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1864. 



THE ILLESrOIS FAKMER. 



313 



MISCELLANEOTTS. 



H. J. Dunlap, dhampalgn, one-half bushel flax- 

 Mad, 1st premhim. 



Starch made from Indian corn, 1st premium $B, 

 Mrs. C. M. Rhorer, Decatur. 



Firkin butter, — a solitary tub, like a lone star — 

 first premiuP" $10, Thomas Smith, Ogle county. 



Best 20 lbs. butter, three entries ; 1st premium 

 $10, James Hart, Harristowu, 



.S-ARMERS' MEETING. 



The farmers held a meeting at the amphithea- 

 tre, instead of the club room, as preriously stated. 

 The attendance was not large. Prof. J. B. Turner, 

 Gen. W. D. Wilson, Secretary of the State Board 

 of Agriculture of Iowa, Hon. Cr, W. Minier, of 

 Tazewell county, and W. H. Van Epps delivered 

 eloquent and logical addresses. The committee 

 reported the following resolutions : 



Whereas, The industrial interests are ef para- 

 mount importance, all others being dependent up- 

 oit their prosperity ; and 



Whereas, Congress has made a magnificent 

 grant of four hundred and eighty thousand acres 

 of land, the proceeds of which are to used for the 

 eadowmedt of an industrial College for the promo- 

 tion of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts ; and 



Whereas, Certain existing institutions have 

 sought to divide this fund and partition the same 

 among themselves, therefere, 



Hesolved, That we distinctly reiterate that the 

 industrial interests of this State are one and indi- 

 visible; that the industrial classes are perfectly 

 competent to draft a plan and arrange the details 

 for the proper disbursement of this fund. 



Hesolved, That we endorse the sentiments con- 

 tained in the resolutions of the Farmers' Conven- 

 tions held at Springfield in June, 1863, and Janu- 

 ury, 1864, that there should be but one institu- 

 tion created out of this fund, and that it should 

 be entirely untrammeled by connection with any 

 existing institution. 



Resolved, That we, the industrial classes of Illi- 

 nois, pledge ourselves to combine to use our ut- 

 most efforts for the advancement of our education- 

 al interests, and, knowing as we do, that these are 

 the foundation upon which the permanent pros- 

 perity of the nation rests, we will continue to la- 

 bor to devote that fund sacredly to the purpose for 

 which it was intended viz : "the establishment of 

 one institution in this State in which the leading 

 object shall be to teach such branches of learning 

 as are rein ted to agriculture and the mechanic 

 arts. 



Meaolved, That as the arts and sciences are inti. 

 niately connected with true progress in agriculture, 

 it is ofjthe utmost importance that this institution 

 receive an endowment commensurate with the magni 

 tude of the object in view. 



Resolved, That seeing feeling and knowing the 

 want of -practical education in our several employ- 

 ments, we are determined to provide a better state 

 of things for our posterity. 



Resolved, That we will support no man for oflSce, 

 whatever his political associations may be, unless 

 we have full assurance that he will labor to carry 

 out our views in this matter as herein expressed. 



Resolved, That we consider the present candi- 

 dates for the office of Governor of this State as 

 pledged in iavor of using thig fund as contempla- 

 ted in these resolutiong. 



Resolved, That we refer 'all to whom it may concern ' 

 to the foregoing preamble and resolutions as em- 

 bodying our "claim" in the premises. 



Eesdved That we hereby appoint Wm. H. Van 

 Epps, J. B. Turner, John P. Reynolds, A. B. Mc- 

 Connell, and B. G. Roots as a committee whose 

 duty it shall be to frame a bill, and urge its pas- 

 sage by the next General Assembly of this State, 

 for the organization of an inetitulion and disposi- 

 tion of the fund as contemplated -by the act of 

 Congress making the grjint, and in accordance 

 with these resolutions 



Resolved, That we request all the newspapers in 

 this State to publish these resolutions. 



CHAS. W. MDRTFELDT, 



Chairman. 



0- B. Galusha, Secretary. 



FIFTH DAY. 



' Decatur. Sept. 16, 1864. ^ 



Last night the full moon rode in statety grand" 

 eur, and the camp fires of the farmers who were in 

 attendiince and camping outside, sent a pleasant 

 glow through the old forest that skirts the Fair 

 Grounds. Everjbody seemed to be astir enjoying 

 the most beautiful evening, for no evening in ;the 

 year can compare with that of the full moon in 

 September, when, as is generally the case, the 

 weather is clear. 



The weather continues fine, and were it not for 

 the dust, little complaint could be made. Inside 

 of the grounds and about the entrance gate the 

 dust is kept well under with the spritfkling cart, 

 and those who will avail themselves of the r:\ilroad 

 avoid the dust. We observe at this Fair, for the 

 first time, a large number of farmers' teams inside 

 of the grounds. The teams are turned to the hind 

 end of the wagon, to which the usual feed box is 

 attached, and the bed supplies a sort of headquar- 

 ters for the family, and make a rallying point. We 

 are pleased with the arrangement, and hope that 

 it may become somewhat universal The charge 

 for this privilege is but a trifle, compared to its 

 saving of shoe leather and the running in and ont 

 of the gates to camp or to look after the team. 



Flanders, the "Bee King," is making a rich har- 

 vest i-n sellmg rights for his patent hee hive, the 

 "bee charm," and his little work on bees. With 

 half a swarm of bees on his cap, attracted by the 

 "bee charm," he of course holds his audience and 

 makes large sales. The bees fly in and about the 

 crowd, and no one appears to entertain the idea 

 that they are ever to do such a naughty thing as 

 to sting. Those bee men are doing good by show- 

 ing thai bees can be managed without difficulty, 

 when their habits are understood. 



We Invested half a dollar for the "bee charm," 

 which we suspect is something of a humbug. But 

 our motto is to try all things and "hold fast that 

 which is good," so if we lose in the operation our 

 readers will be the gainers, if they will heed it. 



The committee in the Agricultural Department 

 are busy tying on the ribbons. 



Among the cultivators are Furst & Bradley, of 

 Chicago, who took the blue ribbon for the best cul- 

 tirator. 



PLOWS FOR OLD LAND. 



The competition in this line was more than uau- 

 ally spirited, there : being eleven .eotrias. Fisai 

 '»f>remi«m silver medsd. ' ^ /' 



