of all true men and woman. If we remain 

 without effort to advance, we rtutrogade, and 

 we do not fulfil the behests of Providence or 

 the spirit of the age. 



For these, among many other reasons, we 

 are anxious that the farmer and mechanics 

 of Sangamon county, and including the ladies, 

 should be present at our fair, and should bring 

 of their best, to make the fair worthy of 

 themselves and of the county. It is manly 

 duty in us to make a fair worthy of eurselves 

 and of Sangamon. It is a noble object to bring 

 the young farmers together, to encourage them 

 in their labors, to diseminate taste in the rear- 

 ing of the best stock and grains and fruits, and 

 the presence of the ladies adds to the pleasures 

 and usefulness of the fair — indeed, without 

 their presence and encouragement, it would 

 lose half its value. 



We learn that a large number of the premium 

 list for the coming county fair have been dis- 

 seminated through the county. If persons de- 

 sire more copies they can obtain them by call- 

 ing on the Secretary of the Society, S. Francis, 

 or any of its officers. 



There are some departments of the fair to 

 which the ladies of our city, as well as the 

 country, make contributions, absolutely essen^ 

 tial to their success. We desire to call their 

 special attention to these departments, at this 

 this time — so that they can make the arrange- 

 ments necessary to fill them. The ladies will 

 excuse us for adding to this long article, a list of 

 the premiums in those departments to which 

 we especially refer. 



CLASS H— NO. 23. 



C. W, MATHENY, Superintendent. 



MILL FABBC8. 



B«Bt lot of cloths, 8atinett8, blankets, &c., from one 



manufoctory, Diploma and $5 00 



HOUSSHOLD FABBIC8. 



Best 10 yards jeans 

 do do linsey 

 do pair woolen l)lanket8 

 do pair woolen socks 

 do woolen stockings 



do do do by zirl under 12 years 



do 10 yards wool carpet 

 do 10 do rag do 

 do 10 d(^ flannel 



CLASS H^NO. 24. 



NEEDLE WOBK. 



Best eTidence of skill in needle work 

 do Ai ko silk embroidery 



do do do thread do 



do do do by girl under 12 years 



do plain fine skirt 



do do do by girl nnder 12 years 

 do quilt, silk patch work 



00 



00 



00 



00 



09 



00 



3 00 



2 00 



2 00 



$10 00 

 3 00 

 3 00 

 2 00 

 2 00 

 2 00 

 5 00 



do do cotton do 



do worsted spnad or quilt 



do satin vest made by a lady 



do child's dress 



do evidence of skill in silk embroidery on velvet 



do do worsted embroidery 



5 00 

 S 00 

 3 00 

 3 00 

 3 00 

 300 



CLASS I— NO. 27. 



P. BRECKINRIDGE:, Snperi&tendent. 



CLASS J— NO. 29. 

 H. C. WATSON, Superintendent. 



PLANTS, FLOWERS AND FLORAL DESIONS. 



Best show of pot plants, professional $3 00 



do do do ameteor 2 00 



do vase of cut Qowers 2 00 



2d best do do 1 00 



Best two hand-boqneti 2 00 



2d best do do 1 00 



Best floral design 2 00 



2d best do do 1 00 



Best show of dahlias 1 00 



Best show of Qerman asters 1 00 



Discretionary premiums can b« gives for other articles of 



merit. 



CLASS K— NO. 33. 

 WM. O. JONES, Superintendent. 



HI3CELLANE008 (>EPARTMENT. 



All articles for competirion not included in the premium 

 Ust, must be entered in this department. 



We take the occasion to suggest to those of 

 our farmers who have orchards, to bring to the 

 fair for exhibition, their best fruits. A dozen 

 specimens of each will be altogether sufficient, 

 and to have each variety labelled with their 

 names. We want our friends should know the 

 names of the varieties of our best fruits. We 

 have some expectations that there will be pres- 

 ent a large amount of frait, which is intended 

 to be exhibited by the State Horticultural So« 

 ciety at the State Fair, and we have been told 

 that specimens of fruit will be brought from 

 Rochester, New York, and exhibited. We 

 should like our farmers to see these specimens. 

 They may be great in the number of varieties, 

 but hitherto they have not equalled in size, 

 in beauty, or excellence, the same varieties 





