and there was a difference of less than two 
ounces in the four plates, and either weighed 
over fire pounds. When we realize that one 
came from the Hudson River, one from West¬ 
ern New York, one from Onondaga County 
aud one from Schuyler County, it must be 
conceded that i f our people do not grow all 
the Concords th ey can use, the fault is their 
own, I cannot omit to mention a plate each 
of Tompkins County King, and Twenty Ouuce 
Apples, shown by Monroe Dunham, of Bon- 
nettshurg. They were as good as lover saw, 
and none could be better. 
In ornamental and hot-house plants the show 
was very creditable. The center of the tent 
was filled by two flue displays—one by the 
professional florist, Wm. Matthews,consisted of 
a great variety of plants, including some very 
fine orchids in bloom. The other was from 
the private collection of Charles H. Schiller, 
aud in it was the variegated piue-applo in fruit; 
also tiu pitcher plant—Nepenthes—and many 
orchids in full bloom. The amateur show of 
cut flowers was very large aud attracted much 
attention, but as is usual, was completely 
overshadowed by the collection of om- friends, 
the Vicks. Theirs filled over 70 feet of table 
room, and comprised 75 varieties of gladioli, 
150 varieties of name 1 dahlias, 40 of phlox, 
and 00 of verbenas—the whole so arranged 
as to give every shade and mixture of color, 
and it was vary attractive and instructive. 
They richly deserve what wo wish them—suc¬ 
cess. I mast not fail to mention a collection 
of seedling gladioli shown by the Ritual’s 
correspondent, E. P. Rowell, of Clinton, N.Y. 
They arc certainly promising. 
There never has been a worse time for State 
fairs than this, as it lias milled every night 
aud four out of Hie six exhibition day's. There 
is only one place more disagreeable in a rain 
storm than a fair ground, aud that is in the 
woods fishing. It lias rained so much aud con¬ 
stantly that niul is everywhere. In some 
places it lias got so deep that it is with diffi¬ 
cult/ that forage can be distributed to the 
stock. The only criticism, aside from shutting 
off some departments that should have been 
allowed, has been in selling lager beer upon 
the ground*. While 1 have seen only a single 
drunken man at the fair, I have seen many 
country boys enticed to the beer stands be¬ 
cause of the added respectability given by the 
Society in allowing them upon the grounds. 
I devoutly’ hope that next year the decent 
element may bo strong enough to obliterate 
even this last objectionable feature. Surely 
the New York State Society is too iullueutial 
to lend its influence for evil. 
J. s. WOODWARD. 
SUFFOLK COUNTY, LONG ISLAND. 
FAIR AT RIVERHEAD. 
(RURAL SPECIAL REPORT.) 
Suffolk County is the oldest, aud agricul¬ 
turally considered, one of the best in the State. 
Situated at the eastern extremity of Long 
Island, it has the choice of markets in two di¬ 
rections—Boston and ot her New England cit¬ 
ies aud New York. Tile raising of strae berries 
for the New England markets has heretofore 
boon very profitable; but this year the crop 
was so plentiful as to reduce the price below 
the cost of transportation; the result was the 
partial loss of a lino crop. The county is 
noted for its cabbage and cabbage seed, cauli¬ 
flowers and potatoes. It has also been the 
home of some of the most, famous horses this 
country has produced,and within its boundar¬ 
ies are many first-class stock farms. As might 
be expected, the auuual fair of such a section 
—somewhat isolated us it is, being bounded on 
three sides by water—is a notable event aud 
largely patronized. The exhibits and patron 
ago are chiefly local, and the people seem to 
come together as to a family reunion. The 
fair on the whole is an ideal county fair,largely 
local in its character, comparatively free from 
the excitement of horse racing and sideshows 
of questionable character, and devoted to the 
interests of the residents of die county. 
The exhibition of cattle was not large, but 
for quality would compare favorably with 
any fair in the State, David (Jurll, of the 
Dix Hill Stock Farm, was one of the largest 
exhibitors. One building was devoted to a 
fine exhibit of poultry. Wyandotbes and Ply¬ 
mouth Rocks were the chief attractions, 
but almost all the loading breeds were 
represented. The show of sheep was very fair, 
considering the fact that Long Island has not 
been noted of lute for sheep raising. As 
might be expected, the fair excelled in the ex¬ 
hibition of vegetables. Mr. J. W. Smith, of 
Peeonie, exhibited an unusual variety of beets, 
the result of his own selection. The largest 
pumpkin was raised by Mr. B. F, M. Troary, 
aud Weighed 15* pounds. The largest water¬ 
melon (au lron-Cladi was sho.vu by A. It. 
Norton; weight 49 pounds. A new tomato, 
the “Tycoon,” attracted much attention both 
ou accouut of its uniform size and shape and 
its beauty. It originated with Messrs. Reed 
& Funrell, of Huntington, and will be con¬ 
trolled by Messrs. Hallock, Son & Thorpe. Its 
chief merit is said to be its remarkable earli¬ 
ness, which, combined with its solidity aud 
firmness, uniformity of size, and smooth¬ 
ness and beauty, should make it a desirable 
acquisition. 
Peanut culture in Suffolk Co. has been en- 
couraged by Mr. Austin Corbin of the L. J. 
R. R.. and there was a considerable display of 
the goobers. They were of large size and ex- 
eellont quality; but their culture so far has 
not been a success. “G.” 
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N. Y., FAIR 
NOTES. 
(rural special report.) 
The first annual fair of the Society of Ag¬ 
riculture and Horticulture of Westchester 
County was held on the Old Fair Grounds 
uear While Plains from the 27th of Sept., to 
Oct. 2nd. The attendance was very large 
and it. is probable that the managers will be so 
far encouraged as to make some needed im¬ 
provements. 
The cattle exhibit was very fine, Holsteins 
leading, closely followed by the Jerseys. An 
enormous steer variously estimated from 
2,500 > to!3,000 pounds, attracted much attention. 
The poultry show was very few in number 
aud poor in quality. The implement depart¬ 
ment wa$ rather alim. the chief exhibit beiug 
made by Mr. H. B. Griding, of New York. 
A novelty in shovels aud spades was exhib¬ 
ited by the Calef MTg Co. These are made 
with pointed teeth corrugated and tempered: 
and it is claimed that they work verv much 
more easily than the ordinary smooth-edged 
spade or shovel. 
The best parts of the grounds, were given 
over to the fakirs, and judging from the 
crowds which surrounded them, they were the 
chief attraction. 
We hope the managers will re-arrange the 
grounds, assigning the side-shows to a less 
Conspicuous place, aud set out a few good 
shade trees. Wo should also like to see more 
attention paid to poultry, sheep aud other 
forms of exhibit of interest and value to farm¬ 
ers, and less to hoi-se racing. 
There is no reason why Westchester, one of 
the richest counties in the State, should not 
have a first-class fair, and it would have, if 
the farmers would take the matter in hand 
and compel the managers to recognize their 
rights. j. h. g. 
BAY STATE AGRICULTURAL FAIR 
BOSTON. 
(RURAL SPECIAL REPORT.) 
First fair of a now society: very fine cattle 
show; other live stock exhibits fair; moder¬ 
ate fruit and vegetable displays; imple¬ 
ments in abundance; no objectionable fea¬ 
tures. 
The first cattle show and fair of the Bay 
Slab* Agricultural Society was held in the 
building of the Charitable Mechanics 1 Associa¬ 
tion, Boston, on October 5, li, 7 and 8. It was 
perhaps the most, successful cattle and poultry 
show over held in New England. The exhibi¬ 
tion was entirely under cover, ami the show 
riug was small so that t he stock could not be 
exhibited to the best advantage. The cattle 
were in charge ol Mr. E. E. Bowditeh, and 
some idea of the magnitude of this portion of 
the exhibition may be formed from the fact 
that of the 050 stalls ouly a few were vacant. 
The beef breeds were represented by some 
tine specimens of Uerefords and Short-horns. 
There were very few of the {Killed varieties, 
which are coming into favor in the North and 
West. The milch and butter breeds were per* 
hups never so largely represented at. any for¬ 
mer New England fair, the Ilolsteius from 
Houghton Farm alone tilling one tow of stalls. 
The Jerseys came next and attracted even 
greater attent ion. Unfortunately they were 
somewhat.scattered, owing to the limited area 
Of the basement in which the cattle were 
kept. Guernseys, Ayrshirea, Devons, Swiss 
aud other breeds were also exhibited. 
Tne horse department, in charge of Wesley 
P. Baleh of Boston, included all the leading 
breeds. Borne fine blooded stock from Ken¬ 
tucky were shown,ulsosome imported Arabian 
horses. The largo number of sheep exhibited 
indicated a revival of the sheep industry’ in 
New England. The swine exhibit, was good. 
The show of poultry was excellent. Although 
the fair was at a season when poultry do not 
show to good advantage, yet the specimens 
were of remarkable excellence. 
The embellishment of the main hall with a 
grautl floral display of rare and beautiful 
flowers aud plants contributed from the pri¬ 
vate gardens about Boston, was a feature of 
the exhibition which managers of other fairs 
would do well to make a note of. The show 
of vegetables and fruits although fairly good, 
did not equal the other departments for merit 
or variety, with the exception of the display 
of pears and apples. The special prize of §50 
for the best, collection ot apples offered by the 
club of which Marshall P. Wilder is President, 
doubtless had much to do with the fine exhibit 
of this fruit. 
The best space in the implement depart¬ 
ment. was unfortunately occupied by two or 
three of the leading local dealers. The exhibit, 
however, was the finest and most complete I 
have ever seen. A fine showing was made 
by the Belcher & Taylor Co., of Chicopee 
Falls, and by the Ames Plow Co., Jos. Breek 
& Son, and the other implement houses of 
Boston. The dairy apparatus department 
was unusually complete. The Vermont Farm 
Machine Co., and Porter Blanchard’s Sons, and 
others made a large exhibit of apparatus aside 
from the dairy. The “Working Dairy” in 
charge of Maj. Henry E. Alvord, was a fea¬ 
ture of the exhibition. The Davis swing aud 
the Blanchard dash churns and various other 
dairy appliances were in operation during the 
fair, and this department attracted more at¬ 
tention than any’ other. 
Among the novelties shown in the imple¬ 
ment line was the Cheney Lawn Mower, 
modeled somewhat after the Eureka Mower, 
the knives being directly in front of the 
wheels. O. N. Robertson exhibited a chain- 
hanging cattle stanchion, which combined 
simplicity of construction, ease of operation, 
aud efficiency. The show of mowing ma¬ 
chines was large, including the Warrior, Buck¬ 
eye. Bradley and other leading machines 
One of the latest perfected road machines of 
the American Road Machine Co., of Kennctt 
Square, Pa., attracted much attention. 
The Domestic Manufactures Department 
included all kinds of domestic and fancy ar¬ 
ticles. One of the best features of the whole 
exhibit was the absence of games of chance 
and drinking, and to a certain extent, of 
smoking also. There were no fakirs or side¬ 
shows of any kind. The managers relied 
exclusively on the merit and educational 
value of the exhibit to draw visitors, and the 
fao„ that they were so largely successful, 
makes us hope for better things of agricultural 
fairs aud cattle shows o fthe future. G. G. 
FAIR NOTES. 
The Kansas City Fat Stock Show, Oct. 
23—30, promises well. Prof. Sanborn well 
says that such shows are for money spending 
rather than for money making. The money 
is made too. Every one of these exhibitions 
encourages a love for better stock. Those who 
attend may see for themselves the vast differ¬ 
ence betweeu scrub and blooded stock, and all 
who read of the awards are encouraged to 
weed out the scrubs. Spcciul premiums are 
offered for sheep. The sheep business is look¬ 
ing up, and steps are to be taken toeucourage 
it by all reasonable menus. Sheep produce 
more gaiu for 100 pounds of food than do cat¬ 
tle. Lamb growth is made almost entirely on 
summer feed, which costs only oue-fourth of 
winter feed. Wool is now improving in price. 
There is every encouragement for shepherds. 
They should study the various breeds, aud see 
which is best adapted to their own location 
aud needs. Whenever there is a good exhib¬ 
ition of sheep within easy reach, il, is the duty 
of the good shepherd to visit it. 
The meeting of Northern settlers at Raleigh 
N. C., Oct. 26—29, promises to be a success. 
Western North Carolina and Eastern Tenne¬ 
ssee are in many respects tho best sections of 
the South for Northern settlers. Those al¬ 
ready there will make a splendid exhibit. The 
enterprise is au admirable one. 
An important Bee Keepers’ Convention will 
lie held at Indianapolis Ind,, Oct. 12—tii. 
Delegates from the Noyth American Bee- 
Keepers’ Association, the North Western As¬ 
sociation, the Indiana Association au l several 
other smaller associations will he present. 
The catalogue of the (Jenova, N.Y, Fair con¬ 
tained 40 pages of advertisements. Too much. 
Tho matter relating to the fair was crowded 
into a very small space. Only a small portion 
of the premium money—§150—was offered for 
racing. One race for horses used in the gro¬ 
cers’ and butchers’ businesses was advertised. 
Special premiums were offered for the heavi¬ 
est baby, the best-Jookiug baby, for a married 
couple aud for essays and fancy work by chil¬ 
dren. We were sorry to see a keg of beer 
offered for tfie best draft stallion and a gallon 
of whisky for the best three-voar-old Holstein 
cow, Honest animals will be ashamed of 
themselves at winning such prizes. 
The Thirteenth Annual Convention of the 
Butter, Cheese and Egg Association will lie 
held at Chicago, on November 10,11 and 12, 
This is an association composed chiefly of 
dealers; but its “prooediugs’’are generally quite 
spirited and tho mass of statistical informa¬ 
tion it gives to the public each year is very in¬ 
structive. 
3 m plan cuts, etc. 
NEW IMPLEMENTS. 
A machine has been invented by which it 
is proposed to lift weights by means of a pen¬ 
dulum attachment. A largo drum is fitted 
with a rope to which the weight to be lifted 
is attached. The pendulum is a heavy weight 
attached to a stiff bar. It is fitted with a 
tooth-like arrangement at the top, which fits 
into holes on a collar fitted to the shaft upon 
which the drum hangs. The motion of the 
pendulum slowly turns the drum and the rope 
is wound up. The motion must lie very slow 
indeed. We do not see why a man with an 
ordinary windlass could not raise a greater 
weight in a shorter time than can be done with 
such a machine. 
A new churn has been invented. By means 
of eog wheels and a pitman, the motion is 
communicated to the dasher so that the 
operator can stand erect and simply pull a 
lever back and forth. It does away with the 
lifting and pushing of the old dash churn, or 
the grinding of thu swing churn. We should 
judge that more power would be necessary to 
work it, though the more comfortable position 
allowed may compensate for extra work. 
Mayfield’s fruit picker is a patented de¬ 
vice for packing fruit from the ground. A 
long pule is furnished at the end with a sharp- 
edged bow from which a canvas tube runs to 
a bag on the ground. The fruit, cut off by 
the sharp edge, is exacted to ruu down the 
tube and drop into the bag. We see no reason 
for making four motions to secure an apple 
when, by means of a good ladder and basket, 
it could be secured by two. 
Pmrij IjuslntniR’i}. 
THE QUEEN OF THE DAIRY. 
When Echo, the wonderful Holstein cow, 
made a record of 23,775 pounds eight ounces 
of milk iu one year, it was thought that the 
limit of- milk production had ahout been 
reached. But now even this wonderful re¬ 
cord has been beaten. The Holstein-Friesiau 
cow Clothilde has just closed a year’s test, 
giving 2d,031 pounds two ounces of milk in a 
year. This easily singles her out as the most 
wonderful cow in the world—over 13 tons of 
milk in a year. Clothilde is a member of the 
Lakeside herd of Messrs. Smith. Powell and 
Lamb, Syracuse, N. Y. She was selected by 
a member of the firm in North Holland as an 
unusually fine specimen of the breed, and im¬ 
ported in October. 1**0. She dropped her first 
calf January 24,1**1, when but 22months old, 
and gave that year *,964 pounds two ounces in 
11 1 ,' mouths. As a three-year-old she gave 
15,622 pounds two ounces, and as a four-year- 
old 17,980 pounds three ounces, far surpassing 
the previous records m both instances. She is 
described as a cow of unusual vigor, constitu¬ 
tion and sulxstanee, with remarkable digestive 
organs, a capacious chest, very targe barrel, 
and has the broadest and straightent back aud 
hips ever seen on a Holstein-Friesian cow. 
Her head is long and clean, her ueck is lengthy, 
clean-cut and flue, her coat soft and silky, skin 
mellow, her veins and udder large and well de¬ 
velop'd. Her last calf was dropped August 17, 
1**5. The following table tells the story of her 
test: 
lbs. oz. 
August Is, 188,5, to September, IT, 1885, 
inclusive. 2302 4 
September H. 1885, to October IT, lsS5, 
Inclusive . 2311 6 
October is, 1885, to November IT, 18.85, 
Inclusive . 2213 H 
November is, issr>, !o December IT, 
I'vis.luetuslve. 2091 8 
DevoniHer I*. 1*0, to January IT. 1886 , 
Inclusive., . 2238 7 
J Minor? i s. 1S35, to February IT, 1886, 
Inclusive. 2237 7 
February is, 188',, to March IT. H86, in 
elusive. 1987 4 
Maroti is, lSSt), to April IT, ISS6, inclu¬ 
sive. 2110 1 
April 18 , 1886 , to May IT. 1886 , Inclusive. 21.83 15 
May 18, 1386 to June IT. 1888, Inclusive. 2222 3 
June is, iss«, to July IT, 1886. Inclusive. 2nsn 5 
July 18 ,18S6, to August IT, 1886. inclu¬ 
sive. 2fUS 11 
Total,.....26,1)21 2 
Average per day for the whole year, 71 pounds 4% 
ounces. 
Highest,lay's yield, 88 pounds four ounces on her, 
second mouth In milk. 
Smallest day's yield, 57 pounds 14 ounces on the third 
day In milk. 
The next lowest day. 58 pounds 12 ounces, ou the 
fourth day before the close of the year. 
AIKKAllb YIELD l’KIl DAY FOR EACH MONTH. 
1st Month, 
2d 
74 pounds 4 ounces, 
it “ 
3d 
71 
9 •• 
4th •• 
69 “ 
11 “ 
5th ** 
72 
S 
6th “ 
72 
2 ** 
7th 
70 
4 
Kth " 
6S 
1 « 
9th 
78 <• 
8 
10th “ 
71 
10 “ 
11 th 
611 •• 
5 •* 
12th " 
65 
15 “ 
There appears to 
be no reason to doubt the 
accuracy of this test. Affidavits are made by 
E, A. Powell, H. H. Gibbs, (who milked the 
cow), S. Burchard, S. Hoxie, Cecil Palmer, 
Prof. I. P. Roberts and Gideon C. Ferris, 
which fully cover every period of the test- 
