

Vol. XIX, Secostd Series. ROCHESTER, N. Y., NOVEMBER, 1858. 



No. 11 



NEW YOKE STATE FAIK. 



The Annual Fair of the New York State Agri- 

 cultural Society was held at Syracuse, Oct. 5 to 8 

 inclusive. The grounds occupied consisted of those 

 used by the Onondaga County Agricultural Society, 

 with some addition. Buildings, stalls, etc., were 

 very well got up, though for some reason there was 

 a want of ready adaptation to the convenience of 

 visitors in the general arrangement. 



"Floral Hall" was the first to greet ns on enter- 

 ing the ground. Though small, it was well titted 

 up and arranged. There were several good collec- 

 tions of fruits and flowers. H. White, A. Mox- 

 EOE, and TiioRP, Smith, & Hanchett, of Syracuse, 

 made g5od exhibitions of apples and pears, as well 

 as an excellent show of cut flowers — roses, verbe- 

 nas, dahlias, and petunias, beside a good collection 

 of pot plants. Ellwaxger & Barry, of Roches- 

 ter, also made a good exhibition of apples, pears, 

 and plums. A. S. Moss and G. E. Ktckmax, of 

 Chautanque county, exhibited each a good collec- 

 tion of native grapes. J. M. M^ttison, of Tomp- 

 kins county, had several varieties. "W. Brocks- 

 ban'k, Hudson, exhibited Dianas and Eebeccas. 

 H. "White, of Syracuse, presented several varieties 

 of choice foreign grapes. In the amateur list, J. J. 

 Hopper, G. Cross, and G. Nottingham, of Onon- 

 daga county; A. G. Owens, of Chemung; and W. 

 P. Ottley, of Ontario county, were the principal 

 exhibitors. 



In the rear of Floral Hall was a small, badly ar- 

 ranged room, for the exhibition of pianos, paint- 

 ings, drawings, and other contributions in the class 

 of "Fine Arts." 



To the left of Floral Hall was one devoted to 

 vegetables, dairy products, etc. 



The show of vegetables was fair, though nothing 

 to what should have been made in the central city 

 of the Empire State. A good city vegetable mar- 

 ket would excel it almost any morning in the week. 



Dairy products, as is too often the case, were 

 left at home. Half a dozen ordinary lots of butter, 

 and a like quantity of cheese, made up the sum 



total. That the cheese w\is good, there can be no 

 doubt. C. Eames, of Jefferson county ; 0. Hill, 

 of Onondaga ; E. Pitcher, of Lewis ; D. Crouch, 

 of Oswego ; and F. Conn able, of Cortland coiinty ; 

 were the principal exhibitors. Mr. Pendleton, of 

 Chenango, presented a choice lot of pine apple 

 cheese. Where were the dairymen of Madison, 

 Oneida, and Herkimer counties? Have Erie, 

 Chautanque, Allegany, and Cattaraugus, fallen 

 from their high position ? Have the dairymen of 

 New Y'ork no laudable ambition, no local pride to 

 gratify ? 



Grain and seeds were more creditable. Corn 

 stood foremost, barley was abundant and fine, and 

 oats very good. Good samples of wheat, for which 

 Central and Western New York have been world- 

 famous, were not to be found. Good samples of 

 beans, flax seed, and rye, were shown, as also some 

 excellent millet. In all these elates, there was 

 room for a host more of exhibitors. 



To the right of Floral Hall were two halls devo- 

 ted to Domestic Fabrics and Mechanic Arts. In 

 neither was there a large display. The ladies con- 

 tributed the usual share of quilts, embroideries, etc., 

 and deserve all credit for the good taste and skill 

 displayed. Here and there, in both halls, sewing 

 machines kept up their busy clatter, while occa- 

 sionally some strong-lunged exhibitor arrested by 

 his voice the crowd his fabric failed to attract. 



Implements and Machinery camo next in order, 

 mowers and reapers standing in the first rank. 

 Among the combined machines we observed Al- 

 len's, Hussey's, Hubbard's, Jackson's, Ivirby's 

 American Harvester, Ketchum's, Manny's with 

 Wood's improvement, Parkhurst's, Seymour, Mor- 

 gan & Allen's New Y'ork Reaper, Wheeler's, Wem- 

 ple's & Taylor's. Kirby's Harvester was also 

 shown as a one-horse combined machine. Of 

 mowers, we noticed those of Bullock & Bro., Wil- 

 lard & Ross, H. Marcellus, Hallenbeck's, the Buck- 

 eye, Ketchum's one-horse; also Gores New Eng- 

 land one-horse mower. It is not our province to 

 designate the best, where so many were similar, 

 and where for all were claimed some distinguish- 



