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gest about two feet long, and the aggregate weight 
573 lbs., from H. Hubbard, Canandaigua. 
There was a fine display of many varieties of seed 
corn; and three specimens of wheat, the Soule’s, Har¬ 
mon’s White Flint, and Kentucky White, were exhibi¬ 
ted by Gen. Harmon, of Wheatland, and a very superior 
sample of White Flint from Martin Smith, Wheatland. 
The Manufacturer’s Hall presented a very bril¬ 
liant attraction by its numerous and splendid contents. 
Among these was a splendid display of carpets, of vari¬ 
ous degrees of excellence and finish; broadcloths of 
superb quality, and various other woolen articles; a 
very rich display of hearth rugs; bed quilts, a numerous 
collection, some of them truly splendid; specimens of 
fine cabinet ware from various sources; numerous speci¬ 
mens of ornamental needle work, skilfully wrought; 
rich specimens of raised worsted work, seat covers, and 
fancy’ - chair work; stuffed quilts and worked quilts; 
bonnets and embroidered work. A large collection of 
domestic and household articles, made of silk, worsted, 
and other materials, was rendered very interesting by 
the fact that they were produced from the farm of Dr. 
S. Yorhees, of Amsterdam, and manufactured by his wife, 
the thread, floss, worsted, silk, &c., being all spun, 
wove, dyed, and manufactured by herself. There were 
also shell work of uncommon neatness, by L. C. Mor¬ 
ris; very fine specimens of whips, by W. R. Strong, 
Rochester; a large collection of locks, from Price & 
Dana, Utica; cutlery from Tbbotson & Brother, and also 
by Holley & Merwin, of Salisbury, Conn., the latter of 
as fine a finish as the best imported articles; machine 
cards, manufactured by Hopkins, Sargent & Co., Au¬ 
burn, N. Y.; stone ware, from N. Clark, Lyons, N. Y.; 
calculating machines, by A. Palmer, ; and portable 
shower baths, from- Bates, of Rochester. A very 
simple and ingenious contrivance was Gifford’s patent 
weather-strip, for completely excluding rain and snow 
from entering houses under weather doors, and which, 
projecting none, is scarcely visible when the door is 
open. 
The hall appropriated to the productions of the Dai¬ 
ry, contained but a small collection, and not at all com¬ 
paring with the magnificent display at Utica, which is 
in the midst of a great dairy region. There were, how¬ 
ever, some of excellent quality. That from E. R. 
Evans, of Oneida county, and from O. C. Crocker, of 
Broome, were in the opinion of the judges, fully equal 
to any made in the most famous butter districts in the 
country. Some excellent cheese was also presented 
for exhibition, by Robert Ells, of Westmoreland, Wm. 
Otley, of Phelps, and H. N. Washburn, of Butternutts, 
and others. 
The hall for Farm Implements was variously occu¬ 
pied with stoves, fanning mills, straw-cutters, forks, 
hoes, grain cradles, bee-hives, &c. The stoves were 
of great numbers and variety, extending in two close 
rows nearly the whole length of the hall, and among 
them were cooking stoves for taverns and for farmers; 
air-tight-cooking; for the use of coal; elevated-oven 
stoves; double-oven stoves; parlor air-tight stoves, a 
large number of rich patterns; besides stove hollow- 
ware, steam boilers for washing, &c. There were also 
a planing machine, a boot crimping machine, a rock¬ 
drilling machine, a card printing press, &c., and a col¬ 
lection of highly finished steel farming tools, of various 
kinds, manufactured by F. Waters & Co., Westfield, 
Chatauque Co. 
The plowing match took place on the morning of 
the 17th, ten competitors entering, and was said to be 
mostly well done. 
On the afternoon of the last day of the Fair, many 
thousands assembled under the great tent prepared for 
the occasion, to hear the reports of the committees and 
the Annual Address from Samuel Stevens, Esq., of Al¬ 
bany. This address was extemporaneous, and was not 
intended by the speaker as a disquisition on the practi¬ 
cal part of agriculture, but on its importance, and the 
means of adding to its dignity and pre eminence. He 
stated that his pursuit in life, although not that of the 
farmer, had led him to reflect much on the salutary in¬ 
fluence of agriculture on the welfare of the state and 
community—he urged the importance of more atten¬ 
tion to the thorough education of our young men as far¬ 
mers—the great truth that “ knowledge is power,” be¬ 
ing pre-eminently applicable to this pursuit, and the 
consequent importance of directing its labors by mind 
—and maintained that the common impression that it 
does not lead to wealth and power, is in consequence of 
less mind being brought to bear upon it than on the 
learned professions. He showed that agriculture holds 
essentially the highest rank in all the professions, being 
that which interests and confers happiness on the great¬ 
est number, and is hence at the foundation of the wealth 
of all nations, and their substantial prosperity, and 
contributing to the health and virtuous sentiments of 
the people more than any other pursuit;—that it fur¬ 
nishes the materials on which all the other arts depend 
—forms the distinction between savage and civilized 
life—that society began with agriculture, and civiliza¬ 
tion has kept pace with its advancement. He proced- 
ded to show that as agriculture is the most ancient and 
universal pursuit, so it requires for its successful prose¬ 
cution the application of more mind, more knowledge, 
more intellect than any other—hence the importance 
of the knowledge of chemistry, mineralogy, vegetable 
physiology, and of light, heat, and electricity, in under¬ 
standing the influences on the growth of plants, and of 
animal physiology and entomology, for the manage¬ 
ment of stock, and thwarting destructive insects. He 
did not say that this knowledge was absolutely essen¬ 
tial, but more necessary than for any other pursuit. He 
urged the importance of more general and thorough 
knowledge, to fit farmers to form a useful constitu¬ 
ent part of the community—that seventy in every 
100 in this country were engaged in agriculture, and 
hence the paramount interest of the farmers in govern¬ 
ment—the importance of a knowledge of political eco¬ 
nomy, as they may by their superior numbers entirely 
control the government, and its measures—the markets, 
—foreign,—domestic,—are variously influenced, and 
should all be understood, as the surplus products, on 
which alone the farmer depends for his wealth, would 
be of no value without market. The address concluded 
with an appeal for the dignity of agricultural labor, and 
also for the more thorough diffusion of knowledge 
among farmers, to fit them in common with all other 
citizens, for the important, noble, and exalted duties 
required as members of the social circle, as well as for 
holding the powers of government for the welfare of 
the millions under its influence. 
After the conclusion of the address, the premiums 
awarded on the various articles exhibited, were de¬ 
clared from the stand, and this great exhibition closed. 
As an after-pied to the exhibition, there was a ball 
on Thursday evening, at Floral Hall, which is said to 
have been a brilliant affeir. A cotemporary says— (( it 
was all that could have been wished .” 
The thanks of the many thousands who shared the 
private hospitalities of the citizens of Auburn, are 
eminently due for the kindness, liberality, and alacrity, 
which they evinced in so distinguished a manner on the 
occasion. 
LIST OF PREMIUMS, 
Awarded at the N. Y . State Fair, Auburn , Sept., 1846. 
DURHAM CATTLE. 
Bulls. —1st. J. M. Sherwood, Auburn, for Symme¬ 
try, $15; 2d. Wm. K. Grinnell, Ledyard, for Albion, 
$10; 3d. C. S. Button, Newark, for Osceola, Diploma. 
Two-year-old bulls. —1st. H. N. Cary, Marcy, foi 
Oregon, $10; 2d. J. B. Packer, Saratoga, for Tecum 
seh, Col. Tour. 
Yearling bulls. —1st. Z. B. Wakeman, Herkimer, foi 
Young Meteor, $10; 2d, A. G. Percy, Lyons, for May 
flower, Col. Tour; 3d. J. W. Bacon, Waterloo, foi 
Waterloo, Dip. 
Bull Calves. —1st. Geo. Vail, Troy, for Oscar, Col. 
Tour; 2d. J. W. Bacon, Waterloo, Diploma. 
Cows.—1st. Geo. Yail, Troy, for Lady Barrington, 
$15; 2d. Edward Wells, Johnstown, for Venus, $10; 
