THE GENESEE FAEMER. 



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The premium of $1,000 for roadster stallion went 

 to " Stockbridge Chief," owned by Messrs. Cooper 

 & Ckeen, of Jefferson Co., Ky. The $1,000 pre- 

 mium for thorough-bred stallions was carried off 

 by " Revenue," owned by A. Bdford, of Woodford 

 Co., Ky., against 31 competitors, among which 

 were "Lexington" and "Uubloon.' The sweep- 

 stakes of $30b for the best stallion on the ground, 

 went to "Dubloon," owned by H. E. Moore, of 

 Cooper Co., Mo. ; and that of $200 for the best 

 mare, went to " Belle Sheridan," owned by R. S. 

 Morrison, of Lexington, Ky. 



In the -cattle department, the show was remark- 

 ably good, J. N. Brown, and J. D. Smith, of 111., 

 and R. A. Alexander, of Ky., being the principal 

 exhibitors. The $1,000 premium for the best aged 

 bull, was awarded to " Second Duke of Airdire," 

 owned by R. A. Alexander, of Ky. The sweep- 

 stakes of $300 for the best bull of any kind or age 

 on the ground, went to " King Alfred," owned by 

 J. N". Brown, of 111. ; the $200 sweepstakes for 

 the best cow, to "Tulip," owned by the same 

 breeder. 



In every other department, the show was very 

 superior. 



The attendance was very large, considering that 

 the weather was rather wet and stormy during the 

 first ^veek, which necessitated a continuance of the 

 Fair into the second week, and it closed on Oct. 4, 

 with the usual lady equestrianship. 



THE PEOVmCIAL (C. W.) A6EICULTURAL FAIR. 



This Fair was held at Kingston, C. W,, Sept. 26— 

 30. The weather, with the exception of a few 

 showers on the opening day, was fine and dry 

 throughout. Old Kingston, one of the most beau- 

 tifully located cities in Canada West, excelled her- 

 self in the preparations made for this Fair, a hand- 

 some crystal palace having been erected on the 

 grounds, for the exhibition of the articles in the 

 Manufecturing, Horticultural, and Fine Arts De- 

 partments ; and all the arrangements made were on 

 a scale worthy of the occasion. The entries were 

 numerous, footing up to some 4,500. 



Horses. — Canada has always been famous for 

 her heavy, active, draft horses, and the show in 

 tliis department was very fine. 



Cattle. — Durhams. — In this class the exhibitors 

 were numerous, and the animals of the highest 

 character, F. W. Stone, of Guelph, Wheeler, of 

 Scarboro, and several others, having fine herds on 

 the ground. A. Hogge, of Guelph, took the first 

 prize for the best aged bull in this class. 



Devons. — A numerous class, of superior quality, 

 tlie herds of IST. Choate, of Hope, and W. H. Lock, 

 of Yarmouth, attracting much attention, and taking 

 tJie best prizes. 



Herefords. — A small class, all the prizes being 

 taken by one exhibitor, Chas. Skene, of Amherst 

 Isliuul. 



Ayrshires. — This excellent milking breed was 

 well represented, and the prizes divided among a 

 great many exhibitors. 



' Oalloiuays. — This breed came out in greater force 

 than ever before, and appears to have attracted 

 much attention, from their hardiness, syumietry, 

 and beauty. In this class the prizes were a good 

 deal divided, J. Fleming, of Vaughn, taking the 

 prize for the best aged bull. The herds of Wm. 



Roddick, of Hamilton township, and J. Jabdine, 

 of Saltfleet, took a leading rank in this class. 



Sheep.— In this class, as usual, the long-wools 

 predominated. George Miller, of Markham, and 

 J. Snell, of Chinguacousy, taking most of the 

 prizes on Leicesters. In Cotswolds, J. Snell, of 

 Chinguacousy, took the prize for the best aged 

 ram, the other prizes in this class being divided be- 

 tween this exhibitor and F. AV. Stone, of Guelph. 

 W. Roddick, of Hamilton township, showed quite 

 a flock of Cheviots, and took every prize. South- 

 downs were not so numerous as usual, perhaps, but 

 some splendid animals were shown, J. Spencer, of 

 Whitby, and Geo. Miller, of Grantham, carrying 

 off the first prizes. Merinos and Saxons were ex- 

 hibited in small numbers, but they were of good 

 quality. Fine-wool sheep receive little attention 

 in Canada. J. Rtmal, of Barton, and Geo. Miller, 

 had an the prizes in this class divided between them. 

 Swine. — Numerous and good, the small breeds 

 seemingly having the preference. 



Farm Products. — The show of wheat and other 

 grains was very fine. The Canada Company's prize 

 of $100 for the best 25 bushels of fall wheat was 

 taken by Tnos. Vickers, of Clarke; the prize for 

 the best two bushels of fall wheat went to D. Camp- 

 bell, of Glengarry. Both samples were excellent, 

 but we did not ascertain their weight. 



Horticultural. — Considering the deficiency of 

 fruit in Canada, this year, the show in this depart- 

 ment was very good. We see, by the prize list, that 

 the old Niagara District, once so famous for_ its 

 peaches, has won many laurels on this occasion, 

 Judge Campbell, of Niagara, having no less than 

 twenty-three prizes for fruit attached to his name. 

 Machinery and Implements. — The show in this 

 department was both large and good ; and we no- 

 tice one good feature, namely, that the threshing 

 machines and other implements were subjected to 

 the test of a trial before deciding upon their merits: 

 In all other departments, the articles on exhibi- 

 tion were of a superior quality, but the list is too 

 numerous for us to particularize. 



On the whole, this Fair was one that the Cana- 

 dians may well be proud of, though a much smaller 

 number of people attended than at Toronto last year. 



ILLINOIS STATE FAIR. 



This Fair, held at Freeport, 111., September 5—9, 

 appears to have been very successful. The grounds 

 were finely located, the arrangements very good, 

 and the weather throughout proved propitious. 

 The fact of the United States National Fair being 

 held so shortly afterward at Chicago, prevented 

 many of the best breeders of stock in that State 

 from sending their choicest animals to the State 

 Fair. This was most particularly the case with 

 horses, the animals in this class not coming up in 

 numbers or quality to some former years. 



The show of cattle was very fair, but not up to 

 that of last year. Among the Short-horns were 

 the fine herds of J. N. Brown, of Sangamon county, 

 and N. M. Chamberlin, of Ohio, tlie latter of 

 whom carried oft' the premium for the best bull in 

 this class, and tlie former tlie first premium for 

 the best herd on the ground. The Devons were 

 well represented : the herds of Jonathan Perrin, 

 of Hope county, and C. D. Bent, of Iowa, ranking 

 first in this class. Herefords and Alderneys were 



