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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[September, 
State, County and other Fairs in 1883. 
PREPARED EXPRESSLY FOR THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
STATE FAIRS. 
Arkansas.Little Rock.Oct. 16-20 
California.Sacramento.Sept. 10-15 
Colorado.Denver.July 17 Sept. 30 
Connecticut.Meri en.Sept. 18-21 
Delaware.Dover.Sept. 25-29 
Illinois.Chicago.Sept. 24-29 
Indiana.Indianapolis.Sept. 21-29 
Iowa.Des Moines..Aug 31-Sept. 8 
Kansas...Topeka..Sept. 10-15 
Kentucky.Lexi ,gton...Aug. 28-Sep. 1 
Maine.Lewiston.Sept. 18 21 
Maryland.Baltimore.Oct. 15-20 
Michigan.Detroit .Sept. 17-21 
Minnesota.Owatonna.Sept. 3 8 
Mississippi.Meridian.Oct.29-Nov. 3 
Missouri.St. Louis.Oct 1-6 
Montana.Helena.Sept. 3- 8 
Nebraska.Omaha.Sept. 10-15 
New Hampshire..Dover.Sept. 11-14 
New Jersey.Waverly.Sept. 17-21 
New York.Rochester.Sept. 10-15 
North Carolina...Raleigh.Oct. 15-20 
Ohio.Columbus.Sept. 3- 7 
Pennsylvania.Philadelphia. . .Oct. 
Rhode Island.Cranston.Sept. 25-28 
South Carolina...Columbia.Nov. 13-16 
Texas. Austin.Oct. 16-20 
Vermont.Burlington.Sept. 10 14 
Virginia.Richmond. ...Oct. 30-Nov. 3 
West Virginia_Wheeling.Sept. 10-15 
Wisconsin.Madison.Sept. 10-14 
Industrial and District Fairs. 
CONNECTICUT. 
Chester.Chester.Sept. 26 
Clinton.Clinton.Oct. 3 
Danbury.Danbury.Oct. 1- 6 
Farmington Vall’y.Canton.Sept. 25-28 
Guilford.Guilford.Sept. <8 
Milford & Orange. .Milford.Sept. 18-19 
New Milford _New Milford.. .Sept. 27-29 
Southington.Southington....Oct. 9-11 
Union.Huntington_Sept. 19-21 
Watertown.Watertown ...Sept. 25-27 
Westorook.Westbrook.Oct. 10 
Willimuntic Farm¬ 
ers’ Club.....Willimantic ...Oct. 2-4 
Woodbridge and 
Bethany.Woodbridge.. Oct. 3- 4 
Woodbury.Woodbury.Sept. 12-13 
Woodstock.Woodstock_Sept. 25-27 
ILLINOIS. 
Avon....Avon.Sept. 18-21 
Bushnell.Bushnell.Oct. 3- 5 
Camp Point.Camp Point... Sept. 3-7 
Carbondale.Carbondale_Oct. 8-12 
Centralia.Centralia.Oct. 17-20 
Farmers’ and Me¬ 
et nics’ Instit’e.Danville.Sept. 25-28 
Fat Stock Exhi'n. .Chicago.Nov. 14-22 
Harrisburg.Harrisburg.Oct. 2 5 
Quincy Exposition.Quincy .Sept. 10-15 
Southern Ill.Anna.Aug. 28-Sept. 1 
INDIANA. 
Bridgeton Union..Bridgeton.Aug.27-Sept. 1 
Cambridge City....Cambr'ge City.Sept. 4- 7 
Dunkirk Uni'n A'n.Duniiirk.Sept. 4- 7 
Edinburg.Edinburg.Sept. 18-22 
Fountain, Vermil¬ 
ion, <fc Warren Co’s.Covington.Sept. 18-21 
Henry, Madison, & 
Del.Ag’l Ass’u..Middletown... .Aug. 2124 
Henry, Kush, and 
Hancock..Knightstown ..Aug. 28-31 
Lawrence.Lawrence.Sept. 11-15 
Logootee.Logootee.Aug. 13-17 
New Ross.New Rosb .Aug. 13-17 
No. Indiana.Ft. Wayne.Sept. 10-15 
No. East. Indiana.. Waterloo.Oct. 1- 5 
Orleans..Orleans.Sept. 26-29 
Plaiulield Agricul’l 
and Horticul 1.. .Plainfield.Oct. 13-14 
Remington.Remington.Aug. 28-31 
Union City Agric’l 
and Mechanical..Union City.Sept. 18-21 
Wayne, Henry, and 
Randolph Co’s...Dalton...Sept. 4- 7 
IOWA. 
Agency City.Agency City...Oct. 2- 5 
B ione.Boone .Sept. 18-21 
Creston Ag’l Ass’n.Creston ..Sept. 17-21 
Dist. at Wt. Point. West Point Sept. 5-7 
Dist. at Mt. Joy... Mt. Joy.Sept. 11-14 
Grand River Val’y.Lineville.Sept. 25-28 
Maple River Val’y Battle Creek...Sept. 21-22 
Moulton. Moulton...Sept. 28 Oct. 1 
North-west Iowa Sheldon.Sept. 12-14 
Strawberry Point..Strawberry P’t.Sept. 18-20 
Union.La forte City..Sept. 11-13 
Wt. Liberty.Wt. Liberty_Sept. 18 20 
KANSAS. 
Ark Val.Agr’l S’y.Wichita.Sept. 3- 6 
Cen. Kan. Agr’lS’y.Junction ( ity. Oct 4- 6 
La Cygne.La Cygne.Sept. 18-21 
McPherson Park 
Association.McPherson.Sept. 25-27 
Morris Co. Exposi¬ 
tion Company....Council Grove.Oct. 2- 5 
Neosho Falls_Neosho Falls .Sept. 3-8 
Spillman Valley 
Farmers’ < lub...Ingalls.Oct. 20-21 
Western Nat’l Fair 
Association.Lawrence.Sept. 3- 8 
KENTUCKY. 
Southern Expos’n.Louisville.. Aug. 1-Nov. 9 
MAINE. 
Knox, North.Hope Corner...Oct. 9-11 
Oxford, West.Fryebu g.Oct. 9-11 
MASSACHUSETTS. 
Amesbury and Sal¬ 
isbury.Newburyport...Oct. 2- 6 
Deerfield Valley...Charlemont_Sept. 20-21 
Hampden, East ...Palmer.Sept. 18-19 
Hampshire, Frank¬ 
lin, etc.Northampton..Oct. 3-5 
Highland.Middlefield.Sept. 13-14 
Hingham.Hingham. ..Sept. 25-26 
Hoosac Valley.North Adams..Sept. 18-19 
Housatonic. Gt. Barrington.Sept. 26-28 
Marshfield.Marshfield.Sept. 12-14 
Martha’s Vineyard.W est Tisbury..Oct. 2- 3 
Mass. Hort’l Soc’y.Boston.Sept. 18-21 
Middlesex, North..Lowell.Sept. 25-26 
Middlesex, South.. Framingham.. .Sept. 18-19 
Union.Blandford.Sept. 19-21 
Worcester, North.Fitchburg.Sept. 25-26 
Worcester.N.west.Athol.Oct. 2 3 
Worcester, West..Barre.Sept.27-28 
Worcester, South..Sturbridge.Sept. 13-14 
Worcester, S.east. Milford.Sept. 25-27 
MICHIGAN. 
Armada Society...Armada.Oct. 3- 5 
Caro.Caro.Oct. 2- 5 
State Hort’l Soc’ty.Detroit.Sept. 17-21 
MISSISSIPPI. 
Mississippi Exp’n . Aberdeen.Oct. 22 27 
MISSOURI. 
Agr’landMecFair.Newark.Sept. 11-15 
Brownsville.Brownsville_Aug. 20-24 
La Grange.La Grange.Sept. 25-23 
Shelbina. Shelbina.Aug. 4- 7 
Tipton.Tipton.Sept. 11-14 
NEW HAMPSHIRE. 
New England Fair.Manchester_Sept. 4- 7 
Oak Park.Greenfield.Sept. 18-19 
NEW YORK. 
American Instit’e.N Y. City.. .Oct. 3-Dec. 1 
Carthage Union.. .Carthage.Sept. 25-27 
Chatham.Chatham.Sept. 18-20 
Grand Agr’l Imple¬ 
ment Exposition Gouverneur_Sept. 4- 6 
Moravia Lnion_Moravia.Sept. 18-20 
Rushville Union...Rushville.Oct. 5- 6 
Sinclairv’le Union.Sinclair.Sept. 11-13 
NORTH . AROLINA. 
Fruit-Grow’s Fair.Wilmington_Aug. 22 23 
OHIO. 
Bantam..Bantam.Sept. 25-28 
Blanchester.Blanchester Aug. 27-29 
Central Ohio.MechanicsburgSept 11-14 
Cincinnati lndus'1.Cincinnati. .Sept. 5-Oct. 6 
Ripley.Rinley. Sept. 2528 
Sabina.Sabina.Aug. 20-23 
Tri-State.Toledo.Sept. 10-15 
PENNSYLVANIA. 
Chartier’s Valley. Cannonsburg... .Aug. 21-23 
Conneautvllle.Conneautville...Oct. 3- 5 
Dayton.Day-on.Sept. 25-28 
Doylestown.Doylestown.Oct. 2- 5 
Farmer’s and 
Mechanic’s Inst.Easton.Sept. 11-14 
Gratz Driv’g Park Gratz.Sept. 18-21 
Harford.Harford .Sept. 26-27 
Keystone Fair_Kutztown.Sept. 18-21 
Feystone& Buckeye.Sharon.Sept. 12-15 
Leechburg .Leechburg.Oct. 2- 5 
Mercer .Mercer.Sept. 5- 7 
Northwestern Pa.Corry.Oct. 3-5 
Oil Creek Valley..Titusville.Sept. 25 27 
Oxford.Oxford.Sept. 26-28 
Penn. Hort.Socy.Philadelphia.Sept. 11-14 
Petroleum. Parkers’ Land’g.Sept. 25-28 
Punxsutawney Punxsutawney..Sept. 24-28 
Ringtown.Ringtown.Sept. 18-21 
Tri-State. ...Williams Grove.Aug. 20-26 
Troy..Troy .Sept. 25-28 
Union City .Union City.. Sept. 18-21 
Washington Union Burgettstown..Oet. 2- 4 
Wellsborough_Wellsborough...Sept. 19-22 
RHODE ISLAND. 
Woonsocket.Woonsocket.Sept. 18-20 
TENNESSEE. 
Farmington.Farmington.Sept. 18-20 
Union City.Union City.Oct. 2- 6 
TEXAS. 
Pom. & Hort. Soc.Dallas.Aug. 9-10 
VERMONT. 
Dog River Valley.Northfield.Sept. 25-27 
Poultney.Poultney.Sept. 18-20 
Union Exhibit. Soc. St. Albans.Sept. 5- 7 
White River. Bethel.Sept. 18-20 
WISCONSIN. 
Lodi Union.Lodi .Sept. 26-29 
S. W. Wisconsin 
IndustrialAss’nMineralPoint...Sept. 4- 7 
COUNTY FAIRS. 
ALABAMA. 
Greene.Eutaw .Nov. 6- 9 
Wilcox.Camden.Oct. 30-Nov. 2 
ARKANSAS. 
Drew. .Monticello.Oct. 10-12 
Independence_Batesville.Oct. 10-12 
Jefferson.Pine Bluff.. 
Sebastian.Fort Smith.Oct. 9-13 
CALIFORNIA. 
Marin.Petaluma... .Aug. 25-30 
Nevada.Grass Valley_Sept. 4-8 
Sacramento.Sacramento.Sept. 3-8 
COLORADO. 
Boulder.Boulder.Sept. 26-29 
Larimer.Fort Collins.Oct. 2- 5 
CONNECTICUT. 
Fairfield.Norwalk.Sept. 11-14 
Litchfield.No fair this year. 
Middlesex.No fair this year. 
New London.Norwich.Sept. 25-27 
Tolland.Rockville. 
Tolland, East.Stafford Springs.Oct. 10-11 
Windham.Brooklyn. Sept. 18-26 
DAKOTA. 
Armstrong..Milltown.. Sept. 1-3 
Bruld.Chamberlain ... .Sept. 20-22 
Hanson. 
.Rockport. 
Kingsbury... 
Minnehaha... 
Moody. 
DELAWARE. 
New Castle... 
GEORGIA. 
Burke. 
ILLINOIS. 
Adams. 
.Camp Point... 
Boone. 
...Sept. 4- 7 
Brown. 
...Aug. 28-31 
Bureau. 
..Sept. 11-14 
Carroll. 
...Sept. 1114 
Cass. 
. ..Aug. 21 24 
Champaign... 
Christian. 
Clark. 
Coles. 
...Sept. 18-22 
Crawford. 
_Robinson. 
.. Oct. 2- 5 
Cumberland.. 
DeEalb. 
.. Sept 18-21 
DeWitt. 
Douglas. 
...Aug. 21-24 
DuPage. 
Edgar. 
Edwards. 
...Oct. 2-5 
Fayette. 
...Sept. 26-28 
Ford. 
Franklin. 
...Oct. 16-19 
Fulton.Canton.Sept. 18-21 
Gallatin.Shawneetown.. .Aug. 28-31 
Greene...Carrollton.Oct. 16-19 
Grundy.No fair this year. 
Hamilton.McLeansboro_Sept. 18-22 
Hancock.Warsaw...Sept. 10-14 
Henderson.Blggsville _ . Sept. 11-14 
Henry.Cambridge.Sept. 3- 7 
Jackson.Murphysboro_Oct. 15-19 
Jasper.Newton.Sept. 25-28 
Jefferson.Mt. Vernon.Oct. 9-12 
Jersey.Jerseyville.Oct. 9-13 
Kane.No fair this year. 
Kankakee.Kankakee.Sept. 11-14 
Kendall.Bristol.Sept. 11-14 
Knox.Knoxville.Sept. 3- 7 
Lawrence .No fair this year. 
Lee.No fair this year. 
Livingston.No fair this year. 
Logan.Lincoln.Aug. 27-31 
McDonough.Macomb.Sept. 4- 7 
McLean.No fair this year. 
Macon.Decatur.Sept. 4- 7 
Macoupin.Carlinville.Sept. 4- 7 
Madison.No fair this year. 
Marion.Salem.Oct. 23-26 
Marshall.Wenona.Sept. 17-21 
Massac.Metropolis.Oct. 10-13 
Menard.No fair this year. 
Mercer.Aledo.Sept. 18-21 
Monroe.No fair this year. 
Montgomery.Hillsboro.Sent 25-28 
Morgan.JacksonvilleAug. 28-Sept. 1 
Moultrie.Sullivan.Sept. 4- 7 
Ogle.Oregon.Sept. 18-21 
Peoria.Peoria.Sept. 4-14 
Perry.Pinckneyville...Oct. 2 5 
Piatt.Monticello.Aug. 13-17 
Pulaski. No fair this year. 
Putnam . .. ..No fair this year. 
Randolph.Sparta.Sept. 26-28 
Randolph.Chester.Oct. 16-19 
Richland.Olney.Sept. 19-2 
St. Clair.Belleville.Oct. 9-12 
Saline.Eldorado.Sept. 25-29 
Sangamon.Springfield.Sept. 1015 
Schuyler.Rushville.Sept. 11-14 
Scott.No fair this year. 
Shelby.Shelbyville.Sept. 25-29 
Stark.Toulon .Sept. 18-21 
Stephenson.No fair this year. 
Tazewell.Delevan.Sept. 17-22 
Union.Jonesboro.Sept. 11-14 
Vermilion.Hoopeston.Aug. 27-31 
Warren.Monmouth.Sept. 4- 7 
Wayne.No fair this year. 
White.Carmi.Sept. 4- 8 
Whitesides.Morrison.Sept. 4-7 
Will.No fair this year. 
Williamson.Marion.Sept. 25-28 
Winnebago.Rockford.Sept. 10-14 
INDIANA. 
Adams.No fair this year. 
Bartholomew_Columbus_Aug. 27-Sep. 1 
Blackford.Hartford City....Sept. 1821 
Boone.Lebanon .Aug. 20-24 
Cass.Logansport.Sept. 18-22 
Clay.Brazil.Sept. 10-14 
Clinton.Frankfort_Aug. 27-Sep.l 
Daviess.No fair this year. 
Dearborn.Lawrenceburgh. .Aug. 21-25 
Decatur.Greensburg.Aug. 2125 
Delaware.Muncie.Aug. 14-18 
Dubois.No fair this year. 
Elkhart.Goshen.Oct. 9-12 
Fayette.Connersville.Sept. 18-21 
Floyd .No fair this year. 
Fulton.Rochester.Oct. 3- 6 
Gibson.Princeton.Sept. 17-22 
Grant.Marion.Sept. 4- 7 
Greene.Linton.Oct. 1- 5 
Hamilton.Noblesville.Aug. 27-31 
Harrison.Corydon.Sept. 3- 7 
Hendricks.No fair this year. 
Henry.New Castle.Sept. 18-22 
Howard.Kokom>.Sept. 4-8 
Huntington.Huntington_Sept. 18-21 
Jackson.Brownstown.Sept. 10-14 
Jasper.Rensselaer.Sept. 11-13 
Jay .Portland.Oct. 2- 5 
Jefferson.Madison.Sept. 18-20 
Jennings_ North Vernon...Aug. 7-10 
Johnson.No fair this year. 
Knox .Vincennes.Oct. 8-13 
Kosciusko.Warsaw.Sept. 18-21 
La Grange.La Grange.Sept. 26-29 
Lake.Crown Point_Sept. 2- 5 
La Porte.La Porte.Sept. 18-21 
Madison.Anderson.Sept. 4- 7 
Marshall.Plymouth.Sept. 25-28 
Miami.Peru.Sept. 11-14 
Monroe.No fair this year. 
Montgomery.Crawfordsville. .Sept. 10-15 
Newton.Morocco.Sept. 4- 7 
Noble.Ligonier.Oct. 17-20 
Orange.Paoli.Sept. 19-22 
Owen.No fair this year. 
Parke.Rockville. Aug. 20-26 
Perry.Rome.Oct. 1- 6 
Pike .Petersburg.Sept. 3-7 
Porter.Valparaiso.Sept. 25-28 
Posey.New Harmony. .Sept. 11-14 
Pulaski.Winamac.Sept 25-28 
Putnam.No fair this year. 
Randolph.Winchester.Sept. 11-14 
Ripley.Osgood.Sept. 14-17 
Rush .Rushville. Sept. 11-14 
St. Joseph .South Bend.Oct. 1-5 
Scott.No fair this year. 
Shelby .Shelbyville.Sept. 4- 8 
Spencer.No fair this year. 
Starke.No fair this year. 
Steuben.Angola.Oet. 9-12 
Sullivan.No lair this year. 
Switzerl’d&Ohio.East Enterprise.Sept. 11-14 
Tippecanoe.Lafayette.Sept. 3-8 
Tipton.Tipton.Sept. 18-22 
Union.No fair this year. 
Vanderburgh_No fair this year. 
Vigo.Terre Haute.Sept. 3- 8 
Wabash.Wabash.Sept. 11-14 
Warren.West Lebanon.. Sept. 11-14 
Warrick.Booneville.Oct. 1 - 6 
Washington.Salem.Sept. 17 21 
Wells.Bluffton.Sept. 4- 7 
White ___ .. No fair thi6 year. 
Whitley.Columbia City...Oct. 2- 5 
IOWA. 
Allamakee.Waukon.Sept. 18-20 
Appanoose.Centerville.Sept. 11-14 
Audubon.Audubon.Sept. 11-13 
Benton.Vinton.Sept. 11-14 
Black Hawk.No fair this year. 
Boone.Ogden.Sept. 12-15 
Bremer.No fair this year. 
Buchanan.Independence... .Sept. 25-28 
Buena Vista.No fair this year. 
Butler..Shell Rock.Sept. 
Carroll.No fair this year. 
Cass.Atlantic.Sept. 18-21 
Cedar.Tipton.Sept. 5- 7 
Cerro Gordo.Mason City.Sept. 16-12 
Cherokee.No fair this year." 
Chickasaw.New Hampton...Sept. 12-14 
Clarke.Osceola.Sept. 25 28 
Clay. Spencer.Sept. 19-21 
Clayton.National.Sept. 18-20 
Clinton.De Witt.Sept. 4- < 
Crawford.Denison.Sept. 11-13 
Dallas.Adel.Sept. 25-28 
Davis.Bloomfield .Sept. 18-20 
Decatur..Leon.Oct. 2- 5 
Delaware.Manchester.Sept. 11-14 
Des Moines.Burlington.Sept. 17-21 
Dubuque.No fair this year. 
Fayette.West Un on.Sept. 25-28 
Floyd.Charles City.Sept. 12-14 
Franklin.Hampton.Sept. 12-14 
Greene.Jefferson.Sept. 20-22 
Grnndy.Grundy Centre. .Sept. 19-21 
Guthrie.Guthrie Centre..Sept. 25-28 
Hamilton.Webster City_Sept. 11-13 
Hancock.Britt.Sept. 18-20 
Hardin.Eldora.Sept. 11-14 
Henry.Mt. Pleasant_Sept. 25-28 
Howard.Cresco.Sept. 5- 7 
Humboldt.Humboldt. Sept. 12-14 
Ida. Ida Grove.Sept. 13-15 
Iowa.Marengo.Sept. 19-21 
Jackson.Maquoketa.Sept. 11-14 
Jasper.Newton.Sept. 11-14 
Jefferson.Fairfield.Sept. 11-13 
Johnson.Iowa City.Sept. 11-14 
Jones.Monticello.Sept. 8- 7 
Keokuk.Sigourney.Aug. 21-21 
Lee.Donnellson.Sept. 11-14 
Linn.Cedar Rapids_Sept. 11-14 
Louise..-.Wap, llo.Sept. 25-28 
Lucas.Chariton.Sept. 11-14 
Lyon.No fair this year. 
Madison.\\ interset.Aug. 28-81 
Mahaska.Oskaloosa.Aug. 27-31 
Marion.Knoxville.Aug. 21-24 
Marshall.Marshalltown.... Aug. 28-31 
Mills.Glenwood.Sept. 19-21 
Mitchell.Osage.Sept. 19-21 
Monona.Onawa . Sept. 26-28 
Monroe.Albia. .Sept. 11-14 
Montgomery.Red Oak.Aug. 28-31 
Muscatine.Muscatine.Sept. 11-13 
Page .Clarinda.Sept. 4- 8 
Palo Alto.Emmetsburg_Sept. 27-29 
Plymouth.Le Mars.Sept. 19-22 
Pottawattamie...Council Bluffs...Sept. 10-14 
Poweshiek.Malcom.Sept. 11-13 
Ringgold.Mt. Ayr.Sept. 11-14 
Sac.Sac City.Sept. 18-20 
Scott.Davenport_Sept. 3 6 
Shelby.Harlan.Sept. 26-29 
Story.Nevada.Sept. 19-21 
Tama.Tama City.Sept. 18-21 
Taylor..Bedford.Sept. 11-16 
Union .Afton.Sept. 19-22 
Van Buren.Keosauqua.Sept. 11-14 
Wapello.Ottumwa.Aug. 20-24 
Warren.Indianola.Aug. 28-30 
Washington.Washington.Sept 11-13 
Wayne.Corydon. ..Sept. 11-14 
WeDster.No fair this year. 
Winnebago.No fair this year. 
Winneshiek.Decorah.Sept. 11-15 
Worth.Northwood.Sept. 
Wright.No fair this year. 
KANSAS. 
Allen.No fair this year. 
Anderson.Garnett.Sept. \9-21 
Barton.No fair this year. 
Bourbon.Fort Scott.Oct. 2- 5 
Brown.Hiawatha.Sept. 19-22 
Butler.El Dorado.Sept. 25-28 
Chase.Cottonw’d Falls.Sept. 25-28 
Chautauqua.No fair this year. 
Cherokee.Columbus.Sept. 18-20 
