OCT U 
ble breeders do not need an “agricultural 
horse trot” to induce them to exhibit. 
The show of sheep, though not large, 
was up to the average; many entries failed to 
fill. In the Leicesters, Wm. S. Moore, Jr., 
and >v. L. and W. Rutherford carried off the 
principal premiums. The show of Cotswolds 
was not as large as usual. Geo. I. Ingersoll 
and P. I. Peer carried off the principal pre¬ 
miums in this class. Two flue fl ocks of South 
Downs were sho n—one by John Hobart 
Warren, and the other by Daniel B. Haight, 
the premiums being about equally divided. 
Some extra fl e Shropshire Downs were 
shown by Geo. Ingeisoll, Chas. D. Sickler 
and E. B. Hawks. In the Hampsbires Hen¬ 
ry Metcalf carried off all the first premiums. 
The show of Merinos was larger than usual 
and most of the premiums were carried off by 
Warren J. Tyler & Son and David Cossitt. 
The swine show was a fair average, and 
some remarkably fine animals were on exhi¬ 
bition. Chester Whites, Small Yorkshires, 
Beikshires and Essex were the principal en 
tries. The improvements were very marked. 
The agricultural implement display was the 
center of attraction and the universally com¬ 
mended part of the exhibition. Scarcely in 
the history of the society have manufactu¬ 
rers and dealers shown such au interest in this 
department. Nearly the entire space within 
the mile track was filled with implements and 
machinery and tents of the exhibitors, and it 
required days to critically examine the dif¬ 
ferent displays. Traction engines, saw-mills, 
thrashing machines, portable engines, mow¬ 
ers and reapers in motion—all combined to 
make an effect upon visitors long to be re¬ 
membered and greatly appreciated by them. 
The following list gives the narnss and ex¬ 
hibits of the principal manufacturers who 
were represented. Walter A. WoodM. &. R. 
M. Co., Hoosick Fails, N. Y. self-binding har¬ 
vesters, reapers and mowers. Gregg & Co., 
Trumansbnrg, N. Y., mow'ers, reapers, rakes 
sulky plows and lawn mowers Wm. Anson, 
Wood, M. & R. Co., Youngstowu, O, reapers 
and mowers. Adrianee Platt and & Co., 
New York and Poughkeepsie reapers and sin¬ 
gle and double horse mowers. E lmistou & 
Waddel, SSI Greenwich St., N. Y. t the John 
P. Manny reapers and mowers, cultivators 
and rakes. Minneapolis Harvester Works 
Minn., string-binder; Bradley & Co., Syra¬ 
cuse, N. Y., reapers and mowers, rakes and 
road carts. D. M. Osborne & Co., Auburn, 
N. Y. t self-bindiag harvester, reaper’s and 
mowers. Warrior Mower Co., Little Falls, 
N. Y., reapers, mowers and harrows. Raw- 
son Man’f’g Co., the Rawsou reoper and 
mower; Sweet, Faulkner & Co., Dansville, 
N. Y., Royce reaper and mower. Ault- 
man Miller & Co., Akron, O., self-bind¬ 
ers, reapers and mowers; McCormick & 
Co., and Deering fit Co., Chicago, self-bind¬ 
ers. Victor Mower Co., Niverville, N. Y. 
one and two-horse mowers. D. S. Morgan & 
Co., Brockport, N. Y., reapers and mowers. 
Rakes were exhibitei by Wheeler & Melick 
Co., Albany ;J M. Guilds<& Co., Utica, N. Y.; 
Newark Machine Co , Newark, 0., Jno. 
Dodds, Dayton, O.; Remington Co., Ilion, 
N. Y.; J. H. Thomas & Sons, Springfield, O. 
The Bullard, Mudgett, American and Burdick 
hay tedders were seen among other exhibits. 
Grain and fertilizer drills were shown by 
Johnson, Gere & Truman, Owego, N. Y.; 
Bickford & Huffman, Macedon, N. Y.; the 
Empire Grain Drill Co., Shortsville, N. Y., 
Newark Mach. Co., Newark, 0.; the Gene¬ 
see Valley Man’f. Co., Mt. Morris, N. Y.; 
Hart, Hitchcock & Co., Peoria, Ills.; the 
Columbia Drill Co., Jamestown, N. Y,; 
Hoosier Drill Co., Richmond, Ind, Farm¬ 
ers’ Friend Manu’f. Co , Dayton, O. 
Plows, of which there was au unusually large 
display, were exhibited by the Oliver Chilled 
Plow Co., So. Bind, Ind.; Syracuse Plow 
Co., Syracuse, N. Y.; Wiard Plow Co., Ba¬ 
tavia, N. Y.; J ohn Deere Plow Co., Moline, 
Ills.; Columbia Plow Co., Copake Iron 
Works, N. Y.; 8. Adams & Son, Rome, 
N. Y; Remington & Co., Ilion, N. Y.; Niles 
Plow Co., Niles, Mich.; Munsville Agricul¬ 
tural Works, Muusville, N. Y., Clipper 
Chilted Plow Co., Elmira, N. Y., and others. 
Nash & Bro., 23 College Place, N. Y., showed 
the famous Acme Harrow rigged for two, 
three and four horses. The Harrington and 
Aiusley Potato diggers were shown, the for¬ 
mer being in use each day. The Pit!sand 
Birdsall Traction engines in constant motion 
attracted much attention. Portable engines 
were also shown by different manufacturers, 
most of them in use, running various classes 
of machinery. A great number of thrashers 
were also on exhibition, including those of 
Westiugbouse & Co., Schenectady; Wheeler 
& Melick, Albany, M, Williams, St. Johns- 
ville and Pitts of Buffalo. 
Tread Powers ware shown by Miuard Har¬ 
der, Cobleskill, N. Y.; M. Williams, St. 
Johnsville; A. W. Gray’s Sons, Middletown 
Springs, Vt,, and Wheeler & Melick, Albany, 
N. Y. The Dederick and Seely hay presses 
were each shown in practical operation. En¬ 
silage cutters were shown by the N. Y. Plow 
Co., Ames’ Plow C),, David Lawton, E. W. 
Ross & Co., and Silver and Deming. 
The largest and finest show of implements 
ever nude on the New York State Fair 
grounds by an individial firm, was that made 
this year by J. M. Childs & Co. of Utica. In 
a large tent they had a very fine display of 
wagons, buggies, etc., on a carpeted platform. 
Next to the wagons came a full line of Oliver 
plows, extending the entire length of the 
tent—over 100 feet—and embracing all styles 
and sizes. The rest of the tent was well filled 
with grain-drills, Albion seeders and sulky 
harrows, Perry floaters, harrows, etc., etc 
Outside of this tent and covering the space 
of more than an acre, was their show of mow¬ 
ers, reapers, road-carts, gleaners, etc., etc., 
for which they are the general agents in this 
vicinity. The society awarded them the high¬ 
est certificate of merit for general display. In 
addition to the machines mentioned above, 
Messrs. Childs Sc Co. manufacture the Tiger 
self-dump hay-rake, which is well known to 
our readers; the Perry spring-tooth harrows, 
axes, rakes’, hoes, and a full line of son ill farm 
tools. They are also general agents for the 
well-known Casaday sulky plow, iron turbine 
wind-mills, lawn-mowers, etc., etc. Their dis¬ 
play of carriages were from the well known 
house of Messrs. F. A. Babcook & Co., Araes- 
bury, Mas9. This house is one of the largest 
in the New England States, and is rapidly 
pushing its business not only in tne East but 
throughout the West. The Amesbury car¬ 
riages have had from the beginniog a reputa¬ 
tion for fine finish and excellence of t.he work¬ 
manship. Their prices are reasonable, as 
their large sale3 will show. The display made 
by them on the finely carpeted platform in 
the main tent of Messrs. Childs & Co. merited 
great praise, and showed in full the fine line 
that this house is prepared at any time to fur¬ 
nish customers. In places where they have 
no agents thSy will be pleased to correspond 
with parties wishing to handle their goods. 
In this exhibit was a fine line of the famous 
Farmer’s Favorite drills built by Bickford & 
Huffman, Macedon, N. Y., one of the oldest 
drill houses iu the country and one of the first 
to build a fertilizer drill. Many farmers 
evidently appreciate this, and from those to 
whom large sales all over the country have 
been made, come testimonials all speaking in 
the highest praise of the merits and practical 
workings of these implements. Messrs Childs 
& Co., showed three different styles of fertil¬ 
izer attachments on these drills—the “ Favor¬ 
ite,” the “ Marks,” and the “ Wizard” embody¬ 
ing the latest novelty and most positive of 
the force-feeds. The second day of the fair 
thirteen of these drills were sold to farmers 
on the ground—a record nival* equaled in the 
history of the Empire State Agricultural 
Society. This exhibit also included, the Hub¬ 
bard Gleauer and Binder exhibited by Graham 
& Haines, 113 Chambers Sireet, New York* 
which was deservedly a center of attraction, 
during the entire fair. This machine was com¬ 
paratively new to most of the farmers in this 
section. So far as my observation of the 
practical workings of this implement goes 
(and I rode the machine myself on the ground 
in order to test its merits) I am satis¬ 
fied that the manufacturers have succeed¬ 
ed in producing a maciiine, the wants 
of which have long been felt. I see but one 
objection to it, namely, that wire is used in¬ 
stead of twine, and I would advise the man¬ 
ufacturers to substitute promptly a string 
binder attachment, and thus do away w ich 
the sole objection to this machine. It is used 
with one horse, and is intended to follow any 
approved self-rake, side-delivery reaper, and 
it will bind the grain as fast as cut. The Ru¬ 
ral wifi give a more extended notice of this 
implement io an illustrated article soon.. 
Among the first-class displays in this line 
which attracted the attention of visitors, 
those of Messrs. Gregg & Co., Trumansburg, 
N. Y., had their full share of notice. Here 
were the Gregg Reaper, Meadow King 
Mower, Meadow King and Gregg Rakes, 
Meadow King and Young America Lawn- 
mowers, and the famous Osborne Plow Sulky, 
all of which are especially commendable for 
their practical utility, simplicitv of construe- 
tison, durability and the efficiency of each in 
the work for which it is designed. The reaper 
and mower were each shown in operation, the 
power being supplied from a small upright 
engine. The above manufacturers have been 
for years carefully studying ihe requirements 
of the farmers, and by combining their long 
experience with a thorough practical knowl¬ 
edge of mechanics, they justly staud to-day 
in the front rank among agricultural imple¬ 
ment manufacturers, and their largely in¬ 
creasing sales are evidence that they meet the 
approbation of agriculturists everywhere. 
Their plow sulky was awarded both first and 
second premium? for meritorious work at the 
New England Fair, iu a field contest where 
many others were competing. 
The Cortland Wagou Co., of Cortland, N. 
Y., made their usual fine display of spring 
wagons and carriages, showing in all 28 dif¬ 
ferent styles, embracing side-bar and end¬ 
spring buggies, phaetons and two seat cirria- 
ges.etc.,dtc. The Cortland Company have long 
had a reputation for the quality and finish of 
their goods, but, it anything, this display in 
these respecti outdid any of their former 
efforts. They were awarded the first premium 
silver medal of the society for finest fluishaud 
largest variety of styles. Mr. Fitzgerald may 
well feel proud of this award, as it was a spe¬ 
cial one and well merited. The Cortland Com 
pany is strictly a New York institution, from a 
very small beginning it has grown to be the lar¬ 
gest manufactory of its kind iu this country. 
During the month of August, 1,509 wagons 
were sold and shipped, and its sales for the 
year will am mat to over 15 000. With 
branches in C hicago, So. Louis, Kansas City, 
etc., it has given to the handsome little town 
of Cortland a national reputation. 
The exhibit made by Adrianos,Platt & Co., 
N ew York and Poughkeepsie, consisted uf 
their celebrated Adrianee reaper, which has 
made a reputation for itself second to none, 
and also the Ad fiance Buckeye one and two- 
horse mower, which attracted great attention 
and receives the favorable commendation of 
every one who has used them. I also noticed 
that the users of these machines were espe 
dally interested in this exhibit and were loud 
in their praises of the work accomplished in 
the field by them. The Adrianee reaper has 
also proved a very successful implement for 
cutting ensilage corn and delivering it in 
convenient gavels for loading, this feature 
especially recommending itself to farmers 
who have silos. The manufacturers say that 
the capacity of their large works has been 
taxed to the fullest iu order to meet the grows 
ing demands for these machines. 
The Kemp Manure Spreader, now almost 
universally known, was shown in successful 
operation on the grounds. Any farmer who 
has any considerable amount of manures to 
spread, can scarcely afford to spread them by 
the old method so long as he cau do it so much 
more effectually and easily by the use of this 
valuable and modern implement. It spreads 
squally well any commercial fertilizer, marl, 
muck, ashes, or barn-yard manure, and does it 
evenly aud in any desired amount to the acre. 
By the use of this implement, each plant re¬ 
ceives its due amount of nourishment, aud 
thus the yield is increased from 25 to 50 
per cent. Testimonials from those who have 
used them, and awards from every State Agi i- 
cultural Society, wherever they have been ex¬ 
hibited, come to the manufacturers unsolicited 
and prove the merits aud usefulness of this 
machine. It is manufactured bv the Kemp & 
Burpee M’l’g Co., Syracuse, N. Y. 
M. Williams & Son, St. Johnsville, N. Y., 
exhibited their thrashers and engines to the 
satisfaction of all visitors. For a number of 
years the goods of this company have been 
steadily growing in popularity, aud their 
sales are now numbered among the thousands 
The machines are simple iu their construction 
thoroughly and substantially built, and fully 
warrantei. This company are now selling 
engines in connection with their thrashers 
and can supply on short notice a complete aud 
perfect outfit for thrashing sure to please. 
(Continued on page 701.) 
iiliscftlniinms. 
RURAL BRIEFLETS. 
Several years ago Robert Douglas & Son 
sent us for trial a collection of evergreens 
which originated in their grounds at Wauke¬ 
gan, Illinois. They are very distinct and 
especially adapted to the lawns of small places. 
Of Little Gem Mr. Douglas tells us that 
the original plant is over ten years old, but 
eight inches high and 45 inches in circumfer¬ 
ence. He commends it at the finest arbor- 
vitiB for edging he has ever seen Our own 
plant of this variety now four or five years 
old is about one foot high by J.8 inches in 
diameter. It has never been harmed by heat 
or cold. The variety we most’prize in this 
collection is a pyramidal arbor-vitie which 
we mistook for a retinispora. This too has 
proven very hardy. A golden variety re¬ 
sembles that known as George Peabody, 
though the color is brighter. Again, a trail 
ing, golden juniper is very pleasing, spread¬ 
ing out almost horizontally' over the ground 
and during a part of the season assuming it 3 
golden color..... 
Ouk plot of Bermuda Grass from seed 
started ia the house l ist Spring, is uow six feet 
long. It has been blooming half the Summer. 
Our Champion Quinces are not yet ripe 
and scarcely more thau half the size of the 
Apple or Rea’s Mammoth. Stiil we have seen 
large specimens of the Champion. 
Mu. Hovky says, in the Massachusetts 
Ploughman; “The Editor of the Rural New- 
Yorker, hopes that Mr. Hovey will change 
his mind iu some respects, when he has seen 
more of the Manchester.” I certainly shall, 
if it is a good strawberry, but I never yet 
knew a sour and scarcely eatable strawberry 
to turn into*, sweet one. When the Manches¬ 
ter does I shall cbaDge my opinion—not be¬ 
fore.” Very well-let us see. We judge the 
Manchester as it has grown with ns for two 
seasons. Now Dir, Hovey, for some reason 
which he did not explain, expressed some 
doubts as to the Rural New- Yorker being a 
thoroughly independent journal. Has Mr. 
Hovey had any occasion to change his mind? 
We have endeavored to be just to him. We 
hope he will be just to us... 
We have more than once had occasion to 
speak of the two fine Magnolias, Soulangeana 
and LenneL After 10 years’ experience, we 
may say that of the two Lennoi is the less 
hardy. Neverthele-s we prefer it for several 
reasons. Its growth is so rapid that in spite 
of killing back.it still maintains itself as a 
commanding shrub eight to 10 feet high. 
When its flower buds are winterkilled it 
blooms fiuely in late Summer and Fall, and 
this Soulangeana is not so much inclined to 
do. Our only specimen failing to bloom last 
Spring is now delighting us with its great 
deep-purple flowers. One of the most sur¬ 
prising things to us is that Magnolias of dif¬ 
ferent kinds are so seldom seeu about farm 
houses. There is not a finer tree in cultiva¬ 
tion than the Cucumber Tree, Magnolia 
acuminata, a native of our woods from Ohio 
and Western New York and southward. 
We have just received an ear of Chester 
Comity Mammoth corn from the Rural Farm 
(Long Island) weighing 30ounces. It has 16 
rows, 59 kernels to a row, or 944 ia all. It 
measures 12^ inches in length, three inches in 
diameter at the butt, tvvo-and-a-half inches 
diameter in the middle aud two inches diam¬ 
eter within an inch of the tip It is rarely 
one sees a finer ear of corn. But we do not 
much like the variety after all. 
Mr. S. A. Parker writes us that we should 
advise our readers to use mulltiu leaves freely, 
as they are a sure pi’eventive against rats. 
The Rural would be pleased to know how 
best to use them for this purpose. He also 
says: “Use beef tallow on young apple trees 
from the ground as high up as rabbits can 
reach and they will never gnaw the tree”.... 
Here is a b : t of evidence that the Black 
bearded Centennial will thrive as a Winter 
wheat. It comes from a subscriber ia Osh- 
temo, Kal., Co., Michigan. 
Oshtemo, Kalamazoo Co., Mich , Sept., 19. 
“There is nothing sure in this life I find but 
death and taxes. So I can’t say mv wheat 
is Black-bearded Centennial; all I know is that 
I bought it for that variety of a man in Bal¬ 
timore, M<1., and paid $L for 2)4 pounds of 
seed. The name of the party I have lost. 
When 1 received the seed it was full of small 
garlic seeds or something smelling aud tast¬ 
ing like garlic. I regret being unab’e to do 
much towards filling your order, as I had 
sown the wheat. I have found 40 kernels, and 
a head unripe picked ten days before ripe; 
but it w ill show you the habit of the wheat, 
and the grain will give you a sample of the 
mature, wheat. 
[Thanks to our friend. The head is B-b 
Centennial without aDy doubt —Eds.] 
-- 
The latest remedy for agricultural 
depression, says the London Mark Lane Ex¬ 
press. has been propounded by the Rev. Earl of 
Mulgrave. At the dinner of the Whitby 
Agricultural Suciety, after remarking 
that “a great deal might be done for the 
bettering of the condition of the farmer and 
the farm laborer by the spread of a little more 
temperance throughout the land,” which 
might be said r.t any classes of the community, 
the Reverend Eorl is reported to have added 
that there was one other remedy which he 
thought they had in their hands. He believed 
that if the farming class, as a class, were a 
little more religious, they might find them¬ 
selves a little more blessed by God than they 
sometimes did. He believed that the rain and 
the frost and the sunshiue came from God, 
and he believed that if a nation refue 1 that 
honor to God which God expected, the nation 
must expect in return not prosperity, but 
adversity. And what was true of the nation 
was true of the individual. He felt sure there 
was room for improvement in this respect. 
There was a want of a deeper religious spirit 
among the farming classes of England, and 
more care for the farm laborers, more 
care for his body, and his soul too. 
Does the Reverend Earl find in his own 
parish, asks the Express, that agricultural 
