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THE ILLINOIS P^RJVIER. 



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noticed by the Boston Cultivator when 

 the present owner purchased him, as be- 

 in^ probably the best animal of his breed 



in America, and his calves here sustain 

 his reputation. Adeline comes next. — 

 The perfection of a cow in every res- 

 pect, and one of the best of her breed. 

 Then follow several other aged cows, 

 three of which have calves by tiieir sides, 

 which attract the attention of every one. 

 one. Then we come to heirVrs of va- 

 rious ages, down to heifer c<ilves, all 

 showing the purity of their blood, and 

 the care and attention of twenty years 

 of refining down of this herd of cattle. 



We must not omit to mention the three 

 yokes of little Devon steers trom two 

 years old down to three months of age, 

 which have been thoroughly broken to 

 the yoke by a little son of the Colonel's, 

 about 14 years of ase, and which drives 

 about the Fair ground ahead of those 

 ponderous oxen, in a team of five yoke, 

 all of the same color and shape through- 

 out. 



These cattle certainly recommend 

 themselves to the farmers as most desi- 

 rable to cross upon their native and other 

 stock, being unsurpassed in the richness 

 and quantity of their milk, except by 

 the Alderneys, of Jersey, Europe. 



EVENING MEETING OF THE FARMERS, 

 SEPT. 16. 



The subject for discussion was "Ag- 

 cultural Education.'' The number of 

 farmers present was not large as on the 

 former evenings. It was late in the eve- 

 ning when We entered the meeting, and 

 found Prof. Turner sneaking. No man 

 in the State has taken a deeper interest 

 in the education of the masses than our 

 good friend Turner. His views have 

 been considered by many in advance of 

 the age, and by others impracticable. — 

 We were somewhat surprised at his ad- 

 mission of the practical inutility of a 

 popular education as applied to the 

 every day business of life. He said 

 that he had three sons who had had 

 every advantage of a first class educa- 

 tion, as aflForded in this Athens of the 

 west. They have all graduated with 

 more or less of the usual honors, and 

 have now taken their places in the bu- 

 siness walks of life; but with all these 

 advantajjes of education as certified to 

 in the important and imposing parch- 

 ment, they find themselves wanting in a 

 business education, and will have to go 

 to Chicago, or some other place, to ob- 

 tain a practical commercial and business 

 education, and that at no small expense. 

 He w\as n^ enemy to Greek and Latin; 

 he had taught these languages for years, 

 and they would continue to be taught; 

 but to practical farmers these are of lit- 

 tle or no use. It is a practical business 

 education we want. We have been pay- 

 ing our respects to Virgil and other an- 



cient celebrities, but this will not answer 

 our purppose. We must be up and do- 

 ing to meet the wants of the age. 



Mr. C. T. Cha^, of Chicago, (author 

 of Chase's Hand Ijook,) after making a 

 few brief remarks, offered the following 

 resolutions : 



Remlred, 1st.. That the agricultural interests of the State 

 demand the establishment of a permanenl system of agricul- 

 tural education on a practical and economical basis. 



2d. That a c unniittee of five be appointed to take the necea- 

 saiy measures to provide for a course of practical and scien- 

 tific lecture^on aKrIculture and its kindred branches, the en- 

 suing winter at some convenient point that they may select. 



•3d. That saidconiinitte be directed to present the claims of 

 the farmers of Illinois to our next Legislature, with a view to 

 the es ablishing of a good agricultural school in which every 

 county in the State shall be entitled to a representation.' 



It is to be hoped that the committee 

 will succeed in arranginsthe lectures, as 

 we look upon them as the beginning of a 

 system of agricultural education, that 

 will awaken the whole State to its true 

 interest. It matters little where they 

 are held, whether at Springfield, Bloom- 

 ingtnn, Decatur, Jacksonville, Peoria, 

 Ruckford or Chicago. In any event 

 they will be more or less heard, Jind of 

 greater value to the place where heard, 

 than to other parts of the State, from 

 the fact more persons from the immediate 

 vicinity will attend them. The commit- 

 tee of course will be influenced by the 

 advantages offered by any of our wide 

 awake towns. 



The meeting, after thanking the chair- 

 man, B. G. Roots, E$q , of Tamaroa, 

 for the satisfactory manner in which he 

 had presided during the several evenings, 

 adjourned to meet on the Fair Grounds 

 next year, on the first, evening of the 

 Fair, and to reassume the subject under 

 discussion this evening. 



DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM. 



During the week we have been the 

 guest of P. G. Gillet, A. M., the efli- 

 cieiit and popular Principal of this val- 

 uable Institution. Mr. Gillett is quite 

 a young man for such a responsible po- 

 sition; but he has proved himself fully 

 competent to fulfill the arduous duties 

 imposed upon him. We take pleasure 

 in returning to him and hi? amiable 

 partner our most sincere thanks for the 

 many kindnesses received at their hands. 

 W^e had not time to examine into the 

 details of the shops and other matters 

 of interest, and in fact this could hardly 

 be done at this time, nor until the stu- 

 dents return and the Institution is again 

 in working order, when we hope to make 

 it a visit. 



We called for breakfast at the Eating 

 House, near the depot; obtained a good 

 steak, bad coffee without milk, sodden 

 potatoes, poor bread, and rancid butter, 

 all for fifty cents; and we here take 

 pleasure in recommending all persons 

 who Avish such fare to patronize this 

 hou.se, as we ascertained that they can 

 confidently rely upon this style of cook- 

 ing and provender, all the year round. 



To the officers of the Society, one and 

 all, we tender our thanks for the uniform 



kindness, and assistance that on every 

 occasion they so freely gave us, in our 

 pursuit of knowledge under difficulties. 

 Editor Illinois Farmer. 



lilST OF PRExllIUMS 



AWARDED AT THE 



EIGMITH ANN TJ AIL. FAIR 



OF THE 



Illinois State Agricultural Society, 



Ileld at JaekisonvUle, Sept. 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14, ISCO. 



Rooms of the iLi.tsor.'s Sutk AORictr. tcual Sociktt, ) 

 Spslngfield, 111., Sept. 27, ISOti. ( 



Editor Illinois Fitrmer: — The following is the list 

 of the awards of premiums made in the various departments 

 of the Eighth .\nnual Exhibiiion of this Society, held at Jack- 

 sonville, Morgan County, on the lUth, lllh, 12th, 13th and 

 14th, of September, ISGll. 



I have, in every instance where they were recorded in the 

 Book.s. appended the names of of the meml>ers of the acting 

 Awarding Comniittees, as well as the post-office address of 

 each successful exhibiter, with a view of making the list of 

 practical value to the public for reference hereafter. 



Very respectfully, JOHN P. REYNOLDS, 



Cor. Sec., I'C. 



CLASS A.— CATTLE. 



Lot\. — Shorthorns. 



Best Bull orcr 4 years old — "King Alfred," |40 On ; owned 

 by Jan e ; N. Brown, Berlin, Sangamon county. 

 "2d best — ".MiTshall I'ellisier, ^25 00; owned by Thomas 

 Sinipkins Griggsville, Pike county. 



8rd best— ''Berlin," $15 00; owned by Daniel Parks Coop- 

 ertown. Brown county. 



Best Bull over 3 years old and under 4 — "Duke of Orleans," 

 f4t) 00; owned by Wm. Marshall Jacksonyille, Morgan 

 county. 



2d best— "Gov. Jones," $25 00; owned by E. B. Hitt 

 Exeter, Scott county. 



.Sd best — "Alfred," 415 00; owned by James Buckles, Illi- 

 opolis, Logan county. 



Best Bull over 2 years and under 3 years old — "Diamond," 

 130 Oj; owned by James N. Brown Berlin, Sangamon coun- 

 ty. 



2d best — "Grampion," |20 00; owned by James M. Hill 

 Jersey Prairie, Cass county. 



Sril best — "Garibaldi," ^10 00; owned by Ralph Anderson 

 Griggsville, Pike county. 



Best Bull 1 year old and under 2— "Deceiver," f30 00; 

 owned by J. W . Goodwine Uigginsville, Vermilion county. 



2d best— "Thames," ?20 0(i; owned by J. W. Goodwine 

 Hiirginsville, Vermilion county. 



3rd best— "Kmperor," »10 00; owned by J. H. Spears 

 Petersburg, Menard county. 



Best Bull Calf under 1 year old— "Young El Hakim," 

 f30 00; owned by James M. Hill Jersey Prairie, Cass coun- 

 ty. 



2d best— "Tam O'Shinter," $20 00; owned by J. D. Smith 

 Berlin, Sangamon county. 



8rd best— 'Master Butterfly," $10 00; owned by J. 0. 

 Bone, Pleasant Plains, Sangamon county. ■, 

 Coicg and Heifers. 



Best Cow over 4 years old — "Emerald," $40 00 ; owned by 

 J. 0. Bone IMeai»ant Plains, Sangamon county. 



2d best^ — "Tulip," $20 t»0; owned by James N. Brown 

 Berlin, Sangamon county. 



3rd b°st — "Beauty," 15 00; owned by J.-H. Spears Peters- 

 burg, Menard county. 



Best Cow 8 years and under 4 — "Lady Francis," $40 00; 

 owned by J. M. Hill Jersey Prairie, Cass county. 



2d best— "Florentine Dutchess," $20 00; owned by J. C. 

 Bone Pleasant Plains, Ssngamon county. 



3rd best — "Rose of Summer," $15 00; owned by James N. 

 Brown Berlin, Sangamon county. 



Be.st Heifer over 2 and under 3 years old — "Strawberry," 

 $.30 (to ; owned by J. C. Bone Pleasant Plains, Sangamon 

 county, 



'id best— "Fashion," $15 00; owned by E. L. Gillham, Ex- 

 eter, Scoft county. 



3r(I best— "Viola, "$10 00; owned by James Purkapile Pe- 

 tersburg, Menard county. 



Best Heifer over 1 year old and under 2 — "Queen of the 

 West," $3 1 00 ; owned by ililes HoUiday Jacksonville, Mor- 

 gan county. 



2d best— "Minnehaha," $15 CO; owned by E. B. Hitt Ex- 

 eter, Scott county. 



3rd best— "Minna," $11 00; owned by R. Pollock Jack- 

 Bonville, Morgan county. 



Best Heifer Calf under 1 year old— "Princess." $30 00; 

 owned by J. C. Bone Pleasant Plains, Sangamon county. 



2d best- "Dimple," $15 00 ; owned by J. D. Smith Berlin, 

 Sangamon county. 



3rd best^"Robertine," $10 00; owned by E. B. Hitt Ex- 

 eter, Scott county. 



Awarding Cotnmittee—lsn&c Funk, McLean county; Jacob 

 Johnson Henry, county; John B. Briscoe, Marshall county ; 

 Philip Kimmel, Jackson county. : 



Lot i— Devon Bill U. 



Best Bull over 4 years old— "Magunticook," $40 00; own- 

 ed hj C. D. Bent, Iowa City, Iowa. 



2d best — "May Boy," $25 00; owned by H. Capron Jubi- 

 lee, Peoria county. 



Best Bull over 1 year old and under 2— "Forrester," $30 00 ; 

 owned by 0. D. Bent Iowa City, Iowa. 



Best Bull Calf under 1 year old— "Glaucus," |33 00; own- 

 ed by H. Capron Jubilee. Peoria county. 



2d best— "Prince of Wales," $20 00; owned H. Capron 

 Jubilee, Peoria county. 



8rd l>est — "Hercules," $10 00; owned by H. Capron Ju- 

 bilee, Peoria county. 



