fine herd of 15 was the same mentioned at 
the Ohio State Fair. Only one herd of Guern¬ 
seys was on the grounds—C.’H. Gibbs's herd 
of 5, headed by “Vulcan,”338, A.G.C.B Four 
of this herd are prize animals from last year’s 
New York State Fair, and they are all from 
the celebrated Fernwood Farm herd of New 
York. The Dsvon show, though light, was 
good. Messrs. J. J. Scarf & Sons’ fine herd, 
mentioned at Ohio and Toledo Fairs, and 
Luch & Walkei’s herd of 15, headed by “Liv¬ 
ingston,” 1,413, bred by Walter Cole, of New 
York, were the principal competitors. Wm. 
Fairweathor shoved a herd of 15 fine Ayr- 
shires from Pennsylvania, and T. E. White a 
fine herd of 10, headed by “ Ohio Champion.” 
Herefords were represented by only one herd, 
the fine one of David Clark, embracing 11 
head, which should have had some competi¬ 
tion. Three herds of Polled cattle were on 
exhibition, all Galloways. They were Sam¬ 
uel H Brown’s herd of l r , headed by the five- 
year-old bull “Black Bird”; R. B. Caren’s 
herd of 11, and Mr. Bush’s herd which, on 
account of crowded space, had to be put in an 
old barn. A number of fine steers and fat 
cattle were shown, as were also single bulls. 
The exhibit of sheep was so large that addi¬ 
tional pens had to b put up to accommodate 
them. It was the largest and finest show held 
in this State for many years The sheen in- 
two or three horses] it always follows the 
line of draft, and the teeth will not track on 
eod ground or hill side 
nemg sdowh from which successive growths 
have been raised. The product of each year 
shows a marked advance and that of the last 
year i3 extremely fine. A comparison shows 
an improvement of from 100 to 200 per cent 
in appearance and from four to fix' pounds 
per busbel. Twelve kinds of Winter wheat 
were raised on sub soiled land that received 
no irrigation at all throughout the season. 
A very noticeable variety was on exhibition 
the seed of which was received from Jerusa 
lem. One hundred heads of it weighed two-and 
three-fourths pounds, containing as high as 
140 grains and thirty-two spikelets or breasts. 
The premium wheat—the Black-bearded Cen¬ 
tennial—is on exhibition. It weighs seventy- 
four pounds par bushel and is twice as large 
as ordinary samples. 
We congratulate Colorado on having in 
her borders so successful an experimeniter 
in the cultivation of the cereals as Prof. 
Blount. 
cut of a cornstalk shocker and binder which 
apparently has \puch in its favor, though we 
cannot speak from experience with it. From 
the acccompanying cuts Figs. 333 and 339 and 
the description given below, the purpose of 
the implement and the mode of working it 
will be seen. In Fig. 339, A and C are stan¬ 
dard, B a roller entering at A, and held in 
position at F by a lever cam when the shock 
of corn is being put up. In the roller one or 
more holes are made for the insertion of a 
movable pin, G. At H is an eye to which one 
It is constructed so 
that an excellent broad-cast seeder attach¬ 
ment [made by the same firm] can be readily 
attached aud will be sold separately or com¬ 
bined. This seeder attachment has the lat¬ 
est improved force-feed, land measure ad¬ 
justable feed tubes and all the latest improve¬ 
ments in seeders. One of the Albion sulky 
spring tooth harrows is in use on the Rural 
Farm and we can commend it highly from 
' actual test. 
On the right hand of the agricultural im¬ 
plement exhibit stood the tall tent of the 
Gale Manufacturing Co., Albion, Mich., 
filled with a handsomo display of Gale plows 
Gale sulky rakes, etc. The Gale plow was 
shown here in all its different styles. This is 
the plow that carried off the first premium in 
the plowing test at Lockport, N. Y. last Sum¬ 
mer, as reported at that time in the Rural. 
The manufacturers call special attention to 
their jointer which is attached directly to 
the plow standard, insuring a more perfect 
alignment with the plow; it can be raised or 
lowered by loosening the bolt, to run deep 
or shallow as required. It is a very good 
and simple attachment. The Gale plows have 
met with a remarkable success since their 
first introduction and are now known all 
over the country. The company keep fully 
up with the times and improvements. By 
the use of nothing but good material and the 
best workmanship they are ab’e to warrant 
every plow that leaves their shops. The 
Gale sulky hay rake is made on the same 
principle and is widely known. w. h. k. 
NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE FAIR. 
Putting on Top-band.— Fig 338. 
end of a cord is attached, and at J is a hook to 
receive the free end. K is a crank by which 
the roller is turned and L a hook for bands. 
In using the apparatus it is taken to the 
place where a shock is to be formed; the 
roller, B, is clamped in the upper end of the 
frame, C, and the rod, G, is placed in a hori¬ 
zontal position iu a hole in the roller, B. The 
cornstalks are then arranged upon the opposite 
sides of the roller, B, and rod, G, around the 
intersection of the rod and roller as a center. 
When a sufficient quantity of stalks to form a 
shock has been arranged in place, the cord, I, 
is passed around the stalks and its end is 
MICHIGAN FAIR NOTES. 
Rain - Tuesday; again Wednesday and still 
again Thursday—monotonous. 
Receipts ahead of hist year’s notwithstand¬ 
ing the rain, but then there were 14000 from 
booths and catch penny side-shows. 
Holsteins outnumbered the Jerseys for 
the first time this year; five years ago they 
were hardly known here. 
We hope that the few members of the board 
that so earnestly opposed the side-shows and 
open or secret selling of liquors at the S^ate 
Board meetiflg may carry their point and that 
this nuisance will hereafter be banished from 
this fair. 
Fair at Kalamazoo next time. 
Taking into consideration the bad fruit 
season, the Horticultural Society may well be 
proud of their exhibit. 
The rain held off long enough Thursday 
morning to get 30,000 people on the grounds 
Then it came down. 
Corn Stalk Shocker.—Fig. S39. 
secured to hook, J. The rod, G, is then with¬ 
drawn, the cam, F, is moved to release the 
roller and the roller is turned. The rotation 
of the roller, B, twists the cord, I, and draws 
its loop around the stalks, compressing the 
stalks so that the shock can be readily bound. 
The bands may be of cord, straw or any 
suitable material. The roller, B, is then with¬ 
drawn from the shock, the frame, C, D, is re¬ 
moved, aud the apparatus is taken to the 
place where the next shock is to stand, and is 
arranged to receive the stalks for another 
shock. The implement weighs but 13 pounds. 
Fig. 333 shows the manner of placing the top 
band. 
The line flock of imported sheep attracted a 
great deal of attention. 
A 3,000 pound Holstein bull looks as though 
milk and beef were together in the Holsteins. 
A large number of Rural subscribers and 
friends visited the Rural New-Yorker’s 
tent on the grounds. 
Fifteen thrashing machines with traction, 
and portable engines all in operation at one 
time and in a row, rival a nail factory for 
noise. k 
COLORADO COLLEGE DISPLA' 
THE DENVER EXPOSITION. 
Early in August the Denver News ven¬ 
tured the prediction that when Prof. Blount 
came down from Larimer County to the Ex¬ 
position with his display of grain from the 
Agricultural College farm, the other exhib¬ 
its of the cereals would have to take their 
places in the rear, however fine they might he, 
and from a recent issue of the “News,” we 
learn that its predictions were not amiss. 
Prof. Blount’s display was by far the finest 
made in the line of the cereals, fodder grasses 
and seeds, and should convince the public 
who may have taken occasion to express 
doubt as to Colorado’s gram-producing capa¬ 
bilities, that her agriculturists by pursuing 
the proper course may produce cereals which 
it will be difficult to excel throughout the 
land. 
In the tastefully arranged exhibit of the 
State Agricultural College, made by Prof. 
Blount., are over seven hundred specimens 
of grains and grasses; eighty kinds of Spring 
and Winter wheat; twelve kinds of oats; 
twelve kinds of barley; eleven kinds of sor¬ 
ghum; six kmdsof millet; live kinds of rye; 
aud various specimens of clover, alfalfa, 
corn, flax, vetches, lupines, lentils, sanfoin, 
and other fodder plants. 
The design of the exhibit is to show the re¬ 
markable improvements in quality of grain 
for a period of four years, the original 
V. H. Hallock, Son & Thorpe.— Cata¬ 
logue of new plants, Dutch bulbs, lilies, 
hardy plants, strawberries, grape-vines, etc. 
A handsome colored plate of Clematis coc- 
cinea, which also appears in other catalogues; 
the Dutchess Grape, James Vick Strawberry, 
Fay’s New Currant, of which an engraving 
appeared iu last week’s Rural; Souhegan 
Raspberry, Hansell Raspberry, Jersey Queen 
and Manchester Strawberries, etc. are offered. 
The catalogue is free to applicants. 
J. T. Lovett, Little Silver, Monmouth Co., 
New Jersey. Catalogue of small fruits, 
grapes, trees, shrubs, etc. Mr. Lovett has 
displayed a good deal of both taste and talent 
in getting up this catalogue. Several of the 
cuts are exquisite and the colored plate of the 
Hansell Raspberry, now offered for the first 
time, mikes one regret that the raspberry 
season is over. 
G. H. & J. H, Hale, South Glastonbury, 
Ct. Price-list of pot-grown and layer straw¬ 
berry plants, among them the Manchester. 
A valuable feature of this list is that only ex¬ 
cellent varieties are offered, the firm making 
it their business to teat all new varieties as 
they appear, which enables them to reject 
those of little or no promise. 
commit) 
A CORNSTALK SHOCKER AND BINDER. 
In view of the fact that much loss of time 
and waste of both com aud cornstalks often 
occui from beating winds and rain when the 
stalks, on being cut, are set up in the old- 
fashioned way, we present to our readers 
