The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-09-18
THE GREAT AGRICULTURAL FAIR
AT SARATOGA.
THE ADDRESS OF THE HON. SILAs WRIGHT

&c. &c &c.
FIRST DAY.


FIRST opportunity Of informing your readers how matters
and things are going on here
AZ might be expected, the town is all excitement At
every corner are seen horses CATTLE poughs sheep,
thrashng machines &C., and the usual number Of itne
rant strop vendors Pedars and gingerpop shops
Immediately outside Of the fair grounds there are
Der of tents containing curious things Of every
and kind tho most conspicuous Of which In which
for the psltry Of six and quarter cents real
live female Anaconda with her progeny may
be Close to this last mentioned tent is General
Tom Thumbs own house." . spacious edifce, large
enough to hold all the Thumbs in the universe Small
the General s he has mighty great spirit Of which we
hav- ample evidence in his independent towards
the authorities of this town. and in his erection of
this temporary residence Tor himself and suite.
rather disappointed entering the enclosure of
the fair to find that not tenth part of the animals and
implements that had been entered for exhibition had
yet arrived neither the decorations Of the temples
budingso contain the horticultural agricultural
productions of our country friends, completed. The
buildings to be erected but the display thus far
IL far from being complete it will be tomorrow and
the next day In fact the fair has not yet commenced
although this to have been the first day Of the exh
bition.
The list Of premiums IL much larger than any hereto
fore offered by the Association; and the competition, 1t
from the preparations that have baen made and the list
Of entries that this will be Of the most encouraging
exhibitions ever held by the Association,
The annual address prepared your already
know by the late slas Wright will be the day
to morrow the large tent by the Hon John A. Dix.
Herr Alexander sivori, and Hers are here He has
hired the old Episcopal chapel as place for exhibiting
his necromsntio powers and siyor and Herr will give
concert at the United States.
SECOND DAY.
SARATOGA, Sept is, ls47.
In consequence Of from this place closing with
Lc.,. bale h.A
necessarily to make my despatch much shorter than
intended Having more time to-day shall be little
the fair and n and tnep tsKs them
through the several buildings erected for the exhibition
Of agricultural implements imple ments appertain.
Ing to and products the dairy productions Of the
den and the field; and then take them round the en-
closure and direct their attention to the specimens Of
are entered for exhibition and competition
And first to the outside On ascending the hill, at
the bottom of which the Congress Spring and beyond
which is the fair ground visers sauted with every
kind Of base and rascsy music The sounds OF cracked
fddes, drums and banjos, each played upon by man
who psys' whatand how he chooses, assai your ears
end II there be moments interruption, you assaed
by fellow in front of wooden shed with greasy cap
on his head, and white apron before him. who baws at
you that he has warm meals and hot oyster s0up'
ready for all customers. Passing this fellow, and
wishing him and his warm meals some distance from
Saratoga you meet q tent with large daubing Of
the letters underneath inform you real live
crocodile, to see which, you have only TO expend
one shilling Here's to be seen real live crocodile
gentleman The ONLY of its size that cached
this part Of the world Bang, bang bang from the old
drum inside Further another tent with three al
lgators from the Mississippi and one from tho Nile
Still further, and Q mammoth Buffalo weighing eight
thousand pounds, less, be seen for sh
ling And In tent which looks as If 1t was made
In the year Of the deluge to be two Brahmin
bullocks, Chinese Junk, and some Guinea pigs Wen
take turn towards the entrance to the fair and let
get out OF the current little and we shall not only avoid
the danger Of being down. but likewise escape the
opportunities Of those dirty looking fellows to step in
gentlemen step in gentlemen Warm meals and hot
ready n all times % In avoiding these
however, wo have got in the midst OF crowd collected
round the immortal man, who is amusing his
hearers with anecdotes of the miracles his strops
accomplished, each of course concluding with the
morable words few left gentlemen twenty Ave
cents apiece
Now let us enter the fair ground first attach your
bit Of ribbon that Col johnson handed tc you to your
and let US take survey Of the whole from where
stand Immediately In 'front.' you Floral Hall de-
dicated to the exhibition of the productions Of Flora;
but that oblsing goddess has been kind enough
to permit her sisters Pomona and Ceres to occupy
. portion Of 1t, for the exhibition Of their produc
tons What rent they pay Gsponent knowsth not but
you the agricultural implement department--the
ladies' department and the dairy department. and that
large tent where the annual address, written by the
late Hon silas Wright, will be delivered by
Hon. John A. Dix The pigs, calves, bulls, sheep &c ),
&c. are In pens near the fences and that crowd which
you Is It the place where the horses Are exhibit
ton
Let us now take walk round. Let 60 into the
agricultural department. and let what farmers
have been doing the year past You are puzzled, no
doubt, about which to look at hrst we'll never mind,
you have plenty Of time What t T. this. This Is an
inches deep and eleven wide with single team Here
Is Of the kind with wheels coulter, and draft
rod made by Rugges, Nourse Mason, for performing
| extra deep poughiDg Here is another plow made
pressy for recaimng meadows, which by means Of q
crane cevs enables the animals to tread on the un
broken ground capital thing, and tho inventor de-
the lasting gratitude OF every of horse and
in the land Now let take look at these small plows
here for clsyey SOIL here for powng corn aud
here others numerous to mention Look at that
side hill plow with the changeable mould board which
enables the farmer to pillow horizontally side hills Here
Is soil plow-here self arpening adjustable
steepointed plows-here left-hand pillow with coulter
and wheel here sod plow-here patent centre draft
plowbut you have enough Of plsws let look at
the Geddes harrow very gooddouotless 1t will do the
we'll That large harrow is called the Scotch har-
row Here Is q corn cultivstor Of an improved kind
Here Is . hand cultivator. That large machine is q
field roller which every farmer should have Those cast
iron scrapers which you excellent things for
cavating and making roads in the country. Here
some fine hoes. That triple hook is root and bush
Puer very useful In stumpy land hitch your cattle to
1t, and the root must come Here transplant ting
trowes garden rakes and weeders; here seed planter
which burrows the ground plants the seed and
1t in all at once-a very good labor saving machine.
Here's corn planter and another seed planter of
ther patent Here you dozen varieties Of tanning
mills, horizontal aud other ones Here is thrashipg
and winnowng machine; put in the sheafs at end
and fill your bags with the grain at the other Here you
have every variety Of vegetable cutters each is good
cutting straw corn stalks, &c, for the of your
mich COWS. Let US look ut those shelters and
crushcrs; excellent implements they are Here Ia
lactometre WHICH would bs OF great service In
New York. to test the weakness of the chalk and
water sold by our conscientious mikmen under
the name of milk. Grindstones hung in every
shape before you, but they are dul-ookins
afairs-so we'll take look at those patent horse rakes
One Of these machines, with a to direct it and
horse to draw it, will do much work twenty men
These are excellent scythesfeel the edgehow sharp.
Hay forks and manure forks in any quantity In thu
corner there They look good and strong. What do
think Of that patent churn and this one and
oneall excellent There's one of Motifs agricultural
here Is large bell from Mennely f0un-
dry in Troy. What's this cheese press tremendous
power, lever principe-very good These handy
wheelbarrows shoves and yokes, chains and hoops
pruning and chises pruning knives and threshing
machines portable mills Here's sausage machine
as large as twenyfour FOUNDER gun, which loaded
and discharged in almost the same gun but
with different kind Of ammunition Instead Of pow
der and ball. they charged with pork cut into small
pieces and spices. Here is patent moving machine
mill geariDg-and what is thisl an apple. pairing
chine-yes, try, an apple pairing machine stick
| your apple, large or small, that thing like din.
ner fork, and after revolution Of fork your
apple is pared crack, and one apple Is parsl-
crack, another Excellent continuance, Du good bye to
| the apple bees this age oil prpgress will