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from Canada, owned by Messrs. Fergusson, Wade, and 
others. Mr. Fergusson’s roan bull, Halton, and his red 
cow, and Mr. Wade’s roan bull, “ American Belted 
Will,’* were among the very best animals in this class, 
and it was the opinion of many connoisseurs that Mr. 
Fergusson’s cow was the finest Short-horn cow on the 
ground. A bull exhibited by Mr. Green, of Winslow, 
Maine, had many good points. 
The Herefords were principally from Mr. Sotham’s 
herd. He exhibited a considerable part of his stock, 
without selection, and as a matter of course, some of 
them were “ out of condition but a judge could see 
that there were several very fine animals among them. 
A two-year-old bull of this breed, owned by Gen. Har¬ 
mon, of Wheatland, has excellent symmetry and quality. 
The Devons were in larger force than at any previous 
show, and although some of the animals exhibited in 
this class were evidently of spurious character, there 
were many very fine ones, which were no disparagement* 
to this beautiful and popular breed. The imported bull 
(bred we believe by Quartly) shown by Mr. Wain wright, 
of Dutchess county, is a splendid animal, combining al¬ 
most every point which constitutes perfection. Several 
of the cows and heifers from the herds of Messrs. Yan 
Rensselaer, Morris, Wain wright, Stevens, Beck, Gar- 
butt, Yernon, WashJbon, Baker, Hamlin. Sheffer, and 
others, were excellent. Mr. Gapper, of Canada, also 
exhibited several good Devons. One of his cows, own 
sister to the noted bull Major, (who was bred by Mr. 
Gapper,) was one of the very best of her class, and his 
young imported bull has some very superior points— 
especially the general fullness and levelness of his 
back. 
There was hut little competiton in Ayrshires. Mr. 
Prentice exhibited nine head, among which was his 
beautiful young hull, Dandy 2d, and several choice cows 
and heifers. A hull was also exhibited by Wm. Somer¬ 
ville, Ellicottville, Cattaraugus county. There was 
also an excellent cow owned by W. A. Mills, of Mount 
Morris, Livingston county. 
Several Alderneys, or Jerseys, were exhibted by Mr. 
Colt of New-Jersey, one of which was the imported 
cow which was shown at the last State Fair at Albany. 
Mr. Colt also exhibited again, his imported Hungarian 
cattle, which, from their novel characters^ were regard¬ 
ed with so much curiosity last year. They have greatly 
improved in general appearance, and increased very 
much in size. They both indicate great tendency to fat¬ 
ten, and the bull has good shape, and evidently possess¬ 
es great strength and constitution. It is to he hoped 
that these cattle will receive a fair trial, in regard to 
their usefulness for ou^ purposes. 
The .most interesting specimens among the fat cattle 
were three spayed cows, five and six years old, nearly 
full blood Devons, owned by Geo. Sheffer of Wheatland. 
They were all remarkable for fatness and symmetry/ 
and one of them, (the smallest of the three,) exceeded 
any other animal we have ever seen, in the amount of 
high priced meat she carried, in proportion to the coarse 
parts and offal. 
Sheep. —The exhibition of sheep was the largest and 
best we have ever seen. The Saxons were represented 
by good specimens from the flocks of Messrs. Church, 
of Oneida county, Colt, of Monroe, and Scoville, of 
Connecticut. The reputation of all these flocks is well 
known. The Merinos were very numerous. The stock 
known as the 11 French Merinos” was shown by Gen. 
Harman, of Wheatland, Mr. Hall, of Gaines, Orleans 
county, Dickinson,of Yictor, Ontario county, and others; 
and good specimens of the Spanish stock were shown by 
Messrs. Burritt, of Burdett, Tompkins county, Cook, 
of Lima, Livingston county, Dart, of Harpersfiqld, 
Delaware county, and others. 
There was an extensive competition in South-Downs, 
and most of the lots were of fair quality—several first- 
rate. Those belonging to Mr. Morris, of Fordham, 
Westchester county, Col. Sherwood, of Auburn and 
Mr. Wakeman, of Herkimer, attracted much attention. 
Several of Mr. Morris’s and Col. Sherwood’s were ob¬ 
tained from the celebrated English breeder Jonas Webb. 
The Long Wools were quite numerous, but for the 
chief excellencies in the specimens exhibited, we are 
sorry to say we are indebted to our Canadian brethren. 
The lots offered by Mr. Gapper, of Thornhill, Mr. 
Wade, of Port-Hope, and Mr. Miller, of Pickering, 
were good specimens of Leicesters, and Mr. Miller’s 
ewes, might almost he taken as standards for that breed. 
Some fair Leicesters were offered by Messrs. Peck of 
Lima, Rathbun, of Springfield, Otsego county, McDo¬ 
nald, of Warren, in the same county, Horbury, of Co¬ 
lumbia, Niagara county, Swailes, of Sodus, and others 
in this state. 
Swine. —The show of swine was quite large, but in 
general, the stock was by no means of the best quality, 
being coarse, bony animals, which would requre high 
feeding, and too long a time to reach maturity. Some 
fine Suffolks, and those of other blood, were shown by 
Mr. Morris, of Fordham, and Wm. Hallock, of Rush, 
Monroe county. Some good hogs of somewhat larger 
size, (Leicesters,) were shown by Turner Brown, of 
Chili, Monroe county, and Wm. Webb, of Darien. A 
Chinese sow,—evidently of a very prolific stock, as she 
was suckling 13 pigs—was shown for exhibition only, 
by Mr. Delafield. the President of the Society. The 
stock indicates the tendency to fatten for which the Chi¬ 
nese swine have always been noted, but it appears to 
have been lately introduced into this country, and has 
not yet received that refinement of shape, which it is 
susceptible of attaining under the direction of a skillful 
breeder. 
Poultry formed alaige display. A great portion of 
the fowls were of the large Asiatic tribe, known under 
the various names of Malay, Java, Cochin-China, Shan- 
gbae, &c.; some of the best of which were offered by 
B. B. Kirtland, of Greenbush. Some good Dorkings 
were shown by L. F. Allen, of Black Rock, and D. P. 
Newell, of Rochester. Some good Silver Polands, or 
Silver Top-knots, were shown by F. W. Collins, of East 
Bloomfield, Ontario county; and some very good Creole 
fowls, by Alfred Stevenson. Handsome Bremen and 
White China Geese, were shown by L. F. Allen of Black 
Rock; wild turkies, by L. K. Haddock, of Buffalo. 
Implements. —The display of agricultural implements 
was quite as large, and embraced a greater variety and 
wider competition, than any former exhibition of the So- 
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