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expect to take the first premium all his life. Amongst Dur¬ 
ham Cattle, three Bulls, one from Warren, one from Wiota, 
and one the property of Ed. IT. Gratiot, which took the first 
premium, were splendid creatures, in fact, all classes of stock 
were well represented, and the show of horned cattle could 
not he surpassed by any County in the State. We were well 
pleased to see an improvement in the show of Sheep and Swine 
as compared with last year. Albert Bassett, of Belmont, 
showed some fine Merinos, which attracted much attention— 
by-the-way, this Mr. B. understands how to come to County Fairs 
—he entered all kinds of stock, and carried off some $28 pre¬ 
miums. Success to him ; may he come to next Fair, and bring 
some of his neighbors. The “long eared tribe” came out 
strong ; some large creatures, but as regards their peculiar 
beauty, that is a matter of taste ; still they have strong advo¬ 
cates, and may for general purposes supplant horses. A well 
broke steer, which a son of Squire Baldwin’s rode from Shulls- 
burg, duly saddled and bridled, created the greatest excitement 
of any thing on the ground. Our young friend afterwards 
hitched him to a buggy and trotted him against Col. “ Elijahs” 
2.40 horse, amidst the plaudits of the crowd. By noon the 
Awarding Committees were all got to work, and the grounds 
were crowded. In looking through the tent again, we noticed 
two handsome Stoves, with some beautiful Tin and Copper fur¬ 
niture, exhibited by our friends T. Nicholson & Co. Some, 
Bed Blaze and King Phillip Corn, by Dr. J. S. Kelso, which 
the Doctor insists will be the favorite Corn of this region.— 
The specimen of Syrup exhibited by Mrs. Jas. Bose, was really 
beautiful, rivalling in clearness and flavor the choicest New 
York Golden Syrup. We are informed it can be made by any 
farmer at the cost of twenty-five cents per gallon ; the whole¬ 
sale price of a similar article, has, during the last two years, 
been from seventy-five cents to one dollar per gallon. The 
show of vegetables was as might have been expected—small 
but good. A model carriage, manufactured by Mr. Turner, of 
this village, attracted universal attention, also, the beautiful 
