New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-09-19
The State Agricultural Fair.
From the Edltor.
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The State Agricultural Fair.
From the Editor.
AUBUBN, Wednesday, Sept. 10th, 40.
This is the great day Of the F air and brighter,
pleasanter was never enjoyed by mortals The
cloudess sky and the fresh green earth harmonize
in producing rare external beauty and cheerful
ness tho showers of night before last have cooled
the atmosphere just sufficiently the People OF
Central and Western New York have assembled
by tens of thousands and still every train, every
thoroughfarc teens with hundreds more pouring
in. Never did Nature and Man more cordially
concur in giving zest to popular holiday
have been over the grounds, of course; seeing
much 10 interest. and but for the enormous multi
tude gathered which seems to me unparalleled
at any former Fair, should have seen much more
Icould say something the animals here exhibited
but believing Col. SKINNER can speak Of them to
better purpose leave them TO him. For the pre-
sent, will profer few suggestions on the infu
ences and uses of these Annual Fairs, or rather
few thoughts which this one has elected.
Mental Incidence is the chief danger Of the Farm
ers condition 1t is possible to exist in his vocation
with very little thought. Flowing this year and
next the fields that were powed perhaps by his
father thirty forty years ago, and harvesting
therefrom substantially the same grains and vege
tables the Farmer is in danger Of falling into the
habit of doing just as his father did, and for the
reason :hat his father did it. The old round of crops,
the old modes OF culture, the old implements, even
the old smoky and iuewasting fire place too
often chung TO, because the Farmer is hardly
that mower and better means to the same ends have
boo Cd md ar, ptnI . puaip m ,p
the old thing in the old why than To incur the ex
ponse aud trouble of changing for the better, EVENT.
aware of its existence.
The moral OF the air is IMPROVEMENT. Fifty
thousand Farmers and Farmers Sons, with
Ten thousand Farmers wives and daughters,
semble once II year TO witness an exhibition OF
the choicest products OF their calling ii, our State.
He who has the counterpart OF Pharaoh rs lean kline
finds at the Far the noblest display OF Neat Cat
tie seem so of Horses, Sheep, Swine, &c Of
Fruits and Grains there is like abundance of the
best 1t is possible that he who has drudgcd ON
contented with ten to twenty bushels Of Grain To
the acre, perhaps with two or three varieties OF
ordinary Fruit, perhaps with little or none. should
be content to 10 on III that way? When he sees
us he may here, Squashcs weighing LAG pounds
each,--fve that grew on one vine weighing over
500 lbs.-can he go home satisfied to grow those of
a tea-kettlc size only When he that other
farmers have profusion of Pears Peaches Grapes
Ounces, &c. from few acres of land will he jog
on with his orchard of middling Appletrees only :
1t seems hardly possible that one Farmer, who ev
or thinks at ALL crn.go away from the State Fair
without resolving to be u better farmer thereafter
without feeling ruer pride in his calling and
frmer resolution to improve and excel in it.
But this is not all, The Farmer is here brought
in contact with all that has recently been done in
the other Useful Arts in aid OF his own calling
Here Is an endless variety OF Agricultural lmplc-
ments-Fsnning Mills Cradles. Sythes Forks
Hoes &c. &c,--as also Household utensils--Stoves,
Ovens Kitchen.ware, nc. There are not less
than u dozen newly Patented Stoves alone, some
of them valuable Improvements on those exhibited
last year, l mean to speak OF them herea,er.-
Every thing invites TO comparison, to reflection,
and thence to Improvement In the Plow alone,
the improvements of the last few years have SC
cured the blowing Of four acres with the labor and
power formerly required for three And the end
doubtless is not yet One such Fair as this is
worth more TO the People of State than dozen
glorious victories in the field OF human slaughter
"A State Temperance Convention was In SEES
sion throughout yesterday, and will soon assemble
ssain--ludcc ], VAS SnkESsgRG of Steuben Co
President. The attendance was quite full and the
debates very animated, especially in the even
ing. A resolution declaring Liquor selling a crime
and therefore TO be punished as clearly as any 9TH
er crime has been the main subject OF debate Ii
finally passed by Very large MAJORITY. Mr. CAlr.
o.
Rumseains and the effec, OF the business on the
fortunes. hives and deaths Of the dealers ans; their
families
Auburn voted No License las, Nav. and the
vote has been pretty fairly enforced have seen
no liquors displayed for sale any where, though of
course some are sold at such time as this But
during two days al festive gathering OF Ten
Thousand when l came here % Forty Thousand
now. have not seen single person Intoxicated
And We, we are told No License, has ruined the
Temperance canse, Don't believe word oiis
Messrs. Al, VAN buren, ard F, P BLAIx are
among the yisisers here Gov. SEWARD is absent
attending trial at Cooperstown, K.e.
WiScoSsIN.-La tcr returns from Milwaukee Co
ooahrm what we gave the other day as the proba.
bic result. The Wings have carried the Sheriff
Register and Treasurer, the three hes. Offices in
the County, one member OF the House. Mr. w.
w, BROWN and one Delegate to the Convention
j. H. TwEEpY.
~ JAms G. BrRSEr has written letter urs.
ing the nomination of candidate for the Presaen.
cy other than himself assigning Ill health as sea
son for the change. a more potent reason is tia,
the party is sick Of him as s candidate
If Father Ritchis denies the truth of tie re