REPORT OF TEE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE. 



The committee oa agriculture, under whose care and direction 

 the exhibition of the annual cattle show was placed, report : 



That the exhibition was held at Madison cottage, corner of the 

 5th avenue and 23d and 24th streets New -York, on the 20th, 21st 

 and 22d days of October, 1852, with a greater area of ground 

 compared to former ones. 



The weather was tine and the visiters (unusually numerous) 

 who had come with the expectation of seeing a superior class of 

 blood horses, horned cattle of all kinds, native, mixed and im- 

 ported bloods, sheep of every species, swine and poultry of every 

 nation, confessed that their hopes were fully realized. 



It was remarked by several gentlemen who had visited the 

 State Fair at Utica, that although the number of cattle was far 

 greater at Utica than here, yet for quality, blood and appearance 

 our exhibition was far superior to that or any other they had ever 

 witnessed. 



The programme adopted by the Board of Agriculture, publish- 

 ed and circulated by the American Institute, was strictly adhered 

 to by your committee in every particular. 



The number of entries of horses was 59, one jack, one donkey, 

 a Shetland sttid and mare — horned cattle 182, sheep 145, swine 

 82, dogs 17 and a large quantity of superior poultry both of the 

 rarest and largest kinds, and of all varieties. 



The sheep and swine were never equalled here at any former 

 exhibition. The total number of animals was 486. 



The competitors were numerous, and many of them came from 

 distant States ; all seemed to take a deep interest in the exhibi- 

 tion, and much good humour prevailed tliroughout the three days 



