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house, of Watervliet, and Chapman, of Clockville. 

 There were other competitors, who showed in less 

 numbers. Col. Sherwood's "Third Duke of Cam- 

 bridge," and several other animals shown by him, 

 imported during the past and present season, are very 

 superior specimens of Short-horns. The bulls of Mr. 

 Thorpe, of Albany, Mr. Vail, of Troy, Mr. Chap- 

 man, of Clockville, Mr. Lathrop, of Massachusetts, 

 Mr. Miller, of Canada, were animals of much merit, 

 each of which had their respective advocates. Two 

 young bulls, lately imported, shown by Lorillard 

 Spencer, Esq., of Westchester county, were among 

 the best animals in this class. They were of good 

 size and form, and evidently of thrifty ]\abit. There 

 were many excellent cows. Among several, it must 

 have been difficult for the committee to apportion the 

 awards. The rod cow of Mr. ¥. M. Rotch, two of 

 Mr. Ilillhouse's cows, Mr. Vail's " Esterville 2d," 

 Col. Campbell's, and one or two of Col. Sherwood's, 

 were all tine cows. 



The display of Herefords was smaller than last 

 year — there being but tifteen of this breed on the 

 ground. There were among them some lirst-rate 

 animals. The four-year-old bull, shown by W. A. 

 Keese, of Peru, was in all points a beautiful and 

 good animal. Mr. E. Corning, Jr., of Albany, also 

 exhibited a good bull and several cows, and some 

 young stock. His cow " Victoria " will compare 

 favorably with almost any cow we have ever seen ; 

 and without intending any invidiousness, we think 

 she was not excelled by any on the ground in respect 

 to a combination of useful qualities. Mr. Keese's 

 " Matilda " is also a very valuable cow. In this 

 class we missed the usual display by Mr. Sotham, 

 of Black liock. 



The Uevons were not equal in numbers to the show 

 of last year, but as to quality, were not inferior to 

 any former show. Among the bulls we noticed 

 " Major," purchased at the Syracuse Fair of Mr. 

 Gappcr, of Canada, by 11. II. Van Rensselaer, of 

 Butternuts. This animal still maintains the appear- 

 ance and qualities for which he has heretofore re- 

 ceived much merited commendation. " Bloomfield," 

 shown by Mr. Hurlbut, Winchester, Connecticut, is 

 a beautiful and valuable bull ; and the bulls shown 

 by Mr. Sanford, of Orwell, Vermont, and Mr. Cowles, 

 of Farmington, Connecticut, were fine. Very fine 

 cows and young stock were shown by E. P. Beck, of 

 Sheldon, Wyoming county, H. N. Washburn, But- 

 ternuts, L. C. Collins, of Dutchess county, Mr. Hurl- 

 but and Mr. Cowles, of Connecticut. Mr. Beck's 

 display was less in extent than usual, from his having 

 lately sold a lot of fine animals to the governor of 

 "Wisconsin. 



The Ayrshires shown were chiefly from Mr. Pren- 

 tice, of Albany, and Mr. R. L. Colt, of Paterson, 

 N. J. Among them were excellent stock for the 

 dairy. A bull of a fine dairy tribe was shown by 

 Mr. Woodford, of Avon, Connecticut. 



Mr. Colt exhibited a heifer and bull lately im- 

 ported from Hungary. They arc of good size for 

 their age, and their skins possess good handling 

 quality. Their form has notlung in particular to 

 commend, though their limbs arc good, and they are 

 said to be fast walkers. Their color is iron-gray, and 

 their general characteristics indicate that they are a 

 very distinct and pure breed. 



Mr. Colt also exhibited an Alderney or Jersey 

 cow, a most delicately- formed and dcer-likc animal — 

 just such a cow as, with constant care as to shelter 

 and feeding, would afford a large amount of cream 

 and butter. 



The number of cattle shown as " grades" was 

 much greater than we have seen at any former ex- 

 hibition. They were chiefly cows and heifers, and 

 among them were many of excellent quality. De- 

 serving special notice was a cow, four years old, the 



produce of a Connecticut cow by the imported 

 Short-horn bull " Marius." She was owned by Mr. 

 Thomas Boll, of Morrisania, Westchester county. 

 She api>eared to combine with the most faultless 

 symmetry nearly every point indicative of perfection 

 in a dairy cow. Several fine heifers of the same stock 

 were shown by Mr. Bell. The cows and heifers of 

 John Townsend, of Albany, and those shown by 

 Isaac Sheldon, of Auburn, were evidently valuable 

 stock. 



The fat cattle comprised several fine animals. 

 The four-year-olds shown by Mr. Wadsworth were 

 decidedly the best of their age that we have ever 

 seen. Indeed, we heard it remarked by experienced 

 judges, that they exceeded in symmetry and light- 

 ness of offal any cattle which had evor come to their 

 notice. A four-year-old shown bj' Mr. Sheldon, of 

 Sennett, was of fine form, and, with the advantage of 

 another year, will be Avell developed. A fat Durham 

 cow, owned by Ambrose Stevens, of New York, w.is 

 remarkable for lightness of offal and weight in the 

 most valuable parts. 



The working o.xen made a good appearance. We 

 saw none of them tried at a_ load, and cannot say 

 whether or not they were subjected to a trial of tliis 

 kind. Five yoke of fine cattle were shown by J. S. 

 Wadsworth, and a team of ten yoke, several of which 

 were fine, from Kinderhook, by J. P. Beekman. 

 There were many fine steers, of one, two, and three 

 years old. We noticed, as verj' superior, both the 

 two-year-olds and yearlings, shown by S. A. (nlbert, 

 of East Hamilton, and admirably broken and trained 

 by S. A. Gilbert, 2d, a lad fifteen years old. The 

 yearlings were calved the 5th of April, 1849, and 

 weighed, at the time of the show, twenty-two hundred 

 povmds. They are of almost unexceptionable form.* 

 They were a cross of the Short-horn and Devon, — 

 the color being that of the latter. A very fine pair 

 of two-year-old steers, a cross of Short-horn and 

 Devon, were shoAvn by B. Benedict, of Alexander, 

 Genesee county. They were broken and trained, in 

 the most perfect manner, by Jervis P. Benedict, 

 fourteen years old. 



Sheep. — The show of sheep may be said to have 

 been quite superior. The large Merinos, commonly 

 known as the " Taintor stock," were shown by 

 Messrs. Bingham, of Vermont, F. M. Rotch, of But- 

 ternuts, and L. C. Collins, of Dutchess county. 

 Other Merinos were shown by Col. Sherwood, H. 

 M. Dart, Ilarpersficld, R. E. Keese, Ausablc, J. 

 Hinds, J. S. Pettibone, John Campbell, and George 

 Campbell, all of Vermont. 



Of Saxons, very superior specimens were shown 

 by C. B. Smith, Woolcottville, Connecticut, of the 

 stock imported by Smith & Catlin, from Germany. 

 We have, on a former occasion, expressed a favorable 

 opinion of these sheep. This oj)inion is fully sup- 

 ported, so far, and we think will continue to be, by 

 the success of the stock in this country. S. II. 

 Church, of Vernon, showed Saxons from his well- 

 known flock. 



Of Long-WooUed Sheep, the number of really 

 well-l)red ones was )iot hirge. Mr. Rathl>un, of 

 Otsego county, showed some good shec]). But the 

 I>cicesters, shown by Messrs. George aiul ^\'illiam 

 Miller, of Markham, C. W., were the iirincipal at- 

 tractions in this dejjartment. Some of the ewes, 

 shown by William Miller, were, in form, almost i)cr- 

 fect models of what a mutton sheep should be ; and 

 it is to be hojied, that our breeders of tliis class of 

 sheep have derived some useful hints from the fine 

 specimens which have been thus brought before 

 them. 



* These and tlio Iwo-yenr-olds shown hv Mr. (iilhort, :iii(l tlir 

 thr«'e-yp;ir-ol(ls of .Mr. .>iiiir, which rpreivotl the first priiuiMiii, 

 were "sold to lloii. H. V. I'linch, Hiaintrec, Maws. 



