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The breeding of sheep and wool growingj seems again to have 

 attracted the notice of the Seneca farmer, as no less than 38 pairs 

 of excellent sheep of various breeds were presented at the fair, 

 manifesting a spirited rivalry. 



The exhibition of horses was among the mo&t attractive scenes 

 of the fair. An omission to register the blood or pedigrees of 

 many noble studs, prevents a notice which is due alike to the 

 county and to the proprietoi's. This region of the State has con- 

 tributed many noble animals to the parade and carriage drives of 

 the city. 



Sucine are not esteemed profitable, and few farmers breed more 

 than is sufficient to consume the offal of their farms, A few pure 

 Chinese and full blood Berkshires, are carefully preserved^ but 

 beyond these, little care is bestowed upon animals which rarely 

 yield a profit. * 



Poultry is receiving increased attention ; the various foreign 

 breeds have been introduced by the lovers of novelty, from the 

 zeal of whom, in an exciting and pleasurable amusement, the 

 county will, in a few years, derive a source of wealth; it will be 

 a means of income to the small farmers and occupants of small 

 lots, where a very small capital may and will be made to produce 

 a large profit. 



An ani mated feature of the fair or farmers' festival, was Ihe ploto- 

 ing match, a scene which has always attracted rivals from our 

 most distant borders^ Upon this occasion, it was a grand spec- 

 tacle ; eighteen plows, with their polished shears glittering in the 

 8Qn-beam, with thirty-six steeds seemingly impatient for the strife, 

 the steady hand and sparkling eye of the plowman, the thousands 

 of spectators and strong call of the marshal, formed a scene which 

 caused the stoutest heart to vibrate with more than usual activity 

 and a sensation of local endearment for a favored county, to rise 

 in power. Most of the plowmen were our farn;i proprietors, man- 

 aging their own teams and exhibiting a style of work worthy of 

 the agricultural character of the couaty. 



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It does not seem necessary to record in this report the joyous, 

 happy and prosperous features of the autumnal fair. Yet one 



