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were some very good sheep from the flocks of Mr. 
Jewett, of Weybridge, Mr. Wright, of Cornwall, 
and Mr. Campbell, of Middlebury, Yt. 
Of Merinos within the State, Col. Sherwood, of Au¬ 
burn, exhibited about seventy head, among which were 
some excellent ones. J. D. Patterson, of Westfield, 
Chautauque county, showed twenty-one very good 
rams, of different families, and two ram-lambs of the 
stock of Mr. Taintor, of Hartford, Ct. A ram of 
good form and excellent fleece, fine in staple, and of 
remarkably even quality over the whole body, was of¬ 
fered by D. J. Lee, of Darien, Erie county. Gen. 
Harmon, of Wheatland Monroe county, E. C. Sher¬ 
man, of Middlebury, Wyoming county, and C. C. Pier¬ 
son, of Avon, Livingston county, offered good sheep. 
Some prime South-Downs were offered by Z. B. 
Wakeman, of Herkimer, and Col. Sherwood, of Au¬ 
burn. 
We noticed good long-wooled sheep—Leicesters and 
Cotswolds—offered by E. P. Beck, of Sheldon, Wyo¬ 
ming county, L. F. Allen, of Black Rock, Thos. Ter¬ 
ry, of Mt. Morris, Livingston county, John Wilkin¬ 
son, of Tonawanda, Erie county, and George Swales, 
of Sodus, Wayne county. 
The show of Poultry was very large. They occu¬ 
pied sixty coops, arranged in a row. In fairness, how¬ 
ever, we are compelled to say that many of the lots 
were of but indifferent quality. There were Bremen, 
African, Chinese, and wild geese; Muscovy, mongrel, 
and top-knot ducks; white and buff-colored turkeys; the 
different varieties of the Malay fowls, the Dorkings, 
Jersey blues, black, white, silver, and golden top-knots, 
and bantams; Guinea fowls, prairie hens, and fancy 
pigeons, with a sprinkling of parrots and Canary birds. 
There was one thing in the classification ol fowls 
that we think objectionable, viz : the application of dif¬ 
ferent names to the same breed. Thus we noticed the 
names of China, Cochin-China, Ostrich, Bucks county, 
Java, and Malay, applied to lots which were evidently 
but trifling variations of the general tribe of Malays. 
The unnecessary multiplication of names only serves to 
create confusion, and lead people to purchase what they 
already possess, or do not want. The prairie hens 
(pinneted grouse) were a novelty, and attracted more 
notice than anything elsein this department. There were 
50 of them, apparently well domesticated and contented. 
They were offered by George F. Morris, of Buffalo. 
The principal competitors were H. A. Parsons, 
Buffalo, L. F. Allen, Black Rock, N. S. Smeph, G. 
Clarke, and J. E. Marshall, Buffalo, and D. Red¬ 
mond, of Utica. The Dorkings of Mr. Allen, were 
very superior. Mr. Redmond offered a lot of Jersey 
blues—a large and handsome formed fowl, apparently 
a cross of the game and Malay or Java breeds. 
Four pair of fancy lop-eared rabbits were offered by 
Mr. Redmond. They are of the stock imported by 
F. Rotch, Esq., of Butternuts, N. Y. One pair, six 
months old, weighed seventeen and a half pounds. Mr. 
Parsons also presented several pair of very handsome 
rabbits—white, with black ears, and a narrow ring of 
white round the eyes, and occasionally a small line of 
black along the centre of the back. 
The Dairy Products, were in considerable quanti¬ 
ties. There were thirty-two entries for cheese, and 
twenty-four for butter. We were told by those who 
examined the cheese, that it was generally of good 
quality; the butter did not receive general commendation, 
though there were some lots of superior quality. We 
noticed a lot of twenty cheeses, taken from a lot of 
8,000 pounds, manufactured for the Spanish market by 
George Hezlep, of Gustavus, Trumbull county, Ohio. 
It was similar in appearance to the cheese made in the 
vicinity of Winchester, Connecticut, by Mr. Coe and 
others. A lot of Stilton cheese was offered by Henry 
Oct. 
Parsons, of Guelph, Canada West. Mr. P.’s cheese 
of this kind is well known in the Canadian cities, and 
is much sought after. We noticed lots of good cheese 
from D. Newton, and E. and H. Colvin, of Ham¬ 
burgh, Erie county, and Wm. Ottley, of Oaks' Cor¬ 
ners, Ontario county. Fine butter was offered by John 
Holbert, of Chemung, Chemung county. (Mr. H. 
has on several occasions received the Society’s pre¬ 
miums.) Good samples were also offered by N. Van 
Ness, of Mayville, Chautauque county, and A. Wood¬ 
ruff, of Sheldon, Wyoming county. 
The Implements were more numerous than at any 
former exhibition of the Society, and they made a very 
handsome display. There were several new articles 
which seem likely to become useful. The chief exhi¬ 
bitors were H. L. Emery, of Albany, Starbuck & 
Son, of Troy, Rapalje & Briggs, of Rochester, E. 
R. Burrall, of Geneva, and Eddy & Co., Union Vil¬ 
lage, Washington county. We have not room, at pre¬ 
sent to notice the various articles in this department, 
but in our next shall furnish a more particular account. 
The arrangement for the exhibition of Horticultu¬ 
ral products, were commodious and excellent. A 
large elliptical tent, 80 feet wide, and 120 feet long, 
was devoted to this purpose. Around its whole interi¬ 
or circumference, extended a line of four terraced 
shelves or tables, covered with white muslin, and edged 
at each terrace with evergreens. The whole distance 
round, these were loaded with handsomely arranged 
specimens of fruit, from several different states of the 
Union. A railing, 4 ft. off, covered with white muslin, 
and with a dense evergreen lining, protected these 
fruits from the passing crowd. Within this railing, 
was a broad passage for spectators. Still, within the 
passage, were semi-elliptical tables heavily loaded with 
vegetables of large, and some of really mammoth 
growth, from a great number of contributors. These 
tables, occupied an aggregate length of more than 100 
ft. very densely covered. In the centre of the tent 
was an exceedingly rich and chaste evergreen temple, 
octagonal in form, on a green massive base. It was 
17 feet in diameter, and 22 feet high, and its interior 
was decorated wtth a fine statue of Flora. For the 
arrangement and execution of the ornamental part of 
the interior of the great tent, the public are indebted 
largely to the excellent taste, energy and perseverance 
of the ladies of Buffalo. 
Between this temple and the entrance passages on 
either side, were tables covered with a brilliant display 
of flowers, arranged in great variety. We noticed a 
beautiful moss basket, densely filled with a rich admix¬ 
ture of fruits; a splendid parterre of dahlias; and a 
massive vase on a green pedestal, containing a pyramid 
of flowers nearly 6 ft. high, the whole being 9 feet in 
height, all from B. Hodge of Buffalo. A. Bryant & 
Sons, of the same place, occupied a part of the tables 
with large collections of flowers, including a pyramid 
6 ft. high. An extensive collection of cut flowers, in 
vials and hand vases, was exhibited by Ellwanger, 
Barry & Rowe, of Rochester; their display of Dah¬ 
lias was particularly fine, and contained many brilliant, 
rich and rare varieties. Four square moss baskets, fil¬ 
led with parterres of roses, dahlias and verbenas, and 
a large number of greenhouse plants were furnished by 
Wm. Webb, of Buffalo. An artificial evergreen sup¬ 
port for flowers, somewhat in the form of a tree, the 
arms terminating with brilliant bouquets of flowers, 
was also presented by Mr. Webb. A number of small¬ 
er collections were noticed, and one especially from E. 
T. T. Martin, of Owasco, containing some fine and 
rare sorts. 
Among the contributors of fruits, were Elliot & 
Co., Cleveland, Ohio; Ellwanger, Barry & Rowe, 
Rochester; A. Bryant & Sons, and B. Hodge, BufEa- 
