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New York State Fair. — The annual exhibition 

 of the New York State Agricultural Society took 

 place at Utica, on the 'Zth, 8th, 9th, and 10th of 

 September, being nine days earlier than that held 

 at Rochester last year. This alteration brought 

 the Fair just at the busiest time of wheat sowing, 

 and this may in part account for a considerable 

 diminution in the number of farmers present. 

 There was, however, on the whole, no diminution 

 in the quality of articles exliibited, and some of 

 the departments were superior — that of dairy 

 products in particular. Utica being in the center 

 of a dairy district, we expected a first rate show 

 of cheese ; but in this particular the Fair exceeded 

 our most sanguine expectations. There were also 

 three new cheese presses exhibited, which struck 

 us as being improvements on all we have before 

 seen. 



In the stock department^ the Durhams and 

 Devous were well represented, both in respect to 

 quality and numbers. There were but few Here- 

 fords and Ayrshires shown, but they were of 

 superior character. There was one lot of Alder- 

 neys exhibited by Roswell L. Colt, of Patterson, 

 N. J. This breed of cattle is very small, and it is 

 next to impossible to fatten them ; but they are 

 said to yield richer milk, and more of it for a 

 given amount of food, than any other. Tliere 

 was a good show of grade cattle, and also a very 

 large number of good working cattle — more so 

 than at any preceding Fair we have visited. 



In farm and carriage horses, the show was not 

 credita,ble, and we should judge was by no means 

 a fair representation of the horses in the district. 

 There was a goodly number of superior stallions 

 and brood mares ; and had we seen but these, we 

 should have supposed the surrounding counties 

 well supplied with superior working horses. 



As fodder of all kinds ia likely to be exceeding- 

 ly scarce this coming winter, and there will there- 

 fore be a large demand for hay and cornstalk cut- 

 ters, we were glad to see so many on exhibition 

 from all sections of the country. One manufac- 

 tured by Taylor, Thomas, & Co., 125 Pearl street, 

 N. Y, on an entirely new principle, appeared to 

 do the work with great ease and rapidity. — 

 " Webb's patent," exhibited by J. E. Dutton & 

 Co., of Oswego county, did its work first rate. 



The number of sheep exhibited was small, and, 

 on the whole, by no means superior. There were, 

 however, a few good specimens of the various 

 breeds. J. D. Patterson, of Westfield, Chautau- 



que county, K Y., had some splendid French 

 Merinos, and we believe took the first premium 

 for the best pen of five ewes, and for the best 

 buck. Sharp & Taylor, of Lockport, N. Y, also 

 exhibited some beauties, recently imported by 

 Jewtitt & Co., of Vermont. They obtained the 

 premium for the second best pen of five ewes, and 

 for the second best buck, and also the first premi- 

 um for a yearling buck. Reed Burritt, of Bur- 

 dett, N. Y., exhibited a fine Silesian buck. In 

 Long and Middle Wooled sheep there was but an 

 indifferent show. John McDonald, of Warren, 

 Herkimer county, K Y, had a pen of eight Lei-* 

 cester ewes, which pleased us exceedingly. Mr. 

 Wakeman, of Herkimer, N. Y., exhibited some 

 very fine South Downs, as also did Col. Sherwood, 

 of Auburn. 



The show of hogs was small, but of very supe- 

 rior quality. (We wish this was a more general 

 characteristic of our Fairs.) A. L. Fish, of Litch- 

 field, Herkimer county, N. Y., exhibited a jsen of 

 Suftblks, which were very fine, and attracted con- 

 siderable notice. This is a small breed, but ma- 

 tures early, and lays on fat with great rapidity. 

 A pen of four, under one year old, of a "small 

 breed," belonging to James Plait, of Attica, N. 

 Y, was very fine. There were also some very 

 good Berkshire and Yorkshire sows, and some 

 excellent crosses. We expected to have seen some 

 of the Chinese breed, but were disappointed. 



In the poultry department the show was excel- 

 lent and very attractive. 



In agricultural implements and machines the 

 show was good, but not so extensive as was ex- 

 pected. J. Rapalje & Co., Rochester, had a large 

 assortment of all kinds of implements and ma- 

 chines. Emery & Co., and Wheeler, Melick, & 

 Co., of Albany, were on hand with their celebra- 

 ted Horse Powers, which attracted considerable 

 attention. 



Tlie Reapers, Mowing Machines, Drills, &c., re- 

 ceived close attention, and were much admired. 



We have to acknowledge the receipt of various 

 favors from our friends, in the form of ripe fruit, 

 (fee. To friend Parks, of Victor, we are indebted 

 for fine watermelons ; to II. H. Gunter, of Gun- 

 ter's Hotel, New York, for a barrel of sweet pota- 

 toes. If any of our friends visit New York city, 

 they will find Mr. G. always at home, and atten- 

 tive to their wants, at his house, 146 and 147, 

 Fulton street 



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