and ought to, ns wo trust they will, soon moke 
the paper a paying institution, as well as in¬ 
crease its usefulness at the hearths and homes 
of the rural population. 
The Home and Domestic- depart ments, as well as 
Machinery and Manufactures were creditably 
filled. Farm implement* Occupied a prominent 
position, embracing tho various reapers and 
mowers, as well a* horse-powers, threshers, &c. 
Of these departments, we design to speak more 
in detail another week, as well as of other mat¬ 
ters connected therewith. 
TIip Georgia Sente Fair, 
ns our renders have been informed, is to bo held 
at Atlanta, commencing Oct. 19. Prom a circu¬ 
lar issued by It. \V. Wrenn, General Passenger 
and Ticket Agent of the Western and Atlantic 
Railroad, we leant that the fair Is to be held two 
miles from the city, on the lino of the road 
named. Trains are to leave for t he fair grounds 
every thirty minutes. Twenty-five thousand 
dollars in premiums are offered. The Georgia 
.Stale Agricultural Society lit a recent meeting 
(over one hundred counties being represented) 
adopted the following resolution: 
That we, the 0 (dogate* and represents- 
. ....... 
much the same object that once induced us to 
take a Turkish bath -to gratify a curiosity. 
The (list do Unite purpose was to get lost; the 
second was to find a straight, street on which to 
travel; the third, to see how short n time would 
ho required to accomplish both objects. Wo 
started up-street, (can't say what, for didn’t 
look at the street lamps nor in at the windows.) 
In fact, wo “ barked ” no trees on the way. We 
walked half u minute and found five streets di¬ 
verging. Took the street that seemed to bo 
straight; walked one minute, and found six 
streets diverging; took the street that seemed 
straight, and in ten minutes (repeating tins 
policy.) we were disgusted to find ourselves at 
the precise point from which we started 1 
This was nut getting lost! We took another 
route, determined not to lie defeated; wound 
ourselves up in the Intricacies of Boston el reals, 
and was meditating on tho probable triumph re¬ 
sulting from the necessity of asking a police¬ 
man to allow ns tho way, when behold ! tve came 
around to that same spot again! Our last, 
“round tho circle" was a twenty minutes* walk, 
with like result. Tell us that a man can get lost 
In Boston t We don't, believe It! 
We sought the classic Common ami the frothy 
Frog Pond. Had they been burning brush on 
t he Common ? One thing we liked! There wore 
no signs, “Keep off the gras*;’* there was no 
need, being no gras* to walk on. A solitary 
female sat beside the shimmering water. Why 
did she look so sadly in it* depths? Did she 
think of getting out of Boston by throwing her 
pretty sell into this pool of ltet.Uefwta? Was 
(lie healing of heart wounds tube found here? 
We looked in and noticed that Its depth was 
four inches. 
Wo visited t he Crystal bake In the new grounds 
below the Common. There were boatR on the 
lake. There were Iwo velocipede boats. Ono 
was being- propelled by a dashing young man at 
great speed. A competing ono lmd for motive 
power a young woman who wit astride the wheel 
her pretty pedals coming from beneath her silken 
skirts and going whence they came with each 
revolution of the wheel. We were consoled for 
failing to get lost by the sensation Ibis novel 
exercise produced. 
All tills before business hours in Boston. 
The A n linn I Exhibition ol the 'Immnrbu- 
neils ilorik-nlinral 8orfeiv 
was in progress. Its beautiful hulls were filled 
and fragrant, with fruit, flowers and vegetables. 
The dry New England bill si lies (why will Massa¬ 
chusetts Insist upon total nlwliiit-nco? This year's 
experience must have proved its ineonvenienee, 
to say I lie least,) led us to expect to see an exhi¬ 
bition Inferior to thill of last year. Bill behold! 
The tables groaned beneath ft liner arid larger 
show of pea 11 >. apples and grapes than the excel¬ 
lent one of If#)®, Vegetables were not so I 
and illustrated the dwarfing effect of total ab¬ 
stinence moro clearly thun the fruit; also the 
flowers. The exhibitor rare plants was excel¬ 
lent and Iheamuigementni them good. 
To spunk specifically of all the Worthy indi¬ 
vidual exhibitions would require more spnee 
limn is at. our command. In the aggregate, every 
inch of available space In the different balls was 
filled. Added, and what pleased us most, per¬ 
haps, was the great interest manifested on iho 
part of the best citizens of Boston and vicinity, 
in tho study of these fruits of the orchard and 
garden. In the evening il was a (sensible, not 
lull) dress promenade. Here wo saw the best 
type of Massachusetts men and women. Il was 
plain that the proverbial angularity which is 
supposed to be peculiar to New England cluiruo- 
ler. had boon softened vul polished by some in¬ 
fluence. Had Flora and Pumonudouetliiswork? 
We could not help thinking sons wo watched the 
BtudlousHiul intelligent examinations,and heard 
the critical comm cuts of men and wmuen. voting 
and old. who thronged the nisles between Hie 
tables. We rode out to the grounds of the 
Norfolk f'o., Agrlcoliin’fil Soririy> 
and goi therein time to hear Hon. MARSHALL 
Wi unfit tell the incredulous members there¬ 
of the wonderful story Of what his eyes beheld, 
his hands handled and his lips tasted in Cali¬ 
fornia; and to hear Mr. Flint indorse its truth¬ 
fulness; and Mr. Clark testify to the faithful 
testimony Of both, and tell u bigger story than 
either! 
The Norfolk show was chiefly noled for the 
absence of dust, the sweet,soothing shade of I he 
frees on t he grounds, the stalwart character of 
the men, and t lie soft beauty of the women In 
attendance, and the absence of horse excite¬ 
ment! (We nitty have got the cart before itie 
horse in some portions ol this paragraph.) Tho 
exhibition of fruits, vegetables add flowers was 
excellent.. We were anxious, alter hearing the 
Foot of the Fair laud the butter, cheese, mid 
bread exhibited, to see it. We went Into a hall 
where It was said to be; but-had the Com¬ 
mittee consumed It? We couldn't find it ! 
We board this show spoken of by the speech- 
making guests Of the Society as “a great suc¬ 
cess! We suppoEte It was, t herefore ! Consider¬ 
ing the fad tlint "total abstinence" litis been 
carried to tho extreme it. has there no rain, 
Scarcely, since June — we t hink it was a success, 
if nut a great one. 
There was singing at the Fair—congregational 
singing. Oue of Wn m i nil's hymns was snug. 
If was a hymn of praise, and the tone was ns 
lively, exhileruiing, and praiseful as a whip- 
poor-will's wail ! We have urged in these 
columns congregational Binging til the Fairs; 
hut, with the pmluunde&t respect for our good 
fraternal brother who "led” the tinging in 
this instance, we Insist the tinted should he less 
doleful. „ „ , 
Tile Iowa btnie Fair, 
At Keokuk, is pronounced a success this year 
—1,500 more entries having been made than last 
year. The Cattle exhibit embraced the best 
herds in the State, and some from Illinois and 
Missouri ; Swine were largely represented: 
.Sheep in not so large numbers, ihough a credit¬ 
able exhibition was made; Horses—and good 
ones—were numerous; tho Implement show 
rattier meager; fair Fruit exhibit, but not of 
the usual good quality. 
The Michigan Slate Fair 
Is said to have embraced a larger exhibition 
tlmu Inst year, the number of entries being 2,499 
—190 more thou tho last fair. The aiteudaueo 
was large, and especially from neighboring 
Stales. The show ol Horses and Cattle was large 
and excellent; or Sheep and Sivlne compara¬ 
tively meager; Domestic Manufactures, Ladies’ 
Contributions, Implements, Much in cry, and 
Fruit, it is reported, were largely represented. 
l’ciiimylvauia Stale Fair. 
Tms fair, at Scranton on the 27-301,U ult„ was 
in most respects creditable to the agricultural 
and other interests of the Keystone State, The 
contributions of stock were fair in number and 
excellent in quality. E. Cornell of Ithaca, N. V., 
sent the flower of his celebrated stock of Short- 
Horns, and tho range from other exhibitors in¬ 
cluded Short-Horns, Devons, Aldemeys. Jerseys 
and grades, including some very fine cattle. Tho 
show of Horses was large, and of a superior 
quality. Swine were not numerous, nearly the 
whole stock being Chester Whites, the property 
of one exhibitor, Of Sheep, there was one peu 
of American Spanish Merino, and several Cots- 
woldsandSouiti Downs. The exhibition of Fruit 
was very lair, including that. Of I he Cumberland 
Co. Horiieulumil Society, mentioned elsewhere. 
John Walsh of Hinton, N. V., showed BO varieties 
ol' very fine apples, and 30 of pears, the balance 
being made up of many minor contributors. 
(; rapes were abundant, very many being from 
Naples, N. V., and vicinity, as well as from home 
contributors. Very superior hot-house gropes 
were exhibited by a lady of Scranton. nud Mrs. 
Clay of Clarksville. Grains and vegetables were 
also abundant, the larger contribution coming 
from Pennsylvania Agricultural College farm. 
Jefferson county, had a few fine animals on ex¬ 
hibition, while Mr. Harris ot Rochester bad a 
good show of the small breed. In 
THE SttKEr DEPATtTMENT, 
the fine yvools (if we except the Chamberlain 
flock) were very dimly represented, but the show 
in long wools was exceedingly meritorious. In 
the Lincolns and Leieesters, Messrs. wam:ott& 
Cam pbkll bad a good display. Mr. Winnk also 
was an exhibitor of Leiccsters. There were sev¬ 
eral exhibitor-, of Ootswolds, and a number of 
very’ flue animals on the ground. 
THE POULTRY 
occupied two long buildings, and was not only 
extensive, but excellent in quality and variety. 
GRAIN AND VEGETABLES 
made a meager display, and was scarcely better 
than that seen at many or our county shows. 
In vegetables Mr. O wi n of (Iswego, and the Stale 
Lunatic Asylum were the largest exhibitors. 
DAIRY PRODUCTS 
also made a small show, but there were some fine 
things both In butter and cheese. It. was sup¬ 
posed b v v many that from the location of the 
Fair In the center of the great dairy district of 
New Fork, a large display ol dairy products 
would, of course, be made, nud wc regret, ex¬ 
ceedingly that dairymen make an little exertion 
and show so little Interest in an exhibition of 
thoir goods, which could be made a very alt mot¬ 
ive feature at tho fairs. 
The show In Dairy Apparatus yvas very exten¬ 
sive, and decidedly the best that we have ever 
seen. It occupied a largo space, mid attracted 
groat attention. 
rooRAT. IIAI.I, 
was attractive. Yet the display ol fruits and 
flowers was not large. Mr. Vick, Ellw anger & 
I Unity, and other professional florists and fruit 
growers, were the leading exhibitors. 
Wo shall, perhaps, speak more in detail here¬ 
after of some of the departments, but, on the 
whole, tho fair Is a good ono, and we think lias 
given good satisfaction to all parties conoorncd. 
THE DISCUSSIONS. 
Two discussions have been had in the evenings 
by the Society. Oh Tuesday evening the sub¬ 
ject of breeding horses was discussed with con¬ 
siderable ability. Topic chosen for lust evening 
wag upon growing fruits. It elicited no interest 
and scarcely any discussion, and was dropped, 
and marketing of farm products taken up. On 
the whole, the agricultural discussion last even¬ 
ing was a failure, but hotter things are hoped fur 
to-night. 
AWARD OF PREMIUMS FOR IMPLEMENTS AND 
MACHINERY. 
The Judges in the Implement and Machinery 
Department of the N. y. state Ag. Society, hav¬ 
ing concluded their two weeks' labors an¬ 
nounced thoir awards on tho first day of the 
Annual Fair, at. Utica, ns follows; 
Gratfi Prill Bickford & Huffman, Miicorton, N. Y.; 
a bronze mortal. 
Combined Grain Drill — Bristol A Bobbins, On* ego, 
N.Y.; biOlizC in coal. 
Broadcast Sower — Ono liorso- Wilson & Murphy, 
Hast llt.iiniflcht, N. V. ; bronze medal. 
CiiiiihlnPd Hrnndcast Sown -Two Imrsen -Osborne, 
Foster tic Co., Palmyra, N. Y.t bronze mortal. 
rinud fired Prill — F. F. Holbrook, Most,on, Mass.; 
bronze medal. . „ . . 
Harrows —Gibson & Jnglls, New \ ork Mills; bronze 
/on rmWo-e J£etrrows — TrtghJsh & Witz, Williams¬ 
burg, N. Y. bronze medal. . . 
Sulky Biding Aiifichwent In Harrows—A. I’. Shinier, 
Belleville, N. V.: bronze mortal. 
Hand Cultivator— JohnCant1nc& Co., Schenectady, 
N. f.i rortittcute of merit. 
uii t-Horse cultivator—¥. F. Perry, Canandaigua, N. 
Y.; bronze mortal. 
Two-tl-dSr Cultivator—P, S. Carhart, Hal hones, N. 
¥,: bronze utedftj. 
Potato Dimer — George W. Kintz; certificate of 
merit. 
Ham I Potato Digger - BrinkorliotT & Van Ibisen, 
Auburn. N. Y.; certificate ol merit. 
Iin\l Oarvbr-Goo. Smith, Syracuse, N. Y.; bronze 
Hope Carrier and Stocker K. L. & W. L. Soavil, 
Manlius, N.Y.; bronze modal. 
for/* tor iirurrnt PorjjOfuls —JHO. H, Chupntiin, 
ville, N. Y.; bronze mortal. 
Han Fk>rk—Pen nock Manufacturing Company, Ken- 
bet square. Pa.; bronze medal. 
Pairrr C'gtfbiu Machine George Parnell & Sou; 
bronze medal. . ..... 
Hand Pulling Machine —Reuben Daniels, Wood- 
stock, Vt. i bronze medal. 
Saiid-puj>er Marlune —Davis A Gladhill, Albany, N. 
Y.: bronze medal. 
JCtrersihit Plow— F. F. Holbrook. Boston. Mass.; 
bronze medal. Ford Brothers, Oneonia, N. Y.; cer¬ 
tificate ot merit. 
Hand Coni Shelter —Harmon W. Cornell, Owcgo,N. 
Y.: bronze medal- .. 
Hand Cider Mdl- Warder. Mitchell A Co., Sprlng- 
flelrt, O.: bronze medal. 
Hoot pnlhr —John H. Robertson. Syracuse. N. V.; 
Ml 111. 
Com ipitker —L. A. Aepinwall, Albany. N. \ 
bronze uiedal. Jacob Russell, Brooklyn, N. Y ; eer- 
tilicatu ot merit., 
Mamma Machine Knife Grinder—C. C. Hardy, Rut¬ 
land, N. bronze mortal. „ , ... 
cot Hr Pump—Edward Backus, Rochester, N. Y.; 
eerlifleate nf merit. 
Barrel lledd Machine —Emmons & Oo„ Onoonto, N. 
Y.: bronze mortal. _ .. .. 
Panning MM— J. A- Krnlie. Aklen. N. 7 .; certificate 
Hand Planer— Heart & Garlon, North Brookfield. N. 
Y • certificate of merit. 
Planing Machine Frank & Co., Buffalo; bronze 
ined&l. 
Gram Scourer or Send) Mill— S. W. Payne, Troy, 
Pa.; bronze medal. Hiiis,lell, Drake & Way, Camil¬ 
la.", N. V.; certificate of merit. 
Vertical IG-xnei ng Machine —Daniel Doncaster, Al¬ 
bany; certificate ol merit. 
t'iiculiir /G-.vmMu 5 Machine —Daniel Doucaster. Al¬ 
bany : eertincate of merit. 
Planing and Matching Machine —Daniel Doncaster, 
Albany; curtiib ate «>t merit. 
Paulite Sash and I Hind Planer —Dantei Doncaster. 
Albany; bronze modal. 
Double. Sash Planer — Davis & Glodhill, Albany; 
brouze medal. 
Moulding Machine — Davis & Gledhtll, Albany; 
bronze medal. 
Kirin Grain MM— Munson Brothers, Utica; bronze 
t 'at trai (Jin Condenser— H. L. Emery, Albany; bronze 
medal. 
Crtsfer TT/ir cl for Bearer—J. S, & H. L. Russell. New¬ 
market. Mo.; curt It joule of merit. 
Horse f'lipid n g and Slurp Shearing Machine -To the 
A morl can Horse Clipping and Sheep Shearing Ma¬ 
chine Company. 
Horse Power and Thresher ~ Martin Williams, St. 
Johnsvllle, N. Y-; bronze medal. Wheoler, Meliok 
A Go.. Albany; ccrtlficaLu of merit. 
Large Threshing Machine TI. Birdsall. Son & Co., 
Perm Van, N V.; bronze mcrtal. Wheeler, MellCk A 
Co.. Albany, N. Y.t certWeatc of merit. 
Linen Mowers—J. M. Childs, Utica, N. Y.; Graham, 
Elllloin A Passmore. Philadelphia. Pa.; bronze 
medal-. Chart boro A Caldwell. Newbtog, N.Y., cer¬ 
tificate of merit. 
Worthln<7 Mtichiiw—Brlnkerhoff A Van Dusen, Au¬ 
burn. N. V.; bronze medal. Samuel Devearo, Syra¬ 
cuse; certificate of merit. 
Ditching Machine John Valentino, Buffalo; bronze 
uicdul. 
Steam Engine—Wood A Mann.Utica; bronze medal. 
Scroti Sewing Machine — Jerome S. Moseby, Syra¬ 
cuse ; bronze merlal. 
Planing Machine Duster— McGannon, Granger A 
Co., Green Island, N. Y.; bronze medal. 
Boston. 
A man who does not visit Boston once a year 
is, and of necessity must lie, a jnomnnent to the 
degeneracy of the Republic, in respect to senti¬ 
ment'and patriotism. Wo woke up curly one 
morning last week in Boston. We drank coffee 
and read the Journal. Wo had heard of people 
getting lost in Boston. We knew they could get 
lost In wonder and astonishment at its greatness 
and its institutions; but. to get lust in its streets! 
That would be a sensation worth experiencing! 
We determined to try the experiment, with 
“PROCRE8S AND IMPROVEMENT 
A NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED 
RURAL, LITERARY AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER, 
D • D> T* OTOORE, 
Conducting TCditoe and Proprietor. 
.Yew Jersey Peaches.—^Through the agency of 
our friend and corespondent, Charles W. 
Idkli, 328 Green tv ic 'reel, we have received 
from D. Sanderson, Whit© House, X. J., a bas¬ 
ket of the best Crawford peaches any of the 
Rural New-Yorker's Inigo force of orchmdisfs 
have contributed to the gratification of tho 
palates of the employes in the Rural office. 
Thanks I 
CHAS. D. BRAGD0N AND ANDREW S. FULLER 
Associate Editors. 
HENRY S. RANDALL, LL. D., 
Editor of Tint Dkfartm»kt of Shkkf- Hijubandry. 
X. A. WILLARD, A. M„ 
Editor ofttik Drr artmfnt of Oairt Husbandry. 
T. HART HYATT, 
Editor of tic* Pacific Coant Dbfartmbnt. 
THE SEASON. 
(Wswiinl Information, briefly, concerniMi? Ike season, progress of 
fit* work, temperature, crop*, price, of form produce, stork, labor 
am! Unite, and careful estimate" of the amount of grain and number 
of animals on band f r sate, ns compared iviUi previous seasons, for 
publication under tbi» bead.—Ena, Rmcai-.l 
Oconoinowrtc, \Vlt>, Sept. to.—Weather unusu¬ 
ally warm. Corn mostly cut and shocked. A 
good amount of fall plowing done. I’olutoes 
nearly destroyed by the bugs. Wheat a short 
crop, hut No. 1 in quality, m. c. 
Cnntt Id, »., 8t*pf. 23. This has been a re¬ 
markable season. Everything is in advance of 
other years. Tho weather is unusually warm 
for the. season, and crops need rain. The roads 
are very dusty. Wheat more than an average 
crop, and sells for ALSiWid.lO per bush. Corn 
crop good and well matured: worth 90e. per 
bash. Hay plenty and pastures excellent, but 
need rain soon. Taken altogether, this has been 
a very favorable season for the farmer.—n. E. s. 
Goulicn, Clermont Co„ Fr|>t, 28. We lmd a 
dry spring, a drier summer, and tho dryest fall 
formnny years. Corn generally looks well, but 
It is dried up Iwo weeks loo soon; potatoes 
an entire failure; fruits of all kinds a failure; 
gross in meadows about all killed; creeks and 
ponds dry; hundreds of wells giving out, and 
nearly all Iho people hauling water—many of 
them for miles. Fall grain is not.sowed yet, and 
many of the farmers have not plowed a furrow. 
We shall have a long time to feed our stock. 
There is no pasturage, and no sign of rain.— 
K. 1*. Y. 
*nl!»bury, N. Hcpt, 20.—We nre having a 
very severe drouth here- only one or two light 
rains since the middle of August. There will 
be an average crop of corn. Wheat nud onts 
were good In quality and abundant In quantity. 
The former is selling at from HOeMHle. per hush., 
the latter 36@40c. Hay crop only medium. Cot¬ 
ton was very promising until the last three 
weeks; the drouth will shorten the crop in 
all this portion of the Slate at least one-thtrd. 
There has been an abundance of fruit Of all 
kinds. Cider apples soil for 12)*o. a bush.; good 
eating fall apples for 60c., the highest. J. J. s. 
Lynd, Lynn Co., Minn., Kept, 13.—We lmvo 
had but one shower to wot the earth more than 
three or four incites deep since the 1st of June. 
Our crops are light; wheat averages about 
twenty bushels to the acre; potatoes very light, 
owing to drouth; potato bugs have been de¬ 
structive in some localities. We are having 
warm and pleasant weather; no frost, to date. 
Corn Is about all ripe and cut. up; stock bigh; 
working oxen aro worth f lOOtfeloO; cows, $30(3) 
40; burses, $l'J,V<!.i50. A large amount of land 
bus been broken up, ready for Use another sea¬ 
son. Wo have had a large emigration to this 
part of the State this summer; our county is 
new, having been settled only three years—we 
consider it the garden of tho West.— t. t. p. 
Leroy, Illue Birth Mint)., Kept, 11.—Wo 
have laid plenty of rain during the last thirty 
days; in fact, some portions ol Minnesota have 
been visited by the hardest ruin storms known 
for many years. A great amount of wheat is 
injured in tho stack. Wheat, oats, Ac., are 
mostly thrashed jn ibis county, mid the yield 
will average bout twelve bushels per aero, and 
forty bushels of oats. Tho price of grain is 
lower than it was InsL month. No. 2 wheat, 70e.; 
No. 1, 75c.; outs, 30c.; corn is w splendid crop. 
I planted mine the 14lli ot May and It was ripe 
in Augusts and will yield from fifty to seventy- 
live bushels to the acre. It is Red Cob Rent. 
CaUle sell at 8Jt(5i4c. lbs. gross in Mankato, while 
In rH. Paul I see they are quoted at GO 7c. Work 
cat)le, fff&'VR.lSO. Winter wheat is being sowed 
quite extensively in tlto woods this tall. We 
have no frost to injure even pumpkin vines up to 
date. Potatoes nre worth $2 n bushel in Man¬ 
kato; butter, 25c,; cheese, 25f3i30c.; honey, 25c. 
Fanners have cut an abundance ol w ild hay, but 
very Utile lame Is raised.—i. n. it. 
Bemlrrd, That t!»« rtalagftlc* mid represent.it- 
llres W> the Gt- agia Stale Agruailuind Society an- 
Hcmbtert. do hereby extend to our fellow-citizens of 
the North, Hunt nml Went, a nor dial invitation to 
meet their brethren nf the South at -aid fair, to ex¬ 
change friendly arreting*, to exhibit *tork. agricul¬ 
tural implements unrt other articles ot home Indus¬ 
try, mid thus promote the material Interests of all 
sections. 
Cimiberlsinil Co., Pn„ 11 on int I to nil Kocietv, 
a live organization orlgnating with a few per¬ 
sons in la«H, ikiw numbers about one hundred 
and fifty active members scattered throughout 
the county. The Annual fair was hold at Me- 
cbanlcsvlAo on tbo 32 -24 Sept, which was in 
every respect a success. A commit tee was ap¬ 
pointed tu exhibit ill the Perm. State Fair, such 
articles ns were worthy of selection from thoso 
prevented, and this commit teo brought to Scran¬ 
ton 120 varieties of apples. 30 varieties of pears, 
.Vi of grapes 45 of potatoes, ff of sweet, potatoes, 
tin samples of grain including wheal, rycntid oats 
Of the different new varieties. More than 100 
h i ml tiers ol jelly, 2u0eansof fruit, very superior, 
the InH two contributed by the ladies of the 
Society, also 1.7 varieties of wine, and vegetables 
In Large variety, the whole making not only the 
most complete collection ftT the Mate Fair, but. 
in reality giving character l<) this department.; 
an exhibition other societies might adopt with 
benefit to all concerned. 
The American' Institute Fnir, 
now in progress in tiffs eitv, is well worth a visit. 
Tbo enormous Rink is pa eked full r>f objects of 
Interest, representing almost every phase of 
American Industry— especially tie mechanic 
arts. We know of no more instructive place to 
spend a few hones nor any more animated scene 
than the great hall presents with its throng of 
v isitors of an afternoon and evening. Its Hor¬ 
ticultural section, Including fruits, iff ants, How- 
ore, vegetables, and grains, Isnol the leust Inter¬ 
esting feature of the great exhibition. Wo ad¬ 
vise onr readers who may v isit the city to make 
it a point to look in upon Iho show. 
The Cincinnati Induntrinl Exhibition. 
Tin Industrial Exposition may now be con¬ 
sidered fairly under way. Its 700 exhibitors 
have placed over 4U.OUO articles for exhibition. 
A few are of foreign production—us. for in¬ 
stance. si grocer present.*- n ease containing sam¬ 
ples ol’ twenty-five varieties of coffee, and as 
tunny diff erent kinds of tea Dealers in Queens- 
ware and millinery also expose their imported 
goods, but, ns the general rule, the articles are 
of American production. 
Cicncsci; On., N. V., Fair. 
It Js said that. Ibis Fnir, which was held last 
week, was well attended. The receipts were 
$2,4*W. 
The Kune Go., III., Fnir 
is reported to have been Hie most successful 
held during I he existence of the Society -1 wenty 
years. Over sixty head of thorough-bred Short- 
llurn cattlo were on exhibition: ono hundred 
and ten head of hogs, seventy head of sheep, 
tlffrt.v-one coops of chickens, end horses too nu¬ 
merous to mention. The other departments 
were well .sustained. 
Oswego Fills, N. Y., Fnir. 
Tin; Oswego Falls Fair was, by far, the most 
successful in tho history of the Society. Unto 
five o'clock nf the Beeond day, Sept. 23d. the re¬ 
ceipt*; were $2,150. Tho show ol cattle, the do¬ 
mestic and ilorui departments, ns well as those 
of fruits and wines, were unsurpassed in the 
country. X. A. Willard ol' the Rural New- 
Yorker delivered I lie annual address. 
'The Gonveriieiir, N. V., Town Fnir. 
Tub Gouverneur Fair proved a grand success. 
On the last day tUHO people visited the grounds. 
The address, delivered by Hun. Thomas G. 
Alvord ot Onondaga Co., is highly spoken of. 
The officers of the Society were energetic* and 
efficient., and everything passed off quietly. 
Tims friends and neighbors met, greeted, en¬ 
gaged In pleasant converse, and parted at the 
close of the (lay. May recollections of tills day 
bring pleii/sinit and grateful memories. 
The Monroe Go. Ag, Society'* Fair, iff. Roch¬ 
ester. Oct. 11-13, opens competition to the whole, 
world, ami the Secretary advises us that "a 
large number of entries are being made from 
other counties." Several new features arc to bo 
Tertns.—Only @1.00 per Volume of 20 numbers, 
or £3 per Year of 52 numbers. To Clubs and Agents 
—per Volume: Five copies for $7; Seven, and one 
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SATURDAY", OCT. 8, 1870. 
Z3T The Thirteen Numbers of this Quarter 
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INDUSTRIAL SOCIETIES, 
New York Ktiue Fnir. 
Utica, Sept. 29, 1870. 
The weather for the first three days of the 
Fair has been all that could be desired, ami of 
course tho show must be it financial success. 
The attendance on Tuesday was rather slim, but 
yesterday there must, have been some fifteen 
thousand people on the grounds, and the receipts 
wore between six ttnd seven thousand dollars. 
To-day the attendance is variously estimated at 
from twenty to twenty-five thousand, and the 
receipts altogether foot up moro than $12,000. 
The Exhibition is a very creditable ono, mid as a 
whole, compares favorably with former Fairs of 
the Society, in some fit the departments, and 
especially in machinery, the show has never 
been equaled. 
Tho grounds, it may be remarked, are in ad¬ 
mirable condition, free from dost, and with n 
clean sward that, makes it very pleasant for 
people to get about. The buildings and stalls 
for cattle and horses arc ample, and the ease of 
reaching thegrounds from the city by horse rail¬ 
road must give general satisfaction tooxhibitors 
and visitors. 
We hav r o only time to-day to give some of the 
general features of the Fair, and must leave de¬ 
tails for the future. And, taking the depart¬ 
ments in the order which we looked them over, 
we commence with 
IIOR8E8. 
There tiro same ISO entries in this department, 
and the exhibition is considered fully equal in 
merit to that at any previous Fait*. The show of 
Roadsters is larger than usual. In Ftallions 
there is an unusual number of fine animals, and 
the competition in this class has been sharp. 
Mr. Thorne, Mr. Goldsmith, and Mr. Morris 
each make a fine exhibition, and t he display of 
thorough-breds and Hainliletonians is more than 
ordinarily large and excellent. 
CATTLE. 
There has been a larger show of cattle at our 
State Fairs, but wo have never seen so many 
really meritorious animals shown. In Short- 
Horns and Ayrshire* Messrs. Walcott & Camp¬ 
bell of York Mills have a magnificent display. 
The imported BhorMlores from the Warlaly 
herd are hero, in addit ion to a number of almost 
faultless animals from tbo Sheldon purchase. 
Mr. Butts of Manlius, Mr. Harrison, Hun rum* 
Loomis, Mr. Fellows, Mr. Mason and Mr. 
Chapman of Malone arc also exhibitors in 
this class. In Ayrshire's, besides thoso from 
the York Mills herd, tho exhibitors are Mr. 
Bkodie of Jefferson Co., Mr. Newton of Sher¬ 
burne, Mr. HOLDEN of McGrawville, and Mr. 
Myers of Charton, N. Y. In tho class of two- 
year-eld bulls we notice tho first premium is 
carried off by Andrew Tuck of Flockville, N. 
Y. The York Mills herd, as was to bo expected, 
carried off a number of premiums; and all hough 
wc* cannot but admire the beauty and perfect 
condition ot this stock ns show animals, still vve 
should have preferred to see this noted milking 
stock less fleshy, as better representing the 
character of the animal as a dairy or milk pro¬ 
ducing brood. 
DEVONS. 
There was a large show of Devons, and some 
very fine specimens of this breed: still, as a 
whole, tho show of Its kind fell much below that 
of the Short-Horns. The leading exhibitor was 
Walter Colb of Batavia, but several other 
exhibitors had very meritorious animals, among 
whom were Mr. Hii.ton of New Scotland, W. E. 
Arnold of OI ego, Mr. Baker and Mr. Rock¬ 
ville, the former of Earlvillc, N. Y., and the 
latter of Butternuts. 
ALDERNEYS. 
This breed was more largely represented than 
at any previous fnir. Judging from the show, 
and the rapid increase of late years of this breed 
among the butter dairymen, wo are inclined to 
tli ink theynre giving pretty general satisfaction 
in butter dairies. Mr. Dinsmore was the prin¬ 
cipal exhibitor. 
the herefords 
were not represented. 
in swine 
there was the usual display of Jefferson county 
stock, a breed which we presume luis its foun¬ 
dation in the Yorkshire cross, and as such is cer¬ 
tainly meritorious. Messrs. Brodie & Converse, 
the original importers of Yorkshire swine into 
otilii r oouaiu e .... 
introduced, and the mnnngers are laboring hard 
to make the coming Fair the best ever made by 
the Society. 
Th** South Carolina Inatifute Premium list for 
1870 mis been received. The fair is to be held on 
the Washington Race Course, Charleston, 8. C., 
commencing the first Tuesday in November, and 
continuing through the week. The premiums 
offered, tor field crops especially, arc liberal. 
Picn.—W m. M. Lawton. See. and Trecis.— Wllmut 
G. DeSaussurc, 
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