The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-09-30
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STATE AGRICULTURAL FAIR.

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The greet "thvse dssp ~ r.asnss erosds:--ivy %
sgricuhure.- The sxhibitiop --The -Four Asis.
TIE Iadixs.--D isiis,euishsd visiisrs---Tfiai "
plouxhs.-Ih< plosxking sstck.--Ths sdires.---
Prize cattle Dsaribusion Of prisss, &c. &c.
The State fair held last week, VIC arc assured by
those best capable Of forming correct opinion, was
one of the best well ~ largcst which have been
held in the State. The receipts Of articles for exh-
bi,ion the arrangement Of them the decorations Of
the ground, halls &C., were not completed before
Tuesday night. All day on Tuesday, a. veil as
Monday, ARTICLES and animals were arriving and
being entered for exhibition. BY ten o'clock on
Monday night, the principal hotels and many PR
waite houses were crowded; and on Tuesday the ar
rivals were continued with no apparent falling on
until nearly night, when considerable numbers be-
longing in this county, went homo TO spend the
night, only to return IN greater numbers on Wed
nesday.
Al nine a. m. on Tuesday, the trial Of ploughs
took place on the farm ofMr. Daniel Mason, on the
New Hartford road, two miles from the city. A
large number attended. Lands were measured and
rtaked out by the committee, on field of green
sward and the ploughs first tested with atwo-horse
team BY each taking three burrows around the land;
and then by the instruments for testing the amount
of force required to move each one in the soil.
About twenty-five ploughs were entered for trial,
some of them Of most admirable construction.
There were different kinds, adapted 10 different
soils. Among them, for comparison, was an old
,;on' trial srh com - rso ~ nlonoh. uas h;rhIv
. interes.inr. = p''-e"'' 49,
Fhe f.ir grounds ware not men n general visit
ers--that e. to snv, but ths officers and mem-
her. ~ ~. sor;.svy mil, Wv.dne-day morning
Proh.h,v ,s,.D,v ,Sycr.unS sr.Ons low ss,,.
mats listed ~ src',nd. .pd v;c;n;tu IN Tuesday.
IN T,,.sdsw srd vvsdrs.dau NIGHTS ali he bo,es
hos rd;rc. hcrsss ,cds;ng -hoses and MANY nrivate
dwsl;ns, u,srs crowds5 from, foundation 10 r;dge-
,c,s - i. Ssnw ,sce,, ~ seen il Was readily nc.
crn,sd nrcvd.d (, w.s thunder covcrn
The cs,slr horsss sheen' and swine intended for
h;h:,;S. -. ~, H., H. ,,is..S - ~ sr.io.
sm,s nr vvsdr..s.v s,,,r,;ns b,,, were s,shled or
nss,.r.d ,s.r ~ rr.r;ses AZ these places thew
cre vs;,ed md ;nsnrcsed IN great numbers roueh
a largo n,,nbsr Of blood hor,es were brought to
,hc fsir-wishont counting we shomId saw ih;rtv-
as NJ Ana III n 6ne order ana mosi of ,hey
snlendid s1ecimsns ~ ahorse-aesh - :
~ uhrerd;no cattle - n Iea., .even,v or e;pbtv
specimens were exhibited Of ali The beat varieties,
ma most ~ ,hsr, ~ ss,onsh;nc s;,e and hesm,v
There = we h.isve NO vsluabs breed either Il
Frsisnd ~ n,sr;cs AZ wh;ch ,h.re was M, me.
cimsn here. And there were several nairs Of oxen
~ srs.. ~. .sr"us,h "a .,,rsc,;vs .nncsroncs =
hsrs ~srs slso c,,,sr,,. .nec;,,,sns ~ tha var;.
et;es ~ sheen and swine JJnan the south side Of
,hs ga g,s anu vsr;s, oS pSr;cnroI tools and
;nrrassnsn,s we're srh;5;,sd on IN oman ground
49,. H., 80 ,,;r.J : ,,,,,, ~ ch;n. SsorLed
nv orse.hnrs. nowsr which hw means Of !, heavy
WOOD screw 6r,ws I ssu,nn directly inward ont II
,hs .-r,,ra Az ,hr.sh;na. ,.ach;nes rann;n !.
min. ch.ss.-crlrs s,rsra,ns chssse. nrs.ses M,
~, 49,. a. a. II.o hne, r;,cbforLs csasd-
s,s,."- a. ' - $3.50 -
,rh.,. 80. so,,~ -. ro,esa tld;nos .,,o,,.sa
:, sh;sh .s,c,.. ,vh,cS ,o;rh, he ;nmssd ~, ~,
$500 49, ri..sd The Sr., called aEs-y,.rs
Hi .,ns.;,pd s,..;.,,sm. ~ ,hssss hu,,sr a.
r. ..ccrd csils1 "Msch.r;cs Hail - con,.;nsi
800. : sss.,;.Ss,v.svn~ nachrs ~ full o,asrs.
go 49, 49,. .ch;r.s .nd ;n.,r,,r.n,. * ~
r;on. ~ ~.y.rnss.,. sr.cmsrs ~ no,,srv a. Az
49,, h.;id;r~ c.iiIT or sd;s., si, 4. cnn,.;nad
~.s;,,s.. ~ ,ssls s.o~k 80 49,, - d;s..
~ 1890 ma I;rds of ex,raor1;narv l,san,v
and 6nish- a. quilts Sountcrpanes, coverlcs.
carpets, cloth. capss, collars gloves, lace, &C. And
The fourth building, called HFloral Haln--which
vus tnstofullv docovatcd with eyergrcens bv the
voune lsdics and rentlomcn of Utica. under the d.
rscticn Of DR.. Thompson OF Aurora, Cayuga coun-
tv-oontaned MANY varieties Of vegetables Of enor
mous - and :uperior QUALIFY: specimena Of
plants, in fruit and il Blossom; specimens of grea,
vsriety Of fruits, melons, &C.; and wonderful va
riety Of the most beautiful flowers, arranged in
seone and earthcn pots, which greatly added 10 the
beauty or the scsne 'GF
Zach q these bu''dinss contained two passages
0rcugn their entire length, Tor spectators 70 puss
ana these were 20 constantly crowded and cfammcd
on Wsdnesday with human beings, AZ TO be almos,
impassaole. OhawIs, cares, collars, dresses, DC,
were occasionally torn 10 the jam, by accident; but
the bess temper prevailed "entireiy" as an Irish.
man would says and oil bore with patience the ncci
dens ana disaPPontmcnis consequent upon the
P's ~ W 2, suSn 81 .t Imm .;e cow
II 49,. NJ 80 ~, a., ,h.,s
s,,r "a n;~h.. srJ ,..~, ,c 49, $500 ;,,d"". !,
1870. 1870. ,ha.'. MI -, y y,
a ' . e. s.,0a. ~ U.s.. - 10y " v.su,y
.nyus.. $3.50 - my 800 a.'u oonsun.y
s.'s ~ va ~ appaoa'n -. n
49, 80 an: =. ~: va. o1owu, ou'
W. PcasIni wec su'ny % ,cIoaung any dIs'uro-
a'.'., anu my yoI WI.nPuy eAPeneu rom inc
ga o ~ , L. W" 80 0s Ti.a,.S parac
S.,1 ... ~ ..y" 20 'E . Mau'
80. ~ So'y' nav '' P''.'' p'Ss0 - Say uo''nfS
The magnetic telegraph was ~ operation from an
elevated point on the ground 70 the American hotel
at the railroad terminus, and worked 10 admiration.
great many prominent individuals, from various
per's o. inc STATE ana rom New England ana Can
ada were present, as members OF the State society
ana vlsiters.
lhe weather, on wednesday, was very mild,