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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



Sept. J| 



(Kbitor's ©able. 



New York State Fair. — Though the New York State 

 Fair is only a State Fair, yet tlie fact that the New York 

 State ApricuUural Society, under whose direction the Fair 

 is held, is thcimost efficient society in the Union, hns given 

 the Fair of this State somethingof a national character. In- 

 dividuals from all ports of our ^n, and from otticr coun- 

 tries, come to this great festival as liic great Amej-tcan Agri- 

 cultural Fair. Other States may ere long rival it, and take 

 away this national character. In the mean lime we ore 

 happy that its lofty po/>ition is well sustained, and that the 

 SociKTY and its Fair is an honor to our whole country. 

 The next exhibition is to be held at Albany, on the :Jd, 4th, 

 5th, and 6lh of September. The grounds belonging to the 

 Bull's Head Tavern, on the Albany and Troy road, have 

 ' been selected. The buildinirs and other arrangemonta are 

 completed or in progress, and they are on nn extensive scale. 

 Everything possible will be done by the officers of the Soci- 

 ety for^the accommodation of articles exhibited, and for the 

 comfort and convenience of those attending the Fair. We 

 have every reason to suppose that it will be equal, if not 

 superior, to any previous one. 



jPersons attending the Fair will he carried on all the rail- 

 roads, we believe, at half price ; and slock, implements, 

 &c., free. Persons in this section desiring information in 

 regard to the starling time of different Iraiiii?, &.c., cnn cor- 

 respond with James P. Fogg, of this city, who will do all in 

 his power to facilitate the forwarding of articles designed for 

 the Fair. Hay, litter, and water for the stock wiU be fur- 

 nished on the Fairground without charge. The following 

 is the order of arrangements as published by the Society : 



ilfonrfai/. Sept. 2tl. Entrips to be made at the business office on 

 the show grounds at the Bull's Herul, botween Albany and Troy, 

 and articles arranged. 



Taesday^Zdi. Slock, impleinents and articles received at the 

 show grounds from 8 o'clock until 5 P. M. 



Wednesday. 4th. The grounds to he open to the Judges. Exhibi- 

 tors, and members only, from 9 o'clock until 5 P. M ; admission 

 fee If. 1. The Judges will be called at the Society's Tent at 12. 

 and proceed immediately to the discharge of their duties. 



Thursday, bth. The grounds will be open to the public from 8 

 o'clock until 6 P. M. Single admissions one shilling. Members' 

 tickets $1, which allows the member, hit wife and family und«r21 

 years of age. admission during the show. The Judges will deliver 

 their report to the Secretary at the business office by 111 o'clock 

 this day. 



Friday, Gth. Grounds open to the public from 8 o'clock until 5 

 P. M. The Address will be delivered on the grounds at 2 o'clock. 

 P.M., by Prof. Amos Dean, of Albany. The awards will be imme- 

 diately announced after the Address, and premiums paid at the 

 businees office as far as practicable, and on Saturday, at the Ag- 

 ricultural Rooms in the city. 



The Rooms of tlae Executive Committee will be at the Dclavan 

 House where guests of the Society, and visitors and delegutea, are 

 requested to call 



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SrpTKMBER — E. P. Prentice, President; J. P. BeekmaUj Geo. Vail. 

 John A. King, Ex-Presidenta 



Sl'pkrintk?»dknt9 uroN THK G ROUNDS — Coffif Departm.ent .—Lew- 

 is G Morris. William H Sotham. 



HorscB.-J. B. Burnet, Gen. J.T. Blanchard. 



S/ie^-p.— J. McD. Mclntyre. II. Blanchard. 



Swine and Paul t}-y.-Z. C. Piatt and T. C. Abrams. 



Floral Hall.^A. Thompson, M. D., Herman Wendell, M. D., W. 

 A McCuUoch. 



Domestic Hall -0\i\or Phelps, E. C. Frost, D, D. T. Moore. 



Dairy //ai/.— Nelson Van Ness, Joseph Cary. 



Implement Hall and Grounds.— A. Van Bergen. H. L. Emery, N. 

 B. Starbuck. 



Entrances and General Superintendence of Gj ounds ~U. Wager 

 B. B Kirtland and Gen. J. J. Viele. 



Machinery, ^c.—C. C. Dennis and L. B. Langworthy. 



Musical Exfiibidoji.—'Vhc Albany Harmnnia Socicly will 

 perform on the evenings of the 3d, 'Ith, 5th, and (>th, Havdn's 

 celebrated '•Oratorio of the S-eainms"t»~l\ie most appropriate 

 that could be selected for the occasion. Thompson's Sea- 

 sons is truly the Fanner's ^o7ig, and we anticipate a rich 

 treat. We understand the best musical talent of the country 

 has alrendy been engaged for the ncension. The oflicers 

 will accept our thanks for iheir eomplimcnuiry invitation. 



Thk Ui'PKn Canada Acricui-tukai. Fair for the prcKcnt 

 year being held at Niagarn, the 18ih, 19lh, and ^Ulh of t-ep- 

 temher, in the neighborhood of Ni:igara Falls, uill undoubt- 

 edly attract n large concourse of people. Thoso wbo have 

 been waiting for a eonvenient opportunity to see the great 

 falls, should embrace this occasion lo attend the Fair, and 

 sec ihiH great natural wonder. 



A Half Day in East Wayne Coukty — Mr. Watson's 

 Farm. — Our readers will recollect an article in the last num- 

 ber, Iieaded, "A Half Day in East Wayne County," in 

 which mention is made of the farm of Joseph Watson, of 

 Clyde. We have received the following from friend W,: 



MeR'^rs Editors :— Allow me to speak of one item •■ peculiar to 

 this farm," alluded to in a communication of R. G. P.. of Palmyra, 

 in the August number of the Genesee Farmer. I took the hint of" 

 this peculiai ity from a communication in a back volume, page 45. 

 February numb^^r, 1848. from S. H., of Batavia. which is worth 

 more to me than all the Farmer has ever cost me. Upon bis way 

 of making fence with wooden caps. I claim an improvement. 1 lay 

 my rail fence in the usual way, 

 four cr five rails high, then a^i a 

 pair of stakes, of any kind of tim- 

 ber, perpendicular, on the same 

 side of the fence, on the ground 

 close in the corners, (see dots in 

 eugraving,) and with a coil of No 10, annealed wire at my f» et. a 

 book formed in a loose end, which is passed around said stakes 

 and the wire drawn through this hook until jusMight enough, 

 then bent back, which forms twc hooks connected, and completes 

 the cap ; then with a few cuts of a file, the coil is separated from 

 the cap ; then put in above the cap three or four rails, and a good 

 fence is the result. Expense of wire, at 7 to 7K cts. per lb., is a 

 fraction over one cent per corner, «hich is less than the cost of 

 timber, and saves boring holes and shaving Etakes,- Brother farm- 

 ers, try it. and if it dou't pay, charge the loss to your humble 

 servant. Juskfh Watson.- C/yrfc, AT K, .«k^., 1850. 



Fair OF THE Royal Agricultural SoctETY, England. — 

 We are indebted to Col. L. G. Morris, of Mt. Fordhams, 

 N. Y., now sojourning in England, for English papers con- 

 taining an iiceount of the great Fair of the Koynl Agricul- 

 tural tSociely, held at Exeter during the week ending on the 

 30lh of July. The show is represented as being the very 

 best ever given by the Society. A great dinner was given 

 in the pavilion on the last day of the Fair, at which an im- 

 mense multitude partook of the good things Englishmen 

 know how to provide and appreciate. Englishmen can'l do 

 anything of importance without a good dinner. The Amer- 

 ican mmister to England, Mr. Lawrk>xe, and Wm. C 

 Rives, the American ambassador to France, took part in 

 thia festival, together with most of the foreign ministers. 

 Both the American ministers made very fine speeches. At 

 the conclusion of Mr, L.^wrence's address, a loud call was 

 made for Col. Morris; but a programme of the .•speakers 

 having been previously prepared by those having the man- 

 agement of the festival, it was adhered lo, although there 

 waa a general anxiety lo hear Mr. Morris. 



Monroe County Fair. — It is the intention of the ofiicers 

 to make the coming Fair of this Society both interesting and 

 profitable. It is to be held in Rochester on the 24th, 25th, 

 and 26th of September. The last day is for the sale of nni- 

 cles. Many have complained that there has been no such 

 opportunity at our previous Fairs. Tlie Society, therefore, 

 concluded lo hold the Fair three dai/s, instead of /jcn as u.<tnal. 

 affording a good opportunity on tho third for the purclinso 

 and sale of any articles that may he offered. Many of our 

 citizens, who have taste to distinguish between butter and 

 grease, are making calculations to supply themselves with 

 their winter stock of butter and cheese at our County Fair. 

 We have no duul)t this arrangement will be a.multial benefit 

 to both buyer and seller. Mr. Jamls P. Fogo will, at any 

 time provioft to the Fair, take ciiarge of articles designed 

 for exhibition or sale. 



Ohio State Fair. — The Ohio State Hoard of Agriculture 

 are determined to make their next exhibition in Cinciimaii 

 every way crediiable. It is to he held on the Iltb, 12tli, 

 nud i:Uh days of September. The.Obio Mechrinica' Insli- 

 tnio gives nn exhibition, and the American l*omologi(ral 

 Congress hold their annual meeting in Cincinnati at the 

 same lime. The Hoard have made arrangements wilh the 

 railroads to carry articles to and from the Fair free, and pas- 

 Bcngcra at half the usual price. 



We are indebted to friends for many valuable pamphlets, 

 premium lists, &.c. The Trausartmus of the M cht^an ^tate 

 Agricultural Society is ([uite nn inlere.sling volume of 2:M 

 pages, containing the Cnnslituliun of llie Sociely. n list of 

 the oflicers, the Address delivered at the ta;U State Fair, the 

 Report of the Executive Committee, Reports of the Connly 

 Societies, and other valuable matter. The Slate Society 

 was organized on tho 17th of Morch, 1841), and this volnmo 

 speaks well for its ciTicienry. 



