1846. THE CULTIVATOR. 
I have no wish to lessen the popularity or sale of this 
fine variety. The Fruit Committee of the Mass. Kort. 
Society tried it twelve years in that climate and neigh¬ 
borhood, before they certified that it is “ one ” of the 
best; but as it had not been tried so long in other cli¬ 
mates, I expressed a caution that it should not be ex¬ 
clusively or very extensively cultivated till such proof 
should be had,—though I admitted that “it is regarded 
by many who had cultivated it, as the finest of all varie¬ 
ties.” Now ought this to give offence to a reasonable 
man? J. J. Thomas. 
NEW-YORK STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Show and Fair to be held at Auburn, Sept. 15, 
16, and 17, 1846. 
The sixth annual Fair and Show of the State Agri¬ 
cultural Society is approaching, and the interest which 
is manifested shows that our society has lost none of the 
confidence of the agriculturists of the state. The 
previous exhibitions have been attended by immense 
gatherings from different parts of our own state, as 
well as large numbers from other states in the Union. 
The location of the Fair at Auburn, being near the 
centre of the state, will undoubtedly secure a larger at¬ 
tendance than at any previous Fair of the Society. 
The arrangements, it is believed, will be such as to 
meet the expectations of the public, and the citizens of 
Auburn are making preparations that will insure suita¬ 
ble accommodations for all who may be in attend¬ 
ance. 
The list of premiums of the Society embraces a very 
great variety of articles—and are so extended as to se¬ 
cure a very spirited competition. 
In the appointment of the judges, the officers have 
selected such names as will secure the confidence of the 
public, in the awards that may be made. 
We would urge upon the friends of agriculture 
throughout the state to make vigorous efforts to bring 
out our citizens at the approaching Fair. Every year 
we have added to the list of our friends, from those 
who have attended our exhibitions, and we desire still 
to add to their numbers until every farmer in the state 
as well as every other citizen, shall take a deep interest 
in our society, which is identified with the permanent 
prosperity of the state. 
Arrangements will be made for the ladies, that will 
secure a tasteful display of the articles they may ex¬ 
hibit—and it is hoped that in this department we shall 
witness a display excelling that at any former meeting 
of the Society. 
REGULATIONS FOR THE FAIR. 
All members of the society, and all who may become 
members at the time of the Fair, by the payment of 
$1.00, will be furnished with badges which will admit 
the person and his wife and children under 21 years of 
age, to the exhibition at all times during the Fair. 
Tickets to admit a single person, 12L cents. 
Members will be allowed to enter in carriages with 
their families, but no hacks or other public con¬ 
veyances will be permitted to enter except when the 
inmates are members of the society, without paying 
a dollar for each entrance, and the inmates, if not mem¬ 
bers, to furnish themselves with tickets. 
At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the N. 
- • State Agricultural Society, held at the American Ho¬ 
tel in Auburn, on Thursday, the 14th of May, 1846, the 
following members were present, viz : J. M. Sherwood, 
President; E. P. Prentice, H. S. Randall, J. R. Speed, 
L. F. Allen, Vice-Presidents; J. B. Nott, Correspond¬ 
ing Secretary; Hon. A. Conkling, Dr. John Miller, and 
Ambrose Stevens; assisted by the Presidents of the 
Onondaga and Cayuga Co. Agricultural Societies, and 
other eminent agriculturists, the following committees 
were appointed, viz: 
Committee of Arrangements , and for selecting the 
Show Ground, and preparing it for the coming Exhi¬ 
bition. —J. M. Sherwood, J. H. Chedell, C. C. Dennis, 
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Auburn; Wm. Fuller, Skaneateles; H. S. Randall, 
Cortland Village; J. B. Nott, Albany; S. M. Brown, El- 
bridge; A. Thompson, Aurora. 
Committee for Reception of Strangers. —E. T. Throop. 
Willow Brook; A. Conkling, Melrose; W. H. Seward, 
Chris. Morgan, E. A. Worden, T. Y. How, Jr., S. A. 
Goodwin, Auburn. 
1st Class — Durham Cattle. —Gov. Allen Trimble, 
Ohio; Henry Parsons, Ancaster, C. W.; L. Chandler 
Ball, Hosack. 
2d, 3d, and 4th Classes — Hereford, Devon , and 
Ayrshire Cattle .—Elias Phinney, Lexington, Mass.; 
Lemuel Hulburt, Winchester, Conn.; Edward Cox, 
Black-Rock. 
5th Class — Crosses of Native and Improved Cattle. 
—Ira Hitchcock, Vernon; LewisG. Morris, Morrisiana; 
John Randall, Norwich. 
6th Class — Native Cattle. —W. Garbutt, Wheatland; 
Thomas Hilhouse, Albany; Samuel Stevens, Preble, 
Cortland county. 
Working Oxen. —Sanford Howard, Albany; Wm. 
Fuller, Skaneateles; John Ayrault, Perrinton. 
Steers —Gideon Ramsdell, Perrinton; Francis Hib¬ 
bard, Cortland Village; Hiram Clift, Marcellus. 
Fat Cattle —John Holcomb, Wilmington, Del.; 
Thomas Kirkpatrick, Albany; A. L. Freeman, Jor¬ 
dan. 
Fat Sheep. —E. W. Cady, Dryden, Tompkins Co.; 
Wm. Osborn, Auburn; -Hayden, Syracuse. 
Stallions of all work and draught, and Mares .— 
Adam Ferguson, Watertown, C. W.; Elbert Jones, 
Oyster Bay; Henry K. Morrell, Caroline Co. 
Blood Stallions and Mares. —James Bathgate Ford- 
ham; D. D. Campbell, Schenectady; Gen. Daniel Jones, 
Cold Spring, Queens Co. 
Best Matched and Single Horses. —Edward Long, 
Cambridge; Wm. A. Dutcher, Penn Yan; W. S. Davis, 
King’s Ferry. 
Long Wooled Sheep. —Philip Reybold, Wilmington, 
Delaware; Samuel Cheever, Stillwater; Augustus Ray- 
ner, Clarence, Erie Co. 
Middle Wool .—William Howitt, Guelph, C. W.; 
Paoli Lathrop, South Hadley Falls; Benj. Enos, De 
Ruyter. 
Merino Sheep and their Grades —Robert R. Reed, 
Washington, Pa.; Edward A. Le Roy, New-York; N. 
B. Smith, Woodbury, Ct.; Samuel Lawrence, Lowell, 
Mass.; S. Newton Dexter, Oriskany. 
Saxon Sheep. —Adam Hildebrand Massilon, Ohio 
Daniel Rogers, Hosack Corners; Wm. McKee, Salem, 
Washington Co.; John A. Tainter, Hartford, Ct.; Homer 
Blanchard, Kinderhook. 
Swine. —G. V. Sackett, Seneca Falls; P. N. Rust, 
Syracuse; E. L. B. Curtiss, Danby, Tompkins Co. 
Poultry •—L. B. Langworthy, Rochester; Thomas 
Hollis, Gilbertsville; Edward Mesier, Fishkill. 
Plows. —C. C. Dennis, Auburn; Enoch Marks, Fair- 
mount; S. N. Wright, Vernon. 
Harrows, Wagons, §c. —Samuel Greenleaf, Canan¬ 
daigua; E P. Beck, Sheldon, Wyoming Co.; Israel 
Boies, Homer. 
Corn and Cob Crusher. —Geo. Geddes, Fairmount; 
Kingsley Sanford, Volney, Oswego Co.; Teunis Bergen, 
Brooklyn. 
Plowing Match. —John Johnston, Geneva; John Finch. 
Astoria; David Matthews, Truxton; Henry Brewer, 
Enfield; Paris Barber, Homer. 
Butter. —Z. Barton Stout, Allen's Hill; Andrew Dick¬ 
son, Cortlandville; Aaron Petrie, Little Falls. 
Cheese. —Hon. Wm. C. Crain, Warren, Herkimer 
county; Lewis Eaton, Black Rock: Elijah Morse, 
Eaton. 
Maple and Corn Stalk Sugar. —Otto F. Marshall, 
Wheeler, Steuben Co.; Robert Had field Sheldon, Wyo¬ 
ming Co.; Wm. Blossom, Canandaigua. 
Silk. —Joel F. Belcher, Richford, Tioga Co.; Charles 
Pardoe, Skaneateles; Edward Morgan, Aurora. 
Domestic Manufactures. —Roswell Randall, Cort¬ 
landville; Curtis Moses, Marcellus; Moses D. Burnett, 
Syracuse. 
