OCT 6 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
664 
Societies. 
THE FAIRS. 
NEW JERSEY. CANADA AND MICHI¬ 
GAN FAIRS. THE AM. POM. SO¬ 
CIETY CONTINUED. 
(Rural Special Reports.) 
“Something is the matter with the man¬ 
agement of the New Jersey State Fair,” I re¬ 
marked to myself more than once as I over¬ 
looked the exhibition. This thought was 
forced upon my mind for many reasons. Scores 
of empty pens were to be seen all along the 
south side of the grounds, and with the ex¬ 
ception of Jerseys, fine cattle were decidedly 
in the minority. Complaints were made by 
exhibitors; and one of the cattlemen who had 
at the fair some of the best Jerseys to be seen, 
remarked that “ the whole thing wusa farce.” 
Perhaps his reason for thinking so was ow¬ 
ing to the fact that the Jersey judges (as he 
claimed) were four in number. He stated 
that two of them wore in favor of giving his 
bull a first premium, while the other two were 
not, so they settled the matter by giving him 
none at all. Justice would demand that a 
committee of this kind should consist either 
of three or five. Cheap side-shows were 
prominent, being so numerous that one could 
not help noticing what a detriment they were 
to the interests of the fair. Between them and 
the shouts of the multitude of fakirs, snake- 
meu, restaurateurs, candy and peanut venders, 
a sensible man could not long remain of any 
other opinion than that the'New Jersey State 
Fair was, to use slang—“ oleomargarine.” 
The idea of its managers seems to be to get 
money, no matter how, and let the exhibits 
go to the wall. Without doubt, were the N. J. 
Stab? Fair properly maunged: were the officers 
interested in making it a success in the 
true sense of the word, the fair at Waverly 
would be something to be proud of rather 
than to be ashamed of. 
Cattle. —Iu this exhibit the only noticea¬ 
ble display was among the Jerseys, which 
were well represented, both in quality and 
quantity, it being considered the best exhibit 
of that breed ever seen upon the fair grounds. 
Prominent among them was the herd of F. 
M. Carryl, headed by the bull Trailer, descend¬ 
ed from Eurotos and Alpha stock. In 
the same pen were the cows Doe Magna— 
which gives 14 pounds of butter a week right 
along—and Champion of America which has 
made 18 pounds of butter in seven days on 
test. The Ayrshires seemed to be next in num¬ 
bers, but uone of them were worthy of special 
note. A few Holsteins, Swiss, Guernseys, 
Short-honis, and grade animals occupied pens 
here nud there on the south side of the grounds. 
The Swine Display was of a somewhat 
better character than that of cattle. About 
50 entries were made in this department. 
The show of Jersey Reds was very good both 
for quality aud quantity. Small Yorkshires 
were prominent with all their fixedness of 
type. A likeness of a handsome specimen of the 
breed is shown in Fig. 9 of our first page illus¬ 
tration, the subject being an especially fine 
animal, having the short, dished face of the 
breed, wit h very superior back and hams, aud 
being of unusually good size. It is the property 
of Ben. Hulse. At Fig. 24 is the likeness of a 
Polnud-China boar, belonging to W. H. Du 
Bois of Monmouth, Co. N. J ; while at Fig. 87 is 
shown a Jersey Red boar, the property of 
JohnR. Sickles of the same County. Chester- 
Whites, Essex, Berkshires, Cheshires, etc. 
were represented in small numbers. 
The Sheep Exhibit was of a fair charac¬ 
ter, some excellent auimals being shown. 
We present to our renders sketches, made ou 
the grounds by our own artist, of four of the 
principal breeds, nil of which are most excel¬ 
lent likenesses. Fig. 5 represents a Hampshire 
Down ram, belonging to Beuj. Hulse, of Al¬ 
lentown, N. J.; Fig. fi, a Cots wold ram, aud 
Fig. 7, a Merino ram, both owued by the per¬ 
son last referred to. Fig. 65 shows a Leices¬ 
ter ram, the property of Thatcher A Son, 
l'Temiugtou, N. J. All these nni uals took 
first prizes in the Special State. 
Horses were few in number, the ones at¬ 
tracting the most attention being heavy 
Percheron-Normans, which ranged in weight 
from 1,800 to 2,100 pounds, and two stallions 
of ltysdyk Hambletonian blood. 
Poultry were well represented, the poul¬ 
try-house beiug quite full, some -100 entries be¬ 
ing mude. 
The Dairy Exhibits were very small in¬ 
deed, but few implements and wares being 
visible. A Pneumatic Fruit Dryer, a Cooley 
Creamer, and a Davis Swing Churn occupied 
the center of one room, and upon the table 
uear by rested seven lone erodes of [butter 
and cheese. 
The Domestic Department had 477 en¬ 
tries. The wilderness of female nick-nacks 
made it appear that the ladies’ exhibits were 
the most extensive of all. 
Tnii State Experiment Station had 
a representative here, who presented to 
the inspection of inquiring farmers fer¬ 
tilizing materials in the crude forms, 
such as phosphates, muriates, etc. The 
idea was to show the farmers what their 
fertilizers were composed of. It was an un¬ 
usual chance for the fanner to see what chemi¬ 
cal fertilizers are made of. I wonder if many 
took enough interest in the matter to inquire 
into it. 
Fruits and Vegetables.— The best and 
most notable feature of the whole Fair was 
the exhibit in the tent devoted to fruits and 
garden truck. It was the best display ever 
seen on the grounds of the New Jersey State 
Fair, and I am sure from a careful examina¬ 
tion, that it was first-class in all respects. 
C. C. Corby showed 32 separate varieties of 
grapes; and finer clusters and better-lookiug 
grapes I never saw. Strange as it may seem, 
he thinks Rogers’s 44 and 4 the two best grapes 
in his vineyard, although he considers Brigh¬ 
ton first-class, and likes Salem very well. 
Croton gives him more trouble than any 
other. He says the secret in growing Hart¬ 
ford Is to grow it compactly, because if so 
grown the berries will not fall from the clus¬ 
ter. This statement he verified by culling my 
attention to several fine, large, compact 
bunches of this variety. As far as he has 
tried white grapes, Lady Washington suits 
him best. Charles J. Copley exhibited 58 va¬ 
rieties, of which 13 were seedlings. Clifton, 
a new white grape not disseminated, was of 
fine flavor, and ripened at about the same 
time as Isabella. The vine mildews but little, 
and Mr. C. states that he has never seen a rot¬ 
ten berry on it. The bunches are compact. 
Daphne, another white grape, although hav¬ 
ing poor bunches, was of fine flavor, and bad 
a thin skin aud a clear, transparent a{ pear- 
ance. A. J. Caywood & Son also had a small 
but fine display of grapes, among which were 
several seedlings. Another white grape 
Duchess, was of excellent quality, being with¬ 
out acidity, musky odor or foxy taste. Ul¬ 
ster Prolific, not yet disseminated, was sweet 
and rich in flavor. It is a cross between the 
Catawba and -Estivalis, so that it is as hardy 
as the wild grape. It does not mildew and 
has never rotted. Po’keepsio Red, also not 
disseminated, is a cross "between the Delaware 
and Iowa, and, as one well-known horticultu¬ 
rist remarked, “it is rather small, but demni- 
tion sweet.” It is a week earlier than the 
Delaware, a good grower, of flue flavor, with 
few seeds, thin skin and a melting pulp, of 
agreeable acidity. Mr. E. Williams exhibited 
32 varieties of grapes, all of fine appearance. 
Two plates of Niagaras were notieeable among 
his several plates of white varieties. 
There was quite a varied exhibit of potatoes, 
Jos McKaiglm & Sons displaying 130 varie¬ 
ties. Of them all, he claimed to have the 
best success with Early Sand, a variety not 
much disseminated. It is a cross of Peerless 
with the Mammoth Pearl, and is about a week 
later than the Early Rose, but is very prolific. 
Early Six Weeks had given great results with 
them; they had grown eight bushels of fine 
potatoes from one-half peck of seed. 
There were 1,150 plates of apples on the 
tables, and among all the varieties there was 
only one seedling, which was christened Earl 
by the judges. Boyden Farm, of Hilton, N. 
J., made a creditable display of pears. 
The farm manager has grown 1,000 bushels 
of Bartlctts this season, for which he gets 
$1.50 a basket in New York. He prefers this 
to all other pears for market, with Doyennd 
Boussoek taking second rank for market and 
table. He thinks Louise Bonne de Jersey the 
best pear for canning. A fine box of Reurre 
d’Anjou, from Pres. Ward's grounds, attracted 
much attention. The Pratt Pear was repre¬ 
sented by a few fine specimens This is an ex¬ 
cellent pear of fine flavor, rich, and juicy, and 
should be extensively cultivated. 
The peach display was poor in the extreme, 
only 12 out of the 1,300 plates which covered 
the tablos. being devoted to this fruit. 
Notwithstanding the great tendency of the 
Acme Tomato to rot, the exhibit of this 
fruit presented a fine appearance. 
In the display of coni, I noticed a very fine 
collection of ears of Cloud’s Early Dent, or¬ 
iginated by James Cloud, of Chester Co., Pa. 
He informed me that he had spent 35 years iu 
carefully selecting this com, and as a result, 
thought he had about t he best dent, com grown. 
1 counted 24 rows on one ear, all large, fine 
kernels, unusually deep. He claims that when 
dry, 56 ears of this corn will make a shelled 
bushel, and that one bushel will plant five 
acres and make 25 bushels more than any 
other corn generally planted. 
About the same farm implements were ex¬ 
hibited os have been noticed in other fair re¬ 
port* of the Rural, with one exception. This 
was a new V-shaped harrow, the newest kind 
in existence, having been completed on Tues¬ 
day of the fair week only—too late to be en¬ 
tered. The general plan and construction are 
worth noticing. The frame is all of one size. 
It is V-shaped, the point being cut off. It has 
a sliding seat about 18 inches above the har¬ 
row top, which slides in a groove about two- 
and-one-half feet long. By moving the seat 
forward, more weight is thrown on the point 
of the harrow, and more power can be brought 
to bear in breaking up heavy land. Moving 
the seat backward throws off the forward 
weight and thus gives better power for light 
land. A roller six-and-a-quarter feet long 
and six inches in diameter, is attached by 
journals to the rear end; this can betaken 
off and put on at pleasure. The roller is 
made of hard wood, and is of value on land 
where grass seed is sown at harrowing, or 
where rolling is desired. The teeth have a 
penetrating power of three-and-one-quarter 
inches, and can be changed from one side of 
the harrow to aucther; they are designed for 
cutting and not breaking the soil. The draft 
is easy, and the harrow possesses no wabbling 
motion. It is surely a unique implement, 
combining several ideas heretofore unthought 
of in the making of harrows. c. s. p. 
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CANADA’S GREAT FAIR. 
Beautifully located on the shore of Lake 
Ontario, in the western outskirts of the 
“ Queen City of the West” are the grounds of 
the Industrial Exhibition A.ssr>ciation of To¬ 
ronto. These grounds comprise an area of 
about 62 acres, upon which the Association 
has erected permanent buildings at a cost of 
about $250,000. For the past five 3 "ears this 
Association, second to none in Canada in 
point of enterprise, beneficial influence and 
financial success, has here labored with the 
most satisfactory results. Unsupported by 
governmental aid, it stands to-daj upon a 
foundation which nothing can shake, save the 
future election of inefficient officers or some 
other unforseen calamity. 
The preseut exhibition was officially opened 
on Wednesday, September 12, by his Excel¬ 
lency the Governor-General and Her Royal 
Highness the Princess Louise, ami closed on 
the 22d. From the organization of the Asso¬ 
ciation five years ago, its annual exhibitions 
have steadily advanced in every department, 
and the present meeting has more than met 
the fondest hopes of the officers and exhibitors. 
Passing into the grounds from the main east¬ 
ern entrance, a stranger is at once favorably 
impressed with the beauty of the location and 
the artistic arrangements of the several build¬ 
ings. In this respect, the exhibition more 
closely resembles the great exposition at 
Philadelphia in 1876 or the still more recent 
exposition at Atlanta, Ga., than auy other the 
writer has ever seen. The sward around the 
buildings Ls clean and closely cut and the 
buildings themselves artistic and commodious. 
The offices of the society are suppliixl with 
telegraphic aud telephonic connection, while 
the post-office aud messenger service increases 
the facilities for communication. Tn fact, 
there is nothing that would add to the con¬ 
venience and accomodation of visitors or ex¬ 
hibitors. that the officers have not supplied. 
Mr. H. J. Hill, the efficient manager and sec¬ 
retary, has occupied the latter position since 
the society's formation, aud has proved him¬ 
self the right man for the place. Two years 
ago the board prevailed upon him to resign 
his position in the county council and to be¬ 
come the salaried manager of this society, in 
addition to his office as secretary; aud to this 
wise course of the board as well as to the effi¬ 
cient management of Mr. Hill, the society is 
indebted for its present popular success. 
As before intimated, the Association receives 
no governmental aid. Five years ago the city 
concluded that a permanent yearly exhibition 
was needed in this part of the Canadas. An 
effort was made to bring about this needed and 
desirable end. The first year the city subscril>ed 
$5,000; the citizens, $15,000; and the county 
council, $5,000; since then the society has 
proved self-sustaining, aud the receipts this 
year are $8,000 more than last year 
The attendance from the opening to the close 
was unusually large. Saturday, September 
15, was designated "Children’s Day” and the 
entrance fee was only five cents. The grounds 
were ooveml with juveniles to the number of 
11,750, and vet no one was crowded. The de¬ 
partments were so numerous and the grounds 
so commodious that nothing like a crowd or 
rush occurred. Wednesday the 19th, was 
styled "Farmers’ Day.” and the attendance 
was the largest during the fair Over 41,000 
people were on the grvuuds. the gate receipts 
being $8,638. The charge for admission each 
day for adults was 25 cents each, so that all 
wore enabled to visit the finest and most ex¬ 
tensive exhibition ever held at this place. 
Live Stock. —The writer has seen stock 
shows that excelled this in the number of 
animals exhibited, but it would tie difficult to 
surpass it as regards the uniform excellence 
of the exhibits in the various classes and the 
high breeding and remarkably fine appear¬ 
ance of all the animats shown. Indeed our 
Canadian friends deserve much praise for the 
spirit and enterprise that brought together 
such an excellent display of the choicest 
strains of domestic animals. 
The Jerseys exhibited comprised an es¬ 
pecially fine and well-bred selection. Valan- 
cey E. Fuller. Hamilton, Ont., exhibited a re¬ 
markably fine lot of this breed. He is the 
owner of a Jersey cow for which he has 
refused $10,000. Her butter record for the 
past nine months has exceeded that of the 
celebrated Eurotas for the same period. In 
this class was also exhibited a very fine herd 
belonging to Mrs. E. M. Jones of Brockville, 
Ont. It would be hard to find a better judge 
of Jerseys than this lady. As regards the 
merits of the Jerseys, I fully coincide with the 
remarks of Mr. T. 8. Cooner of Coopersburg, 
Pa., in his report to the officers of this society 
who selected him as one of the judges. He says- 
“The exhibit of Jersey cattle at your annual 
fair of ’83, upon the merits of which I have 
been asked to decide. I regard as a remark¬ 
ably attractive one, and though not the 
equal in numbers, it was certainly the equal 
in quality of any similar collection I have 
seen for a long time. The uniform richness 
and high-class dairy capacity of the different 
exhibits named, appear to indicate much 
skill aud intelligence on the part of exhibi¬ 
tors and that this dairy breed of cattle is in 
the hands of those who are determined to 
make it a success. The best cow in the show 
(although onlv placed 3d), was Mrs, E. M. 
Jones’s cow. Mistletoe, but' her udder was 
defective in both hind teats, the defect, it is 
said, having been caused by an accident.” 
At the head of Mrs. Jones’s herd was the im¬ 
ported bull Rival. 37(52, a fine beast with excel¬ 
lent points. The herd earned off the first 
prize, and also received 14 other prizes for in¬ 
dividual excellence. Maggie Bradly. a mem¬ 
ber of the herd, had dropped two calves and 
made 350 pounds of butter before she was 
three years old. She took first prize in Toronto 
in 1882, and first, at Kingston in 1882, and also 
stood in the gold medal herd at the same time, 
and, in addition, she received a silver medal 
as the best female on the grounds. 
The Holsteins. owned by Cook & Lord, 
Aultsvillt-, Ont,. formed a prominent feature 
of the cattle exhibit, and although but few 
were shown, they were of good quality but not 
iu good condition, owing to the fact that they 
had but recently been relieved from quaran¬ 
tine. It comprised nine heads, and was said to 
be the only herd of this breed, so popular in 
the States, that can be found in Ontario. 
The Herefords, exhibited by F. W. Stone, 
of Guelph, Out., and the Manor Farm, Shanty 
Bay, Ont.. were large, attractive animals. 
The Ontario Experimental Farm at Guelph 
exhibited Aberdeen-Angus Polls, a breed 
which appears to be very popular in the Do¬ 
minion. Conspicuous in this class was Chival¬ 
ry, a three-year old, finch- formed bull that, 
weighed abont 2,200 pounds, the property of 
Hay & Paton. New London, Out. 
The.Short-horns. shown hv J. & W. Watt, 
Salem. Ont,, aud J. S Armstrong, Speedside, 
Out., were possessed of excellent points and 
were in good condition. 
Ayrshires were shown by H M Williams, 
of Picton. Ont. 
The Galloways, exhibited by Thomas Mc- 
Crae, of Guelph, when shown in the ring at¬ 
tracted much attention on account of their 
well-defined points of excellence. 
Judgiug from the cattle and cereals exhib¬ 
ited by the Ontario Experimental Farm, it 
must be conducted by skillful and thoroughly 
practical persons. In cattle, attention there 
is not confined to any particular breed; for 
experiments iu feeding for the shambles and 
the dairy are made with all the chief beef 
and milk breeds, as well as with their grades, 
an«l even with “scrub” stock. 
In the Farm exhibit was a fine Short-horn 
bull, three years and nine months old, that 
weighed 2,150 pounds, while a Hereford bull 
3 1 j years old weighed 3,020 pounds. There 
were also tunny- fine specimens of all the other 
popular breeds, as well as a good display of 
sheep. Altogether, there were 108 entries in 
the cattle department. 
Horses. —The draft “tnllions of the Perche- 
ron and Clydesdale breeds were nil remarka¬ 
ble for their fine points. The heavy draft 
stallions imported from England and Scot¬ 
land formed one of the finest displays ever 
seen, aud it is doubtful whether it can be 
equaled on this Continent. Canadian breeders 
maj well feel proud of the value of their 
horse interests. Tu the twelve classes of this 
department there were 688 entries, nearly- all 
of which were filled; and to examine each 
auimal separately- required more time than 
any visitor could give. The sight in the ring 
on exhibition day was one not soon to 
be forgotten by lovers of horse flesh. 
* Swine.—A very good exhibit in this line 
