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have to recur to the subject on some future oc- 

 casion, as we shall. After all, the suggestions 

 which have almost insensibly escaped us, are 

 not intended to have any particular or unkind 

 bearing. No one can bo more sensible than we 

 to the kindness and efficiency of all who had 

 control at the late Fair. We the better evince 

 our imprcs.sion of the importance of these ex- 

 hibitions, and of having the funds at the com- 

 mand of the Society most efficiently/ administer- 

 ed, when we add that such consideration should 

 be given as would command and liberallj- re- 

 munerate the time and talents of such men. In- 

 stead of looking on these exhibitions as a sort of 

 holiday-fair, to which Farmers may go and cairy 

 their wives and daughters and son.s, as to a mi- 

 litia mustering, let us for a moment elevate our 

 contemplation to the real magnitude of the ob- 

 ject, and consider that this New-York Agricul- 

 tural Society is designed to represent the agri- 

 ricultural people and intei-ests of a whole com- 

 monwealth, that now numbers near 3,000,000 of 

 inhabitants, or nearly as many as fought for and 

 achieved our Independence ; and that its delib- 

 erations, and the use of the means at its com- 

 mand are intended to enlighten ancjrto render 

 more fraitful the labors of a great class, the an- 

 nual produce of whose industry in 1840 is set 

 down, on the highest statistical authorit}-. Pro 

 fe.s.sor Tucker, at $108,275,241. 



Is not such an object worthy of more liberal 

 support from the State — such as would enable 

 the Society to remunerate well a Board of 

 Councilors of its be.st and wisest members ? 



We must not close these remarks, protracted 

 as they are far beyond what we contemplated, 

 without uniting in the expression of thanks 

 which it may be taken for granted was unani- 

 mously voted by the Society to their accomplish- 

 ed President and his as.sociate officers, under 

 whose excellent management and with so much 

 care and labor every thing was perfectly well 

 arranged for the public accommodation. 



Nor should we forget Bagg's excellent Hotel, 

 the head quarters for the officers of the Society. 

 Arriving with a great crowd in the night, we 

 were most fortunate in getting such good quar- 

 ters, and only hope we may never be bagged in 

 a worse place. 



PREMIUMS. 



CATTLE. 

 Class I. — Durham, 



THREE YEAR OLD BULLS. 

 l5t..E. P. Prentice, ' O'Connell.' 

 2tl..J. M. Sherwood, 'An-ow.' 

 3d.. G. Vail, 'Symmetry.' 



TWO YEAR OLD BULLS. 



1st.. Bell (Sc Mon-is. Westchester, ''Marius.' 



YEARLING BULLS. 



lst..W. W. Bullard. Southport, 'Victor.' 

 2d..G Brinkerhotf, Albany, ' Peter Parley.' 

 3d..n. N. Carv, Marcv, 'Oregon.' 

 (4i:!)...'. ..14'. 



BULL CALVES. 



lst..Z. B. Wakeman, Herkimer, 'Meteor.' 

 2d.. Bell & Morris, 'Prince.' 



COWS, THREE YEARS OLD AND OVER. 



1st.. J. M. Sherwood, Auburn, ' Philopsean." 

 2d.. Bell & Morris, 'Victoria,' 

 3d..R. C. Nicholas, Geneva, • Flora.' 



TWO YEAR OLD HEIFERS. 

 1st. ..I. M. Sherwood, Auburn, 'Sybil.' 

 2d...H. N. Gary, Marcy, 'Lily.' 



YEARLING HEIFERS. 



1st.. 11. N. Gary, 'Rose.' 

 2d.. J. M. Sherwood. 



HEIFER CALVES. 



lst..Z. B. Wakeman, Herkimer, 'Sylvia.' 

 Class II.— Herefords. 



BULLS. 

 lst..E. Coming, 'Sir George.' 



YOUNG BULLS. 



lst..T. H. Hyatt, Rochester, 'Don Quixotte.' 



cows. 

 1st.. E. Coming, 'Aston Beauty.' 

 2d.. do. 'Mary.' 



HEIFERS. 



lst..T. H. Hyatt, 'Emma.' 



Class III.— Devon Cattle. 



THREE YEAR BULLS. 



lst..H. H. Washburn, Otsego, 'Young Baltimore.* 

 2d...E. P.Beck, Wyoming Co. ' Wm. WaUace.' 



YOUNG BULLS. 



lst..B. P. Johnson, Rome, 'Ivanhoe ' 

 2d..E. P. Beck, 'Criterion.' 



cows. 

 1st. .E. P. Beck, ' Victoria.' 

 2d..H. N. Washburn, 'Rose of Baltimore.' 



HEIFERS. 

 1st.. H. N. Washburn, ' Utica.' 

 2d..E. P. Beck. 'Flora.' 



Class IV.—Ayreshire Bulls. 

 lst..C. N. Bement, Albany, 'Sheltie.' 



YOUNG BULLS. 



1st.. C. N. Bement, 'Kenwood.' 



cows. 

 1st.. To same, 'Alice.' 



HEIFERS. ^ 



1st.. To same, ' Faiiy.' 



WORKING OXEN. 

 Best 10 yoke, J. S. & W. Wadsworth, Geneaeo. 

 2d do. Russell Blackstone and others, N. Hartford. 

 Best yoke Abram Kurd. 

 2d do. J. S. &, W. Wadsworth. 

 3d do. Luther Comstock. Kii-kland. 

 4th od. H. N. Gary, Marcy. 

 .5th do. E. Sheldon, Cayuga co. 

 6th do. A. 1). Neal, New-Hartford. 

 7th do. S. B. Rhodes, Paris. 



Class V. — Grade Cattle. 

 cows. 

 1st.. D. Skinner, Utica. 

 2d..H. N. Gary, Marcy. 

 3d..F. Ingersoll, Veinon. 



TWO YEAR OLD HEIFEKS. 



lst...H. W. Doolittle, Herkimer. 

 2d..H. Crocker, Utica. 

 3d.. J. B. Nott, Guilderland. 



YEARLING HEIFERS. 

 l9t..H. W. Doolittle. 

 2d.. A. J. Bell, WestmoreUmd. 



HEIFER CALVES. 

 1st.. A. McBride, Marshall. 



Class Yl.— Native Cattle. 

 cows. 

 l8t..H. H. Eastman. 

 2d..F. n. Grosvcnor, Utica. 

 3d..H. Waters, Earlville. 



