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THE CULTIVATOR. 
We have room in this number for no more than a brief 
notice of these shows—indeed some of the reports re¬ 
ceived furnish no more than a mere statement of the 
awards, without comment or remark. 
The show at Syracuse, is spoken of as quite superior 
to former years-—in sheep of various kinds, it was deem¬ 
ed not far behind that of the State Society. Premiums 
were awarded for the best cultivated farms, of which, 
however, we shall not here speak particularly, as it is 
our intention to make a personal examination of those 
farms and others of that fine section, before our next no. 
goes to press. 
The show at Auburn is said to have been better than 
any previous one. A rule has been adopted that here¬ 
after, cattle, sheep, and hogs, shall only be considered in 
competition with those of the same breed. 
At Hamilton the show was particularly good in dairy 
products and cattle. From 200 to 300 animals of all 
kinds were on the ground—all generally superior. The 
sheep were thought to have been unsurpassed at the 
State Show. Premiums were awarded for the best cul¬ 
tivated farms—Alanson Annas, of Cazenovia, taking the 
first, and Rufus S. Ransom, of Fenner, the second. 
Daniel Gates, of Sullivan, was deemed to have the best 
cultivated farm in the county, but he has before taken 
the first premium. 
At Poughkeepsie the show was good in all respects. 
Premiums were here awarded for the best cultivated 
farm. Mr. Sheafe taking the first—in relation to which 
an extract from the report of the committee will be found 
in another part of this paper. 
At Buffalo the weather was rainy and uncomfortable, 
which operated against the exhibition. The show of 
“ blood and grade stock was not so good as the two pre¬ 
vious years.” Of sheep, the show was superior to former 
years—there were good specimens of long wooled breeds 
and others. Excellent cheese was shown from Ham¬ 
burgh and other parts of the county. 
The exhibition of Chautauque county at Forestville, 
is said to have been on all hands superior to former years. 
There was a fine display of horses, fine-wooled and 
long-wooled sheep, butter and cheese, and a long list of 
miscellaneous and manufactured articles. Altogether, 
it is said, the show evinced that the farmers of that 
county are advancing rapidly in improvement. 
We notice that several societies, among which we 
would name that of Barbour county society at Eufaula, 
Alabama, and Ontario and Saratoga in this state, have 
awarded volumes of the Cultivator as premiums. The 
number of volumes which have been thus distributed, is 
greater this, than in any previous year, and we wish to 
lender our most respectful acknowledgments, for the con¬ 
fidence which has been in this manner expressed in the 
usefulness of our work. 
Exhibition of the Rensselaer County Agricul¬ 
tural Society. —This exhibition took place at Troy, 
on tho;. 24th and 25th of September. The weather hap¬ 
pened unfavorable the first day—it being rainy in the 
forenov.n, leaving the ground in a damp, unpleasant con¬ 
dition. This probably prevented the show being as full 
in some departments as it otherwise would have been. 
Still the «how may be said to have been on the whole 
better thxn that of last year. The show of fabrics and 
mechanical productions was good and highly creditable 
to the manufacturers and citizens of Troy and vicinity. 
Among the implements we noticed a tool calculated for 
various purposes—such as cultivating various crops, dig¬ 
ging potatoes, &c., &c., which we thought valuable, of¬ 
fered by J. D. Dale, Lansingburgh. A very curious bee¬ 
hive, with the bees in it, was offered by E. L. Roberts, 
Brunswick. It consisted of several apartments which 
could be opened like a book-case, showing the bees at 
their work, throughout the whole colony. A model 
bee-house, with boxes of fine honey, offered by Nathan 
Howaul, Stephentown. We should think the house an 
admirable one for the safety of the bees, convenience of 
managing them, &c. Townley’s bee-hive, with speci- 
ment of honey from it, was also shown. The Horticul¬ 
tural department presented a good display of apples, 
grapes, and some fine pears and peaches, from the gar¬ 
dens of Messrs, Vail, Van Rensselaer, Kelly, and Bus- 
well. Among the fabrics, we noticed some excellent 
samples of ginghams, one piece of which was in the 
loom only two hours before it was exhibited at the show. 
These were offered by Benjamin Marshall, of the Troy 
Mills, who also presented a most superior piece of fine 
shirtings, with the “ linen finish,”—much admired by all. 
The cattle, with the exception of four or five fine 
animals from Mr. Vail’s herd, were mostly of the com¬ 
mon and mixed breeds, and among them were several 
good milch cows. The working cattle were many of 
them good in appearance. The display of horses was 
very good, and there were many very fine ones for the 
carriage and the road. Of swine we noticed some fine 
pigs, a cross of the Berkshire, offered by Isaac Tall- 
madge, Scaghticoke, and some fine Leicester pigs by 
Elijah Pearl, Troy. Of sheep, we noticed several lots of 
mixed blood, South Down, Leicester, Cotswold, and 
common, which appeared to be very good for mutton. 
Also some good fine wooled sheep. Five wethers, Sax¬ 
on and Merino, crossed, offered by Isaac Tallmadge, 
were the fattest sheep of that blood we ever saw, and we 
were told they had only been fattened on grass. A beau ¬ 
tiful yearling Merino buck offered by B. H. Streeter, 
Berlin, purchased at Poughkeepsie last year of J. N. 
Blakesly. A fine show of geese and ducks was made by 
Edward Lyons, Troy, embracing Wild and Chinese 
geese, cross-breed do., and some very handsome Mus¬ 
covy ducks. 
The address, which we regret not being able to hear, 
was delivered by J. B. Nott, Esq., Guilderland. 
Oneida County. —This exhibition took place atRome, 
on the 9th and 10th of September. From a letter of a 
correspondent we make the following extracts:— 
“ It is but justice to the ladies of Oneida to say that 
their department was admirably represented, and the 
premiums were distributed so as to afford, we believe, 
general satisfaction. The exhibition of fruits was very 
good, and of vegetables, notwithstanding the dryness 
of the season, more were exhibited than formerly. Our 
show of horses was decidedly good and quite extensive. 
“ Of cattle we had seven entries less than last year. 
This was owning partly to the near approach of the Slate 
show, but perhaps more to the poor condition in which 
many cattle are this fall. We have had very little feed 
since midsummer, and consequently cattle are notin high 
order. 
“ The address was delivered by the President of the 
Society, [E. Comstock, Esq.,] at 3 o’clock, P. M., of 
Tuesday. On Wednesday morning the plowing match 
was held. Most of the farmers believed that the ground 
was too hard to admit of plowing at all, and none but 
the most resolute and experienced plowmen ventured to 
enter. There were, however, seven teams in the field, 
(which number would have been more than doubled had 
the ground been in good condition,) every one of which 
did admirable work. Indeed, we have never seen bet¬ 
ter work done any where. The reports of the commit¬ 
tees were announced at 2 o’clock, P. M., on Thursday, 
during the reading of which the deepest interest was 
manifested by all present, and the exercises closed with¬ 
out a single ocourrence calculated to create unpleasant 
feelings, or affect injuriously the interests of the society. 
The receipts were fully sufficient to pay all premiums and 
expenses. About six hundred dollars were received by the 
Treasurer, including the amount received from the state.” 
Monroe County. —Our “ Farmers’ Jubilee,” or an¬ 
nual Fair, was held in the city of'Rochester, on the 7th. 
The day was fine, and the display, as a whole, more 
spirited, and the attendance more general, than on any 
occasion of the kind in this county, for several years. 
There was a superior display of fruits and vegetables— 
more and finer varieties of apples, in particular, than I 
recollect ever having seen at any of our Fairs—the 
State Fairs not excepted. The show of horses was 
somewhat large, but not very select—there were a few 
very fine ones, however. Of cattle the display was, per¬ 
haps, an improvement upon the show of last year, espe¬ 
cially in the improved breeds, though far below what it 
ought to have been. Our friend Garbut, of Wheat- 
land, had a lot of his beautiful Devons on the ground, 
