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THE CULTIVATOR. 
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weighing 2100 lbs., a cross of the Durham, and a pair 
of large oxen. Mr. Nowlan, of Sennett, showeu a 
pair of cross-bred Durham's, six years old, weighing 
5236—very fat. Mr. Doty, of Wyoming county, 
showed a very large pair of red oxen, one of which 
was a very line animal. A three-year old Durham 
heifer, offered by Mr. Barber, of Cortlandville, attracted 
much and deserved commendation. She is an animal 
of uncommon symmetry, and was not excelled in the 
essential qualities of a grazier by any animal on the 
grounds. 
Among the grass-fed cattle we noticed a beautiful 
pair of Devon oxen, offered by Mr. Beck. For lightness 
of offal and quality of flesh they were justly admired, 
and showed what may be expected of good Devons 
when turned to beef. 
The working oxen we had not an opportunity of ex¬ 
amining particularly. There was a team of twenty 
yoke from Homer, Cortland county, among which we 
noticed several yoke of good appearance. Mr. Shel¬ 
don, of Sennett, Cayuga county, had, as usual, several 
yoke of oxen and steers, of good form, and in fine con¬ 
dition. Mr. Church, of Vernon, Oneida county, showed 
a pair of four-year-old cattle, seven-eighths Devon, of 
good form, but rather small size. They had been 
trained with groat care by Mr. Church’s son, and exhi¬ 
bited a perfection of dicipline, and a degree of intelli¬ 
gence which we have never seen equalled in their species. 
Mr. Washbon, of Butternuts, and Mr. Bundy, of Otego, 
each exhibited several pair of beautiful cattle, three 
and four years old, half Devon, by a bull bred by Mr. 
Patterson, of Baltimore. 
Sheep of all classes were well represented. The 
large French Merinos were shown chiefly by Messrs. 
Bingham, of Vermont. Other Merinos of less size of 
carcass, but finer quality of wool, were shown by Col. 
Sherwood, of Auburn, Mr. J. L. Randall, of Lysander, 
Mr. Blakeslee, of Connecticut, and Mr. Robinson, of 
Vermont. Fine Saxons were shown by Mr. Church and 
Mr. Crocker, of Vernon, and Mr. L. G. Bingham, of 
Vermont. Some excellent sheep, a cross of the Saxon 
and Merino, were exhibited by Mr. Curtis, of Canaan, 
Columbia county. South Downs of good quality were 
shown by Col. Sherwood, and Mr. Wakeman, of Her¬ 
kimer. Of long-wooled breeds, there were some excel¬ 
lent specimens of Leicesters shown by Mr. Miller, of 
Canada. Mr. Allen, of Black Rock, showed some 
good Cotswolds. 
The show of Swine, though better than that of some 
years, was not equal to the best. There were some 
good specimens of the Leicester breed, and of that breed 
crossed with the Berkshires. We noticed some young 
pigs bred by Mr. Henry Parsons, of Guelph, Canada 
West. They were a variety which Mr. Parsons has 
been several years in producing from a cross of the 
Sussex and Russian grass breed. They are small in 
bone, of handsome form, and give an excellent quality 
of flesh. 
The show of Poultry was comparatively meagre, 
and devoid of that interest which has for several years 
attached to this department. We noticed several coops 
of large fowls of the Malay race; Mr. Platt, of Albany, 
made quite a display of beautiful Java Bantams. They 
formed the most attractive feature of the poultry show. 
There were a few specimens Bremen geese, Muscovy 
and top-knot ducks. 
Dairy Products were less in quantity than at Buf¬ 
falo; but the display was, notwithstanding, creditable 
in extent; and we learned from the committee having 
charge of this department, that the quality of the butter 
and cheese was generally excellent. We observed that 
there was considerable competition from the principal 
dairy districts in this state, and there were several 
samples of cheese from Ohio. The lots being simply 
designated by numbers, we were unable to learn the 
names of the competitors, except in a few instances. 
The Implement Department was admirably tilled, 
forming a display exceeding anything of the kind which 
we have ever before seen. We shall notice the arti¬ 
cles more particularly hereafter. The principal exhi¬ 
bitors were Messrs. Emery and Wheeler, of Albany, 
Burrail, of Geneva, Rapalje and Briggs, of Rochester, 
Starbuck, of Troy, Eddy, of Union Village, Washington 
county. 
The Plowing Match was contested by eighteen 
teams. The writer was not present at the match, but 
from having seen the ground after the work was done, 
is enabled to say that it was done in a manner superior 
to that of any he has before witnessed at the matches 
under the auspices of the Society. 
‘‘Mechanics’ Hall” was tilled with a multitude 
of articles, to notice all of which would require much 
more space than we can spare. We noticed a “ Dairy 
Steamer” for warming and heating milk in cheese- 
dairies. Certificates in relation to its operation stated 
that steam sufficient for warming the milk of sixty cows 
can be got up in thirty minutes. It appears to be a 
useful article. It was exhibited by J. H. Bushnell, 
Utica. 
A great number of stoves were exhibited, embracing 
all the improvements in this line. Mynderse & Co., of 
Seneca Falls, exhibited stoves with Race’s regulator 
attached, as represented in a cut on another page of 
this number. It is a valuable invention Dudley &, 
Co., of Buffalo, exhibited a large assortment of stoves, 
the largest of which (Hathaway’s) is capable of doing 
the work for the largest hotels. The price is $300. 
A double acting force-pump shown by Downs, Mynderse 
& Co., Seneca Falls, appears to be an improvement on 
pumps heretofore in use. 
Mr. Wheeler, of Albany, exhibited Dix’s anti-friction 
press. It is a powerful machine, being capable, by tho 
power of one man, of cutting teeth from cold cast-steel 
plates, suitable for saw-mill saws. 
A sewing machine, offered by Mowry & Johnson, 
New York, was a curiosity. It sowed two thicknesses 
of cloth in a firm manner at the rate of three feet per 
minute. The price of the machine is $100. 
In the “ Manufacturer’s Hall” the display was 
large and attractive, but from the great crowd of people 
which constantly filled the building, it was impossible 
to take particular notes of the articles, and we must 
refer to the reports of committees. Among the fabrics 
we noticed broad-cloths, cassimeres, and shawls, manu¬ 
factured by D. Kellog, Skaneateles. The shawls attract- 
ted great attention, and were much sought after by pur¬ 
chasers. His other articles were of a quality that did 
credit to the manufacturer. 
I There was a good display of useful articles of house¬ 
hold manufacture, and a large number of fancy arti¬ 
cles. 
In the Fruit and Floral Department, the display 
was less extensive than in some former years, especially 
in flowers, which, from the unprecedented drouth which 
has prevailed in the central and western portions of the 
state, have not developed themselves in their usual 
perfection. The size and quality of the fruits, too, has 
been affected by the same .cause. Still the fruits exhi¬ 
bited, were mostly of good quality and fine appearance. 
Very fine peaches were shown from the neighborhood 
of Rochester, by Elwanger & Barry, and others. Ap¬ 
ples and pears of the most esteemed kinds, were exhi¬ 
bited by B. Hodge and A. Bryant, of Buffalo, J. W. P. 
Allen, of Oswego, John Morse. Cayuga Bridge; and a 
very handsome collection from northern and middle 
Illinois, bv Messrs. Harkness, Overman, and Kfennicott. 
Fine specimens of plums were shown by Mr. Denn is ton, 
of Albany,—who presented fifty-five varieties from his 
