Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-11-02


AIh.CoLIUtE AND MANUFACT URES
JeGerson cohniy.-'fhe Agricultural Society
meiu 'hrir anniversary on the 2Stii and 10th
oepiieuuer.,-th aadi,ion tothe exhibition of
Satue, the flannel ana wo0lien YARN produced
oy MISS richardson, Of WATERFOWL and
straw bonnet by Miss Fletcher of Sacket,'.
naroor, made 10 imitation OF LIE ghorn, excit-
,e,i"r ~, 'aeniIo'i, as they were certaniysu-
Leiior 10 any article OF the kind ever made ia
'hat county: The. cloth and carpetting were
y generally good. The maple sugar Was The
msst eyer before exhibited. MAJOR General
Bro~2 (trst vice-president) delivered .,n sd
dress on which The Editor of the Sackeft's
datbor CARTE remarks as follows: 10 ar
tempt subscription OF this eloau and highly
pleasInS production, We are sure, wonId be
doing injustice To the high standing lis
author so Jnstly maintains AS "a soldier. a Farm.
er, a friend TO the manufacturers or a man nj
general SCIENCE. We sincerely hope that the
Ienerhi VIII allow 1t TO be published, as we
think II well calculated TO elevate and di.nify
The general commas ding the army this cr..t
repubiic--who, like his important preaece,
SOC, Is equally useful 10 his country as CHI.
zen IN time OF peace, as when at the head NJ
her armies, III the tented field"
lie premiums were distributed by e. Raw
de-Chanmont, presideut.-The Society par.
io3k OF good dinner in farmer styie, in
DD'a,'iuins erected FOR a paper mandatory.
The festivities were closed by u ball at which
Si ladies were present.
Herkinaer coaniy.-The first cattle show and
iair TOOK place on The 18th inst. 1t the viia:e
Il A n
forenoon. the farmers from the different oaris
oit'i" county arrived with specimen. of their
prouuce, and Witt their horses cattle sheen
ana swine, ani gVeies OF domestic manuiac'
lures Tor the shesy- The vilage was crow ded
10 overhown:g. The horses cattle sheen and
SWINE were remarkably fine. In cattle we
ieei comhdent no adjoining county has exceed
- In our manufactures we also discovered
mech taste aud very great ,iIDprove,neut~the
cioths and iiannels were vefy handsome. A
much larger Quantity OF domestic mamufac-
iH'ea goods was exhibited than WAS anticipate
co, showing conclGsiteiy That flie o. states
may, 'cheDeper they riuh. he independent of
AZ 10 eigb manufacture"
La The article of cheese we feel confident we
nave not been our done either in 0uauiitv or
qualify, IN proper ton 10 The humble, of cows
tue DAIRY which took the first premium ave-
f"geu 212 lbs. OF cheese TO lie cow 20 cows
ana The one which TOOK the second premium
aVerased $40 IIis To the COW cow
An address Was deliver ed bythe Pre.deut.
w persons raItook OF dinner. aud the festi-
Vties were Concluded by a splendid ball.
ALBANY COUNTY,
lie Fair OF The Agricultural; Societv fook
place at Albany ca tie 18th and I3ti, inst
ihe exhibition OF animals and household
H'"hniacIhFes was respectable for this first
essay. ihe cowsexhbited by Mr. Bullock.
tAe stock OF HORSES by Mr.. Schnyipr and lie
improved breed OF sheep nv Mrssrs HulIerk
anu Dunn, were extremely fine, aud excited
Reuerai adiiIfatldn Several buiis far oxen
s"t"ei anu rehidEkaftfe large Calf six months
oi'' also attracted much attention. The house
hO'd idbrics reflected great credit upon The
lar competitors and Afforded KATHERINE evil
d"nce OF lie ability OF our females TO render
Us independent OF the looms of Europe for our
wearing apparel"
On theoseond day procession was formed
al haii paSt eleven, III front OF the Mansion
mouse, Consisting OF about $50 officers .nd
heInD"iS OF tie society the governor and 9TH
ei oficeTS o1 government, cItizeu and strsu-
gers, escorted BY the four uniformed Comma
MES OF the city.
AT Tue cnurch AN address was delivered by
Tue president, tIIe non. Stephen Van Rensse-
is'f' me repurtS Ot committees were read
aud The prennrns distributed by Chief jus.
ucf spencer, VINO Was himself Il successful
Competitor with the former The festivilies
were conclGded by farmers diRne,., at the
PidnSion house, provided by Mr. Skinner.
lAibaay .Irgas
i9ciureS. exhibited II Albany at The late TAR,
Was sample of window glass, nianniactur, d
ny -. NJ: Gregory, Esq. at Sand Lake in the
county OF RENSSELAER,. For qiltIit, and trans
paIehcy. Tue best judges of this article, have
pronounced IL equal, ii not superior 10 ANY
IN ,de Ia this country. m
The Grunge County Shoic Of CaflIe and Hnnu-
Goshen. Ii was highly honorable c<IibI-
numerous cOncOuTse Of people. OurinfoItno-
TOMS too limited to give d statement OF lie do
Higs OF that day, but We are in hOpesto he en-
abled neat week TO give il 10 our readers OIL
%'"iJ' [hadSr.