toes, (the latter taking second,) and in fact, po¬ 
tatoes are the main feature in this department. 
The butter and cheese display is good, what 
there is of it, but it is ridiculously small in view of 
the fact that the fair is held in the center of the 
Guest dairy district iu the East. The uarne of 
Blessing heads most of the entries iu this de¬ 
partment, but it is a blessing in disguise, as he 
has entered under the name of his wife and 
son. This is the fellow who was expelled from 
the fair last year for cheating. 
There is something fundamentally wrong 
about this department or there would not in¬ 
variably he such meager exhibits. I would sug¬ 
gest that hereafter the Society make sweep- 
stakes premiums for counties, in addition to 
the separate premiums, with the object of in¬ 
citing local rivalries. The displays would he 
largely augmented, because there would he 
country organization and local pride to urge 
on endeavor. Such a plau is capable of exten¬ 
sion beyond farm products merely, and if suc¬ 
cessful, would make ibis department the most 
interesting aud instructive of auy. and enable 
sti augers to get a really clear idea of the re¬ 
sources and capabilities of particular locations 
of the State. This plan was carried to perfec¬ 
tion during the Centennial by Kansas, aud I 
have no doubt it was instrumental in creating 
the present prosperity of that State. The idea 
is well received among those to whom it has 
been broached, and I hope next year will show 
an improvement iu what ought to be a leading 
department of the fair. 
Floral Hall 
contains nothing new iu fruits or Gowers. The 
cut flowers, as usual, focussed all the “ahs!” 
and “ohs!” of the multitude. Especially did 
an American flag in flowers draw the warmest 
praises. Ellwauger & Barry, though not en¬ 
tered. made the largest exhibit, comprising 
96 varieties of apples, 46 of plums and a Gne 
show of pears, including lljp new Souvenir da 
Congris, large, good Gavor, proliGe, aud some¬ 
what like a Bartlett iu shape. Among the 84 
varieties of grapes are two new seedlings, 
“Rochester” and “Monroe.” The Monroe 
was scarcely ripe and its flavor could not be 
judged, bui the Rochester has a fine, full-fla¬ 
vor, close hunch, and it is said to he hardy. This 
Gnu also show cut Gowers. Among the Roses 
is Countexse de Serenyi, a uew variegated kind. 
Mr. Marvin, of Watertown, is conspicuous by 
his absence. J. Van Dora has a very good 
collection of fall and winter apples, on which 
he takes three flrst prizes. Owing tt> a dry 
season, the fruit does uot show up quite as 
well as it did at Elmira, but here, as there, 
Mr. Van Dorn’s plates are by odds the best. 
The Poultry. 
is not equal to that of previous years in number 
or quality. Owing to the regulation of the So¬ 
ciety it will always be dillieult to gather to¬ 
gether Gne birds at this season. The prem¬ 
iums are given for aged birds, which now 
are looking their worst. Few care to send 
dilapidated specimens, especially us they con¬ 
trasted unfavorably with the cockerels and pul¬ 
lets iu the yard, which are now in their prime. 
A reform iu this particular would bring to¬ 
gether a splendid display at the next fair. The 
best classes are Liglit Brahmas, Burt Cochins, 
Plymouth Rocks and Hamburgs both as re¬ 
gards quality and quantity. The best single 
collection is that of J. M. Seymour, hut the 
prize lias gone to a collection that is larger, 
butnotequal in quality. The Plymouth Rocks 
of L. J. Bundy are a magnificent lot of youug 
birds. Their coloring is fine. Mr. Newton 
Adams’s Hamburgs, as usual, are of the 
highest merit. C-r. II. Warner is stroug iu 
Dorkings, aud H. B. Thomas shows the best 
Light Brahmas. Col. F. D. Curtis has the cream 
of theshow in ducks aud white turkeys, while J. 
Julian has expended his energies to advantage 
ou Bronze turkeys. Mr. lialsted's incubator 
has up to thepreseut hatched sixty chicks out 
of one hundred eggs, and the cry is still they 
come. This incubator was transported 107 
miles, part of the way in a wagon without 
heat or uuusual protection, the eggs mean¬ 
while beiug in process of incubation, yet they 
were not perceptibly injured. This is a severe 
and successful test. 
Impleineiita. 
The representation ot farming machinery at the 
fair Is very complete, aud an Inspection of It gives 
a vivid Impression ot the sweep of Improvement In 
this department. Most ot the leading manufac¬ 
turers have examples of their host work, but, with 
one exception, we cannot point, to anything vary 
novel that has not. already been called to the at¬ 
tention of agriculturists. Our exeoptlou refers to 
the William Anson Wood Slower and Reaper com¬ 
pany, of Albany, N. Y., whose complete exhibit 
Includes a very decided Improvement. In a light 
reaper that la a novelty, aud demands special de¬ 
scription. in speaking ot this display it becomes 
necessary, as well as pertinent, to add a few lines 
regarding the company, which has undergone a 
thorough reorganization, and, as the successor ot 
the old Eagle Mowing aud Reaping Machine Co., 
Is now one of the most vigorous aud pushing cor¬ 
porations In this line of business. In both me¬ 
chanical and business departments the right men 
have been put la the right places, and with the 
abundant capital now at their command and the 
excellent Implements they are making, they have 
succeeded In scoring a great success this season. 
Every machine put out has given gratifying satis¬ 
faction, and ot the great number put In the field 
not a complaint has been received. This Is a fact 
well worth pointing to. 
The display on the grounds is made up of seven 
machines, which include four mowers, two reap¬ 
ers and a combined machine. The leading feature, 
as before stated, Is the new light reaper, which 
not only combines simplicity with strength, dura¬ 
bility and light weight, but has, In addition, a 
completely new device. This Is a brake-shaped 
crauk, a little to the right and In front of the 
driver’s seat, where It, c»a be easily operated, that 
works an eccentric which raises or lowers at. the 
same time both sides of the cutter-bar and table 
and tuts the rakes forward so that they pick up 
the grain perfectly. A lever, just back of the 
crank, throws the table to any desired angle. 
With this Improvement the driver can cut gram 
at the surface, or at any Intermediate distance 
from the level of the ground up to a hight of six¬ 
teen inches. While the weight of tills reaper Is 
only 750 pounds, It is yet so nicely balanced and 
thoroughly made that It works with great smooth¬ 
ness aud precision, and with the least amount of 
friction. 'The drive-wheel has a wide tread and Is 
without lags. As tills machine Is covered by 15 
patents, it may be said that it stai’ts Its career 
under ample protection. The new tnclosed-gear 
mower Is marked by simplicity and thoroughness 
of construction, running very smoothly and not 
Jumping when heavy work comes In Us way. This 
good feature is mainly due to the manner In which 
the weight of the pitman protector and Its con¬ 
nections Is distributed. The other regular styles 
of machine are also shown, but, their good points 
are now well known from constant demonstration 
in the field. A minor point, but one not without 
Its Influence, Is the handsome and tasteful manner 
In which the new styles are painted. The colors 
arc durable ones and ot neutral tints, that cause 
the machines to present a neat appearance, even 
after long use. circulars descriptive of the new 
reaper may be had of the Company, and every 
farmer Interested In Improvements that tend to 
facilitate ills labors, will be pleased with the new 
reaper. 
Toe UmoASTM Mancfacturinu Corporation 
of lllgganum, conn., are at the fair principally lo 
show new things and do not, therefore, make as 
large a display as Is possible if they should show a 
sample of all the Implements made at their shops. 
The first, machine to attract attention is Hughes’s 
Castor-tooth smoothing Harrow, which Is really a 
new departure In this class of farming tools. The 
principal novelty consists in the sniveled, or Cas¬ 
tor-vibrating teeth which work loosely in the frame 
and are self-adjusting. The teeth slant backwards 
and are alternately bent to right and left which 
makes a zig-zag cut and In passing over the land, 
thoroughly pulverizes the surface to a depth of 
three or four Inches. Its advantages are that 
being made In sections three feet wide, from two 
to four sections can be used. Tbe teeth are slants 
lng, work upou a swivel, are self-adjusting and 
self-cleaning. Farmers may use only the number 
ot teeth required lo do the work in the best man¬ 
ner. The teeth are taken out aud replaced with¬ 
out trouble. It turns corners on growing corn or 
cotlou without tearing It up. Is sold as cheap as 
any harrow with same number of teeth. 
The Uou.ivus worth New Improved Quaker 
R vkk Is conspicuous for the simplicity of Its me¬ 
chanism, Its durability and the uniform excellence 
of Us construction. It rakes elcau, lifts easily and 
talks back lightly. The least, experienced call put 
it together and operate It,, it Is a combined hand 
and seif-dump, and should the appliance Tor dump¬ 
ing by the power ul’ the horse get out of order 
(which Is hardly posslhle), there Is no Inconveni¬ 
ence, as the rako can be operated by hand without 
fatigue, to apeak of. 
A Power Cider Mill is also shown that may 
be truly called a muUnm-iu-mn'o piece of ma¬ 
chinery, as with Its attachments It Is at will, 
either a cider-mill, corn-sheller, cob crusher, or 
grain-mill. The power Is supplied by a horse that 
sets In motion gearing that does the work. It ts 
all very simple and can be changed quickly, and 
with Little trouble to serve any of the purposes 
above named. 
J. M. cuti.ns .v Co., Utica, N. Y. have .the 
largest exhibit of Agricultural implements on the 
grounds, for which they received the Bronze 
.Medal of the society. Tlds exhibit Includes a 
handsome display of small agricultural tools of 
ail descriptions. Cultivators etc., of their 
own make and a largo number of larger Im¬ 
plements such as mowers, reapers, fan mills, 
thrashers etc., for which they arc geueral 
agents. The Centennial Farmers’ Favorite 
Grain Brill made by Brlcktord it Hoffman, Mace- 
don, N. Y. Is also a leading feature of their ex¬ 
hibit. The first noticeable luiprovememeut is 
the Bonanza Grass Feeder—a device that It Is 
said will positively distribute all varieties ot grass 
seed, large small and mixed. It can be attached 
to front or rear of machine. The now spring tube 
possesses the simplicity, efficiency, aud dura¬ 
bility found In the peg tube, but uses no rubber, 
and U broken by any accident it can be replaced 
at the nearest shop, saving cost and delay, and 
during the interval the drill cau be used as a peg 
tube, not stopping apparatus at all. The new 
Bessemer steel axle gives lightness, strength and 
stiffness, and lessens the draft. I n small de,vices, 
such as an accurate laud measure, the drill Is 
fully equipped aud altogether the machine Is very 
complete aud effective. 
Another leading feature was the show of Water- 
town Wagous distributed between their large tent 
on the grounds an 1 the Wagon Hall. Of these 
wagons made by the Watertown Wagon Co. of 
Watertown, N. Y., there were 1*2 different styles 
on exhibition, for which they received the 
three first premiums awarded to Platform Spring 
Wagons. Among this company’s improvements 
for 1879 Is a Platform wagon with a new patent 
reach drawing direct from the axle. The Water- 
town Wagon Co., report a very good business this 
year and made a number of good sales during the 
lair. 
J. M. Childs & Co., are also agents for the cele¬ 
brated Oliver Chilled Plows, made by the Oliver 
Chilled Plow Co., of south Bend, lnd. They made 
a fine exhibit of these plows showing all the differ¬ 
ent styles. These Implements are very popular In 
this section of the country as at tested byconstantly 
Increasing sales. The Oliver Chilled Plow Com¬ 
pany make over ifi.uim Plows a year, and still find 
it hard to fill orders—further comment is unneces¬ 
sary. 
They also exhibited for Messrs. A. w. Gray’3 
Sons, of Middletown Springs, Vt., a very handsome 
display of horse-powers, small thrashers, etc, 
These machines have long been known over a wide 
territory, and their merits are becoming better 
appreciated eaoh year. Lightness, strength and 
durabUlty combined with ea3e of handling, are 
among the!r leading characteristics. Mr. A. s. Flu- 
lay, the general agent, reports that business has 
increased 20 per cent this year, and that they are 
driven to fill orders. Improvements have been 
made in both lag-irons and cylinder for 1879. 
The Empire Drill Co., of BhortsvUle N. Y. ex¬ 
hibit a drill fitted with their new positive force- 
feed fertilizer distributor. As this device is some¬ 
thing entirely now It Is entitled to extended no¬ 
tice. It. Is a revolving cup, which when fiUed be¬ 
comes a revolving cylinder of fertilizer, in oper¬ 
ation the fertilizer Is fed in a continuous stream 
from the bottom end of the cylinder, and only that 
Is stirred which Is immediately fed, and there Is 
no chance of slicking or gumming. There Is no 
connection between the fertilizer and seed until 
both are cmptled.into the drill tubes. The reser¬ 
voirs hold a sufficient quantity to enable a farmer 
to sow the long way or a lot, which Is a saving of 
time, and the whole device Is so extremely sim¬ 
ple that any Inexperienced man can handle it and, 
it necessary, take It apart without disturbing a 
nut, key or spring. The Elmira Farmers’ Club 
tested It and say, “we reached the conclusion 
that It approached perfection lor precision and 
certainty of distribution.” This Is solid praise. 
One of the most attractive exhibits was Kemp’s 
Manure Cart. This is something entirely new. It 
Is so constructed by the combination of simple ma¬ 
chinery, as to unload perfectly, pulverize and 
evenly spread the manure by simply driving along, 
just as grass is cut with a mower. All kinds and 
quantities of manure are picked to pieces, and cast 
upon the ground with the evenness of sowing 
grain, and It Is perfectly adjustable as to the quan¬ 
tity per acre. During a trial on the Fair grounds 
we saw a load put out mono minute and twenty 
seconds. All practical farmers spoke In the high¬ 
est terms of its utility and Its certainty of success. 
It is made by the Richardson Mtg. Co.. Worcester, 
Mass. 
Nash & Bro., of New York City, make an Inter¬ 
esting exhibit, the main feature of which Is a new 
harrow named the “ Acme.” The Invention Is the 
outcome of long study by Mr, Ntshwltz, the origi¬ 
nal inventor of the wheel harrow. The “Acme" 
Is au entirely now model. It has a strong wooden 
frame, the iront half or which can be raised or de¬ 
pressed by a hand lever. This frame Is fitted with 
steel spurs. Back of these spurs are the pulver¬ 
izing teeth, which are a kind ot plow-shaped cul¬ 
tivator tooth, lying horizontally. The under or 
Inside edge is bevelled, and as the action of the 
soil Is on the opposite surface, a tooth is kept 
sharpened as the implement Is at work. Iu opera¬ 
tion the frame-beam first strikes the clods, crush¬ 
ing them and passing them under the spurs, after 
which the soil la cut, lifted and turned by the 
teeth. The work Is thorough, and It Is said that 
the most stuboru soils yield to Its work. It Is sold 
at a very low figure. 
The Gale Mfo. Co., of Albion, Mich., display 
through W. J, Walker, their general state agent, 
a very huge assortment of plows of various styles. 
It Is now six years since they began the Introduc¬ 
tion of chilled metal, aud their success has not yet 
reached Its climax, as the sales show au Increase 
yearly. Once seen the plow will always be re¬ 
membered, as It is constructed on different prin¬ 
ciples from those In common use. The novelty 
this year Is a very handsome pattern called the 
rod beam. The beam Is three wrought Iron rods, 
that give the. necessary strength and minimum 
weight. The beam is adjustable both in regard to 
pitch and width of furrow, according to require¬ 
ments. Tbe wheel Is attached to tbe clevis, and 
not being attached to the beam It can run In a 
perfect line with the furrow and team. This plow 
received the most distinguished honors at the field 
trials In France, and Is making a splendid record 
In this country. 
M. Williams & Co., ol St. Johnsvllle, N. Y„ 
make their usual tine exhibit of Horse and steam 
Power Thrashers and Horse-powers. They had 
them In lull operation during the fate. Their new 
ftexlC-lnoli cylinder, which has been on the market 
ror the past year, has proved a great success; a 
large number have been Bold, and in every case 
have worked to perfection, thus keeping up the 
reputation or the “Williams” la large as well as 
small thrashers. The large thrasher runs almost 
noiselessly, Is simple In Its construction, and capa¬ 
ble of thrashing and cleaning, without waste (to 
the admiration of every one), all that one set or 
men can handle. Their Horse-powers are noted 
tor the power developed at a low elevation with a 
slow walk of horses. 
U. w. MarcrlluS, of Rochester, N. Y., the gen¬ 
eral agent for New York of the well-known Taylor 
Rake, made by B. C. Taylor, Daytou. Ohio, shows 
the latest Improved combtued self-dump and hand 
rake. It Is conspicuous for simplicity ot construc¬ 
tion, the slightest pressure from Die toot of the 
driver throwing It Into gear as a self-dump, while 
the hand lever Is couvcnlentlv placed If It Is de- 
shed to work It as a hand-dump. In operation 
the rake, after discharging, falls back Into position 
very lightly, making very little Jar or strain. The 
Taylor works are noted for the wide range of their 
rake products, making a number of sizes and styles 
that are adapted for all sections of tills country, 
as well as for foreign markets. 
The Watertown Steam Enoine Co. Included 
two engines In their exhibit, both being fired and 
In operation. We were especially pleased with 
the recent Improvements hi the engine designed 
for thrashing and farm purposes—an engine with 
which the readers or the Rural are familiar 
through Illustration. Several Improvements have 
been added to the steamer that greatly enhance 
Its value. The fire-box has been deepened and a 
series of three dampers so arranged that the fire Is 
under perfect control, and the facilities for burn¬ 
ing long sticks of wood are superior to anything we 
have seen. The sclf-olllng governor and step- 
motion, In addition to t he Inspirator, are Improve¬ 
ments that are best appreciated by thrashermen 
who have had to do without them. In mounting 
the engino, the rear axle has been carried under 
the boiler, instead of projecting from lugs sup¬ 
ported by the fire-hox, and the front axle Is 
equipped with a ball-and-socket joint through 
which a pin projects, making a perfect support 
and easy turning combination. The wheels are of 
a new design that is peculiar to this company, and 
combine lightness with great, strength. Altogether, 
the elglit-horse power engine made by this com¬ 
pany combines great and solid advantages. 
The Syracuse Chilled Plow Co. of Syracuse, 
N. Y., make a very handsome exhibit of their 
plows, one hundred In number, and of various 
styles. They are shown without any great flour¬ 
ish of fine paJntlng, depending on their points of 
excellence for recommendation to the good opinion 
of agriculturists, or this large display, sixty have 
been sold on the grounds and will be put right 
Into the soil to demonstrate the claims made for 
them. The most novel thing shown, however, is 
a swivel plow that is characteristically simple and 
strong in construction. The handles of tills plow 
are made adjustable to the line of draft by simply 
moving a pin and shifting Into graduated slots, but 
the great point Is au adjustable Jointer that Is 
quickly shifted In the direction of the mold-board 
by a lever, within reach of the plowman. Tills la 
something never before attempted on a swivel 
plow. It is unnecessary to speak ot the manufac¬ 
ture of the “Syracuse,” It is made of the best 
material and by sullied workmen. The sales this 
year are largely In excess of previous seasons and 
really remarkable in numbers. 
The Eureka Mower Co., of Towanda, Pa., be¬ 
hoves In a specialty and this specialty—the Eure¬ 
ka Mower—was In full force on the lair grounds. 
The machine has undergone some slight Improve¬ 
ments during the past seasou, such as strength¬ 
ening the wheel, for one thing, but in essential 
features It Is the same—and There Is no mower 
made like It In the world. The Centre-Cut Idea ts 
being vigorously pushed by active agents, and It 
Is meeting with great favor. Business, Mr. Gard¬ 
ner says, has nearly doubled In volume this year, 
and as the new company In Its organization, was 
able to secure abundant cash capital, it Is In a 
position to keep the ball rolling. The Eureka Is 
also doing a large business In the West. It is made 
for this trade by the St. Paul Harvester Works, 
St. Paul, Minn. 
Clin & Co., of Perry, N. Y., are Introducing 
a’sprlng-tooth harrow that combines. It Is sald > 
the merits of harrow, cultivator pulverizer and 
drill. The teeth are sprung curving over the frame 
and Incline forward like those of a horse-rake. 
They have a vibrating motion that clears them of 
weeds and other clogging substances, while the 
sharp points cut and score the soil, no matter how 
hard It may have become. But little friction is 
generated In operation and the ground is thoroughly 
prepared. It has proved very serviceable as a 
quack digger, and In fact, as a tool that can be 
devoted to a uumber of uses fanners will find It 
always convenient. 
Avert Interesting and large show of farming 
tools is made by tiie Wheeler A Mklick Co., of 
Albany, N. Y., Including their large and small 
thrashers, (mounted or down), horse-powers, the 
La How disc harrow, Tolley’s Screw-tooth culti¬ 
vator. etc. The disc harrow has quickly advanced 
In popular favor, aud with Its improvements Is 
now one of the most serviceable implements on 
the farm. We noted two and three horse harrows, 
large and small gangs ol wheels, with and without 
weight boxes, so that every requirement of the 
farmer Is met and satisfied with the best class of 
tools and workmanship. 
Johnson, Gere & Truman of Owego, N. Y., 
have a very handsome “ champion” drill on the 
grounds. It is the new model with fertilizer and 
corn-planting attachment and spring hoes. The 
attachment successfully distributes all kinds ot 
fertilizers wet or dry, and Is simple and durable, 
requiring very little power to run It. The grass 
seeder has metal distributors, that are perfectly 
durable, and deliver the seed continuously, with¬ 
out intermittent pulsations. This and the other 
attachments are easy to regulate. The Champion 
has received premiums tn this country and abroad 
at all Important exhibitions. 
The Weatlnghouse Agricultural Engine, made 
by G. Wostlnghouse & Co.. Schenectady, N. Y„ 
was under steam every day, and worked to the sat¬ 
isfaction of all who saw tt. it ts a lo-liorse pow¬ 
er, and weighs only 3,800 pounds. 11. Is an uptight, 
but has horizontal tubes, it ts easily and quickly 
fired, makes steam rapidly, and has every appli¬ 
ance necessary to safety, convenience and econ¬ 
omy, including an auci-condensation and spark- 
arresting jacket, it was to be expected that West- 
lnghouse & Co. would turu out highly-finished 
work, but this engine is a special credit to the con¬ 
cern. 
p. K. Redbrick & Co., of Albany. N. Y., exhibit 
a new perpetual Hay-Press that htis admirable 
points both ui design and construction. The power 
ts supplied by a single horse that makes a com¬ 
plete circuit, thus putting in motion an appara¬ 
tus that enables the operator to press and w ire 
bales without cessation. The press shown bales 
about ten tons per day. 
