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way from Vermont; a few trotting horses
from Jefferson, Dane and Rock, a few nice
grapes, shown by Mr. Atwood; 80 varieties
of apples by Mr. Iverson, of Lake Mills; some
finSe two years' old apple trees, by J. C. Plam,
of Madison; 14 varieties of pears, by Jas.
Barr, of Jefferson; a half-dozen big pumpkins,
turnips and beats; a few pairs of stockings and
a coupble of patch quilts; together with a
fair collection of farming implements, made
up pretty much the entire display.
   The worthy President and other offiders had
 labored to make the fair a success, but " no-
 body helped and nobody cared."
   Under these circumstances it is needless to
say that we felt a little provoked at the sleepy
heads at home, and that, instead of making
the regular speech we had intended, we took
off our coat and gave them an offland blow-
ing up. If therein we did wrong we would
be pretty likely to do wrong again under
similar circumstances. Jefferson is among
our best counties, and her citizens ought to be
ashamed of their lukewarmness in an enter-
prise which is demonstrably capable of doing
so much for the progress of her industrial in-
tereets.

  Distribution of the Strawberry; or how
some of our friends have "killed two birds
with one stone "-In distributing the Wiscon-
sin Seedling Strawberries, they were in some
instances sent by express to a single party,
with the request to divide with the persons
whose names were on the accompanying list.
In most cases this method wooked to the satis-
faction of all parties concerned. But in one
or two instances the recipient misapprehended
our intentions and planted the whole lot in l
his own garden I thus disappointing neigh- t
bors, and bringing upon our heads undeserved1
curses. All persons entitled to the Straw-
berries, who have, in this or any other way,
railed to get them thi fall, shall be faithfully f
served in the spring.

A New Feed Raok, patented by aMr. Streuve, X
was shown us, in model, at the Jefferson o



County Fair, by D. M. Aspinwall, of Farm-
ington, General Agent for Wisconsin, Iowa
and Minnesota. It appeared to us a capital
contrivance, and we have secured eleetro-
types for its illustration in the next number.

  A New Style of Cultivator was likewise at
Jefferson County Fair, so constructed as that
the narrow shovels constantly tremble with
sufficient force to shake off the most tenacious
soil.* It ripped up the turf finely on the Fair
ground where we saw it operate, and is evi-
dently capable of doing good work anywhere.
A Mr. Francisco is the inventor.

  Our Special Aoknowledgments are due to
Mrs. P. M. Putnam, of Neosho, for a basket of
luscious peaches, grown in her own garden;
  To Mrs. Judge Wheeler, of Berlin, for a bas-
ket of splendid pears, grapes, plums and ap-
ples cultivated by her own direction;
  To Mrs. T. D. Plumb, of Madison, for deli-
cious Doyenne Pears;
To Col. G. F. Hastings, Madison, for clusters
of superior Catawbas;
To J. C. Plumb, of Lake Side Nurseries,
NIadison, for fine specimens of apples; and
To Mr. - Atwood, of Lake Mills, for sev-
eral pounds of Concord and Isabella'grapes.

The Singer Sewing Machine has long been
popular with manufacturers, and for some
tinds of heavy work has perhaps ranked be-
'ore all others. But the inventor not satis-
ied with their enviable rank, has devoted
iimself to the construction of a Famly sIa-
ehine which is claimed to have capacity for a
,reater variety of work and to possess more
iseful appliances for homing, binding, felling,
ucking, gathering, gauging, braiding, em-
broldery, cording, &c., &h.
Parties interested can obtain further infer
mation by sending for a pamphlet giving a
all account of the machine, to the Singer
lanufacturing Company, 458, Broadway N.
  or by calling at the office of either the
[ilwaukee Agents No. 17, Newiall Howts or
f William Booth, Agent in Madison.



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