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A number of French and Spanish Merinos, a noble Leices- 

 tershire, and some fine specimens of natives were in the Sheep- 

 pens. 



The Swine pens showed some fine Sufiblks, Msh Graziers, 

 and Berkshires. 



The great attraction out of doors was the display of horses. 

 Two handsome Morgans, puzzled the Judges extremely to make 

 preference ; and a magnificent pair of matched greys, were 

 thought to be equal to any in the state, while the display of 

 colts, brood mares, carriage-horses, and roadsters, was large and 

 respectable. 



Several yoke of working cattle, in fine order, and well match- 

 ed, completed that part of the exhibition. 



The show of farm and garden products, and of dairy and 

 household manufacturers was large and creditable, and we think 

 equal to that of any County Society. The butter was as good 

 as butter need be, and the bread was as good as the butter — 

 while the apples, and the grapes, and the plums, were better 

 than either. 



The most remarkable part of the exhibition however, was the 

 show of root and vine crops. Such pumpkins, squashes, beets, 

 onions, parsnips, &c., as were piled upon the tables, were never 

 seen before, by the crowds who gathered around them, if one 

 could judge by their expressions of admiration, and it is now a 

 matter of continual reproach among the farmers that they did 

 not take the trouble to have some specimens on exhibition at 

 the State Fair. 



Several specimens of Sorghum Syrup were exhibited, and 

 much enquiry made for information as to the method of express- 

 ing and reducing the juice. 



This Fair developed one circumstance of interest — several 

 grindstones of native rock and apparently of fine texture, were 

 exhibited. They were made in the town of Wyoming, of a 

 quite common rock, the qualities of which, for such purposes, 

 were thus first made publicly known. 



On the afternoon of the second day, the premiums were 

 awarded, and a very able address delivered by Prof. Hoyt of 



