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BUFFALO GRASS. 
Class III.—Fine-woolled. 
For the best buck, to Charles Colt, Geneseo Liv. 
co., Saxon $10 
2d, to Roswell Root, York, Liv. co. 8 
3d, to Norman Frisbie, Vernon, Oneida co. 5 
4th, to Gideon Cobb, Brighton, Monroe co. Yol. Tr. 
For the best pen of 3 ewes, to Charles Colt $10 
2d, To Roswell Root, 8 
3d, to Norman Frisbie, 5 
For best pen of 5 lambs, R. Root, 5 
The above class are reported by the Committee as 
being all Saxony. 
Merino Bucks. 
1st, to Edmond Fellows, South Chili, Monroe co. $10 
2d, to Luke Cheesebro 8 
Remarks. —The sheep presented for exhibition, 
as a whole were creditable; and the committee 
take the opportunity to commend highly both the 
form and fleece of those exhibited by Mr. Charles 
Colt, of Geneseo, to whom they award the first 
premium. 
In making this remark, it is not our intention to 
disparage several other lots which were good speci¬ 
mens as regards staple and fineness of hurl, espe¬ 
cially those of Mr. Frisbie, of Vernon, Oneida co.; 
but a prominent objection appeared to his, namely, 
want of compactness of fleece—a most defective 
point, when our rigorous climate. is considered. 
This objection, however, would not apply to those 
of Messrs. Roswell Root & Brothers. 
The committee would gladly embrace this op¬ 
portunity to extend these remarks, with a view to 
encourage a more extensive growth of fine wool, 
now from its scarcity so desirable to American 
manufacturers, as well as dwell on those points in 
relation to certain properties of fleece and carcase, 
indispensable to profit, did time permit. 
The committee, with the sanction of the ex¬ 
ecutive committee, have classed the Saxon and 
Merinos by themselves, which we respectfully 
recommend should be a permanent arrangement 
in the premium-list hereafter, as equal justice will 
be rendered to both those distinguished varieties of 
sheep. 
Several good specimens of Merinos were ex¬ 
hibited ; but the committee take the liberty to re¬ 
mark, that nearly all called such, were but grades 
and imperfect imitations of the general excellence 
of this variety in their purity. 
Several bucks were presented for exhibition by 
Mr. S. W. Jewet, of Vermont, said by him to be 
of the Paular breed, which we were also told have 
produced heavy fleeces. 
The ewes exhibited as Merinos were but grades, 
and therefore the committee did not feel authorized 
to award any farther premium. 
L. A. Morrel, 
I. P. Beekman, 
John Johnson, 1- Committee. 
Wm. Randall, 
R. Harmon, Jr., 
REPORT ON AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. 
From the vast importance attached to a labor- 
saving machine, that will perfectly and cheaply 
thrash wheat and other grain, the mechanical in¬ 
genuity of this country has been taxed to its ut¬ 
most extent to perfect such an implement, and 
almost every county has its favorite machine. 
The operative part of the process is pretty gener¬ 
ally settled on the spike-cylinder, originally intro¬ 
duced by a Mr. Douglas, of Skaneateles; but the 
motive power assumes as many forms and contri¬ 
vances as the patent churn, or washing machine, 
from the cumbrous and complicated, to compact, 
simple, and unique. To describe the various forms 
would be tedious, and of but little use; and it was 
impossible for the committee to imperatively de¬ 
cide upon the relative value of them all, as nothing 
short of long and practical use can endorse any 
new invention as the ultimatum required. 
The committee have come to the conclusion, 
from their own previous experience and from in¬ 
vestigations made by them, that a two or three 
horse-power machine, that will thrash from 100 
to 150 bushels of grain per day, with a farmer’s 
own team and his own hands, is the most desira¬ 
ble and profitable for the great mass of farmers; 
while perhaps a larger and more extensive power 
is the best for those who travel the country and 
thrash by the bushel, and for large grain-growers. 
A large number of horse-powers were submitted 
to the inspection of this committee, several of 
which were without thrashers, or the means for 
testing them by actual experiment. Among these 
was a very ingenious, compact, and well-con¬ 
structed machine, by A. D. Child, of Rochester, 
which promises, as far as this committee can judge 
by simple examination, to be one of the best appli¬ 
cations of horse-power that was ever offered to the 
public. Another one offered by Mr. S. B. Traver, 
of Rochester, being Davenport’s patent, combines 
many very desirable points, and is now in actual 
use, but was not exhibited to the committee in 
that form. Both of the foregoing machines are 
constructed upon the principle of internal gearing, 
with the sun-and-planet wheels. Mr. L. Bostwick, 
of New York, exhibited a machine at work before 
us—a very compact, simple, and effective horse¬ 
power, with a thrasher of the beater principle: 
but the committee were unanimous in giving the 
preference to the thrashers. 
That description of machines termed tread- 
powers were also exhibited to the committee. 
They appeared to perform the work expeditiously, 
and with ease to the horses, and the committee 
would not be surprised if they should eventually 
become great favorites among the farming com¬ 
munity. The thrashing-machine, for which the 
committee have awarded the first premium, has 
been well proved, several hundred of them being 
now in actual use. It is well constructed, and 
combines a cleaner and separater. 
[To be continued.] 
BUFFALO GRASS. 
We find a communication in the National In¬ 
telligencer from Captain Cook of the United States 
Dragoons, to F. Markoe, corresponding secretary 
of the National Institute, on the subject of this 
grass; and if all there said of it prove correct, it 
can not but prove a valuable herbage to be intro- 
