No. 1!. 



AND GARDKNEli'S JOURNAL. 



IT-? 



<\\ .\l Si)tlinm, I'croli Luko I'nnii. for his half blood Uev- 

 i>ii-liir*i cow, -llh prize. 



!' ;:• host jir.-iiic I'ow which cam? iiinlcr our ohscrvntlon. 

 ■ I to (i. V. iSncltc: 111" .■^cMU-c:i Fiilla. Iiut he Ueinu one 

 ' >>itiiiii.tce, ecnoroimly wUlhlrow her from couipeti- 

 lieport of Cum. 



Clots VIII. — Gradk Hkifkks. 

 11 s R.imlall, CorUiiuclville, for hid ronii heifer, breil Ijy 

 1. . .If. Isi iiri7.e. 



..I.. V . .-^a.-ket, Seneca Falls, fur his re,l and while heifer, 

 liic.l liv liiiiis,.|f, Ul ir,7.e. 



<i. V S i.ket, s-eiieca Kails, for his roan heifer, ItoJ liy 

 hiiiiself, :id prize. 



re II S. Kan lall, Cor'.l.inlvllle, for his red and while heifer, 

 hre.l hy h.nisclf, 4lh iri/.e. 



Class IX. — N.iTiVK Cow-3. 

 " The eominitlec on native cows would rejiort that very 

 w ctiws, and those of an inferior qunlity, wtMi' to w inimil 

 tlie pens; and they prolialily not inten led lur exliiji'.ipii. 



riiey re^-ret that Ihefnrnicr.s in this vicinity shonM li;ae le- 

 line-l from taking ndvan<a^eof the very li'icml en'*<itiraf;c- 

 ;-nl ..iVcred liy this society, liy the false iniiirossion that 

 \vs were gi-'ing to he br.ni^hl fiom a distance which wool. I 

 i\ce.-!ipsel the cows of tliis neighliorhood. W'c i.re nn- 

 lllill^>o believe th.-it there :.re not cows In his village and 

 i-liuly that would have honored the exhibition, an, I liccn a 

 ^*.lil lu the stale. 'I'liey regret that a m.-itter so ioiiuirlant 

 the iinpro\emcntof »nir native oiws does not e\cile more 



■lleiitit'ii. Such cows must of necessity be the ground wi.rlt 

 inu.-li of the inii ro\eouMit in cattle. If a fanner has a cow 

 jsessiug Millie e.vcclleiit (innlilies, he is prepared lo Inl- 

 ine in an> ile.-:r.i!ile point, t he general dissemination of 

 :h Mood auiinal? rcn.lers such crossings easy ami cheap ; 

 I it is a m;iUrr yet a', issue Whether such crosses will imt 

 ke the most ilesir ilile animal for Ihe common farmer. Wc 

 ,nt the best u .ii\'e cows fcr such crosses and the coni- 

 ;;ec are of oidnion th.at ihe Kxccutive comniiuce of the 

 ite So.-lely are hol.lin;! nut lilifMMl encouragement for ae- 

 e compe:iuon in the mailer of iiii];r.)V;ng our n.ative cal- 

 In conclusion, we would add lliat we hope that no fu- 

 e commit. C3 will l;c un lor the iieeossity of reporting no 

 u;ie.iliiin, bul let Ihe I'^irme', the lawyer, the nierchant, 

 I mechanic, bring forward iheir best cows, and rcmler it a 

 ::er of nice discrimination to decide between them," — Re- 

 l of Cummittet. 



CInea X. — Workisg Oxen. 

 "0 Oaleli Casper, Alaroellus, 1st prize. 

 o Samuel .\llen, jr., New Haven, 2J prize. 



Fat Cattle. 

 'o P N'. Rust, Syracuse, for llie best yoke of fat oxen, one 

 uf which w.as bred by O V fracket, l.-l prize. 



Bull Calvks. 

 o Ezra P. Prentice, Albany, for his thorough bre I improv- 

 ed Dorhaiu bull calf ' Homer,' * (i months old, I red by him- 

 self, 1st prize, 

 'o Samuel Phelps, Ira, for his grade DevonFliirc, 2d prize. 



To Btu-.tiir.iis. 

 '0 Francis Rolch, Butternuts, as the breeder of the best bull, 



"o the same, as the breeder of the be^t cow, prize. 



■u the same, as the brce.ler of ihc best 2 years old heifer, 



prize. 



[The premiums to breeders having been offered hy I\Ir. 



oteh, he declined receiving more than a certificate of tlie 



ward, leaving tiie money (830) wi.h the .-ociety, lo be of- 



•rcil in premiums for the same purpose nexl year | 



HousKS. — StaUioiis, 

 athan A. Cooper, New Vork city, for liis bay horse ' iHes- 

 scnger,' goL by i\lembrino,dam by iuiportc.l Messenger, 1st 

 prize. 



K. 'I'lionip^on, Favetleville, for his hav horse '\onng 

 ii Memlirino," got by Jir. Thorn's liclipsc, dam by Membrino, 

 ' ■•■! prize. 



. .V i;. \\ arren,Manlius, for their grey horse * Messenger,' 

 I. M l.v nhic Mejisent-er, dam Queen Ann, 3d prize. 

 . ■■' i :,isper, Warcellus, for his bay horse ' Gasper,'— pc li- 

 • iH.t known— Idi prize. 



Mares. 



■.:il Townaend,C,;n:erluirv, for liis b.ay mrre 'Lad' 

 :u.-a,' by ' Onondaga,' out of the ■ bady of the Lake 



prize. 



V, Collon, l.enox, for his grey mare, 2d prize. 

 Vm. Liook, r.ysauder, for his bay iiiai-e, 3,1 prize. 



SHEtP. 



Clasa J. — Lo.sG Wooleb. 



OTUin' &. Solham, Albany, for Iheir imported Colewold 

 buck. No. J, )sl prize. 



criiina .t SoLliam, Ali)any, f<ir their irapor'.ed Cotswol.l 

 bulk, .\o, 2, id prize. 



'oj-nini; & Solham, jiPianj-, for tlic'.r imported Co'.6woIJ 

 buck," No. 3, 3d prize. 



ob=ri; .-<. Mus.snn, Gdbertsville, f.ir his pen of 3 I,eices'er 

 ewes, being the only ones in tliis class, preseu'.e I for ex- 

 hibition, id prize. 

 "The conmit ee would m.ike honor ihle mention of three 



we< incserileJ by Mr. ISenry Clifiof Onoml.iga.which were 

 cross heavecn tlie Ion:: wooleil and the short wi^iilc i vari- 



ties, but in: smnch as Ihcy did not come e.\:actiy under the 



I.1SS ihey were r.questeJ lo examine, they coul.l not award 

 premium t • Mr. Clift, which, un.li-r other circumstances 



wy would UAve been very happy tu have done." — lit^ort of 



Clasa II. — Middle Wooled. 

 "rancis Rstch, Butternuts, for his Soulh Down Cuck, tst 



prize 

 )ri Jackson, Jr. liuUernuls, for his Sou'.h Down Buck, 21 



prize. 



John .Snook. Skaneateles, for his Soulh bown Uuok, 3d 

 plize. 

 ram-is Itotch, nutlernuls, lor his p.-n of three South Down 



There being no others presented, the other preininms were 



not t 



rded. 



CInss III.— Fi.NE Wooled. 

 Oanlel Marsh, Ponipey, for his buck, 2d prize, 

 (.'hosier iMuscs, MarcelUis, for his pen of ewes, 2,1 i 

 " The committee have first to e.vjiress their gre 

 pointinent, on accunnl of the very few slier p evln 

 premiums on '.his highly important occa: 

 llic indifferent cllar.icter of liiosc which 



And e 



ler till 



In iffereiice to the first remark, it is nnnceessnry to say. 

 bat Ihe disa|i|ioinlnient, luid wc may justly add, chagrin, 

 low no less eiiterlaineil by the immense body of spectators 

 hall l;v Ihe committee— and it is confidently hope.l and ex. 

 le uvribat on no Inure occasion of this kind will like dls- 

 .piiointment again occur. The state of New Vork has wilh- 

 II its borders no les..: limn live millions of sheep, and how 

 istoiimliiig will it appear ahrolul, when the fact is oiaile 

 mown, that but barely seieii sheep were exhil.iU'd of tlie 

 lass com.ng under the coynizancc of the committee ! >\lieii 

 t is a truth, and well known, that no state in the Union can 

 iriidiice so rreat a proportion of sheep proiliicin? fine wool 

 nm|ii:rcd with Ibe whole nuiiilier within us bounds. 'I'lie 

 aiise^ 111- lliis ineaere display, however, are several and very 



ore 



pm-.icularly timidity, STouiided on the expectalion of great 

 coinpctition and consequently an apprehension of failure to 

 obtain an award. 



This should not be so, for if many are disappointed, let it 

 be noted and remembered. 'hat on all future occasions of this 

 kind, animals characterized by general excellence will meet 

 with ready sale, and at jnices much exceeding 'hope in the 

 inime.liale neigh: orliood wliere they belong. This rem. ik 

 is confirmed hv the large number of wool growers who have 

 come here at this time— and many from a di.stance— lo make 

 piircbases of the class of sheep under consideration. — Sepoit 

 „f Com. 



SlVINE. 



C. N. Dement, Albany, for his IJerkshi re boar. Rip V.an -Win- 

 kle, 1st prize. 

 Jesse Campbell. Sullivan, for his Berkshire Iioar, 2.1 prize. 

 P. N. Rust, Syracuse, fur his l^^ii-ester boar, 3d prize. 

 Siinniel Hecox, I.vons, do do do 4ih do 



C. N. Bemcnt, Albany, for his Berkshire sow, 1st prize. 

 Anthony Van Bergen, Coxsackie, for his Berkshire sow 2il 



WiHitun BIcKnight, Syr.acuse, for liis Berkshire sow, 3d 

 L. 0. Collins, Butternuts, for his Berkshire sow, 4:h prize. 



On Ploughs. 

 Howard Delano, Mottsville, Isl prize. 



!•;. O. Hnlladay. Oansville, for the I.ocklin Ploiigti, 2,1 prj^.p. 

 t'.iij.Lh Wilson, Vernon, for the Livingston coon y P.ongli, 

 ' No. 1,31 prize, 

 llic.lir Devter, litica, for the Wisconsin Plough, 4th prize. 

 jMooers Sl .-^Uitcr, Ilhaca, fur their double mold-board side- 

 hill plonsh, en exlra prize, eqiud lo the 1st premium. 

 Sievens Cook, for an improvement in the Onondaga i'lough, 

 an extra prize of ©.">. 



" The committee appointed by thee.vecntivc board to exa- 

 mine ami test the valuable properties and improvements in 

 the plough, beg leave 10 report, that they have had a mos 

 arduous "duty to \ierform. Near 20 of them were presented 

 for our inspection, and the cotiiniitiee aie fiee to say that 



■ before, and have to regiet that liiey 

 leir !iw; r.I of premiums, ivhen they 

 ;irs confident so many are entitled to the f.iior of the soci- 

 ety 



t ploughs 



» This c.-.|f was sol.l by Mr. I'rcn',; .-e, at the Fair, to .^:i 

 >imn, of I J on.'', for g'-'o'j cash. 



li nation of the subje ; r.s we have 

 il of ploughs by the djnanmmeler, 

 awarded Hie firs', premium of $dO lo Howard Dela- 

 no \for a very beautiful and Irghly finishe.l plough, with a 

 new form of a cutler in pl.a.c of the common cooi.er, wbi.h 

 we consider an improvement well worthy of a fair trial a- 

 moui' the f.^rmers of the coun-.ry 



'I'lie second ]iremium of $-20, the committee have awarded 

 to K. CI- Holladay. for his plough, already favorably known 

 as the Locklin Plough, and which the committee found lo 

 work liytri.al with theDyn.-uiiomctcr with great ease of draft 

 and steadiness. 



The third premium of SIO, the commlilee award to Klijah 

 Wilson, for a very fine well made and well pro[(orlioneJ 

 plough, called the Livingston comity PIoueIi, No, 4. 



The fourth premium. adipl 

 tee award to Chestc 

 Plough. 



The committee have .also determined to aw.-.r 1 an lionora- 

 rv premium equal to the first premium on ploughs (S'50,) to 

 Mooers &, Sl.aler, for a newly invented lioul Ic inoUi-board 

 side-hill plough, which the committee believe will prove a 

 very valuable acquisition to the farmer for m 'oy other pur- 

 poses besides side-hill ploughing, it having performed admi- 

 raiilv liandsnme work upon a levelsiirfiee, 



Tiie comniiltec also awur,! a prcinium of ®.> to Stephens 

 Conk for an iniprovenieiit iiiMle by liiiii in the made of fas- 

 tening tl.e laud side of the Onondaga Plough, including a 

 verv good model. 



The committee c-innot dose without saying that ovvins to 

 Hie implensantness of the day, and the want of lime, they 

 were utiable to devote that .atientiou to this important sub- 

 ject, that this most important of all agricultural implcincuts 

 require, and we most earnestly recommend to 'lie society to 

 levoc more attention to this matter another year, rn I wr 

 hope th-t the compeltrrs who hove been unsuccessful tb 

 vear, will not be discouraged, but will continue 

 w.-ird ill this grand work, recoliectins' that the coinii 

 dlstincMv sav I hat the whole collection of ploiitrhs exlii! 

 were such as do great ere lit to /»iiiericaii maniif.icture 

 a;ricultural imnleoienls."- Bejiorf nf Coin. 



CCLTIVATOKS A.ND DrIILS. 



C. N. Bemen', Al'i.iny, for the best Cultivator, 1st prizs 



•Vn'honv Vail Bergen, f'o'sackic, '21 prize. 



Cnrvin Olds, of Vermont, for a Drilt l!arro-.v, 2.1 prize. 



ess for. 



TiiRA.MiiMO Machines. 

 A. Ilouglnss, Ski.nenteles, for TliMishing IMachinc, 1st prize. 

 Henry Olds, Syracuse, 'id prize. 

 1). ti. Stafford, " 3d prize. 



House Powers. 

 •Noiinnn Ackley, Rochester, Dibble's Horse iiower, 1st prize. 

 David (i. Stiill'ord, Syracuse, 21 prize. 

 Archibald Duuglacs, Skanealulcs, 3d prize. 



Straw Cutters. 

 Jonathan S. Wilcox, Auburn, for • Gihon's Machine,' Isl 



J. S ^^ right, Jordan, 'id prize. 

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



Horse K.ikes. 



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



!id prize only was awarded to A. llolhrook, Whiteaboro'. 



Sowing Machine. 



Julius Hatch, R( Chester, for u machine for sowing seeds anil 



plaster, a prize of $IU, 



Pitchforks. 



swisSnndford, KastSolon, a premium of,?.), for half a do- 

 zen, of superior nianufaclure for strength and liiiish. 

 Fanning Mills. 



Orrin Heffron, Dryilen, 1st prize. 



James UeeI.e, Sullivan, 2d prize. 



John Gilbert, Lyons, 3d prize. 



Agriculturist's Furnace. 

 Jordan L. Mott, New Vork, for liis Agriculturist's Furnae.' 

 ,d Cauldron, a silver cup. 



Smut MachiiNe. 

 Jireh Durkce, Ulica, for 'Grimes' Patent Smut SLichine,' ;i 

 premium of ^'iti. 



Rout Cutter. 



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



Samples of Grain. 



Rawson Harmon, Jr. Wheatland, for samples of21 difl-eient 



varieties of wheat, ex.iibited in the berry, an,l in the head 



on tbest.alk, apiemium of®iO. 

 iW. II. Baleham, of Kocbcster, for 12 varieties of imported 



wheat, a premium or«.). 

 Setli Starr, of Sullivan, for the best specimen of Spring 



WheiU, So. 

 John I'ownsend, of Albany, and to Wni. Ingell, of Volney, 



for two best specimens of Indian corn, ^; each. 



Roots. 

 I'lic comniiltec on P.oots notice with commcnd,ation,snninle!i 



of I'olatiicslr.iiii J. I'. Osborn. Port Byron ; Wm P.Buel, 



Alliaiiv, ami Wm. logells, Volney. 

 Samples' uf while carrots, from C. N Bement, Th ee Hills 



l.'arni, and V\ ni. P. Buel, Albany— Vellow do. from John 



Hainbiidge. 

 Samples of Mangel Wurtzel, from J. P. Osborn, and Red 



Beets from Rulus Cosset. 

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

 Fruits and Flowers. 



Premiums of Books on Ilorticnlturc were awnided to 

 David Thomi s, Aurora, for a lot of about forty varieties of 

 apiiles, pears, peaches, plums, and gr.-pes, some of them of 

 new and valuidile varieties, presented by J. J. ■] houias, 

 nurseryman, of .Macedon. 

 Dr. Beaumoiil, Lyons, for several haskc's of very fine and 

 excelent grapes, including the Grey Tokay, Golden Chas. 

 sehs. .'^npiiernong, I'urple Royal Ch.assel.as, Jsabella. and 

 Sweet Water the quality of which the Society had .in 

 opportunity of testing at the dinner table, "incoipniittee 

 of ilic whole." 

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

 eign .and domesibi grapes, very Hue and well ripened,— of 

 wliicli .Mr. Heeox raised above fifty bushels the present 



James Wilson, nurseryman, Albany, for a lie.tutiful boquet, 

 and a large lotof Dahlias of splendid varieties. 



Win. P. Buell, Albany, f.ir a miniature parterre of Dahlias 

 of very perfect and well chosen varie'ies of great beauty, 

 and twenty-one kiJids of well selected varieties of tipples 

 of fine growth. 



F.zra Cornell, Ithaca, for a basket of fine Red Check Malacn- 

 ton Peaches, some of thorn lueasurtug more than 7 inches 

 in , ircumference. 



James Cochrane, Oswego, for a basket of foreign varieties 

 of grapes, among which w ere the Cliasselas, Sweet Water, 

 Frontignac and i'inou Noire, a hardy variety with a vin- 

 ous and pleasant fruit— also a basket of Silver Clingstone 

 Peaches. 



Mr Wiltse, of Oswego county, for a br-sSet of fine apples of 



J. K. Osborn, Port ", ron, for 'M varieties of cultivated ap- 

 ples, of well selcclcd sorts, together with three varieties of 



.Mr. Ciissett, Onondaga, for a basket of fine grapes-ineludin^ 

 the Isabella. Alexander, Munier, and Sweet Water, well 

 ripened ami large growth. 



Mr. Huntington of Ononilcgn, presented a Large basket of 

 apples, of beautiful form and fine flavor. 



M. B. Baleham, proprietor of the Rochester See I .'''ore, pre- 

 sented two seven vei.r pumpkins, raised by H. N. Lang- 

 worthv.of Iroiiii-qnoit, in ISii and IS4II. 



John Richards pieseiited the \ine and products of one feed 

 of tlieCitroiiWjitermeIi.il, t. mounting lo 13 in number, 

 and weighing over 3U0 U.S. 

 ITT Tli.ise lo whom Prize? wore awardel, and who have 



not re.-eived tlieiii, can oblain them by i.pplic.ation lo E. P, 



Prentice, Esq., Treasurer, or to L. 'i'ucker. Secretary, Al- 



DTJ' The Report on S.Ik nt.tl ihe remniUsof ilie 

 committee on Hm-sps. tooeil,er iviili Eome oilier iiiai- 

 t. re, ni-e uiiavoklnlil}' defeii';(J till next momb. 



