THE WISCONSIN FARMER.                               
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 Needham, the Vermont Commissioner, proposed a sweep- land for permanent
Fair Grounds. &ac., &a.
 stakes premium of 8100, himself to pay 810, Mr. Camp.
 bell 810, and each of the dssatisied German and French At the election held
June 27th, the following
 exhibitors to pay the came. A Jury was then to be se-
 lected by the Amociation, sad the sheep to be sheared on officers were elected
for the current year:
 the ground, in the presence of the jury, and the sweep. Ha
 stakes tobe awarded to the heaviest fleece, allowance be-  Hamilton H. Gray,
Pres.; B. F. Buckmaister,
 lug made for the respective weight of body; but the corn-  PensScy;ilsRDa
 plaining exhibitors declined this proposition, thusran- V. Pres.; A. F.
Dickinson, Se'y; Silas R. Da-
 Jtucrlyn acknolredgi eus th e dmea  cp  oof the vis, Treas; together with
six additional mem-

   The correspondent of the Tribune says on bers of the Ex. Committee. Haven't
learned
 the same subject:    "The entry of twelve when the Annual Fair is to
be held.
 American sheep was made public through the
 press of Germany several weeks before the    The Marzets, Aug. 25.-At New
York.-
 Fair, and it was regarded as a great joke that Wheat dull and a little disposed
to decline.
 America should for a moment think of com- Mil. Club 87(1,15; red western
winter 1,13
 peting with Germany in sheep. But the com. (7q,1,21.  Corn scarce and le
better; mixed
 petition has been eminently successful-and western for shipping 711,72;
western yellow
 the long faces of the other exhibitors indicate 75(-i,76.  Oats heavy, declining;
western, 47
 their mortification and disappointment."  (oi52. Gold, 1, 23.1, unsettled
and disposed to
                                             decline still further.
   Another Universal Exhibition is to be       At Chicayo.-Leading markets
continue firm
 held in Paris, in the year 1867. The Emperor and active.  Prices of wheat
(No. I spring)
 has issued a decree, fixing the period between 93@96; corn in ear, on track,
62c per 70 lbs.
 the 1st of May and the 30th of Sept., of that  At Milwaukee.-Flour very
quiet; sales of
 year, and intimating his determination to 300 bbls. of Hiawatha spring extra
at 4,50.
 make it more universal than any hitherto Wheat declined 3@f5c; sales of
800 bushels
 held. May we not hope that ere that day the of No. 1 spring in store at
94c; 7,000 bushels
 United States will be prepared to make an do at 92c; 800 bush. at Higby's,
old No.2, at
 exhibition of its industrial capacity and gen- 90c; 1,000 bush. at Smith's,
old, at 86c; 2,100
 ius that shall be worthy of its high rank bush. at Smiths, new, at 90c;
700 bush. No.2
 among the great nations of the world ?     and No. I delivered at 88@96c;
400 bush. do.

 State Fairs for 1863.                     at 8794c.
 Ohio.Cleveland ..                Sept. 15-18  But little is doing in the
wool trade in any
 Indiana.        Indianapol...Sept, 28-Oct.3
 Illinois ...     DecatUr ..   . Sepr. 28-Oct.2 part of the country. Buyers
and holders are
 Iowa .............Dubuques............Sept. 22-!'5
 Michigan.      Kalamazoo.    ..   Sept 22         firm. Prices vary from
50i@75c, accord-
 New York .. .     Utica..... .   Sept. 12-15 ing to locality and quality.
 Upper Canada.......Kingston.............Sept. 22-25
 Vermont..       ntland..           ept. 8-11           __....._......._Set.___
 Oalifornia ...scrmento..         Sept. Ho-N                        AFFAIRS.

 County Fairs in Wisconsin.
 Winnebegn ....................Oshkoah ..............8ept. 16, 17  The glorious
old Stars and Stripes are every
 Columbia.          Lodi....      Sprt. 22-4 day being borne further and
further into the
 Vernon.............. Viroqua ......... Sept. 22-2
 Green uake .      S.h.BerlygaB n .. al.....  pt.23 24 territory of the Rebellion.
Rosecranz is press-
 Polk     .     .   Oceol ..          oc. 7,8 ing down upon Bragg's army,
which is con-
 Pierce .Prescott..               Sept. 25, 2D stantly being weakened by
desertions to our
 nk ...................... .Braboo ..... Sept. at I side; while the fleet
and land force at Charles-

 La Fayette Co. Ag. SoC.-We learn from    ton are gradually compelling the
surrender
 a communication received by this office during of that stronghold of the
enemy. Fort Sum-
 our absence at the East, and unfortunately ter is already pretty well knocked
to pieces,
 mislaid so that we could not publish it in the its guns silenced, and the
dispatches now
last No., that this Society is actively at work, warrant the hope that ere
thin No. of the
making arrangements for the purchase of FABXxR shall have reached our readers,
the