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THE GEKESEE FARMER. 



)f 0. W., took tlie first premiums for the best bull 

 md cow — botli Durhams. 



Sheep. — A vi^vy large number were on exhibition, 

 [n Long-woolfi, some animals of remarkable merit 

 ivere shown. South-downs were not numerous, 

 jut very fine. Tlie Merino class was very full. 

 Saxons and- Silcsians made a good display, and some 

 3hropslnre-Downs were shown by J. Lokii.laud, 

 )f New York, and 0. Parsons, of Riga. J. Bett- 

 BiDOE, of Riga, and G. H. & A. D. Gazley, of 

 Pleasant Plains, took the best prizes for Long- 

 jTOols; Samuel Tiiorne, the' best in South-downs. 

 Banford Howard, who has just returned from 

 Europe, says that the South-downs bred by Mr. 

 UnoRNE were equal to any of the same breed he 

 )aw in their native country. In Merinos, the i)rizes 

 ivere pretty well divided. W. Chamberlain, of Red 

 Hook, took most of the prizes for Silesians; and 

 D. W. Hull, of New Lebanon, in Saxons. 



Swine. — Not very numerous, but good, princi- 

 pally Es:^exs and Sutiblks, with some Berkshires 

 md Yorkshires. 



Poultry. — A very large and excellent display — 

 jqual to the shows during the "hen fever;" but 

 :he rage for the larpie Asiatic breeds is much abated, 

 jame, Dorkings, Spanish, Hamburgh, and all the 

 3est kinds, were well represented. John R. Paoe 

 ihowed some fine Cayuga Black Ducks, some of 

 [vhich at six mouths old weighed 9 lbs. each. 



Farm and Dairy Produce was well represented, 

 ind the show of vegetables was very large. A 

 uammoth squash, weighing 133^ lbs., exhibited by 

 [). W. 0. Deforest, attracted some attention; 

 mother attraction was a miniature seed store, fitted 

 jp by W. TiioRBURN, of Albany. 



Horticulture. — A better show of fruit was 

 aever exhibited; and the number of exhibitors was 

 ?ery large, but we have not space to particularize. 



Implements and Machinery. — There was a mag- 

 lificent exhibition in this department — probably 

 ;he largest and best ever made by the Society. It 

 B gratifying to mark the progress annually made 

 in this direction. The farmer may well congratu- 

 late himself that he has now within his reach im- 

 plements and macliines which enable him to accom- 

 plish his labors with ease, cheapness and dispatch. 



THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE. 



This Association held its Annual Fair in the agri- 

 jultural department, at New York, Sept. 21 — 23. 

 [t was not, however, a successful exhibition, mainly 

 on account of the prevalence of tlie ecpunoctiai. 

 There was a very meagre attendance of visitors, 

 from the same cause. The quality of the stock 

 shown, as might be expected, was remarkably good. 



Cf Horses, jiarticularly carriage horses, the 

 show was such as cau only be got uj) in a wealthy 

 city like New York. The ^Messrs. Bathoate, of 

 Morrisania, took the first premium for breeding 

 stock in tliis class. 



Of Cattle, there were some excellent stock on 

 the ground. Simeon Leland, of New Rochelle, 

 took the highest premium in Short-horns; E. G. 

 Faile, of West Farms, in Devons; G. Hartshornk, 

 of Railway, N. J., in lierefords; and Willam 

 Watson, of Westcliester, in Ayrsliires. 



The IIorticultui'.al Department was remark- 

 ably good. Among the exiiibitors in this class, 

 Messrs. Ellwangeb <fc Bakky, and H. E. Uookkb 



& Co., of this city, had a very large display of 

 fruit, and took the first premium in almost eveiy 

 class in which they competed. There were some 

 fine specimens of tomatoes and squashes, raised 

 from seed recently imported from tlie Sandwich 

 and Fejee Islands. A monster pumpkin was exhib- 

 ited, weighing 175 lbs, 



PENNSYLVANIA STATE FAIR. 



The seventh exhibition of the Pennsylvania State 

 Ag. Society took place at Philadelphia, Sept. 27 — 30, 

 and proved entirely successful. The weather was 

 fair and the attendance numerous — over $28,000 

 having been received for admission fees. 



An exciting attraction to this Fair was a trial of 

 fire engines, both steam and hand-worked engines 

 competing, 16 fire engines being on the ground. 



Horses. — Many of the animals were first class, and 

 among them were some fine imported animals, as 

 well as a good display of Mogans and Black Hawks. 



Cattle. — In Short-horns, Jas. Gowen, of Mt. 

 Airy, exhibited a splendid herd. D. Kelly took 

 the first premium in this class for his bull " Lord 

 Barrington." Of Devons, the show was good, J. 

 H. Strandberg, of Maryland, taking ofi:' the pre- 

 mium with his celebrated herd, Alderueys were 

 also well represented, Dr. Twaddell taking several 

 premiums. 



Sheep. — But few premiums were offered in this 

 class, and there was not anything remarkable about 

 those on the ground. 



Swine. — The display in this class was one of the 

 finest on the ground, principally of the Suffolk, 

 Berkshire and Chester county breeds. The small 

 breeds are evidently gaining favor. 



The show in the HoRircuLTURAL Department 

 was such as can only be met with in Philadelphia. 

 The display of grapes was very fine. Here, again, 

 Messrs. Ellwanger & Barry, of this city, came in 

 with a fine collection of fruits. 



Implements, Machinery, &c., were, as usual, 

 plentiful; but we notice no novelties in this 

 department. 



FAIR OF THE ST. LOUIS AG. AND MECH. ASSOCIATION. 



The Fair Grounds of this Association are proba- 

 bly tlie handsomest and best fitted up of any in 

 the Union. Near the centre stands an immense 

 ampitheatre, capal)le of seating 20,000 spectators. 

 In the centre of this is erected a beautiful pagoda, 

 from which a band of music enlivens the scene 

 with its stirring strains. Around the pagoda is the 

 ring for the display of the stock, all the animals in 

 a class being led round the ring together, and the 

 judges examine them and make their awards. The 

 prize animals are then decorated with ribbons, and 

 are led round the ring alone, a herald proclaiming 

 in a loud voice the names of tlie owners. 



The Fair was held Sept. 26— Oct. 1. The Pre- 

 mium List was larger than that of any other 

 association in the Union, and brought exhibitors 

 from a great distance. Last year, we visited tliis 

 Fair, and were much disappointed in the character 

 of the exhibition. This year, the sliow appears to 

 have been vastly superior — one more commensurate 

 with the great liberality of the Premium List. 



The exhibition of horses was very large. All 

 the notabilities of the turf were there, as well as 

 the most celebrated roadsters and draft horses. 



