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MOORE^S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY JOURNAL 
BEAUTIFYING THE HOMESTEAD, 
William Plumb; La^'ayette—Chester Baker; Ly- 
sander— James L. Randall; Manlius— Charles 
Mead; Marcellus—Amos Clark; Onondaga—Da- 
TisCossitt; Otisco—Erastus Goodwin; Pompey— 
D. W. Sloan; Salina—Lars Nearing: Skaneate- 
les—E. Shepherd; Spafford—O. E. Mosely; Tul- 
ly—Chester Wooster; Van Buren—S- A. Kings¬ 
ley; Syracuse, 1st ward—Elijah Clark; 2d ward 
—George W. Herrick; 3d ward—C. F. Willis- 
ton; 4th ward—E. T. Hayden. 
Thus closes our hastily sketched and con. 
sequently imperfect notice of the Ononda¬ 
ga County Fair. What has been writ, is 
writ—would it were worthier. We have 
neither used fulsome flattery, nor set down 
aught in malice. We were highly pleased 
with much that we saw and heard, and 
have said so in our own poor way. Many 
other matters came under our observation 
would be glad to make brief 
Taylor & Co., of Syracuse, exhibited a 
very superior sample of Pearlash Saleratus, 
made from pure pearlash. Also, Soda Sale¬ 
ratus, made from imported soda ash. They 
are extensively engaged in the manufacture 
of these articles, and judging from the 
samples offered, their establishment is worthy 
the notice of dealers. 
Of Fruits, Flowers and Vegetables, the 
show was not large, but‘superior in some 
The weather materially affected 
In this journal it has been an object not 
by any means kept in the back ground, to 
excite and foster a love of Home, and to 
such adorning and beautifying the Home¬ 
stead and Garden as should make resi¬ 
dence there attractive and pleasant. It is 
not enough that a man merely raises pota¬ 
toes and beans enough to eat, or wool and 
flax just sufficient to clothe his family; nor 
is it all that is demanded that* he accumu¬ 
late property or lay up money. It is a duty 
owed to his family and society that each 
owner of a house shall fill and adorn it with 
trees and shrubs, for fruit, shade, bloom and 
ornament. 
It is pleasant therefore to see that this 
special matter is beginning to attract the at¬ 
tention of agricultural associations. The 
Rensselaer County Agricultural Society of 
late appointed a committee to report on this 
^ respects. 
I the exhibition in this and some other in-door 
^ departments. 
The Ladies’ Department did not comprise 
[ a very complete assortment of articles of 
I fancy and utility, yet embraced some fine 
{ and good specimens^in each line. Among 
^ the most noticeable fancy articles we ob¬ 
served a splendid piece of worsted work, by 
I Sarah L. Hickox, (aged 12,) of Syracuse. 
{ The Society of Industry of St James’ 
Church, Skaneateles, exhibited a basket and 
) boquet of artificial flowers —decidedly su- 
^ perior to anything of the kind we have ever 
I before witnessed, at either State or County 
) Fair. 
\ Among the various non-enumerated arti- 
l cles on exhibition, there was a large and 
; very superior display of Daguerreotypes— 
) presented by Geer & Benedict, and Hio- 
( GINS & Clark, of Syracuse. We know 
( nothing personally of either of these gen¬ 
tlemen, but must say that their exhibition 
was highly creditable to themselves and the 
“ Central City.” We have yet to see an 
/ exhibition having- any claim to 'vde with this 
i in beauty, skill and perfection. 
\ On the whole the first day’s Fair was a 
j creditable triumph over both rain and T^d 
/ —to say nothing of those human opposers 
j who do not believe in advancing Progress 
} and Improvement in a manner so appropri- 
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of which we 
mention, but lack of space prevents and we 
must be content. We .will add, however, 
that in its presiding officer for 1850,— 
Enoch Marks, Esq., of Fairmount,— the 
Society have an able, practical farmer, and 
an efficient manager, as the conduct of the 
late Fair proves. May he, and the numer¬ 
ous ardent friends of improvement associa¬ 
ted with him in sustaining the Society, be 
blessed in basket and in ^tore. Among 
them we are happy to number many esteem¬ 
ed personal friends, whose sincere and ortho¬ 
dox labors in the good cause are too mani¬ 
fest to require testimonials from any source. 
MADISON CO CATTLE SHOW AND FAIR. 
The great Annual Festival of the Farm¬ 
ers of Madison County, was held at Caze- 
novia on the 26th and 27th ult. The 
weather was very unpropitious, it being 
somewhat rainy during the exhibition.— 
This doubtless kept hundreds away, who 
otherwise would have attended; and the 
exhibition in all departments, but for this 
cause, would probably have been much 
more extensive. The show, however, was 
good, and highly creditable to Madison 
County. 
The show of Stallions, and Matched and 
Single Horses, though not extensive, was 
very superior. Breeding mares and colts 
were well represented. The show of >Sheep 
was very deficient Breeding stock were 
well represented, and this class contained 
some very choice animals. Working oxen 
were very generally among the missing.— 
The show of steers, however, from calves 
up, was very good—perhaps I should say 
extra. One fat ox exhibited, weighing 
2,300 lbs., attracted much attention. 
PL AN OF A FARM HOUSE 
occupy somewhat elevated ground, sloping 
a little to the north, and should be raised on 
an underpinning to suit the ground. To 
give chambers to the size designated, the 
apex of the roof should be not less than 22 
or 23 feet above the sills. It is highly pro¬ 
per to leave a space for air, between the 
finish of the chambers and the roof, which 
will prevent the rooms from becoming heat¬ 
ed in summer. 
The site should be selected with a view 
to the easy construction of drains from the 
sinks, bathing house, dairy, &c., directly to 
the piggery or barn yard. 
It is of course expected a good farmer 
will have a good cellar, and in some situa¬ 
tions, the best way of warming a house is 
[The following Plan of a Farm House 
was designed by Mrs. Sanford Howard, 
of Albany, and received the premium of 
the N. Y. State Ag. Society, at the January 
meeting, 1848. The ground plan we con¬ 
sider a decided improvement upon many 
which have been presented to the public. — 
Perhaps the style of finish represented in 
the elevation is too expensive for the general¬ 
ity of farmers, but that is a matter which 
can best be decided by the builder, who 
should be guided by his ability and taste.] 
The accompanying plan is designed to 
front south, with an elevation of thirteen 
feet from the sills to the roof. It should 
piness and home. “ Country seat” gives val¬ 
ue to the farm upon which it is situated. 
One blessing follows another. Sociality, 
refinement, and learning follow in the train 
of rural improvement The mind keeps 
pace with the outer man, and the love of 
the beautiful in nature inspires the mind 
with the love of the useful and the good. 
It stops not then it teaches the mind 
“to look from nature up to nature’s God.” 
Your Committee would therefore recom¬ 
mend the adoption of the accompanying 
resolution by the Society: 
Resolved, That the Rensselaer County 
Agricultural Society, for the purpose of 
•giving encouragement to those who will 
“ beautify and adorn” their “ country seats,” 
hereby establish an award on “country 
seats,” including dwelling, grounds, gar¬ 
dens, trees, and shrubbery; and will, in the 
annual report of this Society to the State 
Society, recommend the publication by the 
State Society of the drawing and description 
of such “ country seat” as the society shall 
by their committee deem advisable. 
Resolved, That a committee consisting of 
five members of this Society shall be ap- 
appointed in the same manner as the other 
committees of the society are, to be called 
“ A Committee on Country Seats,”—whose 
duty it shall be at each Annual Fair to ex¬ 
amine and report upon all such drawings 
and descriptions of “ country seats” enter¬ 
ed for competition. Said committee in 
their award shall designate the name of the 
“country seats” entitled to the honor of 
said recommendation to the State Society, 
and shall likewise award said successful 
competitor each a diploma and a copy of 
o’clock on Wednesday, and we presume 
considerable more was paid in during that 
and the next day. 
The day’s exhibition was closed by an 
Agricultural Dinner, or Sup’per at Rust’s 
Hotel—Gen. Wool being present by invi¬ 
tation of the Society. Of this we may 
perhaps speak in another column, dr here¬ 
after—and will only say now, that the re¬ 
past was sumptuous, and that the speech¬ 
es, sentiments and music were sufficiently 
spirited and harmonious not to be aSected 
by the discord of the storm without. It 
was certainly the most tasty and com¬ 
fortable part of the day’s proceedings. 
Thursday was a bright and pleasant day. 
The Plowing Match was held at 10 o’clock, 
about one mile south of the city. The 
ground selected for the trial was well 
adapted to the purpose—the soil a sandy 
and gravelly loam. About a dozen teams 
were entered. The work of all was good 
—superior to what we have usually wit- 
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some 
The Swine were good, although not nu¬ 
merous. 
The Ladies’ Department, which is al¬ 
ways the great attraction, was tastefully got 
up, and showed that the fair ones of Caz- 
enovia and vicinity can duly appreciate the 
useful. Their exhibition however was held 
in rather an unfavorable place (the Metho¬ 
dist Church,) to appear to advantage. Ev¬ 
ery Agricultural Society should possess a tent 
or buildings erected on purpose for this ex¬ 
hibition. 
The Dairy Department contained numer¬ 
ous fine specimens of Batter, but whether 
all the Cheese in the county were sold, or 
whether they were so tremendous big as to 
render them unmovable to the place of 
exhibition, the writer saith not. 
The Plowing Match came oflF the sec¬ 
ond day, and, as it always does, attracted 
much attention. One lad, Daniel W. Sims, 
attracted much attention for his superior 
workmanship. The committee awarded him 
a premium of $5, which was $2 more than 
the first premium offered by the Society 
for boys. 
The Address was delivered at the Pres¬ 
byterian Church, by the Hon. B. P. John¬ 
son, Sec’y of the State Society. It was 
full of instruction, and what is not often the 
case at our County Fairs, the large Church 
was filled with people to hear it. The hear- 
1 ty response that followed a vote of thanks 
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edged by every one who has ever paid at¬ 
tention to the manufacture of butter, though 
it is a matter generally too little thought of, 
in the construction of apartments for this 
purpose. It will be observed, that in the 
plan herewith submitted, an open space of 
2^ feet has been provided for on three sides 
of the dairy. 
should of course depend on the wants or 
circumstances of the builder. In some 
cases it may be expedient to have it extend 
under the whole of the main body of the 
house. 
It may be observed, however, that it is 
not advisable to store large quantities of 
vegetables under dwellings, as the exhala¬ 
tions from them, especially when unsound, 
are known to be decidedly prejudicial to 
health. Hence the barn cellar, and noty 
that of the dwelling house, should be the 
repository of such vegetables as are want¬ 
ed for the use of domestic animals. 
Directions in regard to the warming of 
houses by furnaces, may be found in works 
relating to the subject, or may tie otitiiined 
from persons engaged in their construction. 
There are various modes, but my own ex¬ 
perience does not enable me to decide upon 
their relative advantagea 
In the construction of this plan, it has 
been my object to combine utility and beau¬ 
ty, as far as practicable with the labor-sav¬ 
ing principle. In the arrangement of the 
kitchen and dairy, particularly, special re¬ 
gard has been had to securing the proper re¬ 
quisites for those important departments 
with the greatest practicable degree of con¬ 
venience. 
In constructing a dairy, it is proper that 
such an excavation should be made as will 
leave the floor, which should be made of 
stones, two or three feet below the surround¬ 
ing surface. The sides should be of brick 
or stone, and plastered; the walls high, and 
the windows made so as to shut out the light 
and admit the air. The advantage of tho- 
rouah ventilation and pure air is acknowl- 
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ist states, that he had a cow that would not 
give down her milk; and as he had heard \ 
that putting a weight on the back of a cow < 
would make her give down her milk, he < 
laid a bushel of grain on her back, but ? 
without effect He then put his elbows on [ 
the centre of her back, and borepn till her ^ 
back became hollowed, and then she gave ^ 
down her milk freely. < 
In the American Yeterinarian, we re- S 
mark that the holding up of milk is done ^ 
by an effort of the cow, of which she will l 
tire after a while; and if a person will / 
deal gently with a cow, and sit down and ^ 
perform the usual operation of milking, ( 
persevering steadily, the milk will flow free- c 
ly in a short time. The discovery of this 
simple and gentle method was made by a ^ 
boy only nine years of age, who could milk ^ 
the most refractory cows, which strong men / 
i had tried in vain. to subdue. When does ) 
a person arrive to the years of discretion ? I 
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To render the establishment as perfect as 
possible, the command of a good spring of 
water, which may be conducted through 
the dairy room, is necessary; when that can¬ 
not be had, an ice-house in direct contact, 
(as in the accomptoying plan,) and a good 
well of water convenient, form the best sub¬ 
stitute. 
The expense of such a house in this vi¬ 
cinity might be varied from $1,500 to $3,- 
000—according to the style of finish, the 
taste and ability of the owner,^ &c. The 
main conveniences may be retained at the 
lowest estimate, by omitting the ornamental 
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