Fair of the American Institute—Directory for Fairs, 
cause assigned. “ She dare in no wise come nere it, 
no not to touch it with her foote, neither will she drinke 
in any strange water, where she may goe and stand 
drie foote. In drinking they scarcely touch the water 
with their lippes, for feare of wetting their goodly 
eares, as is thought. They are troubled with fearful 
dreames in their sleepe, [we should judge as much 
from the infernal braying they frequently make when 
waking up ;] and delight to be lodged in wide roomes. 
The Mode will cease striking and kicking if you use to 
giue them wine;” an economical mode of reforming 
these amiable hybrids, which if generally adopted, our 
western breeders will see the necessity of increasing 
their vineyards in proportion to their stock. 
“ The Camell , though regarding his blood, and lying 
neither with sister or mother ; yet of the female earned 
and the wild boar of Bactria is engendered the earned 
with twoo roomps upon the baeke.” 
The dignity of the ancient family of the Bovine race, is 
specially vindicated by our author. “ Hesiodus the grau- 
est authour of our profession, affirmeth that the famelie 
doeth consist of the housebande, the wife and the Oxe. 
Aristotle in his polliticks and economickes saies, he 
was alwaies in honour and estimation, and Italie first 
took its name from the beautie and fertilise of heifars, 
whence Hercules pursued the noble bull Italus. This 
is the cheefe companion of man in his labours, and the 
trustiest seruant of the Goddess Ceres. Moreover of 
a rotten steere are engendered the sweet bees the 
mothers of honie.” 
Forms. “ The most comely, have these properties ; 
large, well knit and sound lims, a long, a large and 
deepe side bodie, blacke horned, though in color there 
is no great matter.” Varros description is not bad for 
a modern ox—“ broad forehead, great eyed and black, 
his chawes to be large and wide, his lippes blackish, 
his ears rough and hairy, his neck well brauned and 
thick, his dewlaps large and hanging doune to his 
knees, his shoulders broad, his hide not hard and stub¬ 
born in feeling , his belly deep , his legs well set and full 
of sinews and straight, rather short than long, the bet¬ 
ter to sustain the weight of his body, his knees straight 
and great, his feet one far from the other, not broad or 
turning in, but easily spreading, the hair of all his 
body thick and short, his tail long and big haired 
Wine is reccommended for taming the steers , ec and 
the oxen waxe sooner fatte by washing them with 
warm water, and by cutting their skinnes and blowing 
winde into their bellies with a reede.” Great cleanli¬ 
ness and care of working cattle is properly enjoined, 
and a caution insisted on to remove the diseased ani¬ 
mal from the herd, “ lest he infect the whole flock and 
you impute that to the wrath of God, as many fools 
doe, which happeneth through your owne beastlinesse.” 
Twenty pages are devoted to the description and dis¬ 
eases of this useful beast, though we opine our readers 
would thank us little for details of remedies as outre 
as then practised, and here we must conclude our pre¬ 
sent notice of our very pleasant and profitable colloquist, 
with the hope of renewing his acquaintance in our 
next. 
EDITOR’S TABLE. 
Fair of the American Institute. — We trust our 
readers will not forget the splendid fair that is to be 
held by this friend to American industry, during the 
present month. We give the order of arrangements 
below, and call on all the lovers of fine stock, fine 
vegetable products, splendid American manufactures, 
and brilliant speeches, not to let this opportunity 
pass unimproved, for gratifying their just and patriotic 
taste in such matters. 
Arrangements. —Friday and Saturday, October 7th 
and 8th, Receiving Days for Contributors for Pre¬ 
miums. 
Monday, October 10th, Garden will open to the 
public at 12 M. At half past 7 o’clock, P. M. an Ad¬ 
dress in the Saloon by one of the Vice-Presidents of the 
Institute. 
Tuesday, October 11th, an Address at half past 7 
o’clock, in the Saloon, by William B. McClay, Esq. 
Wednesday, October 12th, Ploughing Match and 
testing of Ploughs, at East New-York. An Address 
from the Rev. J. O. Choules, a member of the Board of 
Agriculture. Display of Fireworks from the Garden. 
Thursday, October 13th, Convention of the friends 
of Home Industry at the New York Lyceum of Natural 
History, opposite Niblo’s Garden, 11 A. M. 
Friday, October 14th, Convention continued. 
Monday, October 17th, Entries of Cattle at the Re¬ 
pository, rear of City Hall in the Park. 
Tuesday, October 18th, making Catalogue of Cat¬ 
tle—Nautical Exhibition. 
Wednesday, October 19th, Cattle Exhibition—they 
must be on the ground by 9 A. M.—Examination by 
Judges. 
Thursday, October 20th, last day of Cattle Exhibi¬ 
tion-Anniversary Address by the Hon. H. G. O. Col¬ 
by, of New Bedford, Mass., half past 7 P. M. An 
Ode composed for the occasion, will be sung by the 
Tabernacle Choir of Music. 
Friday, October 21st, Sale of Cattle at 10 A. M. 
Saturday, October 22d, Closing Address and Award 
of Premiums announced.—Band of Music. 
N. B. Several other Addresses will be delivered 
during the Fair in the Saloon, commencing at half 
past 7 o’clock, P. M. 
Directory for Fairs in 1842. 
STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES. 
Rhode Island —Fair at Pawtuxct, Sept. 28.- 
Alabama —Henry W. Collier, Pres’t.; M. D. J. 
Slade, Cor. Sec’ry. 
NEW-VORK COUNTY SOCIETIES. 
Cayuga —J. M. Sherwood, Pres’t; W. Richardson, 
Sec’ry: Fail’ at Auburn Oct. 12, 13. 
Columbia —Wm. B. Ludlow, Pres’t; J. McGifFord, 
Sec’ry. Fair at Hudson, Oct. 11. 
Chemung —A. J. Wynkoop, Cor. Sec’ry. Fair at 
Fairport, Oct. 19. 
Clinton— Z. C. Platt, Pres’t; Jacob H. Holt, Cor. 
Sec’ry. 
Cortland —D. Hibbard, Pres’t; A. Rice, Cor. Sec’ry. 
Fair at Homer, Oct. 5. 
Dutchess —Geo. Kneeland, Sec’ry. Fair at Wash¬ 
ington, Oct. 5. 
Greene —A. Van Bergen, Pres’t; A. Marks, Sec’ry. 
Jefferson —A. Ely, Sec’ry; Fair at Watertown, 
Sept. 15. 
Montgomery —Fair Oct. 11, 12. 
Niagara —Wm. A. Townsend, Pres’t; Wm. Par¬ 
sons, Cor. Sec’ry. Fair at Lockport, Oct. 6, 7. 
Oswego —Orville Robinson, Pres’t: S. Y. Baldwin, 
Cor. Sec’ry. Fair at Mexico, Oct. 5. 
Queens —E. Lawrence, Pres’t; A. G. Carll, Cor. 
Sec’ry. 
Saratoga —H. Gardner, Pres’t: J. A. Corey, Sec’ry. 
Fair at Ballston Oct. 4. 
Steuben —Z. A. Leland, Bath, Cor. Sec’ry. 
St. Lawrence —J. S. Russell, Cor. Sec’ry. Fair at 
Canton, Sept. 14. 
Washington —J. Savage, Pres’t; Asa Fitch, Jr. 
Sec’ry. Fair at Salem, Oct. 11. 
