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FIFTH ANNUAL SHOW OF THE NEW YORK STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, 
considerable force and variety, and the exhibition was 
superior to anything ever before made. 
Farm Implements .—-We noticed a greater variety 
present than at Po’keepsie ; but it was not what it 
should be in New York. Among the new things 
most worthy of note, were a stump extractor, Hus¬ 
sey’s Teaping machine, Pitt’s corn and cob crusher, 
a superb lot of plows from Ruggles, Nourse & Mason, 
of YVorcester, and a steam dairy operator for cheese, 
holding 150 gallons of milk. 
Dairy Produets. —This was a superb display, 
principally from the county of Herkimer. YVe 
co anted 131 specimens of cheese of a superior quality 
—some of them weighing 240 lbs. or more, each. Of 
butter'there were 29 specimens, most of which were 
very nice. Mrs. H. Rhodes, of Trenton, made a no 
Jess curious than beautiful display of butter, in the 
forms of fish, birds, their nests and eggs, melons, 
corn, and a variety of other things. 
Vegetables and Seeds. —Considering the season the 
assortment of these was quite respectable. Among 
the principal exhibitors were David Gray, Jr., of 
Utica, the State Lunatic Asylum, and C. F. Cross¬ 
man, of Rochester. 
Fruit. —The show in this department was confined 
almost entirely to Western New York, and taking 
this into consideration, it was a better one much than 
we anticipated. N. Goodsell, of Greece, had 300 
kinds of apples ; David Thomas, of Cayuga, 39 va¬ 
rieties of pears, and 52 of apples; Ellwanger and 
Barry, and Russell and Hooker, of Rochester, each 
had a fine assortment of fruit. 
Flowers —The unexampled drouth made this 
rather a meagre show in comparison with that of the 
past year. However, thanks to the ladies and a few 
spirited gentlemen, some beautiful varieties of flowers 
were there to grace the hall. 
Domestic Fabrics. —Here the manufacturers of 
Utica and its neighborhood, and the ladies with their 
quilts and fancy needlework, gave a rich variety, 
which attracted no little attention. 
Plowing Match. —This came off on the White- 
stown road, a short distance out of Utica. The task 
was one quarter of an acre, and two hours the time 
allowed to perform it. Twenty-one teams, of one 
pair of horses each, started. The quickest perform¬ 
ance was in 65 minutes. The work was all admir¬ 
ably done. Mr. Smith’s p'o-vmm, Jackson, who 
won the first prize, could scarcely be excelled, and 
all the premium plowing was of the highest order. 
E. YV. Butler, a lad 16 years old, did his work on an 
average with the others. He was the only one in the 
boy’s class, and was awarded a premium of $10. 
The Address —On the last day, Thursday, at 3 
o’clock, P. M., Josiah Quincy, jr.. Esq., of Massa¬ 
chusetts, delivered the address on the show ground. 
He was surrounded by a large auditory, and acquit¬ 
ted himself to universal admiration. Indeed, we 
crnnot speak too highly of his beautiful oration. 
The thoughts were noble and appropriate, and the 
style chaste and classic. It was delivered with great 
ea*e, and animation, and we hope to be able to 
present the address to our readers next month ; they 
will then have an opportunity of judging for 
themselves of its highly attractive merits. Imme 
d a’ely after the address of Mr. Quincy, the chair¬ 
men of the several committees made their reports 
in succession. 
Amount of Money Received.- —The receipts for 
membership and tickets were about $4,400, which is 
$709 more than was received last year. The citizens 
of Utica were at the expense of fitting up the show 
ground, which must have cost about $1,500. But 
this, we think, was paid back several times over, by 
the large concourse of people present spending their 
money freely among them. 
Business Transactions. —From all that we can 
learn, sales of stock, implements, &c., were made to-a 
much greater amount than ever before at one of these 
exhibitions. These are likely to increase from year 
to year, and after the show is over, there will ulti¬ 
mately be an extensive fair. YVe do not know so 
good a place to purchase stock as at one of these 
meetings, and we would call the*attention of farmers 
throughout the country to this fact, and invite them 
to be present, not only as a matter of curiosity, but 
i of business. Among the stock transactions, we hear 
that Mr. Vail, of Troy, sold his fine young Short¬ 
horn bull, Symmetry, to Col. J. M. Sherwood, of 
Auburn, for $300, which is a large price as times go. 
He is undoubtedly one of the best animals in the 
state. 
Quite a number of strangers were present, among 
whom we recognized Mr. Burke, U. S. Commissioner 
of Patents (who came on purpose to gather materials 
for his forthcoming agricultural report); Mr. Ballard 
of. YVashingtori, D. C. ; Mr. Gilmour of Baltimore; 
John G. Mallock Esq. of C.YV. ; Mr. Elmunson of the 
British American Cultivator, and several other Cana 
dian gentlemen whose names have escaped us; 
Messrs Affeleck & Metcalf of Mississippi; Dr. 
Holmes of the Maine Farmer; Judge Smith, and 
Messrs. Blakesley and Atwood of Connecticut; Dr. R 
R Reed of Penn., and Mr. Felder, of South Carolina. 
Everything went off very harmoniously, and it 
seemed a happy, and we trust an improving meeting 
of the farmers. Gov. YVright, and many of our 
most distinguished citizens were presenl, seemingly 
highly pleased with the show. The Committees ore 
the part of the citizens of Utica, deserve high praise 
for their admirable arrangements throughout the 
whole affair. There were several things got up for 
the entertainment of the people ; such as the Mag¬ 
netic Telegraph, the Circus, a Juvenile Concert, a 
Concert at the City Hall, and a splendid ball on 
Thursday evening, for the gratification of the youngeF 
part. The Mayor of the city gave a soiree which 
was well attended, while the citizens of Utica vied 
with each other in their attention to strangers. 
The numerous Hotels in Utica did their best to ac¬ 
commodate the public ; but after stowing as thick as 
in a camp, many of the late comers had to look for 
private lodgings. For our own part, we got well 
quartered at Baggs’s magnificent hotel. Here we 
found all the luxuries of the season, and a most 
obliging and attentive .landlord in Mr. Churchill. 
We recommend this house to travellers, as it is the 
most convenient to the rail-road depot, and one of the 
best kept on the northern route from New York. We 
can also speak highly of the Delavan Temperance 
House at Albany. It is a palace of a house, and 
kept in the neatest and most comfortable manner. 
The several rail-road companies transported stock 
and all other implements to and from the show gratis, 
and passengers they carried at half price, which was 
really very liberal on their part. 
