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the direction of Mrs. F. and Mrs. J. W. Wheeler. 
We had a drawing made of it, which we regret our en¬ 
gravers have not been able to finish for this month. 
Cattle. Short-Horns. — Bulls. In this department 
we believe the show was considered superior to any pre¬ 
vious one. At any rate there were many excellent Dur¬ 
ham bulls. We noticed “ Marius,” a young bull, twenty- 
one months old, bred by Earl Spencer (England,) im¬ 
ported and owned by Thos. Oliver, Esq., Sing-Sing. A 
very superior animal—the first from Earl Spencer’s noted 
herd we have known imported. “ Prince Albert,” 
owned by R. Donaldson, Blithewood—a beautiful animal, 
4 years old, 2110 pounds. “ Meteor,” and “ Symmetry,” 
own brothers, Geo. Vail, Troy, both good. “ Osceola,” 
two years old, said to weigh 2300 pounds, C. F. Crosby, 
West Troy. “ Royal William,” Mr. Ableman, Albany. 
“ Hawthorn,” James Mabett. “ Sir Temple,” Thomas 
Addis Emmett, New-York, a very pretty animal. “ Or¬ 
pheus,”’ a bull of immense bulk—suppposed to weigh 
nearly 3000 pounds—girths 8 feet 6 inches—five years 
old. Owned by James R. Dickson, New Windsor, Or¬ 
ange county. Mr. D. imported this bull when a calf 
from Gainsford, (England). This was an exceedingly 
muscular animal, of prodigious quarters, and seemed to 
answer the description given by Middleton, of the once 
famous Teeswater cattle—a variety of Short-Horns. He 
says, “ It is supposed that this breed yields a greater 
proportion of lean meat in a given weight of beef, than 
any other; therefore there is less waste of fat, and the 
meat goes farther in any family. This is the criterion of 
serviceable animal food; the greatest quantity of lean 
meat in 'proportion to the fat.” We do not admit the cor¬ 
rectness of the “ criterion.” “ Rotterdam,” D. D. Camp¬ 
bell, Schenectady. A noble bull. “ Trusty,” a very 
well made bull, Wm. A. S. North, Duanesburgh. 
“ Charles the 2d,” a white bull which attracted much 
notice, J. Lenox, Dutchess county. “Sir Peter,” Wm. 
Salisbury, Leeds, Greene county. 
Of bull calves, there were several fine ones offered by 
C. N. Bement, Albany, Mr. Vail, Troy, L. S. Barnard, 
Platte-kill. 
Cows. “ Red Lady,” (imported,) a cow of most su¬ 
perior symmetry and fineness, showing also good points 
for the dairy. Owned by Mr. James Lenox. Also sev¬ 
eral other cows by the same gentleman. Several cows, 
some of which showed good points, by J. F. Sheafe. A 
cow of Geo. Yail, showing remarkable milking proper¬ 
ties. Also one by D. B. Fuller, Hyde Park. 
Heifers. Mr. Prentice, Alban 5 r , sent several very su¬ 
perior heifers—particularly Esterville and Nell, which 
are “hard to beat.” “Victoria,” an excellent heifer, 
D. B. Fuller. Several fine heifers belonging to D. D. 
Campbell, Mr. Sheaf and Mr. Lenox. 
Herefords. The only specimens in this class, were 
eleven head from the capital herd of Messrs. Coining & 
Sotham, Albany. These were splendid animals. The 
two years old bull and bull calf, which were all of the 
masculine gender exhibited, were good—they had fine 
limbs—very capacious chests, round bodies, &c. Seve¬ 
ral of the cows were very extraordinary. “ Perfection,” 
is one of the most massive cows of her age to be found 
any where, and “ Aston Beauty” and C( Victoria,” for 
beauty and finish, can seai-cely be surpassed, if equalled. 
It is but justice to say, that no animals on the ground ex¬ 
cited more praise than these. 
Devons. We saw no bull in this class. L. F. Allen, 
Black-Rock, exhibited an excellent cow and bull calf. 
The cow was one of the best Devons we have seen. Mr. 
Lent, of Poughkeepsie, had also a good cow of this 
breed, remarkable for the richness of her milk and the 
fine quality and quantity of her butter. The Devons are 
a very valuable breed, and we hope to see them in¬ 
creased. 
Ayrshires. Several good bulls—particularly “Sir 
William Wallace,” presented by John Archibald, Mon¬ 
treal, Canada, and one owned by Joel Rathbone, Albany. 
Mr. Rathbone had also a beautiful cow and a fine bull 
calf of this breed. “ Victoria,” an Ayrshire, belonging 
to J. Lenox, was a fine cow. 
Grades. We noticed a very superior heifer, 20 
months old, with a fine calf by her side, 6 weeks old, 
said to be Durham and Devonshire. Owned by Joseph 
Silkman, Westchester county. 
Natives. A good dairy cow by Z. Pratt, Green 
county, and another by R. L. Pell, Ulster county. The 
“native Americans” ought to have been more numer¬ 
ously represented. 
Fat Cattle. The competition in this department 
was quite extensive. A Durham ox owned by D. D. 
Campbell, of Schenectady, was universally admitted to 
be the best animal of the kind on the ground. Mr. 
Swift of Amenia, Alfred M. Uunderhill, Dutchess coun¬ 
ty, and James Van Wyck, of Dutchess, had also fat oxen 
which attracted much attention. 
Horses. In this department, the show was consider¬ 
ed uncommonly good. 
Among horses of the lighter class, we noticed “ Sir 
Painter,” owned by E. Howe, North-Salem, Westches¬ 
ter county. This animal was distinguished by uncom¬ 
mon beauty of head and limb, with many marks of 
spirit and high breeding. (( Florizel,” belonging to C. 
F. Crosby, West-Troy, was well liked by many. 
Of those of a larger class, and better calculated for car¬ 
riage and coach-horses, we noticed “ Diomede,” be¬ 
longing to Gen. Salisbuiy, Greene county; “Seneca 
Chief,” a half-blood Cleveland bay owned by Mr. Able¬ 
man, Albany, and a three yrs. old colt, 16 hands high, 
by “Haphazard,” out of a Hambletonian mare, owned 
by Albert Pray, Union-Vale. 
Of Dr aught-horses, Mr. Sotham's imported “Sampson” 
was looked upon as a great curiosity. He is an animal of 
prodigious muscle and strength, and will be the means of 
much improving the breed of horses for heavy draught. 
There were several pairs of beautiful match-horses, 
among which we particularly observed a pair of splendid 
bays belonging to Gen. Davis, of Poughkeepsie, another 
pair a shade lighter in color, belonging to Dr. J. P. 
Beekman, the President of the State Ag. Society, and a 
pair of sorrels belonging to Mr. Landon, of Albany. 
Working Oxen. There were many fine cattle, (in 
appearance,) in this class, but we think there should be 
some mode of trying them at work. So far as we can 
judge, the want of some such test, was the greatest de¬ 
defect in all the regulations of the show. The value of 
a working ox, consists in his ability to perform labor, 
and to perform it in a proper manner. Before a proper 
decision can be made, it is necessary to have some de¬ 
monstration of their discipline and power. The natural 
appearance of cattle may be ever so good, and in some of 
the most important requisites of working cattle, they may 
be totally deficient. Hence the obvious necessity of 
proving the faculties and strength of oxen, by a trial at 
work. We shall speak of this subject again, for we con¬ 
sider it one of great importance. 
The fine team of Mr. Wadsworth, from Genesee co., 
consisting of ten yoke, was much admired—so also was 
that of the same plumber from Hyde Park. We noticed 
a pair of large size, and good form, 3-4ths Durham, from 
Luther Comstock, of Oneida county. Another pair by 
H. D. Grant, Amenia, half Devon. Another pair by 
Isaac Doughty, half Devon, from the stock of Mr. Hurl- 
but, Conn. These were bred by Mr. Thrall, who was 
present, and showed his superior faculty of educating 
oxen, and the susceptibility of these oxen to be educated, 
by making them perform all sorts of maneuvres, both in 
and out of the yoke, surrounded by a crowd of men. 
These cattle seemed capable of any degree of discipline; 
they appeared to understand every word of their driver, 
and were as prompt in obedience as a company of well 
trained soldiers. 
Plowing-Match. There was much less competition 
in this department than we expected, and the manner in 
which those engaged in it performed their work, was, 
with a few exceptions, any thing but what it should have 
been. There were only nine teams engaged. The 
great fault in the work, arose from a desire to do too 
much in a given time—the teams were not well disci 
plined, were too much hurried, and the furrows were 
crooked and turned too wide,—were too much broken, 
and left with too much grass in sight. The objections 
we have here enumerated would not, many of them, ap- 
