MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER i AN AGRICULTURAL, LITERARY AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
distinguished mechanics are present ; and 
they bring with them not only the work of 
their brains and hands, but active and observ¬ 
ing minds to inquire into the wants of the 
country ; and they return to their work shops 
to perfect the inventions that have been sug¬ 
gested by these means. The farmer, too, has 
a favorable opportunity, at these fairs, to 
make himself well acquainted with what is 
new and useful, and to see the best produc¬ 
tions of different portions of the country. 
Perhaps, the most convincing evidence of 
recent great improvements in the business of 
farming, will appear, on instituting a com¬ 
parison between the present condition of the 
agricultural interests of your State, and that 
condition in which these interests existed be¬ 
fore the organization of these associations. 
There are, I doubt not, those present, who, if 
they will look back over a period of twenty- 
five years, can make the comparison to which 
I refer. 
In the lapse of that time, what improved 
modes of cultivating various soils have been 
discovered and adopted by the farmers of hew 
York ! How many new kinds of agricultural 
implements have been brought into profitable 
use! How many farmers would now be wil¬ 
ling to go back to the use of the old farming 
implements and the old method of farming ? 
How many new varieties of grains, fruits and 
vegetables have been introduced, to increase 
the value of your crops ! What changes have 
taken place, with respect to the number and 
value of your breeds of cattle, horses, sheep, 
swine and poultry! What improvements 
have been made in the management and value 
of your dairies! AY hat is the value of the 
stimulus that has been imparted to your home 
industry by the encouragement which agri¬ 
cultural associations have given to the manii- 
facture of household fabrics, and other arti¬ 
cles of domestic production! 
The men of labor of this nation, are under 
an obligation to regard the State of New York 
as a national benefactor. We have the fruits 
of the genius and perseverance of your Fulton 
and Clinton ; and tb.e influence of the exam¬ 
ple of your distinguished son, the lamentable 
Silas Weight, whose days were devoted to 
the cause of labor, and who, in his life, pre¬ 
sented a model, worthy of all imitation, of a 
high-minded, far-seeing statesman, an upright 
and an honest man. His name and fame are 
the common property of the nation. We 
have, too, the example and the results of your 
State agricultural organization, which, for a 
quarter of a century, by its transactions, re¬ 
ports and fairs, has been giving information 
and encouragement to the men of toil in eve¬ 
ry portion of the country. And this day, we 
see before us some of the richest trophies of 
your noble enterprise. 
Citizens of the State of New York, you can¬ 
not avoid receiving encomiums and encour¬ 
agement, while you continue to prosecute this 
work of State and National improvement.— 
You have, among your visitors to-day, citi¬ 
zens from more than twenty States of the 
Union—from the South, North, East and 
West. There cannot be any just cause of 
jealousy, dissensions, or hostility, among the 
friends of American labor and enterprise, in 
the various sections of the country. They are 
bound together by every motive and conside¬ 
rs'' n which can influence the hearts of men 
t<- - Yerve the peace, promote the harmony 
anu Advance the prosperity of their common 
country. A great chain of twenty-five State 
fairs, and more than a thousand annual coun¬ 
ty fairs, while supporting and imparting 
strength to the industrial interests of the na¬ 
tion, will have a natural tendency to exclude 
sectional prejudices, and to bind us together 
in national harmony and brotherly love. 
The present national greatness of the United 
States is mainly attributable to two obvious 
principles—the influence of law upon our citi¬ 
zens, and their attachments to their own mu¬ 
nicipal and local governments. Just in pro¬ 
portion as we have departed from the strictest 
observance of law, and looked abroad into the 
domestic institutions of our neighbors, have 
we been led into difficulties and trials. There 
is no higher duty to the citizen, than to main¬ 
tain by word, deed and action, the absolute 
supremacy of law. We should bear in mind 
this great truth, that the first public act of 
disobedience to law is the first fatal step in the 
downward road to anarchy. 
Let the American citizen discharge, faith¬ 
fully, not only his national obligations, but 
his public and private local duties. This can 
he done, in the most effective manner, by 
guarding against the slightest encroachments 
upon the compact which makes us one people, 
by a strict observance of law, and by a true 
discharge of those essential, religious, politi¬ 
cal and social duties which lie at the founda¬ 
tions of society. Let us, like our fathers, be 
watchful and faithful, at the fireside—on the 
farm—in the school district—in the county— 
in the State. Let us establish and maintain 
good morals. Let us encourage the growth 
of the arts and sciences, and all branches of 
useful industry. Let us continue our efforts to 
advance the agricultural, mechanical and man¬ 
ufacturing interests of the Union. And finally, 
let us teach the rising generation to love their 
whole country, and all parts of it—especially 
their own hearth stones —their own homes. 
Having disposed of Gov. Weight’s excellent 
Address, t and duly chronicled the proceedings 
at, or noticed the most prominent features of, 
many of the State and County Agricultural 
Fairs, we shall next week, and thereafter, be 
enabled to give our usual variety in this de¬ 
partment of the Rural. 
(Comminurdiasis. 
WAYNE COUNTY FAIR. 
Friend Moore :— I have frequently at¬ 
tempted to pen a communication for the Ku¬ 
ral, but the want of an interesting subject as 
often prevented its execution. I have now 
something to write about. 
The Annual Exhibition of the Wayne Co. 
Ag. Society has just closed. Its success has 
been greater than the most sanguine of its 
friends had dared to hope for. When I say it 
was the best, the most magnificent and suc¬ 
cessful County Exhibition ever held in Wes¬ 
tern New York, I only utter the universal 
sentiment of the tens of thousands of visitors 
who were present on the occasion. And 
many even, who attended the recent State 
Fair at Elmira, declared that in many respects 
it was superior, and as a whole would suffer 
but slightly in comparison with that really 
magnificent State display. The attendance 
was large, larger than the “ oldest inhabi¬ 
tant” had ever seen in the village or county, 
the number being estimated at twenty-five 
thousand. The most perfect order was main¬ 
tained duriDg the entire exhibition, not the 
slightest accident occurring to abate the in¬ 
terest or mar the enjoyment of the delighted 
multitude. 
The arrangements for the Exhibition had 
been made on a scale of liberality and mag¬ 
nificence seldom or never excelled by any 
County in the State. The Society was re¬ 
organized in May last, for the purpose of en¬ 
abling it to hold real and personal estate, 
since which time the Board of Managers have 
purchased eleven acres of land contiguous to 
the village, enclosed it with a substantial fence 
eight feet high, erected a Hall or show building 
80 by 56 feet with galleries and other fixtures 
for the advantageous and convenient display 
of fruits, flowers, vegetables, domestic manu¬ 
factures, fancy article^, Ac., which, aside from 
its utility for display and protection of arti¬ 
cles exhibited, forms a majestic and beautiful 
adornment to the grounds. From its flag 
staff, 80 feet from the ground, waved a mag¬ 
nificent banner, wrought by fair hands, bear¬ 
ing a full size aud life-like impress of that 
faithful and noble animal that “ paweth in the 
valley, and rejoiceth in his strength.” The 
grounds are bounded on one side by the river, 
the bank of which is thickly covered with 
tree 3 and foliage, rendering shade and water 
accessible and abundant. A well graded track 
for the exhibition and trial of horses, one 
third of a mile in length, and forty-five feet 
wide, elicited much commendation from the 
fast portion of the multitude. 
It is not my intention to particularize, 
though hundreds of articles exhibited were 
worthy of special mention. The number of 
entries was about eleven hundred, and the 
show in every department was creditable to 
the farmers and mechanics of the county. The 
display of dairy products, domestic articles, 
paintings and artificial work, proved that the 
ladies contributed their part towards making 
the Fair attractive. By the way, a stranger 
publicly asserted that the ladies themselves 
were the most attractive articles on exhibi¬ 
tion, and were it not for my extreme modesty, 
I would say, that if a premium on beauty 
were offered, the ladies of Wayne might fear¬ 
lessly enter the lists, with competition open 
to the Union! 
The trial of speed for trotting horses took 
place in the forenoon of the last day, and was 
witnessed by thousands of visitors. St. Law¬ 
rence, owned by Mr. Burgess, of Ithaca, was 
awarded the first premium, and a grey gelding 
exhibited by Wm. H. Saunders of Rose, in 
this county, the second. Up to this time the 
weather had been warm and fair, but a sud¬ 
den dash of rain made the show of umbrellas 
unusually large. There was demonstrated the 
utility of a permanent location and durable 
buildings and fixtures for our Fair. Floral 
Hall, containing nearly all the articles that 
would have been injured by rain, and four or 
five thousand people besides, was as dry and 
as comfortable as could have been desired. 
The Ladies’ Riding Match came off in the 
afternoon, and although it rained quite hard a 
portion of the time, the number who wit¬ 
nessed it was very large. The first premium 
was awarded to Miss Fulton of Phelps, Ont. 
Co., the second to Miss-of Savannah, 
the third to Miss Perrin of Lyons, and the 
fourth to Miss Kellogg of Clyde. 
A very able address was delivered in Floral 
Hall by Col. Chas. Lee of Penn Yan, after 
which the Society adjourned. 
In the evening, notwithstanding the in¬ 
clemency of the weather, an Agricultural 
Soiree was held in Floral Hall, at which over 
one thousand persons were present. Perfect 
order and decorum was maintained, and a 
more social and convivial scene was never 
witnessed in our village. 
The pecuniary success of the Society has 
been without precedent in the history of 
County Societies. The receipts during the 
Fair were $2,000, and the entire receipts since 
its organization in May last are $4,300—thus 
relieving the Society from debt the first year . 
of its existence. 
I regret the necessity which compelled you 
to be absent from our Fair, and trust that 
another year, you will witness upon our 
grounds a still better Exhibition than that 
recently closed. Yery truly yours, 
DeWitt C. Yan Slyck. 
Lyons, Oct. 12, 1855. 
GENESEE COUNTY FAIB. 
This Fair we attended last week at Batavia. 
Much of the benefit and interest of the show 
were lost by a defective arrangement, well 
intended no doubt, but unfortunate jn the 
result. The stock, except horses, was to be 
shown on Thursday ; Horses, and the Domes¬ 
tic and Household articles, and the riding on 
Wednesday; the other stock to remain on the 
ground until the close of the second day, and 
Thursday was to he devoted to the Plowing 
Match and other business. The farmers who 
took their stock there on Thursday, could not 
well afford to keep it over, nor were the ar¬ 
rangements such as would make it prudent to 
do so,—consequently it was a sort of disjoint¬ 
ed affair, and did not give any great satisfac¬ 
tion. We hope the experiment will not be 
tried again of having more than two days. 
The whole Fair was not worthy of old 
Genesee, which was first among the counties 
to take the lead in the formation of County 
Societies. The people were largely in at¬ 
tendance, but. beyond that almost any town 
could have done as well. Why it is so, may 
be difficult to determine, but something should 
be done to awaken a greater interest, and 
bring in a better display of the agricultural 
wealth of the county. 
We were present at the Riding Match, the 
first we have ever witnessed. The perform¬ 
ance was spirited, and the ladies showed them¬ 
selves graceful and excellent riders, -much 
superior to the gentlemen who accompanied 
them. Our notions, however, are by no means 
modified by what we saw. We should not 
like to see our wife or daughter thus exhibit 
themselves before the multitude. One youDg 
lady rode without a saddle, having only a 
blanket girted upon the horse. She rode 
well, and really exhibited feats of horseman¬ 
ship that would have done credit to profes¬ 
sional riders. But, after all, we very much 
doubt whether it be not a returning to first 
principles, which the good taste of civilization 
may not well dispense with. We are in favor 
of women learning how to ride and drive 
horses, and if there be no other way, why then 
let us keep up the premiums and encourage 
these annual exhibitions. We respectfully 
suggest, however, that there should be a list 
of prizes for boys under sixteen, who shall 
show the best horsemanship, not in riding, but 
in the management of the horse while upon 
him. Let the boys have a chance.— p. 
A POTATO EXPERIMENT. 
Eds. Rural :—The potato crop of the 
present year has generally been a good one, 
and needs no particular remark, but some 
facts showing the influence of quantity and 
quality of seed or product may not be with¬ 
out value. On the 25th of May, I planted 
half a bushel of the Sherman potato on eight 
and one-fifth rods of ground on the farm of 
Mr. L. Harris, near this village. It was part 
of my cornfield, an old sward plowed for the 
first time, the soil of a loamy character.— 
The potatoes planted were about egg size;—on 
part of the ground one potato cut in two 
pieces was put in each hill—on the remainder 
they were cut in quarters, and half that 
amount given. They were cultivated in the 
usual manner. On digging I find the product 
to be fourteen bushels, mostly of good sized 
potatoes. Where the least seed was used the 
potatoes are of almost uniform large size— 
not quite as great a product—but some hills 
without a single potato unfit for table use. 
It is a common error to use too great a 
quantity of seed in planting this crop, there¬ 
by injuring the quality if not the quantity of 
the product. Planting more thickly or in 
drills would obviate the objection as to quan¬ 
tity. I noticed that the finest potatoes grew 
in those hills which had but four s alks—they 
were of uniform good size—just such as sell 
best in market. When small or whole pota¬ 
toes are planted, we get too many eyes, there 
is a large growth of vines, and the strength of 
the soil is exhausted in producing a large 
number of small potatoes. 
From my experience with the Sherman po¬ 
tato, I think it one of the best varieties for 
table use. J. Sibley. 
Westfield, Cliautaiique Co., N. Y., Oct., 1855. 
Care of Sheep.— In this stormy autumn 
time, allow me to say a few words on the pro¬ 
per care of sheep at this season. Their own¬ 
ers will find it much to their advantage to give 
them shelter from the storms of sleet and rain, 
which, when long continued, penetrate their 
fleeces and cause much suffering. Give them 
shelter, and do not put off commencing to feed 
until they are driven from the frost bitten 
grass by the deep snow, and you will find that 
they will need for the whole winter much less 
to keep them in good condition. r. n. y. 
%rmdteral Jlkdlitug. 
The Canada West Fair—Again. —Our 
attention has been called to the following 
statement in the last number of the London 
Free Press, a prominent and influential Cana¬ 
dian journal : 
“It was while in this department [Horti¬ 
cultural] that I met Mr. Moore, the talented 
editor of that remarkable periodical, the Rural 
New-Yorker. He frankly stated to me during 
conversation, that the display in fruit, vege¬ 
tables and cereals, far outstripped that at the 
recent New York State Fair, held at Elmira 
—a superiority which was not confined to 
these classes alone, but extended to the stock, 
which was far superior to any other collection 
he had before witnessed. He attributed this 
to the constant importation of blood stock 
which were constantly being introduced into 
Canada from Great Britain, and intimated 
that his friends on the American side were 
beginning to do the fame thing, feeling that 
it was to the superiority of breed that the 
farmer must look for the most profitable 
stock. From the high standing Which Mr. 
Moore and his journal hold in public estima¬ 
tion, his opinion must naturally have great 
weight, and I trust that, given as it was in 
so fyank a manner, it will act as a still fur¬ 
ther incentive to effort, feeling sure that that 
alone is wanting in order to enable Canada to 
outstrip all competitors in the science of ag¬ 
riculture in its various branches.” 
The pleasant friend whom we met as above 
stated, must have misapprehended our re¬ 
marks in some particulars, probably owing to 
the “ noise and confusion” of the surrounding 
multitude.""-We certainly expressed the opin¬ 
ion that the Provincial Exhibition was deci¬ 
dedly superior in some important departments 
to our recent State Fair at Elmira—particu¬ 
larly in Stock, Grain and Vegetables — but 
could not have admitted that the display of 
Fruit was even equal. What we did say was 
that specimens of certain varieties of the Ap¬ 
ple—such as the Northern Spy, St. Law¬ 
rence, Pomme de Neige, or Snow Apple, Ac. 
—were very superior, and hence, probably, 
the misapprehension. On referring to our 
note book, we find this among other notes 
drawn at sight:—“ Yery fine apples, but 
limited show. Fruit generally very fair and 
well grown.” We may add here, what want 
of space prevented our stating last week, that 
Geo. Leslie of Toronto, and J. P. Lovekin 
of Newcastle, each made a very creditable 
display of fruits, flowers, etc., — and that Ell- 
wanger A Barry of this city, and J. Rapalje 
A Co. of Port Hope, presented large and fine 
collections of Pears. Again, in regard to 
stock, we did not intend to represent the show 
as superior to any we had before witnessed, 
but as superior to that at our own State 
Fair, or any other we had this year attended. 
— With these qualifications, the version of 
our contemporary is correct. We were cer¬ 
tainly mest agreeably surprised on witnessing 
so fine an exhibition, and congratulate our 
Canadian friends upon presenting such un¬ 
mistakable evidence of Rural “ Progress and 
Improvement.” 
Indiana State Fair. —We learn from Mr. 
E. D. ILallock, who was present, that this 
Fair, held at Indianapolis last week, was 
magnificent in most respects and eminently 
successful. The arrangement of the grounds, 
buildings, Ac., was admirable. The display 
was large and excellent in the principal de¬ 
partments, while the attendance was very 
numerous — the weather being favorable 
throughout. The receipts were about $10,- 
000, indicating the great success of the exhi¬ 
bition, compared with any other ever held in 
the State. 
— The Rural World of the Western States 
is certainly progressing ; witness the large at¬ 
tendance and increased displays at the recent 
Fairs in Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and Indiana. 
Even New York and Pennsylvania — the 
“Empire” and “Keystone”—are being sur¬ 
passed by these “ young giants of the West.” 
Pa. State Fair. — While almost every 
other State Fair held this season has proved 
a triumph, that of Pennsylvania, at Harris¬ 
burg, was a decided failure. One paper states 
that in Agricultural Machinery, Poultry, and 
the Ladies’ Department it was creditable and 
gratifying ;—“ but as a whole it was a sad and 
discouraging failure, and must be so consid¬ 
ered by all who attended it.” The German¬ 
town Telegraph says:—“We have seen a 
number of gentlemen who were present, either 
as judges or contributors, and they all unite 
that for a State Fair it was beneath the 
name. Even as a county exhibition for little 
Dauphin, it would scarcely have been regarded 
as creditable.” Pennsylvania ought to make 
one of the best exhibitions in the Union, and 
we cannot account for this signal failure. 
The Great Snow of Stock, being held at 
Boston this week by the U. S. Ag. Society, 
opened very favorably. A despatch dated 
Monday evening says that “ hundreds of cat¬ 
tle and horses have already arrived. More 
entries have been made to-day than on any pre¬ 
vious day, and at dark the Secretary’s office 
was throDged with persons waiting to add to 
the list. The grounds are in splendid order 
and everything bids fair for a magnificent ex¬ 
hibition.” 
PREMIUMS ON STOCK, 
Awarded at the Ohio Slate Fair, held at Columhvs, 
September 18 tli to 21 si. 
cattle. 
Swek1>Staicks.—H«Hs—T hree years old, II. G. Corwin, 
Lebanon, $50. Two years old, David Wilson, Cincinnati, 
30. One year old, Jesse Hagler, Washington, 15. Hull 
calf, Jas Hankins, 10. 
Cows —Three years old, R G Corwin, $50; heifer 2 years 
old, Chas M Clark & Co., Springfield, 30; I year old, R (i 
Dunn, Wahoo, 15. Heifer calf, R G Corwin, 10. 
Short-horns — Bull —Three years old, J W Robinson k 
Co., Mt. Sterling, $30; 2d, R G Corwin, 20. Two years 
old, Chas M Clark & Co., 20; 2d, David Wilson, 10. One 
year old, Jesse Hagler, 15; 2d, Harness Renick, Darby- 
ville, 10. Bull calf 5 months old, James Rankin, jr., Lon¬ 
don, commended. 
Coics —Three years old, R G Corwin, $30; 2d, George II 
Gregg, Cireleville, 15. Two years old, Charles M Clark, 
Springfield, 20; 2d. R G Dunn, 10. One year old, RG 
Dunn, 15; 2d, Harness Reniek, 10. Heifer calf 1 year old, 
R G Convin, commended; Do. 5 months old, F W Reniek, 
South Bloomfield, commended.. 
IIerefords. — Hulls —3 years old, Thos Aston, Elyria, 
$30; 2d. John Humplirais, Elyria, 20. Yearlings, John 
Humphrais,'15; 2d. Thomas Aston, 10. 
Cows —John Humplirais, $30. 
Working Oxen.— i years old, Henrv Kirkpatrick, Jef¬ 
fersonville, pair, 825 ; 2d, T 1’ Miller, West Liberty, 15— 
3 years old, C Fallington, Milford Centre, 10; 2d, Henry 
Windle, Jeffersonville, 8. 
Fat Cattle. —J J Jones, London, steer, 5 years old, $25; 
II Kirkpatrick, steer, 3 years old, 15; J O’B Reniek, Shade 
ville, cow, 1 years old, 15. 
Grass Fed Fat Cows. —Harness Reniek, Darbyville, 
cow 4 years old $10. 
HORSES. 
Thououh-Bred. — Stallions — Isaac Light, Lancaster, 
“Monarch,” 21 years old, $50; 2d, John B Poyntz, Mays- 
ville, Ky., “ Grey Eagle,” 20 years old $30; U R Smith, 
Chesterville, 3 years old $20. Colts, Adam Miller. South 
Bloomfield, 2 years old $15; 2d, Benjamin Davis, Chester¬ 
ville, 10. R C Stewart, Seven Milo, “ Wild Air,” recom¬ 
mended. ■ 
Mares —E S Gwyrine, Columbus, brood mare, 8 yrs. old, 
$30; 2d, Jas Buckingham, Zanesville, 5 years old $15.— 
Fillies, John V Pcarse, 3 years old 10; 2d, D M Creightou, 
5. D M Creighton, filly 4 years old 10. 
Roadsters. — Stallions —P Melendy, Mt Healthy, $50; 
2d, C Fullington, Milford Centre, 30. Colts, 3 years old| 
J L Currier, Athens, 20; 2d, Enoch Thompson, Homer, 15’ 
Two years old, Nelson Hardesty, Licking Co., 15; 2d, J Ii 
Sterrett, Xenia, 10. One year old, C II "Cornwall, Salem, 
10; W Reed, Monroe, 5. 
Mares —U B Smith, $30; 2d, C II Cormvell, 15. Fillies, 
3 years old, C P Dildine, Grovcport, 10; 2d, Slichael Tra¬ 
il or, Columbus, 5. Two years old, W II Ladd, Richmond, 
10; 2d, Julius J Wood, Columbus, 5. One year old, W H 
Ladd, 8; 2d, T B Vause, Lockbourne, 5. 
All Work.— Stallions — Butler Co. Stock Co, Collinsville, 
“ Highlander,” 9 years old $50; 2d, Col John Foster, Chil-’ 
licothe, 4 years old 30. 3 years old, A Mahaffy, Decatur, 
20; 2d, Joseph Rakestraw, Selma, 15. 2 years old, Wm 
Reed, Monroe, 15. 1 year old, Jas Smalley, Xenia, 10; 2d, 
A R Bickett, Xenia, 5. Anderson & Wright, Xenia, stal¬ 
lion 8 years old, commended; G W Teil, Sulphur Springs, 
do 7 years old, com. Anthony Allen, Bloomingburg, suck¬ 
ling colt, 4,'j months old, com. 1 
Mares —4 years old, Robert S French, Gambler, brood 
mare, $30; 2d, Anthony Allen, 15."j . ''j 
Fillies, 3 years old, It C Stewart, $10; 2d, D Taylor, Hi¬ 
bernia, 5. 2 yearn old, J P Stockton, Lockbourne. 10; 2d, 
Grove Pinncy, Blendon Corners, 5. 1 year old, Vause P 
Decker, Lithopolis, 8; 2d, Enoch Thompson, Homer, 5. 
Draught. — Stallions —4 years old. Col John Foster, $30. 
2 years old, ltobt Walcutt, Columbus, 15. 1 year old, 11. 
Seymour, Groveport, 10. Colt, F W Reniek, 5.j 
Mares— 7 years old, F W Reniek, $30. 2 years old, J W 
Probasco, Cireleville, $15. 1 year old, John Seymour, 
Groveport, 10. Colt, F W Reniek, 5. 
Matched Horses— Jacob Egbert, Lebanon, $20; 2d, L 
E Hapgood, Columbus, 10. 
Geldings —For light harness—Sherman A Greene, Cir- 
cleville, $10; 2d, John Seymour, sil. medal. 
For saddle—A B Howell, Fort Ancient, $10; 2d, W II 
Hawkins, Clinton Co., sil. medal. 
Marks —For light harness, Mrs Wm A Neil, Columbus, 
$10. For saddle, Jacob Carr, Washington, 10. 
JACKS AND MULES. 
Jacks —2 years old, M L Sullivant, Columbus, $40; 2d, 
Lewis Clegett, Xenia, 20; 3d M L Sullivant, 10. 1 year 
old, W H Polk, Clinton Co., 5. 
Mules—P air mules 4 years old, W D Pierce, So Charles¬ 
ton, $20. 2 years old, S S Hunter, Alton, 10; 2d, S S Hun¬ 
ter, 5. 1 year old, J P Stockton, Lockbourne, 10; 2d, W 
H Polk; 5. Mule colt, Jos O’Hara, Franklin Co., 8; 2d, D 
S Elliot, Alton, 5. 
Jennets—6 years old, W n Polk, $20; 2d, 3 years old, 
John Rodgerton, So Charleston, 10. 
Long W ooled — Bucks—2 years old, Thos Aston, Elyria, 
$20; 2d, John Chamberlain, Avon, 10. 
Under 2 years—John Chamberlain, $15; Samuel Tom, 
North Ridgeville, 10. 
Five Hires—Over two years, John Chamberlain, $15; 2d, 
Thos Mathers, 8. 
Five Ewes —Under 2 years, John Chamberlain, $15. 
Five Ewe Lambs — Thos Mathers, Etna, $10; 2d, John 
Chamberlain, 5. 
Middle Wooled — Bucks —2 years old, Sam’l Tom s.%20 
2d, Sam’lToms, 10. Under 2 years, S A Bushnell, Hart¬ 
ford, 15; 2d, R D Poague, Spring Valley-, 10. 
Five Ewes —Under 2 years, S A Bushnell, $15; 2d, Sami 
Toms, 8. . 
Merinos and Grades — Bucks —2 years old, Wm II Ladd, 
Richmond, $20; 2d, Jacob Stoolfire, Hebron, 10. Under 
2 years, Wm H Ladd, 15; 2d, T S Humrickhouse, Coshoc¬ 
ton, 10. 
Five Ewes —2 years old. Wm II I,add, $15; 2d, Wm II 
Ladd, 8. Under"2 years, Jacob Stoolfire, Hebron, 15; 2d, • 
H S Manon, Hebron, 8. 
Saxons and Grades — Bucks— 2 years old, Carr& Starr, 
Carey, $20; 2d, H S Manon, 10. Under 2 years, Carr k 
Starr, 15 ; 2d, John McFadden, Cadiz, 10. 
Five Ewes —2 years old, John McFadden, $15; 2d, Carr 
& Starr, 8. Under 2 years, John McFadden, 15; 2d, Pol¬ 
lock & Barrick, Newark, 8. 5 ewe lambs, John McFadden, 
10; 2d, Pollock & Barrick, Newark, 5. 
Saxony Wool —1 fleece, Carr & Starr, commended. 
Fat Sheer— Thomas Mathers, lamb, $5; R D Poague, 
Spring Valley, 5. 
SHEPHERD DOGS. 
Ii S Manon, shepherd dog, silver medal. 
H II West, Cleveland, pair Newfoundland dogs, com. 
P Melendy, Mt Healthy, rat terriers, silver medal. 
SWINE. 
Boars —2 years old, Elisha Belknap, St. Albany, $20; 2d 
II B Goodrich, Westfield, 10. 1 year old, Joseph Mosher, 
Mt Gilead, 10; 2d, Geo. Shaw, Alexandria, 5. Under 1 
year, Geo Garliughouse, Centre Village, 8; 2d, Geo Garl- 
mghouse, 5. 
Sows —Under 1 year, George Garlingliouse, $8; 2d, Geo 
Garlinghouse, 5. Sow and 0 pigs, 5 months old, George 
Garliughouse, 10; 2d, 5 pigs, under 10 months old, 1' Me¬ 
lendy-, Mt. Healthy, 5. Yearling sow and 5 pigs, J W 
Long, Hibernia, 5. L W Oldham, Bloomingburg, Liver¬ 
pool sow, recom. premium of $20. 
Suffolk Hogs— Boars — L W Oldham, Bloomingburg, 
$20; 2d, Jas Scott, Milan, 10. B Bassett, 1 boar, com. 
Sows and Pigs —Henry- Ralil, Springfield, $30; 2d, W B 
Goodrich, Westfield, 15. Jas Scott, Milan, 1 sow, com. 
Water in Barn-Yards. —Such is the sol¬ 
vent power of water, that if admitted in large 
quantities into barn-yards, it will dissolve and 
carry off into the earth, if the soil be porous, 
or into streams aud ponds, a large share of 
fertilizing salts of manure. The manure of 
stalls should if possible be housed. It should 
be kept moist with the urine of animals, and 
sufficient litter should be used to absorb the 
whole of this, unless it be preserved in a tank, 
to be used as liquid manure, the policy of 
which is perhaps doubtful in this country, 
where labor is high, though it may be well in 
Europe, where labor is plenty. The true pro¬ 
ceeding for barn-yard manure is, to keep it as 
far as possible moist, but not to sillier it to be 
drenched. If dry and hot, it gives its nutri¬ 
tious gases to the winds ; if drenched, it looses 
its most fertilizing salts; when neither scorch¬ 
ed nor drenched, it is decomposed more grad¬ 
ually, and it retains in itself a larger portion 
of its enriching properties.— The Farmer. 
