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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



There are many things it would give us pleasure to 

 particularize, but as they can not be interesting to 

 «ur many readers in other counties and distant 

 States, we forbear. 



NEW JERSEY STATE FAIK. 



The fair was held on large and commodious 

 giounds near Trenton. Horses and mules appear 

 do have been the leading feature, the entries num- 

 bering over two hundred, among them the thorough 

 bred Arabian horse " Caliph," imported by Judge 

 Jones, of Philadelphia. Farm implements and 

 machinery made a large share of the display, rank- 

 ing next to horses and mules in numbers. The 

 plants and vegetable department are reported as 

 quite meagre. The people, in consequence of un- 

 pleasant weather, failed to appear in large num- 

 bers, though the exhibition as a whole appears to 

 have been satisfactory. 



SPRINGFIELD (Mass) HORSE SHOW. 



The good people of Springfield have treated Yan- 

 keedom and the i-est of mankind to a third Horse 

 Show, which appears to have been quite as suc- 

 cessful as former elforts. It was held under the 

 auspices of the Hamdem Ag. Society, who have one 

 of the finest grounds in the country. The entries 

 of horses were large, embracing many excellent 

 blooded animals, including the imported Barb, 

 '' Musa," brought from Morrocco, " Logan," bred 

 in this State ; also a thorough-bred Kentucky mare. 

 Fast horses were the attractive feature, among 

 them "Ethan Allen," "Richelieu," "Trotting 

 Childers," "Natick Cobbler," "Hiram Drew," 

 "Rattler," and "Jubiter." Best speed made was 

 by " Ethan Allen" and " Jupiter," being 2.41 each. 



Of stallions, the number of entries reached near 

 100, embracing many very superior animals, some 

 ©f the finest of which were from New York. 



Of Roadsters, geldings, matched teams, mares 

 and colts, the exhibition fell behind other classes, 

 though embracing many superior specimens. The 

 novelty of this class was a four-in-hand team, 

 whose united ages exceeded one hundred years^ 

 owned by Lewis B. Bkown, Esq., of N. Y. They 

 were in good order and drove on the. track in the 

 midst of other vehicles in 3.20. They are still far 

 from unserviceable, showing fully the good results 

 of care and kindness which the multitude of horse 

 owners do well to copy. We may be able to give 

 more details hereafter. 



OHIO. 

 The State Fair at Sandusky fully maintains the 

 high reputation of our Buckeye brethem. The 

 preparations under the direction of the " Board" 



and citizens of Sandusky were upon a liberal and 

 creditable scale. 



HoESES. — The exhibition is characterized as very 

 fine, all the different kinds being well represented. 

 Exhibitors were present from all portions of the 

 State, and the best blood and choicest animals were, 

 of course, on hand. 



Mules, usually an attractive feature at fairs held 

 in the central and southern part of the State, wer« 

 poorly represented, there being but one fine pak 

 presented. 



Cattle, as usual, were the great feature of the 

 Ohio Show. Short-horns stand at the head of tha 

 list, Ohio being the garden of this excellent breed. 

 Those presented compared well with the best of 

 former years. In Devons, the show was unrivaUed, 

 both in number and in quality. Herefords good. 

 There were but few Ayrshires. 



Sheep were largely represented, embracing dele- 

 gations of French, Spanish, and Siberian fine-wools, 

 as well as the Southdowns and Leicesters of large 

 size and good quality. 



Swine. — We are accustomed to think that Ohio 

 beats the world in swine, though only some choice 

 Suffolks are mentioned. However, it is conceded 

 that the display exceeded that of any previous 

 year. Swine are not fond of State Fairs, and be- 

 long in general to the stay-at-home class. 



Farm Peodtjots appear to have been neglected. 

 Cheese, wheat and other grains were fairly repre- 

 sented, along with heaps of cabbages and potatoes, 

 including choice sweet ones. 



Faem Implements, as they should, made up an 

 interesting feature, and attracted unusual attention. 

 Plows are a leading feature in this class, and the 

 manufacturers of Ohio devote unusual attention to 

 their production. Sixty difi:erent patterns were 

 shown. Cultivators were abundant, as were Mow- 

 ers and Reapers, Drills, Corn and Potato Planters. 



Deain Tile Machines were in operation on the 

 grounds, one a hand and another a one-horse power 

 machine. Also a drain plow was on exhibition. 

 We hope they will induce the farmers of Ohio to 

 give attention to the subject of draining. 



Fbijits and flowers were rather meagre. Ap- 

 ples good, pears fine and plenty, grapes splendid 

 and abundant. 



Other things deserve mention, but space forbids. 



ILLINOIS. 



The people of Illinois have tried the experiment 

 of holding a State Fair in a small town in that part 

 of the State known as Egypt — Centralia, on tha 

 Illinois Central R.R. Though as a city confessedly 

 inadequate to accommodate a crowd, such has been 



