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the various counties, with the farms, improvements, &c., 
which render them very convenient for reference. To Mr. G., 
was awarded the first .premium, and to Mr. H., the second. 
Tire Upsetters. —There were two of these ingenious and 
convenient machines for upsetting wagon tire, and of about 
equal excellence, so that the committee were for a time at a 
loss, to decide between them. They enable the blacksmith 
to reduce the tires very quickly, to any desired extent, 
without cutting or rewelding. J. H. Humes, Racine, ex¬ 
hibited Gate’s patent—First Premium. Wm. Morse, La 
Crosse, exhibited ITargrew & Gibbs’ patent—Second Pre¬ 
mium. 
Seedling Apple Trees. —J. C. Plumb, Lake Mills, Jeffer¬ 
son county, exhibited five specimens of very fine growth, and 
looking healthy and good—Premium. Mr. P., also exhibited 
some very fine Virginia cedars and pines, in pots—Premium. 
Mr. Plumb is one of the oldest and most successful nursery¬ 
men in our State. 
Norwegian Printing. —E. Strangeland, of Madison, had 
on exhibition several handsome copies of a large volume of 
“ Luther’s Commentary on the Gospels and the Epistles ,” 
printed at Madison, in the Norwegian language. It is well 
printed on good type and paper, and elegantly bound ; got up 
at great expense, and is probably the largest book ever printed 
and bound in Wisconsin, in any language, richly deserving the 
encouragement of those who can read the language—Diploma. 
Sugar Cane Seed.—S. ILorseley, Lake Mills, Jefferson 
county, exhibited a parcel of sound, well-ripened Sorghum 
seed, from cane planted the 25th of May, 1858—Premium. 
This shows a favorable fact, and is encouraging to the cultiva¬ 
tor. C. A. Johnson, Blooming Grove, Dane county, also exhib¬ 
ited a quantity of well-ripened seed of this year’s growth, and is 
prepared to furnish it to farmers on liberal terms. G. P. Pef- 
fer, of Pewaukee, exhibited some specimens of the Imphee , or 
