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New Advertisements this Month. 



Apple Trees— John C. Teas, liaysvillo, Ind. 



Zona Vinea— C. W. Grant, lona, near reekskill, N. T. 



How to Obtain Webster'3 New Pictorial Dictionary Free of 

 Cost— P. Church & Co., New York. 



Pittsburgh Water Cure — Dr. Frease, Pittsburgh, Pa. 



f lOl) per Month — S. Mllliken, Lawrence, Mass. 



Delaware Grape Vines— E. B. Shaw, Trenton Falls, N. T. 



Peach Trees — T T. Sergeant & Co., Sand Brook, N. J. 



Grapes— 1). S. Ileffron, Utica, N. T. 



Evergreen Fencing— A. J. McClanc, Marion, N. T. 



To Inventors— J. Fraser, Eochester, N. Y. 



Lop-eared Eabbits— C. N. Bement. Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 



Delaware Grape Vines— Geo. "W. Campbell, Delaware, Ohio. 



Apple Trees— E. Boardman & Son., Eochester, N. Y 



Peach Trees— Isaac Pullen, Ilightstown, N. J. 



Blooniingtiin Nursery— F. K. Phoenix, Bloomington, Illinois. 



Tree Seeds — Thos. Meehan, Gerniantown, Pa* 



Ashland Clover Hulling and Cleaning Machines— D Whiting, 

 Ashland, Ohio. 



Th« Country Gentleman — Luther Tucker & Son, Albany, N. Y> 



Fruit and Ornamental Trees — G. Zimmerman, Buffalo, N. Y 



Illinois Lanils for Sale — John S. Hayward. Ilillsboro, lU.s. 



Sewing Machines — Grover & Baker S. M. Co., New York 



Guano — JohnB. Sardy, New York. 



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 we will send the last three numbers of this ieary?'e« of 

 charge ! Fifteen months for fifty cents ! 



The Great Provincial Fair of Upper Canada 



The Fifteenth Annual Fair of the Agricultural Associ- 

 ation of Upper Canada was held at Hamilton, Sept. 18—21. 

 It was one of the best arranged and most successful Fairs 

 we have ever attended. 



The exhibition of cattle was excellent. Short-horns 

 were out ia great numbers — Fred. W. Stone, Geo. Mil- 

 ler, John Snell, and other celebrated breeders, showing 

 many splendid animals. The Devons, too, were well rep- 

 resented. Of Ayrshires, with a few exceptions, the show 

 was poor, and we did not see a good Hereford on the 

 ground. The black, hornless Galloways were well repre- 

 sented. This hardy and valuable breed is being rapidly 

 diffused through the Province. 



The British breeds of sheep — Cotswolds, Leicesters, 

 South Downs and Cheviots — were well represented. The 

 show of Cotswolds and Leicesters was truly magnificent. 

 FsKD. W. Stone, of Moreton Lodge, Guelph, C. W., is 

 justly celebrated as a successful breeder and importer of 

 Cotswolds. He showed 40 Cotswolds that it would be 

 difficult for any single breeder in England to beat. These 

 sheep are attracting more and more attention in Canada. 

 Their great size and mutton-producing qualities render 

 tliem deservedly popular. There can be little doubt that 

 they are the most profitable breed of mutton sheep we 

 have. The Sweepstake for the "Best long-wooled ram of 



any age or breed," was awarded to a Cotswold bred by 

 Mr. Stone and owned by Geo. Miller, of Markham. 



There was a noble show of Leicesters; the splendid 

 flocks of Geo. Miller, of Markham, John Snell, of Ed- 

 monton, and many other celebrated breeders, being well 

 represented. The Leicesters of Canada are a larger breed 

 than those of England. We should judge that they have 

 a dash of Cotswold or Teeswater blood in them. Be this 

 as it may, the breed is well established, and they are a 

 most useful class of sheep. 



Mr. Stone showed some beautiful Sussex Downs j Mr. 

 Spencer, of Whitby, some fine Hampshire Downs; the 

 latter is a larger breed than the Sussex, and is rapidly 

 gaining favor. Jas. Dickson, and many others, showed 

 excellent South Downs. There was a good show of Chev- 

 iots. There were only a few pens of Merinos. Fine-wooled 

 sheep receive but little attention in Canada. 



There was a good show of pigs — the "improved Berk- 

 shires " predominating. From their appearance, we sup- 

 pose the improvement has been effected by crossing with 

 the Essex. There were very few Suffolks, and only a few 

 pens of Yorkshire or other large breeds. One Lancashire 

 sow, exhibted by G. E. Cresswell, of Harpurhay, at- 

 tracted attention from her immense size. She measured 

 7 feet 7 inches in length, and 7 feet girth under the fore 

 legs. 



The show of agricultural implements was not as large 

 as usual. The implements and machines of Canada have 

 a substantial, English look. Iron harrows, long-handled 

 plows, turnip drills, etc., reminded us of an English Fair 

 ground. There were six or eight different kinds of tur- 

 nip drills, for sowing one or two ridges at a time — indica- 

 ting that the culture of root crops is greatly on the iu- 

 creas. 



There was a fine show of fruits, and a most magnificent 

 display of vegetables- — the latter we have never seen 

 equalled in the " States," and we question if it is often 

 surpassed in any country. 



But to us the most interesting feature of the Exhibition 

 was the wheat. 



For the "Best two bushels of Winter Wheat," there 

 were 83 entries; for Spring Wheat, 84 entries. The 

 " Canada Company " offer a standing prize of £25 for the 

 best 25 bushels of winter wheat — the prize wheat to be 

 given to the Company for distribution. For this prize 

 there were 32 entries, or 800 bushels ! Think of it, ye 

 wheat growers of the " Genesee Country," and let us look 

 to our laurels ! We could, doubtless, make as good a dis- 

 play at our own State Fair, but certes, we never have. 

 The judges were provided with an instrument for deter- 

 mining with accuracy and dispatch the weight per bushel, 

 and they told us that not one of these samples weighed 

 less than 63 lbs. per bushel, and the heaviest was 66 J lbs. ! 

 Like our own wheat, several of these samples bore the 

 marks of having been stung with the midge, but the mag- 

 gots had not been able to penetrate the grain to any depth, 

 and had done little or no damage except to the appearance 

 of the sample. Canadian farmers have just cause to be 

 proud of their Exhibition. Each Annual Fair indicates 

 rapid improvement, not only in stock, but in all agricul- 

 tural and horticultural productions; and it may be safely 

 asserted that the farmers of Canada West are second to 

 none on this side of the Atlantic. 



