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THE CULTIVATOR, 
Nov. 
by Peter McHarg, of New Scotland, were among the 
l)est on exhibition. 
The show of Cattle was not so large as was expect¬ 
ed. For best lots of Dairy Cows there was no compe¬ 
tition, and the display of native stock generally was 
much less in point, of numbers than it should have 
been. The Farmers will have an eye to this another 
year, and see that this department is not neglected. 
Sheep-and swine did not figure largely at the Fair, 
still all those shown were superior animals. Those to 
which premiums were awarded comprise a majority 
.of those on exhibition. 
The display of Poultry was a prominent feature of 
the Show. Among the leading exhibitors were Geo. 
Anderson, Joseph H. Platt, H. N. Wickes, C. W. God¬ 
ard, N. E. Crandall, of Albany, and E. Elmendorf, of 
Coeymans. In addition there were a* large number 
of individuals who showed single coops or pairs of the 
different varieties. 
In the department of Vegetables and Fruits, there 
were eighty-one different exhibitors, and the display 
was in extent and variety highly creditable to the 
county. It was remarked by many who attended the 
State Fair, that the collection of Fruit showed was 
fully equal to that. Some of the finest fruit was from 
the towns remote from the city. E. Dorr of Albany, 
received the premiums on Plums. Mr. Rainsford of 
New-Scotland, and John It. Myers of Bethlehem, were 
successful competitors for premiums on Peaches. The 
number of exhibitors of apples was very large, and some 
very superior specimens were shown. E. Corning, Jr., 
James Wilson, C. P. Williams and J. S. Gould of Al¬ 
bany, made a large display of Pears. C. P. Williams, 
Joel Rathbone, A. Dorr and J. S. Goold, made a splen¬ 
did show of grapes. We have not space to notice the 
large number of exhibitors in the vegetable Depart¬ 
ment, but the show was far in advance of those usually 
made by the Horticultural Society. 
L. Menand, of Albany, was the only exhibitor of 
Green House Plants and Flowers, and is entitled to 
great credit for the public spirit which he uniformly 
manifests on occasions of this sort. 
The display .in the Ladies’ and Miscellaneous De¬ 
partments embraced a great variety of manufactured 
articles. The show of fancy needle-work and embroid¬ 
ery gave evidence of skill and taste on the part of the 
ladies. The show of daguerreotypes by Churchill, Mc¬ 
Bride., Schoonmaker, >and Thompson and Greene, was 
very extensive. Taylor & Waterman and Van Gaas- 
beck & Co. exhibited beautiful specimens of carpets, 
rugs, &c. A. Marcus and J. B. Hoffman & Co. exhib¬ 
ited specimens of cigars, tobacco and snuff. John S. 
Robbins showed a fine assortment of hats, caps and furs. 
W. Richardson displayed window shades and paper- 
hangings in great variety. In the Ladies’, Manufac¬ 
turer’s and Miscellaneous Departments there were one 
hundred and ten exhibitors. The large tent belong¬ 
ing to the State Society was well filled with superior 
articles, and the general impression left upon the minds 
of visitors was very favorable. 
Emery & Co. made a large exhibition of Farm Im¬ 
plements. Crownse and Siver and 0. De Groff, Beth¬ 
lehem, showed very superior Farm Wagons, to which 
premiums were awarded. Deering and Dederick ex¬ 
hibited their Horizontal nay Press. The new Seed 
Drill and Corn Planter of Bebee and Wormer attracted 
considerable attention. Two carriages were exhibited 
by Guardinier and Selkirk, Albany, of superior work¬ 
manship. 
On the afternoon of the last day, Prof. Amos Dean, 
of Albany, delivered the annual address. Owing to 
the wind, which made it impossible to raise a tent, it 
was pronounced in the open air. It was listened to 
with attention by a large audience, who were instruct¬ 
ed by his timely suggestions, and amused by the pleas¬ 
antries with which his extempore remarks were inter¬ 
spersed. 
Directly after the address, followed the exhibition of 
Horsemanship by Young Ladies. This display attract¬ 
ed a large crowd from the city, and passed off to uni¬ 
versal satisfaction. No one seemed to question the 
propriety of the thing, and all conceded that it was an 
attractive feature, which other counties would do well 
to imitate. As certainly as horseback riding is a 
healthful exercise, and that to sit and manage a horse 
well is an accomplishment for a lady to be proud of, so 
certainly is it desirable to encourage a generous rivalry 
in equestrianship. Five young ladies entered the ring, 
to whom premiums were awarded as follows:— 
1st Prize, Miss C. M. Springsteed, Albany, Silver 
Pitcher. 
2d Prize, Miss Leah M. Ib eland, Watervliet, Sil¬ 
ver Goblet. 
3d Prize, Miss Sarah Osborn, Watervliet, Silver 
Cup. 
4th Prize, Miss Helen Lawton, Coeymans, Silver 
Spoons. 
5th Prize to Miss Phoebe Beardsley, Albany, 
Pair of Silver Butter Knives. 
The total receipts of the Society, for members and 
single tickets during the Fair, was over $900. The 
whole amount of premiums offered were not awarded, 
and it is expected that the receipts of the Society will 
meet its liabilities. 
Re-seeding to Grass. 
Messrs. Editors —We have been disappointed in our 
newly stocked fields, from the unparalleled drouth in 
this section. Would it be best to sow grass seed this 
fall, and harrow it in ? or go through another course of 
cropping and manuring 7 D. R. S. Malone , N. Y. 
There is nothing to prevent an immediate and suc¬ 
cessful re-seeding of the ground in which the grass-seed 
failed by the past season’s drouth. We have'been quite 
successful with the practice of sowing the seed, without 
any other crop, early in spring, and brushing it in. It 
commences growing immediately, and if plenty is sown, 
affords most abundant pasture for cattle for the last half 
of the same year. We have at the present moment a 
field affording to otir milch cows the most productive 
and luxuriant growth of grass,, by far, to be found in 
the neighborhood, that was seeded in this way, last 
spring, at the rate of half a bushel of mixed timothy 
