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the effort of comparison with such as were high fed 
very difficult.”— [Report of Com. 
Class IV.—COWS. 
To John M. Sherwood, Auburn, for his cow “Stella,” bred by 
F- Rotch, 5 years old, 1st prize. 
To Ezra P. Prentice, Albany, for his cow “Daisy,” 3 years old, 
bred by himself, 2d prize. 
To Jonn M. Sherwood, Auburn, for his cow “ Daisy,” 12 years 
old, 3d prize. 
To John M. Sherwood, Auburn, for his cow “ Pansey,” 5 years 
old, bred by F. Rotch, 4thprize. 
To Corning & Sotham, Albany, for their Hereford cow “ Match¬ 
less,” imported, an extra prize, equal to the highest pre¬ 
mium awarded on cattle. 
“ Your committee further report, that a new and 
beautiful race of cattle were presented for their examina¬ 
tion, the Herefords, imported by a distinguished breed¬ 
er of cattle, residing in Albany county, which they 
take pleasure in recommending to the attention of those 
who desire to improve their stock. Your committee 
recommend a special premium of twenty dollars for the 
Hereford cow Matchless, as we consider her a very su¬ 
perior animal; and they would also suggest the proprie¬ 
ty of offering and awarding premiums for the best 
blooded animals of each individual breed. Improved 
Short Horned Durhams, Herefords, and Devons, at their 
next annual agricultural meeting, in addition to pre¬ 
miums offered for the best animals of any breed.”— 
[Report of Com. 
Class V.—TWO YEARS OLD HEIFERS. 
To John M. Sherwood, Auburn, for his heifer “ Sylvia,” bred 
by F. Rotch, 1st prize. 
To E. P. Prentice, Albany, for his heifer “Diana,” bred by him¬ 
self, 2d prize. 
To Corning & Sotham, Albany, for their Short Horn and Here¬ 
ford heifer Eliza, imported, 3d prize. 
Class VI.—YEARLING HEIFERS. 
To Ezra P. Prentice, Albany, for his yearling calf “ Charlotte,” 
bred by himself, 1st prize. 
To John M. Sherwood, Auburn, for his yearling calf “Noma,” 
bred by H. S. Randall, Cortlandville, 2d prize. 
To John M. Sherwood, Auburn, for his yearling heifer “ Dian- 
the,” bred by J. Alexander, Burlington, 3d prize. 
To William Fuller, Skaneateles, lor his heifer calf “-,”bred 
by himself, 4th prize. 
OCy-All the animals, on which the above prizes were 
awarded, with the exception of the Hereford cow and 
the Short Horn and Hereford heifer of Messrs. Corning 
& Sotham, were thorough-bred improved Short Horns. 
Class VII.—GRADE COWS. 
To William Ward, Camillus, for his 8 years old half blood Hol- 
derness cow, 1st prize. 
To W. H. Sotham, Perch Lake Farm, for his half blood Durham 
cow, No. 1, 2d prize. 
To W. H. Sotham, PerchLake Farm, for his half blood Parham 
cow, No. 2, 3d prize. 
To W. H. Sotham, Perch Lake Farm, for his half blood Devon¬ 
shire cow, 4th prize. 
“The best grade cow which came under our observa¬ 
tion, belonged to G. V. Sacket of Seneca Falls, but he 
being one of the committee, generously withdrew hep 
from competition.”— [Report of Com. 
Class VIII.—GRADE HEIFERS, 
To H. S. Randall, Cortlandville, for his roan heifer, bred by 
himself, 1st prize. 
To G. V. Sacket, Seneca Falls, for his red and white heifer, bred 
by himself, 2d prize. 
To G. V. Sacket, Seneca Falls, for hjs roan heifer, bred by him¬ 
self, 3d prize. 
To H. S. Randall, Cortlandville, for his red and white heifer, 
bred by himself, 4th prize. 
Class IX— NATIVE COWS. 
“ The committee on native cows would report that 
very few cows, and those of an inferior quality, were 
to be found in the pens; and they probably not intended 
for exhibition. They regret that the farmers in this 
vicinity should have refrained from taking advantage 
of the very liberal encouragement offered by this socie¬ 
ty, by the false impression that cows were going to be 
brought from a distance which would have eclipsed the 
cows of this neighborhood. We are unwilling to be¬ 
lieve that there are not cows in this village and vicini¬ 
ty that would have honored the exhibition, and been a 
credit to the state. They regret that a matter so im¬ 
portant as the improvement of our native cows does 
not excite more attention Such cows must of 
necessity be the ground work of much of the im¬ 
provement in cattle. If a farmer has a cow pos¬ 
sessing some excellent qualities, he is prepared to im¬ 
prove in any desirable point. The general dissemina¬ 
tion of high blood animals renders such crossings easy 
and cheap; and it is a matter yet at issue whether such 
crosses will not make the most desirable animal for the 
common farmer. We want the best native cows for 
such crosses, and the committee are of opinion that the 
Executive Committee of the State Society are holding 
out liberal encouragement for active competition in the 
matter of improving our native cattle. In conclusion, 
we would add that we hope that no future committee 
will be under the necessity of reporting no competition, 
but let the farmer, the lawyer, the merchant, and me¬ 
chanic, bring forward their best cows, and render it a 
matter of nice discrimination to decide between them.” 
—[Report of Com. 
Class X—WORKING OXEN. 
To Caleb Gasper, Marcellus, 1st prize. 
To Samuel Allen, Jr., New-Haven, 2d prize. 
FAT CATTLE. 
To P. N. Rust, Syracuse, for the best yoke of fat oxen, one of 
which was bred by G. V. Sacket, 1st prize. 
BULL CALVES. 
To Ezra P. Prentice, Albany, for his thorough bred improved 
Durham bull calf “ Homer,”* 6 months old, bred by him¬ 
self, 1st prize. 
* This calf was sold by Mr. Prentice, at the Fair, to Mr. Dunn 
of Lyons, for $250, cash 
To Samuel Phelps, Ira, for his grade Devonshire, 2d prize. 
TO BREEDERS. 
To Francis Rotch, Butternuts, as the breeder of the best bull, 
prize. 
To the same, as the breeder of the best cow, prize. 
To the same, as the breeder of the best 2 years old heifer, prize. 
[The premiums to breeders having been offered by 
Mr. Rotch, he declined receiving more than a Certifi¬ 
cate of the Award, leaving the money ($30) with the 
Society, to be offered in premiums for the same purpose 
next year.] 
HORSES— Stallions. 
To Nathan A. Cooper, New-York city, for his bay horse “Mes¬ 
senger,” got by Membrino, dam by imported Messenger, 
1st prize. 
To J. B. Thompson, Fayetteville, for his bay horse “ Young 
Membrino,” got by Mr. Thorn’s Eclipse, dam by Mem¬ 
brino, 2d prize. 
To P. & G. Warren, Manlius, for their grey horse “Messen¬ 
ger,” got by Ehle Messenger, dam Queen Ann, 3d prize. 
To Caleb Gasper, Marcellus, for his bay horse “ Gasper,”— 
pedigree not known—4th prize. 
MARES. 
To Samuel Townsend, Canterbury, for his bay mare “Lady 
Syracusa,” by “ Onondaga,” out of “ Lady of the Lake,” 
1st prize. 
To W. Colton, Lenox, for his grey mare, 2d prize. 
To Wm. Cook, Lysander, for his bay mare, 3d prize. 
“ The committee on horses who have had the honor 
of being selected by the society, having examined the 
different horses exhibited to them with much care and 
attention, make the following report; in doing which 
your committee have endeavored, so far as their judg¬ 
ment would lead them, to take into consideration the 
interest and use of the farmer, as to the kind, form, 
size and blood of the horse from which the farmer 
should breed. 
1st. We consider the kind should consist of the horse, 
which, at market, would bring the largest price. An 
inferior horse can always be obtained for less money 
than it will require to raise him. 
2d. The form we consider should consist of sufficent 
height, length and breadth, well and strongly connected, 
placed on a set of limbs calculated to carry the same; 
the limbs to be composed of bone and sinew, and that 
alone, free from all flesh, gum, &.c. and we would add, 
clean and as free from hair as possible. 
3d. The size of a horse, the experience of your com¬ 
mittee has led them to believe should he sixteen hands, 
or as near that height as possible, considering that size 
the most saleable, which to the farmer and breeder is 
certainly very desirable. 
4th. The blood of a horse, although lastly named, is 
by no means (in the minds of your committee,) the least 
requisite, dnd we consider should consist of that which 
has proved itself of the greatest endurance, and in the 
judgment of your committee, no competition can be se¬ 
lected with that of England, from which in our hum¬ 
ble estimation, the finest blood has been obtained by the 
energy and enterprise of many American gentlemen, at 
very costly prices; we would instance the blood of Old 
Messenger, which has proved itself in every quarter of 
the state to which it has been taken, and is well known 
to all farmers and breeders of horses. 
Adopting these principles for their guidance, the committee 
adjudged the premiums as given above. The committee con¬ 
clude their report as follows : 
Your committee will here remark that many other 
stallions were shown; the want of limb in some, move¬ 
ment in others, and figure and size in most of them, 
prevented them from competition with those named. 
We would also remark that the horse called Sampson, 
(imported,) although a horse having great size, still in 
our judgment, wants the requisite qualifications for a 
farmer to breed from; and also the Canadian grey 
horse, we cannot approve of, for the reasons given, 
believing that we as a committee were to be governed 
in our judgment and decision by the simple fact of deci¬ 
ding from which horse, we, as farmers and breeders of 
horses, would breed. We would however say that the 
gentlemen who have imported those horses and have been 
to the trouble of exhibiting them, deserve the thanks 
of the society. We also have the pleasure to state, that 
your committee were unanimous in making the above 
report. We regret that the exhibition of mares and 
colts generally, were rather of an inferior order, and 
not such as farmers should breed from.”— [Report of 
Com. 
SHEEP— Class I.—LONG WOOLED. 
To Corning & Sotham, Albany, for their imported Cotswold 
buck, No. 1, 1st prize. 
To Corning & Sotham, Albany, for their imported Cotswold 
buck, No. 2, 2d prize. 
To Corning Sc Sotham, Albany, for their imported Cotswold 
buck, No. 3, 3d prize. 
To Robert S. Musson, Gilbertsville, for his pen of three Leices¬ 
ter ewes, being the only ones in this class, presented for 
exhibition, 2d prize. 
“ The committee would make honorable mention of 
three ewes presented by Mr. Henry Clift of Onondaga, 
which were a cross between the long wooled and the 
short wooled varieties, but inasmuch as they did not 
come exactly under the class they were requested to ex¬ 
amine, they could not award a premium to Mr. Clift, 
which under other circumstances they would have been 
very happy to have done.”— [Report of Com. 
Class II.—MIDDLE WOOLED. 
To Francis Rotch, Butternuts, for his South Down buck, 1st 
prize. , j 
To Uri Jackson, Jr., Butternuts, for his South Down buck, 2d 
prize. , 
To John Snook, Skaneateles, for his South Down buck, 3d 
prize. 
To Francis Rotch, Butternuts, for his pen of three South Down 
ewes, 1st prize. 
There being no others presented, the other premiums 
were not awarded. 
Class III.-FINE WOOLED. 
To Daniel Marsh, Pompey, for his buck, 2d prize. 
To Chester Moses, Marcellus, for his pe.n of ewes, 2d prize. 
“ The committee have first to express their great dis¬ 
appointment, on accuont of the very few sheep ex¬ 
hibited for premiums on this highly important occasion. 
And second, the indifferent character of those which 
came under their examination. 
In reference to the first remark, it is unnecessary to 
say, that the disappointment, and we may justly add, 
chagrin, now no less entertained by the immense body 
of spectators than by the committee—and it is confi¬ 
dently hoped and expected that on no future occasion of 
this kind will like disappointment again occur. The 
state of New-York has within its borders no less than 
five millions of sheep, and how astounding will it ap- 
pear abroad, when the fact is made known, that but 
barely seven sheep were exhibited of the class coming 
under the cognizance of the committee !! When it is a 
truth, and well known, that no state in the Union can 
produce so great a proportion of sheep producing fine 
wool, compared with the whole number within its 
bounds. The causes of this meagre display, however, 
are several and very obvious; and first, the expense of 
transportation, but more particularly timidity, grounded 
on the expectation of great competition and consequent¬ 
ly an apprehension of failure to obtain an award. This 
should not be so, for if many are disappointed, let it 
be noted and remembered, that on all future occasions 
of this kind, animals characterized by general excel¬ 
lence will meet with ready sale, and at prices much 
exceeding those in the immediate neighborhood where 
they belong. This remark is confirmed by the large 
number of wool growers who have come here at this 
time—and many from a distance—to make purchases 
of the class of sheep under consideration .—[Report of 
Com. 
SWINE. 
To C. N. Bement, Albany, for his Berkshire boar, Rip Van Win¬ 
kle, 1st prize. 
To Jesse Campbell, Sullivan, for his Berkshire boar, 2d prize. 
To P. N. Rust, Syracuse, for his Leicester boar, 3d prize. 
To Samuel Heeox, Lyons, for his Leicester boar, 4th prize. 
To C. N. Bement, Albany, for his Berkshire sow, 1st prize. 
To Anthony Van Bergen, Coxsackie, for his Berkshire sow, 2d 
prize. 
To Wm. McKnight, Syracuse, for his Berkshire sow, 3d prize. 
To L. G. Collins, Butternuts, for his Berkshire sow, 4th prize. 
ON PLOWS. 
To Howard Delano, Mottsville, 1st prize. 
To E. G. Holladay, Dansville, for the Lochlan Plow, 2d prize. 
To Elijah Wilson, Vernon, for the Livingston County Plow, No. 
4, 3d prize. 
To Chester Dexter, Utica, for the Wiskonsan Plow, 4th prize. 
To Mooers & Slater, Ithaca, for their double mold-board side- 
hill plow, an extra prize, equal to the first premium. 
To Stevens Cook ? for an improvement in the Onondaga Plow, 
an extra prize of $5. 
“ The committee appointed by the executive board 
to examine and test the valuable properties and im¬ 
provements in the plow, beg leave to report, that they 
have had a most arduous duty to perform. Near 20 
of them were presented for our inspection, and the 
committee are free to say that they never have seen so 
great a number of remarkably excellent plows together 
before, and have to regret that they are circumscribed 
in their award of premiums, when they are confident 
so many are entitled to the favor of the society. 
After as careful an examination of the subject as we 
have been able to give, and a trial of plows by the dy¬ 
namometer, we have awarded the first premium of $30 
to Howard Delano, for a very beautiful and high¬ 
ly finished plow, with a new form of a cutter in place 
of the common coulter, which we consider an improve¬ 
ment well worthy of a fair trial among the farmers of 
the coutilry. 
The second premium of $20, the committee have 
awarded to E. G. Holladay, for his plow, already favora¬ 
bly known as the Laughlin plow, and which the com¬ 
mittee found to work by trial with the Dynamometer 
with great ease of draft and steadiness. 
The third premium of $10, the committee award to 
Elijah Wilson, for a very fine well made and well pro¬ 
portioned plow, called the Livingston County Plow, 
No 4. 
The fourth premium, a diploma of the society, the 
committee award to Chester Dexter of Utica, for his 
Wiskonsan Plow. 
The committee have also determined to award an ho- 
nary premium equal to the first premium on plows, $30, 
to Moore & Slater, for a newly invented double mold- 
board side hill plow, which the committee believe will 
prove a very valuable acquisition to the farmer for many 
other purposes besides side hill plowing, it having per¬ 
formed admirably handsome work upon a level surface. 
The committee also award a premium of $5, to 
Stevens Cook for an improvement made by him in the 
mode of fastening the land side of the Onondaga Plow, 
including a very good model. 
The committee cannot close without saying that owing 
to the unpleasantness of the day, and the want of time, 
they were unable to devote that attention to this impor¬ 
tant subject, that this most important of all agricul¬ 
tural implements require, and we most earnestly re¬ 
commend to the society to devote more attention to this 
matter another year, and we hope that the competitors 
who have been unsuccessful this year will not be dis¬ 
couraged, but will continue to press forward in this 
grand work, recollecting that the committee distinctly 
say that the whole collection of plows exhibited were 
