No. 112.] 3e7 



ERIE. 



The eleventh annual fair and cattle show of this county was 

 held at East Hamburg on the 29th and 30th days of September ; 

 and, if we cannot say it was the best ever held in the county, 

 we have a very good reason to give why it was not. The day 

 previous to the fair, was one of the most rainy we have had 

 during the season; and the morning of the first day was wet and 

 cold, which prevented very many of the farmers from distant 

 parts of the county, from being present with their stock and 

 other products of their farms. 



The number of entries made upon the secretaiy's book of 

 animals, articles and other products, was 327. The num- 

 ber of horses and cattle was not as large as we have seen 

 at our previous fairs, but were generally of superior quality. 

 The display of horses was very creditable to our county. Milch 

 cows were thought to be the best ever exhibited in the county, 

 they were generally a mixed breed of native and Durham. Mr. 

 Hamblin of Aurora, exhibited some very fine, specimens of 

 Devon cattle, which were much admired. 



The show of sheep was not large but there were some very 

 superior specimens of French and Spanish Merinoes, shown by 

 the President, and by Lewis Munn of the town of Alden. There 

 was also some very good I^icesters shown by Mr. Bicknell, of 

 Aurora ; the show of hogs was ordinary. 



. The products of the county, such as batter, chee>e, honey, &c., 

 were well represented, especially butter, on account of the high 

 premiums offered for the best specimens of tliat article, there was 

 much competition, the committee that examined it reported it all 

 to be good and some very superior : of cheese there was but a single 

 lot exhibited. 



Domestic manufactures were exhibited in abundance, and con- 

 tributed largely to the interest of the fair, fully establishing the 

 good taste, ingenuity and industry of the ladies of our county. 

 Tlie mechanical productions of agricultural implements were not 

 so numerous as at some previous fairs, but there were some very 

 excellent wagons and other farm implements exhibited The ex- 

 hibition cf grain ai}d root crops was good 



