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OCT. 15. 



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 In fact, lost tho offspring^ 



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of both, 

 (ever tbe peculiarities 

 disease, form, temper, softness, stren 

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THE NEW YORK STATE FAIR, 



The New York State Aobicpltical Societt 

 ias long been the lending institution of its class 

 11 Rural America, but never so fully demonstrated 



ts superiority, or achieved such marked success, 

 ls during tbo holding and in the results of 'its 



display, ntlendai 



well be adopted as 



located, (whether 

 deotof a sister Co 



1 Exhibition. After a combined 

 its unequnlcd by 

 " Excelsior" may 

 motto of the Society— and 

 tral New-Yorker, wherever 

 in tho " Empire," tbe resi- 

 ;r Commonwealth, distant Territory, 

 iu foicign lands,) will rt-juicc iu tin-- 

 I justly fee) greater pride in New 

 York on account of tbe achievements of her mosi 

 prominent institution for the promotion of the 

 Rural and other Producing Interests of the Coun- 

 try. But, rather than glorify the State, Society 

 and People, by the use of Strong adjectives, wb 

 prefer to state such facts us will speak abund- 

 antly in their behalf, and sustain tbe enviable rep- 

 utation hitherto acquired. 



As already intimated, the State Fair was a re- 

 markable success, in all respects— in tbe extent, 

 and quality of tho exhibition, the number in at- 

 tendance, and amount of receipts. Much of this 

 is attributable to the very fine weather of the 

 week, an item of tbe first importance, and in which 

 the Society were never more favored than this 

 year. The general arrangements for the Show 

 were also very complete, and had evidently been 



things, however, important as they arc, would 

 never hatfe produced so fine an exhibition and 

 large atieudance, had not tbe Society been in good 



tbe true spirit of emulation and improvemen 

 With such a rare combination as fair weathei 

 fine arrangements, good reputation of the Society, 

 and the right feeling among a progressive peopli 

 tho exhibition could not he otherwise than credit- 

 able and successful,— and we are not, therefore, 

 surprised that, taken all iu all, tho New York 

 State Fair for 1869 excelled its predecessors — 

 For tho manner in which the arrangements were 

 made and earned out, and the successful result, 

 much credit is due to Col. B P. Johnson-, tbe 

 long-ext>erienced and capable Secretary, and the 

 unequaled General Superintendent, Maj. M. R 

 P-atejck, — for theie gentlemen and tbcirn^sistaots 

 were really the most active, working and efficient 

 men of the Fair, whatever the positions or assump- 

 tions of tho numerous honorables nod amateur 

 farmers present. Tho Judges and Exhibitors also 

 aided largely in perfecting and properly carrying 

 out the arrangements. Among these were many 

 of the most enterprising and influential Farmers, 

 Horticulturists, Mechanics and Manufacturers of 

 the Sune— nearly cvny .vctiuu being represented 

 by model hbn, and presenting superior animals 

 and articles as well. Indeed, at this Fair,— great 



Mr. Tbi 



New York berdH, and inferior t* whal 

 ky should send lo an E'npiro State Show, 

 adc a grand show of imported ami 



ebred animals. 



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Devon*.— Tho show in this class 

 large and creditable, evincing that the beautiful, 

 uniform Devons are increasing in favor. The 

 principal cxbtbitors were Messrs. Wnmwright of 

 Dutchess, E. 0. Fade of Westchester, E. Ottley of 

 Ontario, Truman Baker of Madison, Geo. Vail and 

 P. S. Forbcsof Rensselaer, O. Howland of Cay us*, 

 A, B. Conger of Rockland, Webb A Rogers and E 

 G. Cook of Jefferson, J. Hilton of Albany, J. Free- 

 tnyer of Schoharie. The display was superb, of 



i Beveral of the best herds i 



i the e 





of the skill, industry, and ingenuity of our people 

 —like most others we have attended, the represen- 

 tatives of the people were, to us, most interesting, 

 and we aro half iuclined lo give the names and 

 characteristics (menial and physical,) of scores of 

 men whom we met, rather than speak of the pro- 

 duct* of their skill and industry. But (,W is not 

 our province, and we proceed to other delineations. 

 The Exhibition was large and of good quality 

 in most departments. In connection with assist- 

 very full notes of the displuy in vari- 





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giveij 





lso Lave notes of the evening 

 which, mil be given hereafter.} The e 

 far greater than last year, aggregating 

 being classified us follows: 



Hones 



Sheep, Swine, ami Poultr] 



Plowing Implements noJ Machinery 



Oram, Vegetables, Dairy, Sugar anil 11, ,i, 



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The show of IiipaovKH Stock was very large, 

 each class being represented by superior auimals. 

 In quality we think the display iu tbe various 

 classes of Cuttle, HorUI, Sheep, Swine, Poultry, 

 Ac, by far the best we ever saw. Referring lo 

 our notes we will nia.ke brief mention of the main 

 fealures, 



ThU popular breed made an ad- 

 iplfty— the show being largo and fine. 

 Excellent animals were shown from the herds of 

 Satnuul Tuome and Wm. Kelly of Dutches, Wood 

 mid BiMonn, and J. F Converse of Jefferson, 

 Hurst, Slingcrland & Bullock or Albany, J. R. 

 Page and Henry Fellows of Cayuga, A. B. Con- 

 ger of Rockland, Lewis G. Morris and S. Leland 

 . Chaddook of Genesee, J. H. 

 i of Ononduga, D. 



of Westchester, 



Tucker of Erie, J. U. On 



T. yoj] of Rensselaer. J. Baoll of CMadTwe 



worthy of lp60ul i uotic(J 

 ull "Grand Turk " n„ r 

 R " P *8*'»" Hiawatha,' 



* Mr. Thome' 



, "Neptune,' 



. U Duncan of Kentucky, 



animals— mostly beautiful roi 



n form and eixe to tho reprei 





Ayrnhiret.—k much better show than usual, in 

 both numbers and quality. Tho herds of Messrs. 

 S. D. Hungerford and Brodie & Converse of Jef- 

 ferson, Sam'l Curtis, H. D. Hawkins and E. P. 

 Prentice of Albany, John C. Hitchcock of Dutch- 

 ess, Jos. Thompson of Saratoga, and perhaps 

 others, were represented. The Ay rehires are at- 

 tracting attention as dairy stock. 



Etrtforit.— E. Corning, Jr., of Albany, made a 

 fine display — exhibiting IS animals. Fine ani- 

 mals were also shown by A. Bowen of Orleans, M. 



C. Remington of Cayuga, Geo. Clark of Otsego, 

 sod Eli P. Gardner of Schoharie. 



AMerneys.— This breed was represented by ani- 

 mals from ihe herds of Wm. S. Johnson of Dutch- 

 ess, Joo. T. Norton of Conn., A. B. Conger of 

 Rockland, and CLas. A. Burt. 



Grade Catttt and Working (km were not want- 

 ing, and the show was creditable in both numbers 

 and quality. Tho much-abused and neglected 

 "natives" evinced that their owners were not 

 know nothings in breeding and care, whatever 

 their political proclivities. Good animals were 

 shown by Mather A Moore, W. H. Sliugcrlaml. A. 

 Filch, C. E. Pease, G. W. Harcourt, and J. II 

 Booth of Albany County ; J. H. Converse and 

 Wood & Eastman of Jefferson, H. & F. Bowen and 

 Coon & Tompkins of Orleans, E. Ottley of On- 

 tario, Henry Cook of Dutcbess, Luther Comstock 

 of Oneida, Peter Slocum of Wyoming, and others. 



Fit OattU. —We think tbe show ol Fat Cattle 

 the best we have seen at any State Fair— not of 

 motutert, but of animals that will make " beef as 

 is beef." Of stall fed, Thos. Doty and G. II. & A. 



D, Gazley of Dutchess, Thos. Kimber of Onon- 

 daga, and E. Sheldon of Cayuga, presented extra 



iug the grass fed, tho two pair 

 of Short-horn three year old steers exhibited by 

 Craig and James (sons of J. S.) Wadsworth or 

 jiviogston, were decidedly extra— worthy the 

 Jenesee Valley. George H. Charles of Albany, 

 nd C. J. Willis and W. R. Duncan of Ky., also 

 bowed fine fat animals. 



HOB8E3. 

 The display of Horses was so large and elegai 

 hat we were unable to observe closely half of ev< 

 he animals most noted for blood, beauty and e: 

 attempt (this 



though apt to suffer in onr cold winters; but for 

 this we would prefer He m over all others. Game 



to tolerate the cruel sp»rt of cock-fighting. Bre- 

 men. African, and other Geese were shown in ex- 

 cellent condition; hut really the most beautiful 

 thing we saw in tho loullry line was a cage of 

 Black Cayuga Ducks, »hown by John R. Page, or 

 Sennet, Cayuga county. Perhaps they pleased us 

 the more because we had never before seen them 

 —or, only a very youig pair, some years since. 

 The Turhtyt were well represented, as were also 

 the Rabbits and Fancy Pigeon*. 



It would require n 

 o this department, t 

 m exhibition. Nevi 

 day at a State, or ov 



e space Hum we can afford 

 a to give a list of articles 

 ;ave wo seen so large a dis- 

 National Fair. The Horse 



Powers and Threshing Machines were the r 

 prominent, and seemed to attract general atten- 

 tion. Westinghouse, Emory, Pease, Wheeler and 

 others exhibited their respective machines in ope- 

 ration. Three Potato JJtggtri were in competition 

 for the premiums, and tbe lirst was awarded to one 

 from New Jersey ; the machine of Mr. Niven, which 

 was figured and described in the Rural a few 



weeks since, received ile-.i I premium. These 



run a point or plate of iron under the hill, and the 

 soil and potatoes are carried up an "apron" made 

 of iron rods, on tbe endless chain principle, the 

 soil falling through ani the potatoes passing to 

 the back of the machine where they are deposited 

 on the ground. We do not know that the Com- 

 mittee saw these machines in operation, and if 

 not, their award is of little consequence. A Steam 

 tin ■)>/.< designed to propel a steam plow, traveled 

 about Ihe grounds and sulihei|uently attempted to 

 plow, but did not succeed to tho satisfaction of the 

 spectators. A novel implement which attracted 

 attention, was a roller made of cast iron wheels, 

 about an inch broad, and set on a rod about two 

 inches apart, but each one acting independently of 

 the oiher. Two others thus constructed were at- 

 tached by mear 



breaking clods a 



grass, wheat and other iceds, 



quite effective. Reapers, niowci 



nj..-d i 



. Iik>: 



dragging, . 



but QUI 



ors, drills, Ac. 



limited space will not allow o 



We may notice many of the i 



I leait. 



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The 



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largest in numbers and best in quality 



including many superior animals from 

 Western and Central New York. Thcexhibitions 

 in the ring attracted great attention— tbe display 

 of style and speed being the "cynosure or all 

 ejes" that could obtain a sight. All present who 

 had a streak of horse admiration in their com- 

 position— i. e., almost everybody— appeared de- 

 lighted, from Gov. Morgan (who, by-tbe-way, pur 

 chased two or three fine horses from this county,) 

 and Gen. Wool down to tbe smallest and hum- 

 blest judges of tbe "noblest of all animals." 



Of Sheep there was a good show, though the 

 Coarse and Middle Wool or Mutton Breeds were 

 most numerously represented. Fino Lrtoettm, 

 Cattwoldt, .(v., were shown by Robt. Brodie, Wood 

 St Eastman and Robt. Hungerford of Jefferson, 

 JunanWione and P. Van Wie of Albany, John 

 McDonald of Herkimer, G. H. A A. D. Gazley and 

 V. a. Halloek of Dutchess, H. Bowen, Jr., of Or- 

 leans, G. C. Hitchcock of Conn., J. Bettridge of 

 Howland of Cayuga, R. Gipson of 

 on Gower and Thos. Kimber of Ouon- 

 daga, D. D. Campbell of Schenectady, and others. 

 Of South-Downs there was a good show— prin- 

 cipally by Sam'l Thornc of Dutchess. C. Parsons 

 of Monroe, (-J0 head,) A. B. Conger of Rockland, B, 

 Corning, Jr., and J. H. Booth of Albany, J. C. 

 Taylor of New Jersey, 0. Howland of Cayuga, and 

 E. G. Cook or Jefferson. Shropshire Downs by J. 

 Lorillard of Westchester, and J. C. Taylor. 

 Tho display of Pine Wools was not large. Good 

 . - were shown by Jesse Hinds of 

 '., Geo. Brown of Ontario, J. Siickney ol 

 Steuben, N. M, Dart of Delaware, E. G. Cook of 

 Jefferson, and J. M. Percy, Potior Baker, W. P, 

 W. H. Armstrong of Rensselaer.— 

 uvtra quality— imported and home 

 exhibited by Wm. Chamberlain of 

 Dutchess ; same breed by Geo. Brown of Ontario. 

 . Chamberlain also had some French end BUe- 

 n. Saxon* were shown by Geo. Dakin of Dutch- 

 , C. W. Hull of Columbia, and T. V. Maxson. 



The show of Swine was not large, but comprised 

 'tno due and weighty specimens of the genus Sua, 

 i i aw or none of the long-nosed, wind-splitting 

 id tin -tl- 'Jigging varieties. Fine animals of the 

 ssex breed were shown by Messrs. Thome, Con- 

 U>E. Griffm and A.M. Underbill— of Siiffolks 

 by Conger, E. G. Cook, E. Corning, Jr., and J. U 

 Booth-ami of Yorkshires. Berkshires, 4c., by S 

 D. Hungerford, Wm. Richardson, and others. 



POOL.TBY. 



Iimigh the '■.'.,;,.. .'-■■' has subsided.and 

 ) ready to laugh at tbe foolish things said and 

 during that epidemic, yet the Poultry exhi- 

 bition continues to be quite an important part of 

 State Show, and always commands crowded 

 houses. The first thing that attracted our atten- 

 tion on entering this department was the fine ex- 

 hibition made by J. H. Clapham and E. A. Wen- 

 dell, of Albany, of all names and colors. The 

 M leemj to be gaining in favor, and 

 every y^nr we mitjee an increased number on ex- 

 hibition. They are a beautiful and valuable bird, 



The show of Dairy Products was much better 

 an that made at Syracuse Jast season, when we 

 unted only eight or nine specimens of butter and 

 Sozen or so of cheese. At Albany we counted 

 er fifty-fine large cheeses, and about forty speci- 

 mens of butter, and the quality of many of the 

 samples was excellent. Still, the exhibiti 

 dairy products was not creditable to the great State 

 of New York, nor did it do justice to onr dairy 

 terests. A gentleman from New Brunswick 

 marked to us (hat, judging from the exhibilion, 

 thought dairying musfWbe unprofitable in t 

 State. Most of the cheeses shown were from J 

 ferson, Lewis and Herkimer, though there wer 



There was quite a respectable exhibition 

 Wheat, Rye, Barley, Oats, Flax Seed, Timothy 

 Seed, Corn, 4c. Tbe White Winter Wheat o: 

 S. Hay ward, of this city, was a very fine sam 

 and reminded us of the palmy days of Gen. 

 wheat. The Red Winter wheat of 0, Howland of 

 Cayuga, was another excellent sample, and there 

 were others almost as good. 



Kurd Spirit of th e flrcsg. Agricultural JHtertUann. 



A OOBBSSFOXDIKT of the Southern ITome^ad 

 writes :— " Having seen a number of remedies for 

 taking film from horse's or cattle's eyes, I'll give 

 the method that I havepraeticed for years without 

 failing in a single instance. Take a piece of f,e s h 

 butter tho size of a common walnut, and pnt it i n 

 tho opposite ear— that is, if left eye, put in right 





hand fur 





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Is an article on this subject, by the editor of 

 the Country Gentleman, vie find the following hints 

 upon the manner of performing thework :— 1. Do 

 it thoroughly and in a workman-like manner. 2. 

 If the soil is at all liable to standing water in win- 

 ter, it should be plowed in narrow lands, aud the 

 water-furrows carefully cleared and free outlets 

 provided, so that all surface moisture may- at once 

 drain away. Unless this is attended to, it is of 

 little use to plow low lands in the fall. If covered 

 with water until spring, the frost has no mellowing 

 effect, and very little decomposition takes place— 

 oaure. 8. In 



to the action of the frost, and it matters little b 

 rough the work may be, provided the whole s 

 face be inverted by the plow. 



The following, which we clip from the IFori- 

 ing Farmer, is not only timely, but well worth ex- 

 animation and trial :— In many parls of our coun- 

 try wood, lands have deposits of leaves, until the 

 amount contained on the surface is entirely greater 

 than is required for any benefit they can furnish 

 to the growing forests. In such cases the leaves 

 may be removed to the manure shed with great 

 profit; having parted before their fall, or soon af- 

 ter, with all their aqueous portion they become a 

 progressed representative of large amounts of in- 

 organic matter, and when properly composted and 

 decayed, form a manure of great value. Woods- 

 earth, to be found in many localities in large de- 

 posits, is very valuableas manure, but first requir- 

 ing treatment with the lime and salt mixture wo 



e.-fleu 



ribed, i 





i'.: horin'sli 



Hall* 



asave 



y attractive feature 



of the Fair, and 



was co 



nstantly thronged with vis 





s, being a favorite 





if the ladies. Hac 





9 permitted 



us to tl 



kenote 



of the embroidery, 



the 



crochet wo 



rk, the 



quilts 



the stockings, the 



hoods, scarfs, shawl 

 which we saw and admired, the crowd would have 

 prevented, as we were compelled lo occupy a very 

 small space and to move on with tbe mass. 



In the building devoted to Manufactures there 

 as a fine display of carriages, sleighs, and other 

 work creditable to the Albany manufacturers; but 

 tbe display was not large, as many articles of man- 

 ufacture, such as leather, pianos, clothing, Iudia 

 rubber goods, Ac, were exhibited in Domestic 

 and in another building, and the most tasteful 

 on the grounds— indeed the only one making 

 pretensions to architectural style. This was 

 erected by the 



future 









i cngin 



i, furnishing power where it was needed, lor 

 srformance of various mechauical operations, 

 the prinlers were at work at the press, the 

 lithographer "striking off" views of the fair 

 ground, cooking and parlorstovcs of various sly lea 

 in full blast, a telegraph office established, 

 and sending friendly meHftgU from the visitors lo 

 us friends at home in all purls of the country, 

 i hundred other mechanical operations per- 

 formed, which we have not space even lo mention. 

 THE ADPHESa 

 delivered about noon on Friday, tbe last day 

 or the Fair, by Hon. John A. Drx. The day was 

 pleasant, the wind bloiviug strong and cold, 

 which made speaking difficult, and listening very- 

 unpleasant. The number of bearers was, thore- 

 "e, less than usual. After the address the Secre- 

 y announced the Premiums, and the General 

 perintendent declared tbe Fair at an end. 

 — A report of the Horticultural Department of 

 the Fair is given on next page— by reference to 

 which it will bo observed that our associate was 

 ot favorably impressed with atl the arrangements. 

 The receipts of the Fair were some |18,000; we 

 ill give the figures next week. Our report ie 

 iade from notes takeu before tbe premiums were 

 warded, and, linding it difficult to obtain post- 

 offico addresses of exhibitors, we have only at- 

 tempted to give the counties in which they reside. 

 The Premium Awards will probably comprise full 

 particulars in this respect. 



e tannic acid and 



to disintegrate the fibre so as to render tbe manure 

 fine for distribution. We have often seen woods- 

 earth of three times tbe value per Cord of the 

 best barnyard manure. Dried leaves may be 

 used as an absorbent for urine in stables in tbe 

 place of straw, and they may be gathered up 

 through the woods. The best way of collecting 

 leaves, particularly where tbe ground is not level, 

 is to brush tbem down hill with a birch broom; 

 ndrow is formed, the pushing 



rollin 



up all the lei 



rof t 



and a 





hill it may he loaded into carts. In the making of 

 hot-bed earth, and borders for grape vines, etc, 

 gardeners prize wood-earth very highly. Black 



inorganic materials ; oil of which are ready for rc- 

 assimilation in plants. 



Wm. Norton-, an intelligent, observing farmer 

 boy, who makes his home in the Southern part of 

 Illinois, has recently been studying tbe habUs of 

 the quail, or, incorrectly, "partridge," and gives 

 the following testimony which will interest agri- 

 cultural readers : 



flock commencing 



f the field, taking about 

 regularly through the field 

 picking about every hill till they 

 side of tbe field, then taking an< 



, lollop 





their return, and thus continuing Ull bethought 

 wete certainly pulling up the 

 and then proceeded to exa 

 nd. On all the ground that they had been 

 he found but one stalk of corn disturbed; that 

 scratched nearly out of the ground, but 

 el was still attached to the stalk. In tbe 

 of the quail he found one cut-worm, twenty 

 itriped vine bugs, over oue hundred chiuiz 

 that still retained their individuality, a must 

 parenlly consisting of hundreds of chinti t 

 ot one kernel of corn. The quails have 

 decreasing in number in that vicinity for a 



ears past, and the chintz bug increasing. It 

 eved that these facts stand in tbe relation of 

 and effect to each other. 



connection with tbe above we give the fol- 

 lowing extract from the New York Tribune:— 

 of the prettiest of our American birds 

 is the quail, and although not very musical, 

 )tes are clear, thrilling, and pleasant. With 

 ling like decent treatment, quails beci 

 domesticated, though never entirely so, 

 not only in beauty, but in real value to 

 farm ; for they are not grain eaters, but immt 

 destroyers; and a farmer should no n 

 permit a quail to be destroyed about his prem 

 than he should his domestic poultry— in fact, 



iiicb, for it may be necessary to kill off tbe 

 surplus, to eat or sell, to save the expenso of 



Is; and even should they increase to such ex- 

 as to require a little grain to siisliiin tlu-ui 



through the deep snows, they will pay back all 

 :ost of keeping in the spring. A flock of 

 s in your garden or vine patch would be the 

 effectual remedy for striped bugs that could 



be applied, and then, the remedy costs nothing." 



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