New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-10-10
American Flowing and spading
Mnichc,-Quecns County Fair.

The Annual Plowinc and Spadinc Matches Of the
American Institute came of yesterday afternoon at
the village OF Flushing, L l. at which place and
time the Queens County Annual Agricultural and
Horticultural F air 'ras in session
The s,eanboa, Srffok left Castle Garden at 10
o'clock with about 500 passengers on board. mostly
members OF the Institute. ladies enough TO ensure
polite behavior. not to say rallantry and few
strangers of note-among whom noticed Gen.
Dearborn of Massachusetts Hon c Mercer OF Virginia,
Col Philip Spiro A,tache of the Government of the al
and of St Eustata NJ Ellsworth Of Connecticut, and
gentleman from Virginia, whose name escaped The
band OF the ID regiment L : Artillery Governors
Island consisting OF = performers, led By Serc Horn
accompanied the party and gave some " music that
music" 10 the enliyenment and great qualification
of all on board Arriving the Village OF Flowers the
party wns greeted with salute from pair OF six pound
ers placed on the bank and worked in good style The
band was invited to ride up in the wagon drawn Ivy
whole of only seventy two oxen 80 yoke The
invitation accepted and in trice Serst Horn and
his platoon OF hornists contemplating the eyrsons
OF haa dozen ux horns giitterng n cloud OF dust wor
thy the magnitude OF the team that raised It. The Com
Inecs md strangers followed some in carriages and
hundreds on foot and after short march the process
sion halted the grounds OF Mr. Parsons nall nile
East OF the village
Under the direction OF \ Committee, headed by Dr.
joseph Bloodcood matters quickly arranged, and
the following having drawn for places were set to
work PloviRg--Thomns Holiday OF Flashing oxen;
William Hobbs do do, Joseph MoTrcll OF Gowanus
do Joseph Fitzgerald OF Flushing. do Joseph Swane
Of Shrewsbury do Nathan Terry OF Ncwtown. Mules :
Philip Ayen, OF Flushing Oxen Asa Mum OF Orange,
n. j. do Joseph Brewster of English Neiehborhood
Horses. SpGdiHS-ihouas Farrell OF Flushing Barnard
Kelly OF Flairnds Joseph Fitzgerald OF tatands, Henry
O'Connor OF Flushing James Bryant OF Flushing. The
4 lat-ip .is .uir. t1rg
ofpcbbc stone III IT, which made the work very lahorous
especially keep the burrows oieven depth One pow
broken and the others got through IN all sorts OF
time OF the trial OF thcse plows by the dynamometcr
could learn particulars. The job 10 be done was
ono eighth OF acre; first prize Silver Cup OF $
value second do. Silver Medal 3D. Diploma
Messrs Van Buren, Johnson Smart aud Pearsall were
appointed Judges ASA Mum OF Orange, n. J. won
the Cup Philip Avent OF Flushing took the Medal, and
John Brewster of English Neishborhood the Diploma.
For the Spadng the prizes were oil similar form and
value Mcssrs. Bloodgood. Parsons and Choules Were
the Judges The Cup awarded TO Thomas Farrell
Medal Barnard Kelly I'VE think and the Diploma
to Joseph Fitzgerald.
During the Spadinc Match Gen. Dearborn delivered
brief and pertinent Address under large oak tree IN
the hcld His themes were Dignity OF Labor, lmpor
lance OF Agriculture and Necessity VI Protection 10 our
Industry A salute hrcd the close of the field
mancuvcrs and the crowds wended boatward
But the Messrs. Parsons whose houses sarrisoned
the roads were not TO be left thus they invited the
Committees and strangers from distance to their
spectiye mansions and seated them al tables overloaded
with the abundance OF Earths tribute the industrious
and Agricultural beet that would satisfy John
Bull himself ham of dimensions torbidding
striped bass very long, very wide very thick and
very good sHch apple pudding city cuisine
dreamed of hne Caawba grapes preserved peaches
with real cream, another unknown dish IN town. and
many other good things but better than all was the
frank cordial hospitality the scrufulou neaness Of the
Quaker farmers mansions.
These families we notice pissaaf, have occupied
their farms almost 200 yenrsthe house in which OF
them lives built in l6o IN 1914 It's doors now
in use were od by the celebrated George Fox found
er OF the Society of Friends (Quaker aud before the
house stands An oak under which Fox often preach
ed The Messrs Parsons still adhere 10 the old faith
and the old homestead.
AT o'clock the party from thi. city returned having
spent delightful day and nope advanced the cause
OF scientific agriculture.
We barely caught glimpse OF the Fair oil friends
in Queens Co Under vast tent we found splendid
display of howers crediiable alike the florists who
raised and the artists who arranged them rnagnih
Temple OF Liberty round the center pole formed OF
eyerCrcens dahas. roses. &C sc had Inc effect We
had not time 10 examine any thing, to hear word
OF the Anniversary Address delivered in the Presbyte
rian Church by D. P. Gardner, NJ D. well compliment
"A arfor