320 ^ JTHE CULTIVATOR. _ Oct, 
the management and diseases of these invaluable ani¬ 
mals. 
Sheep. —Many fine specimens of Spanish Merino 
were exhibited. Several of these were from Vermont, 
from A. L. Bingham, and Rockwell and Sanford, of 
Addison Co., and from R. V. R. Horton, Hub- 
barton. From Connecticut were those of J. N. Blakes- 
lee, and others. Among those from our own state, 
we noticed fine Merino sheep from James Randall, 
of Onondaga Co., and A. G. Percy, of Wayne Co., 
as worthy of commendation, and as also possessing the 
quality of not being overcharged with gum, which bad¬ 
ly disfigured some otherwise excellent animals. Mr. 
Howard, of Owasco, Cayuga Co., exhibited fine speci¬ 
mens of what were called Paular Merinos. Good 
South Downs were shown by Z. B. Wakeman, of Her¬ 
kimer, and J. M. Sherwood, of Cayuga Co. The num¬ 
ber of long-wool sheep were few. Some, not sheared 
the present year, have wool 14 inches long. 
The exhibition of Swine was rather meagre, nor did 
we notice any eminently worthy of attention, though 
a few fine animals were on the ground. 
Implements. —Although the variety was hardly as 
great as on some former occasions, there were a num¬ 
ber new and valuable, and the display was exceedingly 
interesting. The importance of this part of the exhi¬ 
bition, was shown by the hundreds of farmers who were 
constantly examining them, and thus at one view ob¬ 
taining information of their construction and use, many 
of them, where admissible, being kept in constant ope¬ 
ration. 
Among those which we noticed, were the reaping 
machines of Hussey and McCormick, both of which ex¬ 
cited great interest; Fitzgerald’s portable burr-stone 
mill and horse-power, in operation on the ground, two 
horses grinding from three to four bushels per hour; 
several straw-cutters, among which were Webb’s of 
Cayuga Co., Sanford’s, from H. A. Chase, Rochester, 
and a large one for hand or horse power, recently con¬ 
structed by George Catchpole, of Geneva, N. Y. A 
considerable number of horse-powers and of cultiva¬ 
tors were also upon the ground. A newly invented 
sowing machine, by Jones & Smith, Fairfield, Ct., was 
shown, remarkable for its simplicity of construction, 
and for the effectual scattering of the seed, which was 
done by a rapidly revolving cylinder covered with pro¬ 
jecting pegs, under the distributing box. A threshing 
machine and separator, of coarse wire seives; a clover 
mill, by Sharpe & Barrick, of Seneca Co.; a corn- 
planter, which furrows out, drops, covers, and rolls, at 
one operation, drawn by two horses, invented by John 
Long, of Livingston County; a sowing machine by P. 
Seymour, ofE. Bloomfield, N. Y., for sowing broad¬ 
cast, plaster, grass-seed, or grain, of any kind; a ma¬ 
chine driven by horse-power, for cleaning buckwheat 
from grit, dried blossoms, and other impurities, and 
Hall’s stump-machine, figured and described in a for¬ 
mer volume of the Cultivator,—were all upon the 
ground. Among the horse-rakes, were L. M. Whit¬ 
man’s, Pike, Allegany Co., made with wire spring- 
teeth, revolving at the command of the rider, who 
holds a cord for the purpose; and one of simpler con¬ 
struction, also with spring teeth, from T. G. Yeomans, 
of Walworth, Wayne Co., possessing some decided ad¬ 
vantages over former rakes. A flax-pulling machine, 
ffrom,H. Hill, Peruville, N. Y., excited much attention; 
flax is caught between a large rope with a rough sur¬ 
face, and a large horizon .U revolving cylinder, on 
which the rope passes; the cylinder being slightly in¬ 
clined. the rope rises as it passes round, and thus draws 
the flax from the ground, dropping it as it again leaves 
the cylinder, in a box on the opposite side. 
The plows were excellent, but there were none new 
in construction and principle, and consequently an ex¬ 
tended notice is not needed. Delano’s Diamond Plow 
was generally regarded as fully equal, if not superior, 
though excellent ones were exhibited by J. B. Gay¬ 
lord, D. Anthony, and others. 
There was a fine collection of carriages and buggies, 
from several contributors. 
The Contents of the four Halls, were in the 
highest degree interesting. The great rush was to 
Floral Hall, and its congregated collection of flowers, 
fruits, and vegetables, arranged in most brilliant dis¬ 
play. The flowers were fine for the season. Among 
the contributors were James Wilson, of Albany, who 
presented a fine collection of Dahlias, Verbenas, and 
other plants; a fine collection from Prof. Jackson, of 
Schenectady; fine Dahlias, from Edward Thomas, of 
Geneva; very neat and tasteful bouquets fromL. L. Me- 
nand, of Albany; and many fine flowers in splendid 
bouquets and masses, from various sources, among which 
we particularly noticed those from E. T. Throop Mar¬ 
tin, of Willow Brook, Owasco Lake. Ellwanger & 
Barry, of Rochester, exhibited a very select collection 
of Dahlias, consisting of 25 varieties, and handsome 
masses of intermixed Verbenas, of 12 different species 
and varieties. A splendid floral ornament terminated 
one end of the hall, designed by-—— of Buf¬ 
falo, composed of lettering of flowers on a dark green 
moss ground. H. Morgan, of Aurora, N. Y., and 
Elihu Tyler, of Buffalo, also presented fine flowers. 
Of Fruits, the number of varieties was large, though 
in quantity they were less than on former occasions, 
which led to the erroneous impressions that the exhi¬ 
bition was deficient. Some of the best collections in 
the state were, however, not represented. The in¬ 
creased number of contributors of extensive collections 
proved conclusively the advancement in the introduction 
of fine kinds. Among the principal contributors, were 
E. C. Frost, of Chemung County, who furnished 30 va¬ 
rieties of apples; J. F. Osborn, of Port Byron, a large 
collection of apples; Elwanger and Barry, of Rochester, 
about 10 sorts of peaches, 40 of apples, and 60 of pears, 
with some fine exotic grapes; Charles Powis, of Greece, 
Monroe Co., a large collection of apples; II. Wendell, 
of Albany, fine peaches and pears; a large collection 
from Bissel & Hooker of Rochester; extensive miscel¬ 
laneous collections from A. Bryant and B. Hodge, of 
Buffalo; also miscellaneous collections from Wm. Webb, 
of-, and from-Allen, of Oswego. H. H. 
Coit, of Northern Ohio, presented a very fine and select 
collection of fruit, containing several specimens of un¬ 
common beauty and size. Excellent specimens of Isa¬ 
bella grapes were exhibited by A. V. Pulsifer, of 
Auburn, some of the bunches being eight inches long, 
and a single vine, twenty-one feet long, had growing 
upon it eighty-one pounds of grapes, his success being 
mainly dependant on his excellent and thorough prun¬ 
ing. 
We ought here to notice a striking inconsistency, 
which has hitherto existed at our annual exhibitions, 
which only needs to be seen to be rectified. Much com¬ 
plaint has been made of the meagerness of our horti¬ 
cultural exhibitions, and of the comparative fewness of 
the articles. This we believe will continue to be the 
case so long as the premiums on this department are so 
few and small. The present year, over six hundred 
dollars cash were offered in premiums on cattle alone. 
At the same time, while the fruit trade is rapidly 
rising in importance, and while many farmers we could 
name derive more profits from their orchards, than 
from all other farm crops put together,—the whole 
amount of all the premiums in cash the present year on 
fruit, was only seventeen dollars . This glaring dispro¬ 
portion becomes still more striking when we observe 
the great expense which is every year bestowed in pre¬ 
paring a place for the reception of these articles. One 
thousand dollars, more or less, is expended in the erec¬ 
tion and adornment of Floral Hall—and seventeen dol¬ 
lars in premiums on the articles to fill its principal de¬ 
partment. 
The exhibition of vegetables was not extensive, but 
contained many fine articles. There were among others, 
a miscellaneous collection from C. F. Crossman, of Ro¬ 
chester; sweet potatoes from H. G. Dickerson, Lyons, 
a peck from two hills, though but partly grown; enor¬ 
mous winter squashes twenty inches in diameter, from 
H. G. Dickinson; and six enormous squashes grown 
from one seed, all shown attached to the vine, the lar- 
