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Larigworthy, by J. Alleyn, of Rochester, fine specimens of 
Onondaga pears. Diploma. 
Peuches. —Best 12. A. Snyder, Kinderllook, $2 and Downing 5 
2d imnoch H. Rosekrans, Glen Falls, Downing ; best Seed¬ 
ling variety, Oliver Phelps. Canandaigua, large yellow cling, 
$3 and Downing ; James Mills, Poughkeepsie, beautiful spe¬ 
cimen pine apple cling, extraordinary size and flavor, Diploma ; 
Prof. A. H. Stevens, N. Y.. presented several large and beau¬ 
tiful specimens of the N. Y. white cling-stone, grown in his 
garden at Astoria, Downing ; Jerry Warmer, Springfield, 
Mass., fine specimen Seedling peaches, from a tree 3 years old. 
by J. Stafford, Diploma : E. P. Prentice, Mount Hope, 12 fine 
specimens of Bergen’s yellow, Diploma ; PI. N. Langworthy, 
by J. Alloyn, Rochester, fine specimens of Royal Kensington 
and yellow melacoton, Diploma. 
Plums—Best Collection .— 1st, S. C. Groot, Schenectady, 25 
varieties, $5 and Downing ; 2d, H. Wendell, Albany, 20 varie¬ 
ties, $5 and Downing. 
Best six varieties.— 1st. S. C. Groot, $3 and Thomas’ Fruit 
Cult.; 2d, Dr. Wendell, $1 and Thomas’ Fruit Cult. ; Abel 
Whipple. Lansingburg, for best Seedling, known as Locofoco, 
$>5 and Downing ; S. C. Groot, for best 12 plums, §1 and Tho¬ 
mas’ Fruit Cult. 
Nectarines and Apricots—Best and greatest variety. —1st, H. 
Snyder, Kinderhook, $3 and Downing ; 2d, Dr. Wendell, $2 
and Thomas’ Fruit Cult. ; Col. Young, of Ballston, presented 
some specimens of nectarines produced from the peach-stone. 
Quinces. —1st, Dr. R. T. Underhill, Croton Point, $3 and 
Downing ; 2d., Robert McDonnell, Greenfield, Saratoga co., $2 
and Downing. 
Grapes. —1st, best and most extensive collection of native, 
Daniel Ayres, Amsterdam, $5 and Downing ; 2d, J. C. Hubbell, 
Chazy, Clinton co., $2 and Downing ; 1st, best dish of native, 
R. T. Underhill, Croton Point, Thomas’ Fruit Cult, and Diplo¬ 
ma ; 2d, Wm. C. Sage, foreign and native, Downing ; Col. Tho¬ 
mas H. Perkins, of Boston, sent a box containing bunches of 
eight varieties of foreign grapes, extraordinary fine specimens, 
grown under glass in his garden at Brighton—sorts Nice, two 
varieties. St. Peter’s, Black Hamburgh, White Frontignac, 
West St. Peter’s, Grizly Frontignac, White Muscat, Muscat of 
Alexandria ; also some beautiful Nectarines of remarkable 
flavor and growth, produced under glass, Boston, Red Roman, 
and Norrington, Diploma and a letter of thanks. 
Special commendation to Mrs. Voorhees, of Amsterdam, for 
a bottle of choice gooseberry wine, of her own manufacture. 
To John H. Waring, for best peck cranberries (superior spe¬ 
cimen), $5. 
VEGETABLES. 
To N. H. Waterbury, Sar. Springs, for 12 best ears seed 
corn, $1; 1st, best peck table potatoes, C. R. Nichols, Da¬ 
rien, Genesee co., $1 ; 2d, H. Morrison, Montgomery, Orange 
co., $1 ; greatest and best variety of Seedling potatoes, Rev. 
N. S. Smith, Buffalo (30 varieties), $10 ; Thomas Cody, Saratoga 
Springs, for 3 best heads of cabbage, $1 ; N. H. Waterbury, for 
best 12 carrots, $1 ; N. H. Waterbury, for best 3 squashes, $1 ; 
Truman Mabbett, for best 12 tomatoes, $1 ; Thomas Cody, for 
best 3 egg plants, $1 ; C. Schuyler, Ballston Spa, 2d best 12 
ears seed corn, Trans.; C. Schuyler, for 12 best onions, $1 ; A. 
J. Parker, Sar. Springs, for Lima beans, $1. 
TWENTIETH ANNUAL SHOW AND FAIR OF 
THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE. 
This show commenced on the 5th of October and 
continued till the 23d. It was held at the commo¬ 
dious premises of Castle Garden; and the long spa¬ 
cious bridge leading to it from the Battery, which 
had been inclosed and roofed for this purpose, was 
also densely packed with agricultural and other im¬ 
plements. The interest in this institution seemed to 
be as great as it was possible for the premises to ac¬ 
commodate. Every nook and corner of the large 
area were filled with the various products of Ameri¬ 
can art and industry, and it makes us proud of our 
country—prouder far than to hear the thunders from 
our distant victories on a foreign soil—to see these 
manifold specimens of American ingenuity thus fos¬ 
tered and brought into favorable and wide-spread 
notice, by the leading association of the country. 
At the same time that the products of various use¬ 
ful arts have been so widely exhibited, the interest 
of the public to witness this display has suffered no 
abatement from former years. The crowd of visi¬ 
tors was larger than at any previous period, and the 
garden has been thronged from the commencement, 
increasing every day till the end of the fair 
Among the many valuable agricultural articles 
exhibited, we may mention Lewis’ corn-sheller, 
with separator and fan attached, price $15; Bolt’s 
straw and stalk-cutter, improved, price $25 to $30 ; 
Tower’s ditto ; Ruggles, Nourse and Mason’s ditto ; 
Thorn’s ditto, an excellent machine; Grant’s fan- 
mill, an old machine, but still at the head of im¬ 
provement ; Eddy’s Thresher, a new article; Bo- 
gardus’horse-power, ditto; Trimble’s horse-power ; 
Bogardus & Swift’s corn-mills; Fitzgerald’s com 
and flour mills ; Smith’s ventilating smut-machine ; 
Gifford’s corn-sheller and separator; Ketchum’s mow¬ 
ing-machines; Stafford’s kiln-drying machines for 
grain and meal, heated by steam, a new. and 
apparently an excellent article; Wakeman’s har¬ 
row, a new and valuable article ; Hopkins’ manure 
and hay forks and potato-hooks, highly fin¬ 
ished, and cut out of the best solid cast-steel; Bul¬ 
lock’s hay-press; specimens of wire and fancy iron 
fences, a beautiful and convenient article, together 
with the usual quantity of fine improved plows, har¬ 
rows, cultivators, &c., &c. Also, several improved 
washing-machines; a valuable little self-acting ap- 
ple-parer; dog-powers for churns; Kendall’s churns. 
All of the above implements we have for sale at our 
agricultural warehouse, 187 Water street. 
The articles of various miscellaneous domestic 
manufacture were displayed in great profusion, and 
of high finish ; and we were glad to notice an un¬ 
usual advance in many of the finer branches of cut¬ 
lery, and the metals, wood, leather, wool, cotton, 
india rubber, &c., &c. 
A new and splendid telescope, the fruit of Ameri¬ 
can manufacture, was exhibited. 
The show of fruits, vegetables, and flowers w T as 
good, and added much to the interest; and the dis¬ 
play of fireworks gave brilliancy to the fair. 
The annual speech delivered at the Tabernacle by 
Fletcher Webster, Esq., was replete with interest 
and instruction, and other addresses made during the 
Fair added to the interest of the occasion. 
The cattle-show was held at the corner of Broad¬ 
way and Twenty third streets, and was well filled 
with the various representations of the farm-yard. 
Preeminent among them was the superb imported 
horse, Trustee, the illustrious sire of Fashion, who 
has made the quickest four-mile heat yet run in 
America. Though now about 17 years old, he 
seems in tip-top vigor and health. The show of 
horses was not numerous, but among them we no¬ 
ticed several good animals. The same is true of 
cattle, sheep, and swine. Among the latter, we 
noticed the valuable animals of Mr. Stickney, of 
Massachusetts, and the descendants of former im¬ 
portations, which did great credit to their owner. 
There was a pair of sheep-dogs exhibited by Dr. 
Field, which were fine specimens of what ought to 
be in the hands of every shepherd. 
How to .Make a Storm-Glass. —Take a glass- 
tube closed at one end, with a fine aperture in a 
brass-cap at the other end. Fill the tube with a 
mixture of camphor, saltpetre (nitrate of potash), 
spirits, or other matters, dissolvable by heat, and 
crystals will be formed, which will generally fall to 
the bottom and become feathery at the time of an 
approaching storm, but will rise again when the 
weather is fine. 
