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BmTgRICULTU,^ 
FOR THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1 , 1864 
MOOEE’S BUBAL NEW-YORKER, 
AN ORIGINAL WMKLY 
RURAL, LITERARY AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER, 
?ame to his team, and they “ act line fools.” 
But look at that cool fellow—say No. 7 in the 
list. He stands straight, speaks gently but 
ger, Hon. A. S. TJpham, Gen. O. F. Marshall, A. 
F. Wilcox, Esq., E. E. Brown, Esq., Lionel 
Sherwood, Esq. 
The Committee made the following report, 
which was unanimously accepted and adopted: 
President — H knry S. Randall of Cortland 
Village, Cortland Co. 
Vice-Presidents — Lewis F. Allen of Erie, 
Aarou Y. Baker of Steuben, Davis Cossit of 
Onondaga, Theo. S. Faxton of Oneida, Geo. H. 
Browu of Dutchess. Winslow F. Watson of Es¬ 
sex, Samuel Faile of Westchester, and D. W. 
Percy of Rensselaer. 
Corresponding Secretary- 
Pearl Creek, Wyoming 
Recording Secretary 
Rochester, Monroe. 
Treasurer —Luther B. Tucker of Albany. 
Executive Committee—F. G. Marshall of Steu¬ 
ben, Abram Stocking of Livingston, .Jame 3 Ged- 
des of Onodaga, E. E. Brown of Cayuga, and 
Elijah Ennis of Wayne. 
After transacting some other business the 
Association adjourned to meet at the call of 
the President. 
It has already been decided by the officers of 
the Association tn hold a spring show of sheep 
in their fleeces. This will take place about the 
middle of May, and probably at Canandaigua, 
if the inhabitants of that place feel prepared to 
co-operate efficiently in the objects of the Asso¬ 
ciation. Ample public notice will be given of 
the time and place. We have no doubt that a 
very- liberal list of premiums will be offered to 
the sheep of this and other States. 
It will probably be proposed to have portions 
of the competing sheep shorn publicly at the 
exhibition. 
It is proposed to have a daily sheep sale—for 
those wishing to sell; and this may be extended 
to other domestic animals brought by members 
of the Association for that purpose. 
Public discussions of topics connected with 
Sheep Husbandry will take place on the eve¬ 
nings of the exhibition. 
Communications from persons feeling an in¬ 
terest in Sheep Husbandry, and who have any 
plans to submit in regard to the mode of hold¬ 
ing the Spring Sheep Show, or in relation to 
conducting any of the other operations of the 
Association, will be thankfully received by the 
President. 
A winter meeting will be called to discuss 
subjects connected with the interests of Sheep 
Husbandry. 
Sheep Breeders, Wool Growers, Wool Manu¬ 
facturers, and aU other persons interested, are 
invited to become members of the Association/ 
They can do so by forwarding their names an*l 
the annual price of membership (one dollar) o 
the Treasurer, either of the Secretaries, or tae 
President. 
CONDUCTED BY D. D. T. MOORE. 
CHAIII.ES I», BUAGDON, A** delate Editor, 
TO CORRESPONDENTS —Mr. Randall’S address Is 
Cortland Village, Cortland Co., N. Y. All communica¬ 
tions intended for this Department, and all Inquiries 
relating to sheep, should be addressed to him as above. 
HENRY 8. HANDAiL. LD. D„ 
Editor Department of Sheep Hnsbandry. 
WOOL GROWERS’ STATE CONVENTION 
SPECIAL. CONTRIBUTORS! 
iRY > C. DEWEY, LX. D., 
BROOKS, L. B. LANGWORTHY, 
The Wool Growers’ State Convention eon- 
vcnj^flrsuant to notice at the Court House in 
the l^y*of Rochester, Sept. 21st. 
Hon. George Geodes of Onondaga, called 
the Conventfon to order, and on his motion 
Hon. Henry S. It and all of Cortland, was 
elected temporary Chairman, and Major Hugu 
T. Brooks of Wyoming, temporary Secretary. 
Mr. Laxdall remarked that as he was ap¬ 
pointed to address the State Agricultural Society 
on the subject of sheep In the evening, he would 
call on Mr. Brooks to explain the objects of this 
Convention. Major Brooks proceeded to do so 
at some length, mentioning those weighty inter¬ 
ests which were to be promoted by a permanent 
State organization of sheep breeders. 
Hon. T. C. Peters of Genesee, moved that a 
Committee of three, be appointed to draw up a 
Constitution for a Wool Growers’ State Associa¬ 
tion. The motion prevailed unanimously, and 
the Chair appointed the following Committee: 
Hon. T. C. Peters, Hod. William Kelly 
and Theodore S. Faxton, Esq. After a 
recess, the Committee reported the following 
Constitution: 
CONSTITUTION 
OS* THS 
NEW YORK WOOL GROWERS’ ASSOCIATION. 
S-o.l. This Aviation stmt hetainwn iw the New 
York Stale Mooi Growers’ Wociation. Its objects 
shall be to tJjsscmtnate nt'nrmaUftia and promote *m- 
provemeuts m bheep Husbandry. ^ ' 
f' c - 2. It Shall consist of such persons as shall signify 
their wish to become members and pay to the Treasurer 
the sum of one dollar unnuY'v flono-arv find Cor 
[heAasoeliu^.^^ ** al8 “ b * e,ected b * » ™te of 
S-J 3. The Officers or the Association shall consist 
of a rre-odcot, right Vice Presidents, a Record ir> See- 
retrinr. a Treasurer, and an Executive Committed cod- 
sisting of nve person*. The officers above name'! 
shall constitutetim Executive Board of the Asso c ?a,k.n 
atul when regularly convened anv live of them shali 
form a qnornm for the transaction of hnsicess. 
N.V. 4 The President shall preside at all marines of 
he Association, call extra meetings, ai*d call tberW 
|ar meetings uolrss the time and pla-v of holditm them 
ts designated by a vote of the Association. 
Sre 5. Tn the absence of the President from anv 
meeting of the Association, a Vice President shall pre- 
sub- The Vice Presidents "halt consider themselves 
charged with the dnty of collecting information in 
thi ir several localities for the benefit of the Associa¬ 
tion, and of presenting "objects for the discussions of 
the Association at its meetings. 
The Recording Secretary stall keep a regular 
record Of the {.rococdlncs of the Association, and also 
a 1m of top members in a book: and he shall deliver 
said hook to his successor in office. He shall <nve 
notice of all meetings of the Association mnewsnaoers 
or otherwise, as the President shall direct. ^ 
S-c. 7. The Porrcsponding Secretary shall carry cn 
all ny-assary correspondence with other Societies or 
individuals, as the Interests of the Association mav re 
H. T. Brooks of 
D. D. T. Moore, of 
wherein the ladictt are laboring for the soldiers 
with a zeal illustrating their love of Country and 
of the Brave. What a tribute are the women 
of this country constantly paying the Brave 
Boys in the Army. Their Joy? for them is man¬ 
ifest in their works. The hearts of our women 
lift the hero high upou a pedestal of love and 
honor, and glorify his life and services by deeds 
that are more eloquent than any heroic chant. 
God bless the women and make the men worthy 
of them ! 
Close by, and north of this Striped Tent is the 
Hall for Domestic Manufactures. It is just now 
an animated place. The work of adjusting the 
articles for exhibition is in progress, and it is 
evident that it will be an interesting place to 
visit, before the exhibition is over. 
Still further west, in the center of the grounds, 
are displayed the implements—reapers, mowers, 
windmills, wagons, hay presses, loaders, horse- 
forks, and racks, plows, threshers, stump ma¬ 
chines, drills, hob-sleds &e„ Ac. Now. W-vimr 
NEW YOKE STATE PAIR. 
TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION. 
TUESDAY. FIRST DAY. 
This morningdawned brightly, notwithstand¬ 
ing the apprehensions of weather prophets. It 
was near noon before wo could get away from 
our table and proofs, and the d-l’s demand for 
copy, and look in upon the great Fair—the repre¬ 
sentative exhibition of the Industries of this 
great State. Now, we cannot catalogue what 
we see here—it would not interest nor protit 
our readers if wo should. It will be better lbr 
us to tell you “like a father,” of the salient fea- 
tures—that is, the features which “ stick out 
which may be note-worthy. Let the reader- 
brave or fair—take our arm ami go with us over 
the ground, after examining the engraving of 
it we publish this week on page 321 . 
We enter the grounds through Secretary 
Johnson’s office. The entry clerks are as busy 
is bees, recording the entries of articles in coiu- 
warcls. But fair-goers are proverbially good- 
natured. Will you go with us about the grounds 
again to-d3y ? Let us look among 
the flowers and fruit. 
Nothing can be finer than this show of fruit. 
“ Whose fruit is that did you ask ? We can 
not tell you. Don't you see there is no name of 
producer on the exhibition card—probably will 
not be until after’ the awards aro made. Ask 
Vick why this old fogy practice is persisted in. 
ile says you can’t get committees to judge impar¬ 
tially if they know the names of exhibitors! It 
may be true, but it is not complimentary to 
committees. And we fancy there are few men, 
if they are at ail competent to act ip that ca¬ 
pacity, and arc interested, who do not know 
that their particular friends are exhibiting. 
We think it is really only a Torn 0 f impartial¬ 
ity. It may relieve the committees of embar¬ 
rassing accusations, but it never yet has effected 
the object it is intended to subserve. 
Here is a pleasant faced matron, whom we 
noticed at work all day yesterday, arranging 
her eut-tlowers in the sand-bed. Her name is 
hie duration. And It is pleasant to see this fra¬ 
ternization. 'Why don’t the cattle men, the 
swino breeders, and the fowl fanciers have such 
social set-downs? What, are these sheep men 
trying to do—to pull the wool over each other’s 
eyes? At any rate it is amusing to listen to 
their guarded utterances and discussions of points 
and pedigrees. 
Wo next come upon the swine-herds, wash¬ 
ing and sponging their Cheshires and York¬ 
shires. There are plenty of empty pens here 
yet. And now we reach the west side of the 
ground, where we find Sheldon’s, Cornell’s 
Dinsmore’s and other herds represented by 
animals in perfect showing condition not gross¬ 
ly fat and groomed as the custom has been. 
Aud there are some neat trim Devons, clean- 
laced Here fords, yellow-skinned Alderney^ hero 
also—the latter being the breed which a good 
woman said in our hearing to-day, “ gives cream 
instead of milk." Tho working oxen are not 
loaded with fat, and bear the marks of service. 
M e are getting, by this time, far around on 
the south side of the grounds, approaching 
Power Hall. Aud here we come upon the close 
stalls in which are accommodations for horses 
and their grooms. As we pass, wo gain few 
“umo—» gentleman who seams to com¬ 
bine tho good qualities necessary to run a State 
Fair systematically—and that Is saying a good 
coal. Tho next office Is the headquarters’ of the 
members of the Press, and the Telegraph office. 
Uvc presides Bogart of tho New York Worll 
as Superintendent of tho Press. Ho dont waste 
any words on you. • llo is glad tosocyou, writes 
your name, the name of the paper with which 
you are connected, furnishes you with dinner 
ticket and you are at. liberty to go where you 
pilouse—iall douc very courteously and in eight- 
( ) linder-press stylo. Here sits .Solon Robin¬ 
son 0 f the Tribune with his shoulders rounded 
" labor and age, white hair falliug over them, 
and white beard covering his breast., hard at 
' v ’ orl< ’ There is a clear light in his eye, anil* a 
Pleasant tone In his voice, and a jovial ripple in 
“i* laugh. Here is also Geo. Thurhkr of the 
- merican Agriculturist, looking as nfuch like 
pnuv \\ ahd Beecher as any r man ought to, 
an not be related to him—a most companionable 
man lie is too. Wktherkll of the Boston 
Cultivator sits there talking to Bogart, lie 
bas silver in his hair, a bristly gray moustache, 
open eyes, and evidently “ knows a thing or two.’’ 
And so wo might coutinuo to wrlto of bard 
workers, whose labors are rarely measured by 
<ose who are most benefited by them. 
ow . ste|> out ol ‘ doors aud glance over the 
grounds. Right here at the left, close by, is a 
“•go tent, occupied by the Ladies’ Soldiers’Aid 
h ? U ' ’ " bereat you may buy cider or cigars, 
I ea am coffee, and have it served to you 
°y sweet damsels clad in short scarlet skirts. 
these grape men’s tongues. For instance, hear 
that man there “blow” about his Underhill 
S eedling. Taste it? Yes, certainly taste it, and 
ask him if it is hardy, as we’ve heard many do. 
“Hardy, yes! It will grow alongside the North 
1 olo. So it will, probably, if you remove the 
North Pole a long way nearer the Equinoctial 
line than it is now. But is not that kind of talk 
disgraceful to the profession—a damage to it? 
A straight-forward statement m" fuels, in an 
unostentatious manner, will convince more peo¬ 
ple ot tho merits ot s thing than anything else. 
And this ridiculous practice of bombasticblow- 
ing ought to cause people to distrust whatever 
is offered to them in tn.o way. Privately, 
leader, is it not a little significant: that this seed¬ 
ling was not mentioned during the meeting of 
the American Pomologieal Society by pomolo¬ 
gies, and we think was not exhibited at all. 
Aud how did you like the flavor just now, when 
you tasted it? We did not discover its “ good- 
uess. ’ [Uoutinued on next page. 
.vc M. I his i onstlinlion mav be amended at anv 
rp. I ir meeting of the Association by a vote of two- 
thirds ot the mein tiers present 
A motion was made to amend the report by 
changing the style ot the dilate Association so 
that it shall he called “The New York Sheep 
Breeders’ and 'Wool Growers’ Association.” 
Atter some remarks on ike subject by Hon. 
A. B. Conger, Mr. Geodes, Mr. Kelly and 
Mr. Faxton, the motion prevailed unani¬ 
mously. The Constitution was then unani¬ 
mously adopted. 
Mr. Ghddes moved that a Committee of 
seven be appointed to report the names of 
Officers of the Association. The motion pre¬ 
vailed, and the C hair appointed the following 
Committee:—Hon. G. Gevldes, Hon. A. B. Con- 
preceding. Among those wo now partic 
call to mind, is Mr. Robinson’s Improvei 
lar ram, bred by himself, an animal of 
fleece and remarkable rigor and substance, 
portrait has been given in our pages. A 
Jialjih Evans rgt 
