Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-09
THE SARATOGA FAIR.
FROM THE TRIBUNE.

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| We make the following extract from letter tina
appeared in the Washington {" Union" on Wednes
day evening last in relation to the State Agrcultu
raj Fair at Saratoga. 1t is from the pen of one o
the best OF our newspaper writer's
There fine horses at the fair One of the ECLIPSE
blood obtained the first premium Black Hawk (the famous
Northern hotter) obtained premium Black Hawk pro
nounced by Mr. Skinner be OF the finest horses Anne
rica His merits will be made known the world through
the report of committee, of which my friend Zadock Pratt
was chairman He is splendid ANIMAL and out-tros any
thing under the
The Fair wasattended by number of Southern gentle
men, and among those who took interest in the exhibition
noticed some residents of Washngton-Major Heiss Col
Knox Walker, Mr. Hulseman, of the Diplomatic Corps and
Mr. Bagdenthe last of whom selected for purchase pair
OF Devonshres that admired than any the field
Mr. j. g. Skinner has prescrptiye title TO the regards
and to the honors of all agricultural associations He
the father OF them in this country and has been their Jealous
and steadast promoter He appeared this occasion merely
as visler, though citizen of this State Mr. Skin
ner was acquainted with all the stock the ground, and
with every thing else that constituted the exhibition Mr.
Skinner has done promote taste for agriculture ho
hcuure and the improvement of stock than any in the
country lie started the first agricultural paper in this
try Internationally thirty years ago., and conducts
the most useful one-tho Farmers Library
1t not generally known but it somewhat remarkable
that Mr. Skinner imported and made known the Peruvian
guano twenty-five years ago. He distributed it Tin small
parce TO agricultuss for experiments with directions for
Its use, copied from Humboldt and other Spanish writers but
The article attracted attention this country until the B
sh agcuturss had learned appreciate it, and had carried
of whole islands Of it.
by the way, need very much from some Of these So
cieties report from committee of competent persons upon
the application OF guano tested by series Of well
aged experiments, extending through number of years.
Gov. Hill, of New Hampshire, assures that he has used
for two years past with great in the culture Of
and potatoes He considers it very valuable manure
northern climates where the Short and the e
fects OF it he has found TO be durable"
The correspondent of the Uno in the kindness Of his re-
CARDS for Mr. SKINNER, might have added the Alpaca
and all the other sheep peculiar Peru about the in
PRODUCTION of which into England so much has been sad and
for the Importation of which company has been formed in
this State, that far back t,centy-siI years ago, Mr.
Skinner caused them all be engraved published beside
their portraits full memoirs of their natural history and quail
ties adapted the United States. More than twenty years
ago he imported the first improved shoho cattle into Ma
yland merely let the public what they really were and
for the late General Van Rensselaer, whose friendship and
correspondence he enjoyed to the day his DEATH he import
ed three cattle Of the breed into this State which
81 900 in Liverpool.
Mr. S. than twenty years ago. the instance
of Governor Clinton, elected along with the late Judge Buell.
corresponding member Of the great London Horticultural So
ce, when believed these three gentlemen the only
persons who enjoyed that distinction in this country More
than twenty years ago he correspondence with the late
great Norfolk farmer Mr. Cooke Earl Of Leicester and with
Sir John Sinclair from whom he received with his autograph
marginal notes, copy of his celebrated Code of Agrcu
ture 1t to Mr.. s. that Sir John first impaired for pub
LEGATION his agricultural correspondence with General Wash
ington the agricultural capabilities of the several States of
the Union.
All these things appeared in the pages of the American
Farmer, commenced without single subscriber in April 1919,
more than twenty eight years ago. that if honorary
beshP resolutions of thanks and presentations of plate and
other testimonials from agricultural societies in every State
where they have been formed give claim admission
cattle show grounds friend, the Editor of the Farmers
Library would appear be entitled to the Of them ALL
We happen know that he has lately had vtaons to attend
and to address such associations from Washington county,
Pennsyv to Boston, Massachusetts, Well directed, them
was the kind notice of the correspondent Of the Union.