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How far this has been obtained, your committee leave to be 

 judged of by the exhibition made at Madison Cottage, whe're a 

 greater number and variety of full bred animals were shown than at 

 the late State Fair; however, the exhibition was by no means such 

 as your committee deem might be displayed, were adequate induce- 

 ments held out for the purpose. 



To ascertain what these inducements should be, your committee 

 have held various consultations, and much discussion, and they sub- 

 mit the following as the conclusions to which they have arrived: 

 First, that the premiums should be greater in amount, and not so 

 diversified as heretofore. This would in some measure, where the 

 proprietors from the expense and risk of bringing forward their best 

 stock, and should they obtain premiums, compensate them for their 

 exertions. Second, that a mart should be created at these annual 

 fairs for the sale and purchase of stock, of various kinds offered for 

 premiums. Should this plan be adopted, and information of the 

 same be generally diffused throughout the United States, many per- 

 sons would be induced to attend as purchasers, and breeders would 

 bring forward their improved stock, and no place in the Union is 

 so uell adapted for this purpose as the Empire City, where all sorts 

 of commodities are bought and sold. The advantage of this place 

 and plan for the purpose, are so obvious, that your committee do 

 not deem it necessary to dilate more fully on the subject. 



The Exhibition was held at Madison Cottage, on Wednesday and 

 Thursday, the thirteenth and fourteenth of October, at a convenient 

 place, but with hardly space enough for a fine display. It was 

 visited by a vast concourse of persons, among whom were seen the 

 Governor, and other officers and representatives of State, numerous 

 enterprising farmers, and many ardent and patriotic breeders of im- 

 proved stock. The judges, selected from our most practical citizens, 

 and whose names are appended to the several departments in which 

 they acted, return the following premiums, which were awarded tO' 

 the several successful competitors, viz: 



THOROUGH BRED, BLOOD, AND GRADE HORSES. 



Henry Booth, Morrisania, N. Y., for the best thorough bred 

 stallion. (Trustee.) Silver cud. 



George M. Patchen, Brooklyn, L. I., for the best trotting stallion 

 of high blood. Silver cup. 



Lawrence Devoe, Elizabethtown, N. J., for the second best 

 thorough bred stallion. (Flying Childers.) Silver cup. 



