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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



not numerous, but the herds of Tnos. Aston, of 

 Ohio, and a few choice animals from Maryland, 

 were of a quality hard to beat. 



Of sheep, the show was first rate; some very 

 uuperior Long-wools appearing among tliem from 

 the flock of J. McGlasiikn, of Pelham, 0. W., who 

 took several prizes. Of iSoiith-downs, the flock of 

 Samuet, Toms, of Ohio, containing many choice 

 imported animals, carried ott" the ribbons. Fine- 

 wools appeared in large numbers, and of fair quality. 

 0. RosESSTEiL, of Freeport, E. F. McConnel, of 

 Chatliam, and -Hammond & Barnes, of Wheaton, 

 mking the first ])remiums in this class. 



SwiME. — In this class the Essexs and Suflx)lks 

 were well i-epresented. The Hon. JoirN Went- 

 woRTit, of Cliieago, and S. K. Ruble, of Wisconsin, 

 aad W. Peveril, of Rockford, taking the best 

 prizes. 



Farm Products, and Fruits, &o. — In this depart- 

 ment the show was better than in any former year. 

 The samjjles of grain shown were first rate, and 

 the fruit, of which many of the best specimens 

 were from "Egypt," were such as only the rich 

 warm soil of Southern Illinois can produce. 



Of Implements generally, the number on exhibi- 

 tion Avas very large, among which Oorn-shellers 

 and Sugar Cane-mills showed the most novelties. 

 The great attraction of the Fair was Fawkes's 

 Jiteam Plow, and to it the State Society, owe much 

 **f the success of the exhibition this year, in a pecu- 

 niary point of view. A trial was had of this plow, 

 which performed all that was anticipated from it, 

 and it was awarded the premium of $3,000, and 

 oovered with garlands and ribbons by the ladies, 

 and its merits duly set forth by the speech-makers 

 wf the occasion. 



OHIO STATE FAIE 



Was held at Zanesville, Sept. 20—23. Great 

 preparations were made for this Fair, and the 

 material for a good show in several of the depart- 

 ments came to the ground, the entries numbering 

 up to 2,506. But the weather proved inausjiicious, 

 juid considerably lessened the attendance of visitors 

 and live stock. The receipts only reached $9,500. 



Horses. — There were fewer than usual, but 

 ttjnong those present were some very fine imported 

 aui nulls from the stables of Messrs. Alexander 

 and Woodroffe, of Kentucky. 



Cattle. — The show of these was small, and 

 many of the old familiar faces were absent. The 

 prize herd of Short Horns was that belonging to 

 the estate of the late ^Ir, Lang, of Highland Co. 

 Of Herefords, Devons, and Ayrshires, the Ohio 

 Cultivator says : " There were jnst enough to 

 swear by," Tnos. Aston and G. W. Penny showing 

 Home good animals. 



Sheep came out in respectable numbers, and of 

 good quality, as did also swine. 



Machinery and Implements. — This department 

 was the best of the show. Among the machinery 

 were some portable steam engines for farm pur- 

 poses; sugar evaporators; and a new monster 

 fraction engine, propelled by horse-power, to which 

 a mole plow was attached, that opens the channel, 

 and cements it as it travels. Of implements, the 

 plows were the great feature. There were also 

 some specimena of drain-tile, from the Woodstock 

 works. 



MICHIGAN STATE FAIR. 



This fair was held at Detroit, October 4—7. The 

 weather proved fair, and there was a good attend- 

 ance of visitors. The entries numbered 2,314. 



Horses. — The show of these was large and good. 

 Among them were some from Vermont and Canada. 

 M. E. Crofoot, of Pontiac, showed a fine team of 

 matched horses (greys), which took the first pre- 

 mium. 



Cattle. — Short-horns mustered strong; the first 

 premium for aged bulls going to S. W. i3exter, of 

 Dexter, Mich. A. & J. Barber, of Avon, N. Y., 

 showed a fine herd in this class, and took several 

 prizes. A good many Devons were shown, som<^ 

 of which ranked high in quality. 0. Rion, of 

 Lapeer, took the first premium for aged bulls, and 

 Ballard & Sons, of Niles, and J. Allen & Sons, 

 of Coldwater, took several prizes for their stock in 

 this class. Herefords and Ayrshires did not show 

 largely, but those on the ground were good. 



Sheep. — A good show, principally fine-woole. 

 H. Hitchcock, of Lyons, and B. Pecham, of Albion, 

 showed some fine Spanish Merinos, and took th« 

 first premium in this class. N. S. Schuyler and 

 J. L. Thompson, of Coldwater, took the first pre- 

 mium in French Merinos. Saxons and Silesians 

 also mustered up pretty strong. In South-downs, 

 S. Toms, of Ohio, proved invincible, carrying off tl>« 

 first premiums. Of Leicesters and Ootswolds, sev- 

 eral fine animals were shown, mostly from Canada. 



Swine. — Not very numerous; nearly all the prizes 

 went to the Suffolk and Essex breeds. 



The other departments were all well represented. 



NEW JERSEY STATE FAIK. 



This Fair, held at Elizabeth, Septenber 13—17, 

 was the most successful ever held in the State. 

 The entries numbered 1,059, and the receipts at 

 at the gate amounted to $7,000. The show of 

 horses was very numerous and superior, and em- 

 braced some of the champions of the Americaa 

 turf. 



Cattle. — In Durhams, G. Hartshorne, of Rath- 

 way, and B. & C. S. Haines, of Elizabeth, took 

 most of the premiums. In the other classes, Devons 

 and Ayrshires were most numerous, and many fiji© 

 animals were shown. 



Sheep. — In this class the entries were all of long 

 and middle- wools, no fine-wools being shown. Th« 

 premium for the best ram went to B. & C. S. 

 Haines, for their imported Hampshire Down bucks 

 — a variety of South Downs meriting more atten 

 tion than they have yet received in this country. 



All the other classes were well filled. One 

 novelty was a goose 85 years old. 



The weather was fine, and all the arrangemente 

 gave perfect satisfaction. 



VERMONT STATE FAIR. 



This Fair, held at Burlington Sept. 13 — 16, was 

 very successful. Horses were the predominant 

 feature. There were 544 entries of horses, besides 

 mares with foals! "Young Columbus" took the 

 first prize on the course. The Morgan stock was 

 most numerous, though " Ethan Allen" and " Black 

 Hawk" had some worthy representatives. A four- 

 year-old colt, owned by Mr. Baldwin, of Ticon- 

 deroga, N. Y., is said to have exhibited a promise 

 i of being a worthy successor of " Black Hawk." 



