1907. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
763 
NEW YORK STATE FAIR. 
Part II. 
Poultry. —Tho poultry entries were fewer 
In number than in 1906, but the average 
quality was better than ever. Fifty outside 
pens have been built, each with a small run, 
and these make an ideal place for turkeys 
and water fowl, and are also in great demand 
by breeders for showing large exhibition pens. 
More of these yards could be used to advan¬ 
tage both for entries and for rental. The 
most popular breeds were out in strong num¬ 
bers, and were of fine quality. Barred 
Plymouth Rocks, White Wyandottes. Rhode 
Island Reds, White leghorns. White Plymouth 
Rocks, Buff Plymouth Rocks and Buff Wyan¬ 
dottes seem to be the leaders. The Barred 
variety in Plymouth Rocks, the Whites in 
Wyandottes and Leghorns and the Single 
Comb in Rhode Island Reds seem easily to 
take first place. Probably two-thirds of the 
purebred poultry in the State are of these four 
varieties. Silver Wyandottes were much 
stronger than for several years, and Goldens 
made a good showing. Both of these breeds 
deserve a wider distribution. While there was 
a good string of Black Wyandottes this 
variety does not seem to be in favor with 
tin,' farmer. A nice string of Silver Penciled 
Plymouth Rocks were on hand, all the dis¬ 
play of one exhibitor. Columbian Wyan¬ 
dottes are getting nearer the Light Brahma 
in markings but there is still a chance for 
much improvement. Partridge and Silver 
Penciled Wyandottes are improving and a 
good specimen of either variety is indeed 
handsome. Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds 
have not reached the uniformity of the Single 
Comb variety, and the old American Domi¬ 
nique have lost much of their old-time form 
by admixture of Plymouth Rock blood to im¬ 
prove their plumage. Brown I-eghorns are 
still next to the whites in popularity and a 
good showing of Buffs were on band. Black 
Minoreas made a very good showing both 
in Single and Rose Comb varieties but the 
Rose Combs seem to average considerably 
smaller in size. Brahmas were not as numer¬ 
ous as they have been, and Cochins were very 
light. Langsbans sera to have had their day, 
and but few are ceen at any of the present 
shows where 15 years ago they made one of 
the most attractive classes. Most of the 
other breeds were shown by men that make 
a business of following a circuit of the Fall 
• shows just for the money they can win. 
though some were shown by fanciers who 
take pleasure in breeding these rarer varie¬ 
ties. Bronze seemed to be the most popular 
of the turkeys. Toulouse led in entries of 
geese, and l’ekins and Rouens tied in number 
of entries in the duck classes. Some of the 
latter were extra fine. Several exhibits of 
incubators, brooders and poultry appliances 
and supplies filled the annex. 
Tpk House Show was mostly of Hackney 
and trotting or hunting blood. It seems to 
me that if more inducements could be offered 
to draw out draft animals of the best class 
this department could be made of more value 
to the practical farmer. 
Farm Machinery. —Perhaps one of the 
most interesting features of the fair in these 
times of scarce and high-priced labor is the 
machinery exhibit. The exhibits of plows 
were immense, showing all forms from the 
gang sulky to the small one-horse vineyard 
plow wth its wide range of adjustment. 
Harrows of all kinds were shown; cultivators 
both riding and walking with every conceiv¬ 
able attachment: garden implements in great 
variety; corn harvesters, binders, reapers 
and mowers, bay loaders, rakes, bay tedders, 
thrashing machines, corn buskers, hay presses, 
corn cutters and shredders with blowers, a 
great variety of power, both steam and gaso¬ 
line. manure spreaders, dump wagons, stone 
crushers, sa wan ills, fenced, silos, bean harvest¬ 
ers. dairy machinery, manure and litter car¬ 
riers, ladders, wheelbarrows, carriages, wagons, 
harness, patent stanchions, milking machines, 
spray pumps and pumps for ordinary uses, 
hand and power; motor boats, a gasoline truck, 
a transplanting machine and many other use¬ 
ful exhibits. The transplanter requires three 
men and a team to operate, though a man 
and two boys will often do as good work, 
and will set and water a row of plants as 
fast as a team will walk. The manufacturers 
claim it will work in any soil even if quite 
stony. Spray pumps, rigs and nozzles are 
showing improvements each year and the com¬ 
bination machines for both field and orchard 
work are becoming more practical. Powerful 
pumps and large pressure storage equipped 
with safety valves make it possible to use 
the wheels in driving the pumps for orchard 
work and the pumps are constantly being 
made accessible and simpler. Nozzles that 
clear themselves of sediment are becoming 
perfected and th troubles of the sprayer are 
much reduced. One two-wheeled field-crop 
sprayer with pumps driven by the wheels and 
a large pressure storage was fitted with a 
good steel tower for orchard work and made 
to attach to the front gear of any ordinary 
farm wagon, making a very good orchard 
sprayer at an ordinary figure, and one man 
is all that is necessary to operate it. Gaso¬ 
line engines have become the great feature 
of the machinery exhibit and are being con¬ 
stantly improved and the number of parts 
greatly reduced, becoming thereby much 
simpler and less likely to get out of order. 
Not only are they shown by many manu¬ 
facturers by themselves, but many exhibitors 
have them to run other machinery such as 
potato and corn planters, binders and manure 
spreaders. Manufacturers do not advise a 
farmer to get an engine smaller than three- 
horse power and if silo filling is part of the 
work expected a much larger power is de¬ 
sirable. Traction engines were showing 
their strong points by running around the 
grounds and doing different stunts which 
showed that they responded quickly to an 
experienced operator. Air and water cooled 
were both recommended by different makers, 
both it seems having their advantages. Some 
were running with alcohol instead of gasoline. 
Those engines have taken the place of steam 
to a large extent, and it seems have almost 
entirely supplanted the windmill, as the latter 
is now seldom seen at fairs though one was 
in operation here this year. Steam engines 
were shown mostly in connection with thrash¬ 
ing rigs both with upright and horizontal 
boilers; the latter type being in the majority. 
Very few steam engines are now found on 
the farm, but in the dairy they become very 
handy at cleaning-up time. Manure spreaders 
have made great strides into popularity and 
are now being made by many manufacturers. 
The same general principles of distribution 
run through all. though many secondary 
changes and improvements have been made. 
The greatest departure from the old style is 
one with a curved beater that spreads six 
feet wide from a three-foot box. The tendency 
seems to be to get the boxes nearer the 
ground and make them narrower. Used in 
connection with carriers from the stable the 
work of handling manure is reduced to a 
minimum, an important matter, as few relish 
this job of manure handling. Hay loaders 
have also come rapidly into favor and are 
now being put out by several manufacturers. 
The side delivery rake seems to be following 
closely, especially in connection with the 
loaders. A farm wagon was running about 
the grounds propelled by a gasoline engine 
located under the body. A milking machine 
was shown in operation several times each 
day and the dairy building had its usual 
exhibit of separators, coolers, churns, testers, 
pails, cans, salt, cleaning powders, etc. 
We can remember when side shows and 
fakers were conspicuous by their absence, and 
fully believe the sooner this condition returns 
the better the Fair will lie from the farmers' 
standpoint, and from this standpoint should 
the New York State Fair be judged. It is an 
insult to the intelligence of the American 
farmer to think these things are necessary to 
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