No. 1!. 



AND GARDENER'S JOURNAL. 



173 



To W. II. Sotham. Perch Lake Farm, for his half blood Bev- 



onsliirc cow, 4lh prize. 



" Tlie licst gr.iile cow which came under our observation, 

 belonged lo U. V. Sacket of rSciieca Falls, l»ut he brinj.' o?ie 

 of the fomiiiitiee, generously wilhdrew her from cotnpeti- 

 tion.*' — Report of Com. 



Class VJH. — Grade Heifers. 



To H. S. Randall, Cortlandviile, for bis roan heifer, bred by 



liirii>jelf, Isi prize. 

 To Ci. V. Sacket, Scneea Falls, for his red and white heifer, 



bred by hiniself, 2d prize. 

 To (J. V yackel, Seneca X-'alls", for his roan heifer, bred by 



himself, 3d prize. 

 Tc H S. Uiindall,CortI.in'Iville, forhis red and white heifer, 



bred by himself, -Ith prize. 



Clasa IX. — Native Cows. 

 '* The comniiitee oivnalive eowa would report that very 

 few cowa, and ihosc of an inferiorquality, were to be found 

 ill the pens ; and they probably not intended for exbibition. 

 Tbey regret thai the fiirmers in this vicinity should have re- 

 fr.iined from taking advantageof the very li'eral cncourage- 

 iiient olfered by this society, by the false impression that 

 cows were going to be brouybt fiom a distance which would 

 have eclipsed the cows of this neighborhood. We are un- 

 willing to believe that there are not cows in This village and 

 vicinity that would liave honored the exhibition, and been a 

 credit to '.he state. They regret that a matter so important 

 as the improvement of our native cows docs not excite more 

 nltenlion. Such cows mustof necessity be the ground work 

 of much of the iniiirovetneni in cattle. If a farmer Jins a cow- 

 possessing sonic exeellent qualities, he is prepared to im- 

 prove in atiy desirable point, i he general dissemination of 

 high blood animals renders such crossings easy and cheap ; 

 and it is a nuiller yet at issue whether such crosses will not 

 make the most dcsir;ible animal forlhecommon farmer. We 

 want the best n -tivc cows for sucli crosses, andthecom- 

 milteeareof opinion thai the Kxe^utive committee of the 

 ritate Society are holding out liberal encouragement for ac- 

 tive competition in the matter of improving our native cat- 

 tle. In con^-'lusion, we would add that we hope that no fu- 

 ture committee will be under the necessity of reporting no 

 eompe'-ilion, but let the farmer, Ihe lawyer, ihc merchant, 

 and mechanic, bring forward their beat cows, and remler it a 

 matter of nice discrimination lo decide between them."— /i«- 

 part of CommUtee, 



Clfiss X. — Working Oxen, 

 To Caleb Gasper, I^larcellus, Ist prize. 

 To Samuel Allen, jr., New Haven, 'id prize. 



Fat Cattle. 



To P N. Rust, Syracuse, for the best yoke of fat oxen, one 

 of which was bred by G V backet, Is) prize. 



Bull Calves. 

 To FiZra P. Prentice, Albany, for his thorough bred improv- 

 ed Our ham bull calf 'Homer,' * 6 mouths old, bred by him- 

 self, 1st prize. 



To Siioiuci Phelps, Ira, for his grade Devonshire, 2d prize. 

 To Breeders. 



To Francis Rntch, Butternuts, as the breeder of the best bull, 



I Tize. 

 To the same, as the breeder of the best cow, prize. 

 To tbe same, iis the breeder of liic best 2 years old heifer, 



prize. 



[The premiums to breeders having been offered by Mr. 

 Rotch, he decline I receiving more than a certificate of the 

 Award, leaving the money ($:10) with the Society, to be of- 

 fered in prcniimns for tbe same purpose next year j 



Horses. — Slaliw-n^, 



Nathan A. Cooper, New York city, for his bay horpe ' iVIes- 



senger,' got by Menil)rino,dam by imported Messenger, Isl 



prize. 

 J. B. Thompson, Fayelieville, for his bay horse ' Young 



Membrinu,' got by JMr. Thorn's Eclipse, dam by Membrino' 



2a prize. 

 p. & O. \\ arren, ^lanlius, for their grey iiorse * Messenger,' 



got by Ehle Messenger, dam Ciueen Ann, 3d prize. 

 Cale!) Oas|:er, MarcelJiis, for hiti bay horse * Giisper,' — pedi- 

 Bi^gree not known — llh prize. 



Ma RES - 



Samuel Townsend, Canterbury, for liis bay mnre ' Lady Py- 



racui^a,' by * Onondaga,' out of the 'Lady of the Luke,' 1st 



prize. 

 W. Colton, Lenox, for his grey m.-u-e, 2d prize. 

 AVm. Cook, Lysander, for his bay mare, 3J prize. 



SHEEP. 



Class J. — Long Wooled. 



Corning Sc Sotbam, Albany, for their imported Cotswold 



buck, >iii. I, Isi prize. 

 Coming &. c^oiham, Albany, for their impcr'ed Cotswold 



hui'k. No. 2, 2d [irize. 

 Oirning &- Sotbam, Albany, for their imported Cotswold 



buck, \o. 3, 3.1 prize. 

 Rohert r>. Mu:*snn, Gilbcrlsville, for liis pen of 3 I-eicestcr 

 rwes, being the only ones in tiiis class, prcsenteJ for ex- 

 hibition, 2d prize. 



" The committee would make honorable mention of three, 

 ewes presented by ^Ir. Henry Clifl of Onondaga, which were 

 a cross between tbe bmg wooled and the short wooled vari- 

 eties, but iiiusinuch as they did not come exactly under the 

 class they were r.-quesled to examine, they cool I not award 

 a premium ti 31r. Clift, which, under other circumstances 

 tliey would have been very happy lo have done." — Report of 

 Com. 



Class II. — MiDPLE Wooled. 



Francis Ratch, Butternnls, for his South Down Buck, 1st 



prize 

 I'ri .lackson, Jr. Buttepnuls, for his South Down Buck, 2 1 



prize. 



• This calf Wii.'' sold by Mr. Prentice, at the Fair, to .Mr. 

 Di.MUi of I yon'-, for S2j0 cash. 



John Snook, Skaneateles, for his SoutJi 1/own Buck, 3d 



piize. 

 Francis Rotch, Butternut.^, for his pen of three South Down 



ewes, 1st prize 



There being no others presented, the other premiums were 

 nol awarded. 



Class llf. — Fine Wooled. 

 Daniel Marsh, Pompey, for his buck, 2il prize. 

 Chester Moses, Marcellus, for his pen of ewes, 2d prize. 



" The committee have first to express tlielr great disap- 

 pointmeni, on account of the very fi-w slicep exhibited for 

 premiums on '.his highly important occasion. And second, 

 the itiiliflcrenl character of tbuse which came under their 

 examination. 



In reference to the first retiiark, it is nnnceessary to say. 

 that tbe disappointment, and we may justly add, chni'ri'n, 

 now no less entertained iiy tbe immcn.^e body of spcctalors 

 than by the commiltce — and it is conlidenHy liopeil and ex- 

 pected that on no future od-ntion of this kind will hke dis- 

 appointment again occur. Tbe state of New York has with- 

 in its borders no less than fix'e millions of sheep, and how 

 astounding will il appear abioail, when the fact is made 

 known, that but barely seven sheep were exhibited of the 

 class com.ng under tbe cognizance of tliecntnmittee! When 

 it is a truth, and well known, that no slate in the I'nlon can 

 produce so great a proportion of sheep producing fine wool 

 compareil with the wbcde number w itbin i's bounds. The 

 causes of this nieasrc display, bowev er, are several and very 

 obvious ; and first, the expense of transportation, but more 

 pnriicularly timidity, grounded on the expectation of great 

 competition and consciiviently nn ap|>rclicnsion of failure to 

 obtain an award. 



This should not be bo. for if many are disappointed, let i: 

 be noted and remembereil.'hat on ail fuinrc occastons of ih!s 

 kind, animals characterized by general excellence will meet 

 with ready sale, and at prices much exceeding ihose in ibe 

 immediate neighborhood where tbey belong. This rem.rk 

 is confirmed by the large number of wool growers who have 

 come here at this time— and many from a distance— to nmke 

 purchases of the class of sheep under consideration. — Rcpoit 

 of Cum. 



SWLN'E. 



C. N. Cement, Albany, for his Berkshire boar, Rip Van Win- 

 kle, 1st prize. 



Jesse (JampbcU, Sullivan, for his Berkshire I^oar, 2d prize. 



P. N. Rust, Syracuse, for his Leicester boar, M prize. 



.Samuel liccox, Lyons, do tio do 4th do 



C. N. Bement, Allmny, f.ir his Berkshire sow, l.sl prize. 



.\ntliony Van Bergen, Coxsackic, fur his Berkshire sow 2d 

 prize. 



William McKnlght, Syracuse, for his Berkshire sow, 3tl 

 prize. 



L. G. Collins, Butternuts, for his Berkshire sow, 4;h prize. 



On Ploughs. 



Ilowj'.rd Delano, Mottsvjlle. 1st prize. 



E. G. Holladay. Hansvillc. for the Locklin Ploiigb, 2d prize. 



Elijah Wilson, A'ernon, for the Livingston couniy P.oiigb, 



No. J, 3d prize. 

 Cbe?trr Dexter, lltica. for the AVisconsin Plough, 4tl) prize. 

 Mooers & Slater, Ithaca, for their double mold-bnurd side- 



bin plough, an extra prize, e(|uril to the 1st premium 

 Stevens Cook, for an improvement in tbe Onondaga Plough 



an extra prize of So. 



" The committee appointed by the executive board to exa- 

 mine ami lest tliC valuable properties and inipnn-cnienis in 

 the plough, beg leave to report, that they have hud a mos 

 arduous duty lo pcrfmni. Near 20 of Ihem were presented 

 for our inspection, and tbe coumiittec aie free to .say that 

 tbey never have seen so great a number of remarkably ex- 

 cellent ploughs together before, and have to regret that tbey 

 are circuniscrihed in their award of premiums, when they 

 arc c(nifideiit so many ate entitled to the favor of the soci- 

 ety 



After as cnreful an examination o( thesubjei ns we have 

 been nble to give, and a -rial of ploughs by the dynamometer, 

 we have awarded the first premium of $30 to Howard Dela- 

 no, ^for a very beautiful and h glily finislied plough, with a 

 new form of a cutter in place of die connnon coulier, wl.i-h 

 we consider nn improvemeni well «or:by of a fair trial a- 

 mong the farmer.-; of the country 



The sei-ond premium of ;520, tiic conmilltce have awarileJ 

 to i;. G. Holladay. for his plough, already favorably known 

 as tbe Locklin PInuirb, and which the coinir.;t"ee found to 

 woi k by trial with theDynamomercr with great case of draft 

 and steadiness. 



Tbe third premium of JJIO, the couiraittee award to I'.lijah 

 Wilson, for a very fine well male and well proportioned 

 plough, crdlcd tbe Livingston connty Plough, No. 4. 



The fourth premium, a diplcma of the soc:e1y, the commit- 

 tee award to Chester Dexter of Uticn, for his Wisconsin 

 Plough. 



Tbe committee have also detcrmi'ied to av/ard an honora- 

 ry premium cipinl to ilic first premium in» ploughs fiJ30,) to 

 Mooers & Slater, for a newly invented douide inol.i-lMir.rd 

 side-hill plough, which the conimitlrc believe will pro\c a 

 very valuable acqiiisi'.ion to the farmer for nivnv oUicr pur- 

 poses Iicsilcs siJe-hill ploughing, it having performed adnii- 

 ra'dy handsome work upon a level surface. 



Tlie rommitlee also award a prsniium of S'> to Stephens 

 Cook for an improvement made by him !n the nmdcof fus- 

 tenins the land side of the Onondaga Plough, including a 

 very good model. 



The conmiittee cannot close without saying that owing to 

 ibe unple:tsantnrs.s of the day. r.nd the want of time, they 

 weretinahleto devote that attention to this iniportitnt sub- 

 ject, that this most important of aU agricultural impleuients 

 require, aiid we most cr^rnestly recimunentt to 'be society to 

 dcvoie (unre attention to this niatt<rr another year, ami we 

 hope thnt tbe compe'itrr* who have been unsnccessfol tl.i:' 

 year, wTu not lie discouraged, but will continue to press for- 

 ward in this grand work, rccollecrinp tbr.t tbe cornnri'tee 

 distinctly say that the whole collection of ploughs e.\lii;jited. 

 xvere such as do ?reat credit to Amerb-.nn manuf.icturcrs of 

 .■igricultural imri'emenls " — Report of Com. 



CuLTlVATfiKS AND Dftll.LS. 



C. N. Bement, Albany, for the best fnliivator, Is" prize. 



An*bonv Van Mercen. Covsai-k-e. 21 prl/.e. 



Calvin 6lds, of Verii.ont, for a l>.'il! BurrO'v, 2^1 prUc 



Thuashikg Machines. 

 A. Douglass, Skiineateles, for Tinnsiiing I\Iachine, 1st prize. 

 Henry Olifs, .Syracuse, 2d prize. 

 D. G. Staft'ord, *' 3d jirize. 



Horse. Powers. 



Norman Ackley, Rodiestf r, DiMde's Horse power, 1st prize. 

 Davi<l (i. iSijilToril, f^j,racuse, 2d prize. 

 Archibald Douglaws, Skaneateles, 3d prize. 



Straw Ci/TTers. 



Jonathan S. Wilcox, Auburn, for * Gilson's Machine,' let 



prize. 

 J. S \\ right, Jordan, 2d prize. 

 W. B. Abbott, Syracuse, 3d prize. 



Horse U.tKES. 



But one was exhibited, and as there was no competition, Ihe 



2d prize only was awarded to A. Holbrook, Whitcsboro'. 



Sowing Machine. 

 Julius Hatch, R( Chester, for a machine for sowing seeds jmd 

 plaster, a prize of glU. 



PiTCHEORKS. 

 Lewis Snndford, East Solon, a premium of .*.5, for half a do- 

 zen, of superior manul'Licture for strength and huish. 



Fanning Mills. 

 Orrin HelT'-nu, Dryden, 1st )rize. 

 James Bcelc, Sullivan, 2d prize. 

 John Gilbert, Lyons, 3il prize. 



Agricultiiiust's Furnace. 



Jordan L. Mott, New Y<;rk, for his Agrijulturist's Furiiac.' 

 and Cauldron, a silver cup. 



Smut Machine. 



Jireh Durkee, Utica, for 'Grimes' Patent Smu: Machine,* a 

 premium of $20. 



Rout Cutter. 



Wm. Thorburn, Albany, for Fowk's Machine, a prize of 02 



Samples of Grain. 



Itawson Harmon, Jr. Wheatland, for samples of 21 different 



varieties of wheat, ex.iibjte I in the berry, and in the head 



on the stalk, a i)remi:;m ot ^10. 

 M. B. Batehain, of Kncbestcr, for 12 v.nrieiies of imported 



wheat, a premium uf g.'i. 

 Se:h Starr, of Sullivan, for the best specimen of Spring 



Wheat, e.5. 

 John Townsend, of Alb.-my, and lo Wm. Ingell, of Volney, 



fur two best specimens of Intlian corn, $S each. 



Roots. 



The commiltce on Roots notice with conuuendaiion.sampleii 

 uf Potatoes friuii J. F. OsUorn. Port Byron; Wm P. Buel 

 All'any, and Wui. Ingells. Vf.lney. * 



Samples' i»f while carrots, from C. N Bement, Tb ee Hills 

 Farm, and \\ m. P. Duel, Albany — Yellow do. from John 

 Bninbiidge. ^ 



Samples of Mangel Wurzel, from J. P. Oshcm, and Red 

 Beets frtnn It ufus Cosset. 



Also a very fine sample of Onions, owner's name unknown. 

 Fruits and Flowers. 



Preniiums of Books on Ilorlicnllurc were awaided to 



David ThoniiS, Aurora, for a lot of about forty varie ies of 

 apples, pears, peaches, plums, and grapes, sonie of ihem of 

 new and valuable vaneiics, presented by J. J. 'ihoma*>-, 

 nurserjman, of Maccdon. 



Dr. Beaumont, Lyons, for several baskets of very fine and 

 excelcnt grapes, including the Grey Tokay, Golden Chas- 

 scl.is. Scuppcruong, I'urplc Royal Chnsselas, Isabella, and 

 Sweet Water the qumity of which the Society had an 

 opportunity of testing at llie dinner table, " in cou'niiiiee 

 of the whole." 



Samuel Hccox. Lyons, for a lot of sixteen varieties of for- 

 eign and domcsiii* grapes, very fine .-;nd well ri[-ened,— ef 

 which Mr. Hccox raited above lifty bushels ibe present 

 season. 



James Wilson, nurseryman, Albany, for a beautiful boquet, 

 and a large lot of Dahli:is of splendid varie'.ics. 



Wm. P. Buell. Albany, fur a miniature parterre of Dahlias 

 of very perfect and well chosen varicJies of great bcautv, 

 and twenty-one kinds of well selected varieties uf apples 

 of fine growth. 



Ezra Cornell, Ithaca, for a basket of fine Red Cheek Malnci- 

 ton Peaches, some of iheni measuring more tliau 7 inches 

 in ' ircumferenco. 



James Cochrane, Oswego, fur a basket of foreian varieties 

 of grapes, among which were the Cbnsselas, Sweet Water, 

 Frontignac ami Pinou Noire, a hardy variety with a vin- 

 ous anti pleasant fruit— :dso a tiaskct of Silver Clingstone 

 i'eacbes. 



"Mr Will.'^c, of Oswego county, for a basket of fine itpples of 

 known varieties. 



J. F. Odborn, Port Byron, for 29 varieties of cuttiv.-iled ap- 

 ples, of well selected sons, toge'Jier with three varieties of 

 I ears. 



Mr. Cosse*.', Onondaga, fur a basket of fine grapes. includin(; 

 the la.iliclla. .Mexander. IMunier. ai I Sweet Water, well 

 ripened and large growth. 



Mr. Huntington of Onoudagn, presented a large basket of 

 a]>ples, of beuutiftd forni and fine flavor. 



M. B. Bate]Kim,proprielor of the Rochester Sec I Store, pre- 

 senle I '.wo seven ye.vr pumpkins, raised by H. N. I^ng- 

 worthy, of Ironriequoit, in 1?;i7 and IJ^KI. 



John Richards presented the a inc ami products of one Fced 

 of ilic Citron Wateritirlon, amounting to 1p in nuniler, 

 and weighing over 3bU ll:s. 

 flTT Those lo whom Prizes w-re awnrile', snd who have 



not re.-eived them, can ob.'jiiii ibfiii by : pplicatinn lo E. P. 



I'rcntice, Esq., Tieasurer, or to L. Tucker, Secretary, Al- 



:iy. 



O' The Rppnri on Silk ni:d the rcmnrks of the 

 comniiitoe i>n li-TFee. tonotbcr with f('nicn:!:er niQt- 

 t' r?, arc unavo.dably dclVir-iJ till next iitonib. 



