MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
flour, it would fetch as good a price in pro¬ 
portion, as wheat, besides having the shorts, 
&c., nearly clear of all expenses. We might 
as well have the profits as the miller; wo 
can safely calculate 1,300 pounds of shorts, 
&c., from 100 bushels of wheat; and they 
will bo worth having next winter, as the 
price is : tlioso that tried it last fall did well. 
If farmers would stable their stock through 
the winter, and have a cutting machine to 
go bv some cheap horso power, for cutting 
their hay, &e., and mix it with tho shorts, 
they would find when spring comes there 
would be a large profit from tho. saving of 
hay. Tho railroad horse powers are well 
calculated for this, and can bo used for saw¬ 
ing wood, &c., and if on much of a farm, 
one will soon pay for itself. There are 
a great many cornstalks wasted, which, by 
being cut fine and mixed as above mention¬ 
ed, would all be eaten. 
Yours, &c., II. 0. Adgate. 
East Bethany, N. Y., Aug,. 1852. 
WEEVIL IN WHEAT- 
We notice a brief article from tho Jeffer¬ 
son Farmer going the rounds of the papers 
which says, on the authority of a farmer in 
that vicinity, “that spring wheat sown late— 
say from tho middle to tho last of May, 
will escape the ravages of the weevil and 
be nearly as good as when sown early; 
but adds this applies more particularly to 
tho Black Sea wheat.” Tho editor of that 
paper thinks this may bo so, but is opposed 
to late sowing as a general rule. 
Our own observations, and the experience 
of many farmers with whom we have con¬ 
versed, leads us to tho conclusion that late 
sowing is not the best safe-guard from the 
ravages of this destructive insect. As far 
as we have been able to learn in regard to 
winter wheat, those fields that ripened ear¬ 
liest have been least affected, and it is gen¬ 
erally believed the early wheat ripens bo- 
fore the fly commences tho deposit, or at 
least tho grain becomes too hard to be in¬ 
jured by tho weevil. It will be noticed that 
low, late spots in the early grain suffer most, 
hence we infer it is safest to sow early. It 
may be that for spring wheat there is such 
a thing as having it head and fill after tho 
deposit is made, and the insect dies for want 
of nourishment. This subject is well worth 
careful and extended experiment + 
STATE FAIR REGULATIONS. 
We give below a portion of the regula¬ 
tions for the Annual Fair and Cattle Show 
of tho N. Y. State Agricultural Society, for 
1852. Tlioso who desire, wo presume, can 
obtain a pamphlet embracing the premium 
list, regulations, &c., by application to the 
Secretary: 
Exhibitors must become members of the 
Society, and have their articles and animals 
entered on the Secretary’s books on or be¬ 
fore Monday, 6th September, and all arti¬ 
cles and animals, except horses, must bo 
brought within the enclosure as early as 
Tuesday noon, in order that they may be 
suitably arranged. Horses will be received 
early on Wednesday morning, but must be 
entered previously. The Executive Com¬ 
mittee do not intend to assure any exhibitor 
who neglects these requirements, that his 
articles can be passed upon by tho Judges. 
While every effort will bo rnado to secure 
the examintion and proper notice of every 
article on exhibition, justice to those who 
comply with the rules of the Society re- 
quires that they shall in all cases first re¬ 
ceive attention. 
Persons are desired to forward to the 
Secretary, previous to the 4th of September, 
their entries, which will greatly facilitate 
the business of the Show, and enable the 
Secretary to complete a Catalogue of all 
the animals and articles entered for exhibi¬ 
tion. which it is intended to prepare —and 
it will be impracticable to insert articles that 
are not entered by Monday, 6th September. 
An office will be opened at Utica, about two 
weeks previous to the Fair, for the purpose 
of receiving entries. 
Articles or animals removed from the 
ground before the close of the Exhibition, 
(except by permission of the President,) can 
not receive a premium, though awarded. 
Members of the Society will be admitted 
to the grounds on Wednesday, P. M. On 
Thursday tho grounds will be opened to the 
public, and continue open for two days.— 
Single admission, 12£ cents. Members’ 
Tickets Si. 
Tho Premiums for Essays and Experi¬ 
ments, Agricultural Implements, Manufac¬ 
tures, other than domestic, Foreign Fruit, 
Machinery, Miscellaneous and Discretionary 
articles, as well as Stock, will be open to 
competitors out of the State. 
Notice to Exhibitors .—Tho Executive 
Committee will take every precaution in 
their power for the safe preservation of 
stock and articles on exhibition, after their 
arrival and arrangement upon the grounds, 
but will not be responsible for any loss or 
damage that may occur. They desire ex¬ 
hibitors to jgivo personal attention to their 
articles, and at the close of the Fair to at¬ 
tend to’their removal; and when the Fair 
is announced as closed, on I 1 riday, after the 
Address, exhibitors or their agents will he 
required to take charge of their articles, as 
tho Society cannot take further care of 
them. 
Exhibitors must see to the delivery of 
their articlos upon the Show Grounds; and 
the Society cannot in any case make pro¬ 
vision for their transportation, or bo sub¬ 
jected to any expenses therefor, either in 
their delivery at or return from the grounds; 
but all tho expenses connected therewith 
must, as heretofore, bo provided for by tho 
exhibitors. 
Forage for Stocks —For tho convenience 
of exhibitors, forage, consisting of hay, green 
oats, corn stalks and straw, (for litter,) with 
water, will be supplied upon tho ground 
without charge; so that animals, on their 
arrival, may be driven to tho Show Grounds, 
and need not be removed till the Exhibition 
is closed. Grain will also bo furnished for 
swine and poultry. Tho Executive Com¬ 
mittee trust that this arrangement will ob¬ 
viate the objection heretofore made by ex¬ 
hibitors, who have often been subjected to 
more or loss inconvenience in procuring 
feed for their stock, and to no inconsidera¬ 
ble expense. 
Sales of Stock, Implements and Grain .— 
Tho extensive sale of Improved Stock, Im¬ 
plements and Grain, which took place at 
Syracuse, Albany, and Rochester, has in¬ 
duced tho Committee to make this a per¬ 
manent feature of their Annual Show, and 
thus constitute it a Fair for tho purchase of 
Stock, Implements, &c. Many choice ani¬ 
mals will be presented for sale, and it can 
not bo doubted that an opportunity will be af¬ 
forded to those who are desirous of making 
selections from different breeds of animals, 
or improved implements and mahinery, that 
will bo in all respects satisfactory. 
The award of Premiums will be made im¬ 
mediately after tho Address, and the Treas¬ 
urer will pay them at the Business Offico till 
tho close of tho day; and in tho evening, 
and on Saturday, at the Society’s rooms, at 
Bagg’s Hotel. 
Slock. —Persons desiring accommodations 
for Stock, will have provision made on ap¬ 
plication of Mr. John Butterfield, Utica. 
Mr. Butterfield will give attention to all 
articles directed to his care, and provide for 
their delivery at tho Show Grounds, if no¬ 
tice is given and provision made for the ex¬ 
penses by tho person sending tho articles, 
at the time they are forwarded. 
B. P. Johnson, Cor. Secy. 
BOG MEADOWS. 
The presont is a favorable time for com¬ 
mencing the improvement of bog-lands.— 
The first object should to take off' the sur¬ 
plus and stagnant water. This must be 
done by ditches or drains. In most cases 
the sources of the water is near the junction 
of tho bog with the surrounding highland. 
At this point, therefore, a drain should be 
sunk sufficiently deep to receive all the 
water which injuriously affects the surface 
of tho bog. This is a point often neglect¬ 
ed, and many tracts which have been par¬ 
tially improved, have from this cause failed 
to answer expectations, and have boon al¬ 
lowed to relapse into their former unprofit¬ 
able state. 
It is not necessary that the drains should 
always be open ditches, as some seem to 
suppose; under or covered drains are gen¬ 
erally far better, besides obviating tho diffi¬ 
culty of crossing open ditches. The drains 
next the uplands will be always in hard 
soil, and tiles may bo laid immediately on 
tho bottom. Tho other drains frequently 
have a soft bottom: and here a hemlock 
board or slab may be placed under the tiles 
to keep them from sinking. If tiles cannot 
be procured, stones may bo used on the 
hard bottom, and pine, hemlock, or cedar 
boughs, or hushes, may bo used on tho bog. 
They will “ draw ’ well, and will last many 
years. 
Open drains aro always filling up. The 
soak of tho water and tho heaving of the 
frost, nearly fill up those near the upland 
every year, and all the others require fre¬ 
quent clearing and cutting out. If stock is 
pastured on the land, the banks of tho ditch¬ 
es are pressed down by their tread; and they 
cannot be crossed by a team without being 
injured. 
If the surface of tho land is encumbered 
with bushes, stumps, or roots, they must be 
taken out. This, however, can better be 
done after tho drain has taken effect, and 
the ground has settled, as it will do, from 
carrying off the water. The roots are then 
left oxposed, more or less, on tho top of the 
ground. When tho bushes, roots, and tus¬ 
socks arc taken off, and the surface made 
smooth, grass and seed may be sown. 
If tho bog is deep, however, and tho soil 
consists, as it frequently does, almost en¬ 
tirely of vegetable matter, it will be advisa¬ 
ble to apply sand or gravel, to be mixed with 
the muck. The land will not produce good 
grass without this—the flint ( silica ) is es¬ 
sential to tho formation of the stems. 
Tho first of Autumn is a good time to 
sow grass seed, on this or any other land.— 
Tho kind usually known as the “fowl-mea¬ 
dow” grass, is tho best for bog land. Timo¬ 
thy, or herds-grass, may be sown in connec¬ 
tion with it, which will tend to keep the crop 
from lodging down.— Boston Cultivator. 
Milch cows, in winter, should bo kept in 
dry, moderately warm, but well ventilated 
quarters; bo regularly fed and watered 
three times a day, salted twice or thrice a 
week, have clean beds, be curried daily, and 
in addition to their long provender, they 
should receive succulent food morning anil 
evening. 
Alt, stiff clays aro benefited by fall and 
winter plowings, but should never be plow- 
od while they aro wot. If, at such plowings, 
the furrow be materially deepened, lime, 
marl or ashes should bo applied. 
Abundant crops cannot be grown for a 
succession of years, unless care be taken to 
provide and apply an equivalent for the 
substances carried off the land in the pro¬ 
ducts g rosin thpreon. 
TEN REASONS FOR UNDER-DRAINING. 
1. It prevents water which falls from rest¬ 
ing on or near the surface, and renders the 
soil dry enough to bo worked or plowed at 
all times. 
2. By rendering the soil porous or spon¬ 
gy, it takes in water without flooding in time 
ot‘ rain, and gives it off again gradually in 
time of drouth. 
3. By preventing adhesion and assisting 
pulverization, it allows tho roots to pass 
freely through all parts of the soil. 
4. By facilitating the mixture of manure 
through tho pulverized portions, it greatly 
increases its valuo and effect. 
5. It allows water falling on the surface 
to pass downward, carrying with it any fer¬ 
tilizing substances, (as carbonic acid and 
ammonia,) until they are arrested by the 
absorption of tho soil. 
6. It abstracts in a similar manner the 
heat contained in falling rains, thus warm¬ 
ing the soil, the water discharged by drain- 
mouths being many degrees colder than or¬ 
dinary rains. 
7. The increased porosity of the soil ren¬ 
ders it a more perfect non-conductor of heat, 
and the roots of plants aro less injured by 
freezing in winter. 
8. The same cause admits the entrance 
of air, facilitating the decomposition of en¬ 
riching portions of the soil. 
9. By admitting early plowing, crops may 
be sown early, and an increased amout reap¬ 
ed in consequence. 
10. It economizes labor, by allowing tho 
work to go on at all times, without inter¬ 
ruption from surplus water in spring, or 
from a hard baked soil in summer.— Alb. 
Cultivator. 
AN HOUR IN A SLAUGHTER HOUSE. 
If any of our readers delight in witness¬ 
ing the effects of system in facilitating labor, 
let them step into a Cincinnati slaughter¬ 
ing establishment during the killing season. 
Aside from the prodigious number of 
hogs, cattle, sheep and calves disposed of, 
there is an interest in watching the ma¬ 
chine-like order of the work. The butch¬ 
er s yard and building is, of coarse, not a 
very neat place, while the blood and offal of 
two thousand hogs a day pass through 
them. The slaughter house is situated in 
some retired hollow, with a small stream 
passing beneath it, and is generally a cheap, 
temporary building. 
The hogs of each drovo are kept in a 
separate pen till tho hour of execution when 
a devoted few, say sixty or forty, are com¬ 
pelled, much against their will, to march up 
a platform within the building. Here a man 
with an iron sledge goes among them, and 
strikes them on the head with a dull, sick¬ 
ened sound, and they fall without a squeal. 
While in a senseless state they are thrown 
upon a grating near the scalding vats, where 
they are stuck, and the blood flows into the 
stream below. 
The vats are wide enough to place a hog 
crosswise, and long enough to hold ten or 
twelve at a time; and there are, in large es¬ 
tablishments, two vats on each side of which 
are five or six men, making twenty in all.— 
The water is kept hot by steam, and the car¬ 
cases aro constantly kept turning and stir¬ 
ring as they pass along, so that when they 
reach the farther end of the vat they are 
stripped of the hair, and aro hauled out and 
hung up by the heels for cutting. 
The man who strikes them puts a mark 
on the leg of each, to show who is the own¬ 
er. A hog is pushed from the grating, and 
quivering and bloody, into tho scalding wa¬ 
ter, about once in half a minute, and a clean 
carcass is hauled out of the other end of the 
vat as frequently, and also another taken 
from tho gambrel and carried to the hooks 
as often, where he hangs till the next morn¬ 
ing to cool. For two vats, about fifty men 
are required. 
The next morning a four or six horse 
team appears at tho slaughter house, bright 
and early, and piling the stiff carcases into 
a huge rack, conveys them to the packers. 
The butcher, instead of being paid for his 
services, pays the drover something—eight, 
ten, or twelve cents a head—for tho chance; 
and all the offal belongs to him, including 
every thing taken from the animal. 
At the packer’s, which is in a more pub¬ 
lic part of the city, the hog is weighed, and 
two men place the body on a bench. On 
each side of tho bench stands two strong 
men, with huge cleavers, more dreadful 
than tho executioner’s axe, on which they 
put a keen edge between each blow. Ono 
blow given simultaneously by each, severs 
the head, and also his hind quarters from 
tho trunk. These are thrown into different 
directions to be trimmed and cured. 
One of tho cutters turns the trunk on its 
back, and holds it open while tho other 
splits it along tho back hone. Each ono 
takes half, and the leaf and lard being torn 
out, cuts off tho shoulders, and at four 
strokes tho sides are cut into the proper 
form. Tho hog disappears in different di¬ 
rections, and in about half a minute from 
the time ho was put upon the bench, ano¬ 
ther takes his place to undergo the same 
process. The pieces destined for mess pork 
are salted into a barrel, headed up, filled 
with brine, rolled into tho street, put on a 
dray, carried to the river, and the hog may 
be on his way to Now Orleans, as pork, 
within twenty-four hours after he crossed 
the ferry from Kentucky. Much might be 
said of the mode of curing, particularly of 
the celebrated sugar-cured hams; but at 
present we must omit these details.— West. 
Agriculturist. 
Young stock should bo moderately fed 
with grain in tho winter, and receive gener¬ 
ous supplies of long provender, it being es¬ 
sential to keep them in fair condition, in or¬ 
der that tho formation of musclo, bones, &c., 
may be encouraged and continually carried 
on. 
MATERIALS FOR MANURE. 
There is reason to believe that the urine 
voided by farm stock, is as valuable, in re¬ 
spect to the amount of fertilizing elements 
it contains, as their solid excrements. On 
many farms, nearly all tho urine is lost-—at 
least during that part of the year the stock 
is kept at the barn. It might readily bo 
saved, by using substances in the stall and 
yard which would absorb it. In grain-grow¬ 
ing districts there is usually plenty of straw, 
with which tho stock can bo kept well lit¬ 
tered. Where straw cannot bo bad, other 
matters should be used. Hay, that is too 
poor for fodder, coarse parts of corn stalks, 
and other vegetable rubbish answer the pur¬ 
pose. But peat or muck, is very valuable 
for this purpose. It contains in itself much 
food for plants, but generally in a some¬ 
what insoluble state, from tho presence of 
certain acids. Tho effect of mine is to de¬ 
stroy these acids to decompose the peat, 
and render it good manure. 
Peat, or bog earth, may bo obtained in 
many situations at trifling expense. In 
draining bog land, the muck not usod for 
the drains, (and if stones or bushes aro used 
for the drains there will bo considerable 
quantities,) should be carted to the barn 
and yard. Every fanner who has a “ bog- 
hole,” should not fail to obtain a liberal sup¬ 
ply of this substance, which properly man¬ 
aged will add greatly to the fertility of his 
soil, and the yield of his crops. 
In barns which are properly finished, tho 
cold may be so far excluded, that a pile of 
muck may be kept in some convenient part 
through the Winter, and may be used in 
small quantities daily, to absorb the liquids. 
—Boston Cultivator. 
Jloairoe CoiisHt AgiriciiltM- 
e*« 1 Society. 
This Society will hold their Annual Cattle 
Show and Exhibition at Rochester, on 
Wednesday and Thursday, 
Sept. £9*h & 30th. 1852. 
General Exhibition and Cattle show, on Wednesday, 29th 
of September, on the Farm of A.Boody, Esq., between New 
Main sireet and East Avenue 
All Animals, Agricultural Implements. a>’d articles of 
manufacture proper to he exhibited at the oat-door show, in¬ 
cluding Poultry, must be in their places, and ready lor exhi¬ 
bition, by II o’clock A. M. 
On Thursday, the 30th. the exhibition of Fancy Articles. 
Needle Work. Butter, Chee'e. II ney. Bread, Fmit and 
Vegetables, will take place in the Court House. 
Members and their families, having Pickets, will be 
admitted i roe. A 1 oilier persons wil be charged one shilling 
—to he paid at the door. 
The following are the Premiums effrred :— 
WORKING OXEN. 
Forth- best string of Working Oxen from any one 
town, not less than 20 yoke, .$10 00 
For the second best string, not less than 20 yoke 5 00 
Stock entered in town teams, may be entered under either 
of the following classes; 
CATTLE. Class I. 
THOROUGH bred-devons. 
Best Bull, over 2 years old.Dip. and $4 00 
Second, under2 “ 3 00 
Third “ “ .Vol. Tr. 
Best Bull C If.. 2 00 
Best Heifer Calf,. 2 00 
Best Milch Cow,. 3 00 
Second,. 2 00 
Third... .Vol Tr. 
Judqes.—R oswell Hart, Brighton ; A-a Rowe, Sweden ; 
Clark Wilbur, Rochester. 
Second. 2 00 
Thir l .Vol Tr 
Best 3 Lambs . 3 00 
Second. 2 00 
Third.Vol List 
Judg.s—John H Rohin«on, Rochester ; W VV Carr, Swe¬ 
den ; Isaac Moore, Brighton. 
Best Boar. 
Second... 
$5 00 
3 00 
“ C ° 
Fourth... 
Best Sow. with Pigs. 
. .... 
4 00 
Second. 
Third . 
2 00 
Best 4 Pigs, under 8 months. 
Second. 
3 00 
CATTLE. Class II. 
THOROUGH BRED—DURHAMS. 
Best Bull, over 2 years old.Dip. and J4 00 
Second, under 2 “ . 3 00 
Third. - “ .Vol. Tr. 
Best Bull Calf.. 2 00 
Best HeUer Calf,. 2 00 
Best Milch Cow,. 3 00 
Second,. 2 00 
Third,.Vol. Tr. 
Jpdgks—S amuel H Davis, Sweden ; J H Ramsdell Perm- 
,.on ; Win R Booth, Gates. 
Discretionary Premiums may be given for other Thorough 
Bred Stock, if deemed worthy. 
CATTLE. Class HI. 
NATIVES, OR GRADES. 
Best Bull, over 2 years old.Dip. and $4 00 
Second. 3 00 
Third. , 2 00 
Fourth. ..Vol. Tr- 
Best Bull, from 1 to 2 years old,. 3 00 
Second,. 2 00 
Thirl,.Vol Tr- 
Best pair of Steers, 3 years old, trained 3 00 
Second.Vol- Tr- 
Best pair of Steers, 2 years o d, trained 2 00 
Second,.Vol- Tr- 
Best pair of Yearling Steers, trained,. 2 00 
Second,.Vol. Tr- 
Best pair of Fatted Oxen.!. 3 00 
Second,...Vol. Tr- 
Best t* atted Animal, for beef,. . 3 00 
Second.Vol- Tr- 
Judoks-—G eo vV Allen. Meadon ; Geo Shaelfer, Wheat- 
land ; K II Brown, Greece. 
CATTLE. Class IV. 
NATIVES, OR GRADES. 
Best pair of Working Oxen,.I)!p- and $4 00 
Second,.*. 3 00 
Third.Vol. Tr. 
Fourth.Vol. Inst. 
Best Milch Cow,. . 3 00 
Second, ."Vol. Tr. 
Best Heifer Calf,. 2 00 
Second.Vol. Tr. 
Best Heifer, under 3 years old. 
Best I leifer, under *2 years old,. ^ 00 
Best Ileil’er. under lyear old,. ^ 100 
J does.—CK Hobble, Iroudequoit; John K. Beckwith, 
Brighton ; Dennis Church, Riga. _ . 
Premiums may be awarded on anylotlu rspecimens ot S ock 
not specified in the above lis , if they are such a-< to be deemed 
worthy of notice and encouragement by tlie C •mmntee on 
Stock, and shall be recommended as such to th* Executive 
Committee. 
HORSES. Class I. 
Be t Stallion,.Dip. and $5 00 
Second.. , _ 3 0J 
Third.Vol. Tr 
Fouith.Vol. Inst. 
B-st pair Matched Horses, for all work o t’0 
Second,. 3 00 
Third,.Vol. Tr. 
Fourth,.Vol. Inst. 
Judges on Stallions and Matched Horse.-—Lym-nWall, 
Webster ; James P Ross, Ogden ; N F Bradstreet, Roche - 
ter. 
Horses. Class II. 
Best Mare with Colt...Dip and $3 00 
Second.Yol Tr and 2 00 
ThrJ. 2 00 
Beet Yearling Colt. 3 00 
Second. 2 00 
Third. Vol Tr 
Best Colt, two and three years old— 3 00 
Second.. 2 00 
Tnird.VolTr 
Judges on Mares and Colts—Giles B Rich, Penheld ; John 
K Ballentine, Chili ; James Hart, Irondequoit. 
Umust be distinctly understood, that all competitors must 
be th- actual owners of the Cattle or Horses exhibited by 
tnem. and must reside in this county—otherwi.-e no prem.ums 
will be paid, if awarded 
Sheep. Class I. 
LONG OR COARSE WOOLED. 
Best Buck.Dip and $3 00 
Second. 2 00 
Third.Vol Tr 
Best 3 Ewes. 3 00 
Second. 2 00 
Third.Vol Tr 
Best 3 fat ed sheep. 3 00 
Second. 2 00 
Third.Vol Tr 
Judges—Alfred Fitch, Riga; Albert C Hobbie, Ironde- 
qnoit ; Samuel Cox, Meadon : S H Gould, Brighton. 
Sheep. Class II. 
FINE WOOLED MERINO. 
Best Buck.Dip and $3 00 
Second. 2 00 
Third.VolTr 
Best 3 Ewes. 3 CO 
Judges—Mathias Garrett, Gates ; Marvin Hopkins. Pitts 
ford ; Hugh Mulholland, Brighton. 
in awarding premiums lor Swine, reference will not be had 
exclusively lo tlie sire and present condition, bul regard will 
be had toihai excellence ot b-ee I, form, structure and pro- 
potion. which will afford the greatest profit with the smallest 
expense. 
No premium on Boars will be awatded. unless the Com- 
mi"eo shall rec-ive satisfactory assurance that the animal 
shall be kept in the county for use at least six months lrum 
the day of exhibition. 
Poultry. 
RestS Black Spanish, Cock and 2 Hens.$2 00 
Second. 1 00 
Pest 3 Dorking , Cock and 2 Hem. 2 09 
Second . 1 00 
Best Black Shanghaes, Cock and 2 Hens. 2 00 
Best White * do do. 2 00 
Best Bull or Yellow do oo. 2 00 
Rest Cochin China, Cock and 2 Hens. 2 00 
Sec. nil. 1 00 
Pest Polands (Golden) Cock and i Hens. 2 00 
Best Polands. (B ack) *" “ 2 00 
Best M.vay. or Ghittagongs, Cock and 2 Ileus 2 09 
Best t auton- C.-ek aud 2 Hens. 2 00 
Best Bai.tarns, ” " . 2 00 
Second..... 1 00 
Best coop, of not le.s titan 0 chickens. 2 00 
Second. 1 Oil 
Be-t coop of Fowls, of any variety..,. l 00 
Second..... 1 1)0 
Turkeys. 
Best pair. 2 00 
Second.-.,. 1 00 
Hacks. 
Best pair. 2 00 
Second. 1 00 
Geese. 
Best pair. 2 00 
Second. 1 00 
Guinea Fowls. 
Best pair. 2 (’0 
Second..... 1 00 
Etch exhibitor will he re mired to famish his own coop 
Judges—J VV Bis^ell. Bright.m; Isaac H-uirht, Ro.hesler: 
O t\ liadfio k, Buffa o ; Eben Wright, M D Boston. 
Statements in writing should be furnish-d of the me hod of 
keeping and fattening fowls, and the expense and profit— 
and particularly as to th s amount of eggs produced from a 
g ven nurnberof Hens, m order to determine Uicr laying prop¬ 
erties ; also their condition in flesh, and market value. 
Grain aud Root Culture. 
Best acre of Flin Wheat .Vol Tr and $5 00 
Best acre of Hutchin on’s w heat.. Vol Tr and 6 00 
Best .ere ol Soule’s Wheat.VolTr aud S 00 
Be-t field from 5 to 10 acres.Vol Tr and 10 00 
Best ncteol Indian Corn. o 00 
Scond.Vol Trand 2 00 
Th'rd ...Vol Trand 1 00 
Fourth.Vol Tr 
Best, acreofOats. Vol Trand $4; second V'olTranl 3 00 ; 
Third Vol Tr and 100 : Best acre of Boas $5; -econd 3 00— 
thirl Vo 1 Train! si ; bestacre of Potatoes, $5 ; second Vol 
Tr and $3 ; thud Vol Tr and 1 00. 
Bert had bus.li of Potatoes giown from seed $5 ; second $3 
—third Vo' Tr nd $1. 
Besi half acre of Ruta Bagt, $5 ; secon i 300 ; third Vol 
Trand $t. 
Best ha’f acre of Mangle Wurzel $5 : second 3 00 ; th’rd 
Vol Tr and 1 00. Best half acre Sugar liter $5 ; second 3 U0 
—third Vol Tr and 1 00 
Be9t qtiar.er acre o> Carrots ; second 300 ; thir l Vol Tr 
and I 00. Pe t quarter acre of Fanil ps $5 ; second 3 00 ; 
third Vol Trand 1 00. 
Judg-s—Gen R Harmon, Wheatland ; J O Petiingill. Og¬ 
den ; N E Bar..ard. Me. don : C W Brig a s, RjoheHer ; Ben¬ 
jamin Wing, Irotulequoit. 
Vegetables. 
Best two each of Musk Melons, Water Melons& Sqtr’sh- 
e $2; b-• t. two heads < ciulillowi r2 00 ; best, six each oi Beets 
Carrots, Parsneps, Turneps. -'al-ity, Celery and Cabbages— 
f 1 ; best twel ve ‘ an sweet Corn $2 
Largest Pumpkin or Squash 2 00; best half peck Lima 
Beaus 2 0b; best iliree vegeiabl E-gi $1. Best and greatest 
variety raised by the exhibitor $5 ; second $2. 
Judges—L B Lang worthy, Greece ; James- Ewart, Gates ; 
C F Grosman, Brighton ; M T Gardner, Gates. 
Horticultural. 
Best 12 varieties of Apples, flea*, h $3 ; ®econd 2 00: third 
Vo’ Inst ; best dozen r-nrs t Fiuith, F-achefs anil Q,«.i ices 
—**ach $2 ; best new seedling Apple, Fear and Peach, each 
V 1 Tr and $1. 
Best sample of Grapes $3 ; second 2 00 ; th'rd Vol Tn^t- 
Judges—Asa Powe, Sweden; Mr Upton,Greece; Z Burr, 
Fermion; J W Seward, Rochester ; VV VV adhaiub, Ciark- 
aon- 
Honey, Sugar, and Bread. 
Best 10 lbs Honey, $4 ; second 2 00 ; third Vol (nst. Best 
1011). Maple Sugar $3 ; eeoml 2 00 ; third Vol Inst. 
Best 3 loaves ol Whi c Bread $3 : second 2 00 ; third Vol 
Inst. 
Judges—E S Hayward, Brighton; F S Rew, Rochester; 
John Rapalje. R 'Chester; S II Gould, Brighton ; J II Ke ¬ 
lt Rochester ; Mrs Zeta Burr, Pdrinton ; Mi-s Amy Moore, 
Brighton. 
'I he Bread presented for premium must be madeon the* day 
•revious to t he exit bilion, without the use of sahe ratus or so¬ 
da, by some f male number of the family, in whose name Hie 
entries shall be made, and to whom the premiums shale he 
awarded. Th ■ bread shad be baked in the oven commonly 
used by the family in which it shall he made. A \t rilten -t te- 
menl of the procesi of making the bread should ao ompany 
each loaf. 
Butter, Cheese and Lard. 
Best 10 Hit of Butter, Dip and $3; second 3 00 ; third Vol 
Tr and 100. 
Best 20 ! bs packed Butter, made in Mayor June, $4 ; second 
3 00; third 2 00. 
Best 20 Ills oi Cheese t3 ; second 2 00 ; third $1. Best 20 
lbs ol Lard 42 ; second $i ; third Vol Inst. 
Judges—T A New on, Rochester ; T II II att, Rochester; 
Joseph Farley, Irondequoit ; Alfred Reynolds Rochester; 
Mrs F P Root, Sweden ; Mrs M T Gardner, Gales. 
Agricultural Implements, 
Discretionary premium' will be awarded for all implements 
presenting any new improvements, or Otherwise tieserving of 
particular commendation. 
Ju Iges— F P Root, Sweden; Allen Belden, Rochester; 
Z VV Smith, Meudon. 
Flowing Match. 
TO BE HELD IN BRIGHTON, THURSDAY, OCT 
7, AT 11 O’CLOCK, A M. 
To the owner ot the team which plows o”e fourth of an 
acre best in 7& minutes $8;-eeoml, $•>: th'rd, $4; tour.h, $-’; 
fifth, Volume Transactions; sixth, Vol Inst 
The depth of the furrow must not he less than seven inches, 
and the width not less than twelve inches, single ordouhle 
team, at theopuonoi the plowman—tach plowman to drive 
h is own teiun. 
Juuges—F P Root, Sweden; Alfred Fitch, Riga; A E 
Harmon, Wheatland, 
( ommittee to make arrangements for the Plowing Match 
in Brighton—S 11 Gould, ES Hayward John R Beckwith. 
Th» object oI the Plowing Match is to exhibit for publ’c 
benefit the comparati.e excellence of our besL plowmen; not 
to try the strength or speed of teams, but to excite a oom- 
memtable spirit of emulation and improvement in this impor¬ 
tant hianch of indu try. 
Ladies’ Department. 
CARPETING, RUGS, FLANNEL. NEEDLEWORK, 
MJ. 
Judges-James Vick, Jr, Rochcter; Alvah Strong, Roch 
ester; E Harmon, Wheatland; D R Barton, Roihester. 
For best specimen of Carpeting, not less than 10 yardi, $2; 
second, 1;—for best hearth rug, $1.—fo' bsst Counterpane, 
$2; second, 1;—for Ladies best cotton or woolen hose, not 
less than 2 pairs, $1;—for men’s best hose, not less than 2 
pa ; rs.$l;—for men’s best mil tens or gloves, $1;—for best piece 
of unoressed flannel, not less than 10 > arJs, $-;—lor the most 
ingenious and beautiful piece of need'e wo. k, ol any design or 
description, $2;—fertile best specimen of work performed 
by a child under 12 years of age, exhibiting industry and 
ingenuity, $2; second 1. 
FANCY ARTICLES. 
f For best specimen of embroidery on silk, $2; second, 0,f0; 
for the best specimen of worsted work, 1; lor the hast specimen 
of fancy n edle work of any description. 2. Dis. ret onarv 
premiums for such o her meritorious articles as the taste, skill 
aud industry of the ladies shall prompt them to exhibit. 
FINE ARTS. 
Restraining in oil colors, $2; second, 1; for best original 
cnyon. 1; for bsst specimen of arificial wax flowers. Land 
oilier discretionary premiums, when the committee may deem 
them deserved in works of n.t not included in the above list. 
Judges—D D T Moore, Rochester; A'exan er M itnn Roch¬ 
ester; Francis Brown, Rochester; MissE Ramsdell, Perrinlou; 
Mrs 1 S Hobbie, Rochester. 
Mechanic Arts. 
Discretionary premiu ms will be awarded by the appropriate 
commi'tee, upon the following sp,cimens of the mechanic 
art-, when the article sha I be deemed of that superior qnali y 
■“ntiiliug it to the the awards of tue societj: specimens of den¬ 
tistry, daguerreotypes, cooking stoves ornamented parlor 
stoves, tin ware, stone ware, j. iners’ tools, hoots and shoes, 
book binding, cabinet fu-niture, harnesses and carriages. 
Other produ- tsof this department, not included In the abo' e 
list, will be considered the subjects of premiums, if of the 
requisite merits. 
(L^*Tbeannual address will hedelivered Thursday after¬ 
noon in the Court Uousp. After the address, the premiums 
will bp awarded and paid. JAME° I’ FOGG. President. 
J H Kelly, Recording Fec’y. John Rapalje. Treas. 
VV m Otis, ) 
E “8 Haywod, > Vice Presidents. 
J G Ramsdell. ) 
augl8d2t&wtd J VICK Jr, Cor. Sec’y. 
