New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-06
THE stnte RaIr.
II ne Editor Of The Fyr5i"es
~ ~. albany FAtR, Wednesas7, SEPT

IL
ALBANY FAN, Wedneaaay sepi-
have been straying about he T air the last
three hours in considerable be Eilderment Among
al the sis hts it was hard TO Judge what WAS en-
titled to special notice. Itseemed az il the Wdols
scene had sprung up by magic. The day is brh.
liant, and its gladaome rays enhanced considerably
the beauty, variety and extreme novelty OF the
Fair The frs. object attracting every oues al
tenton, and toward which every stepisdirec'ed' Is
the Floral Hall From early morning it has been
crowded with fashiontb es, rot the least remark
able among whom are tina Western country girls,
with their fresh soft bloom and those tlnts Of
heAltbiness so seldom met with among the 0eauSi'
fa and gifted OF our voluptuous cities In this
respect at lea.t the clear bracing air has asserted
its predominence
The flowers are ranged on benches round the
platform. where pumber Of Pianos are ranged ior
exhibition. Occasionally LADY or gentleman Sis
dovpand strikes few notes at first, it rn9y BE- tor
t,ial Init. aeduced by the harmony evoked, the
strain ia continued for the sake OF It's enjoyment
do not profess critical judgment, and even i pos
aesged such, the elegance and excellence Of every,
thing in this pavilion would exclude the hardhood
of attempting to give an amateur preference. -
There are rewards for professional c0Uecttons, and
rewards for each particular family thus, tor the
bestroses, the greatest variety and the grestest
dissimilarity Of oolors the best Daiahs, thus
greatest variety best "a oissimilN bl9oms, best
angle Daiiahs AID so on 70. other flowers.
Then comes the Fruits, which are on the same
stand They are equally varied, equally tempting
and almost Of equal excellence. Pears, Nectarinea
Peaches Plums, &c for which there are forty dIi.
r.. < 70 Thzra
are beside ii eons Of every variety. Ia aem2il
pavilion in front Of this principal one, are the ege'
tabler, for which there are twenty-three olterent
nremiums Here there seems TO be no doubt az to
the superiority almost in every class The specl
mems from the garden of Henry Wall, ESQ Ida
Troy, are OF Incompatible superiority In appear
ance.
| pass from this at once to the Cattle, az being
the fret on the list Of the S}ciety. Somg are Of
sUrpassipg excellence A pair Of fat bullocks be-.
longing TO Mr. Sheldon of Ceyuaga Co Tney are
Of the Durham breed measure nearly 81 feet high,
9 feet III gth and weigh So owt. and 81 TO- An
other pair belonging to air. w ellsworth, though not
40 large sre noble animals, and seem even better
breed A pair of year old Devon Steers, owned
by Mr. Gilbert OF Madison Co. are OF faultleas
beauty and pure blood. In this department IN gen
eral understand that for variety aud excellence,
the Exhibition is far beyond anything ever seen 10
America The superiority il principally obsery.
too, in Sheep especially Of the fac wool breeda
from Vermont ard Connecticut az well az from
thia State The entries in this well as every
other department. are larger than at any former
Exhibition by at leaat onethrd
Ia the Hall Of Manufacture is one great novelty,
namely q stesm engine at full WORK and turning,
or working seven or eight different descriptions Of
macbnery-name printing presses grist mills,
&c &c, Among the farming implements the va
riety is so great that bare enumeration o. them
would eli the entire Tribune. Everything seems
to be peculiarly adapted to it's and the ian
provements in general are in the direction of accu-
racy, adaptation and dispatch. The obecs aimed
at is not so much the quantity OF work that can
be accomplished but the perfection aud elegance
with which it ia to be done. Butter-making ma
chimes seem to have claimed more attention from
scientific farmers than anything else. Tae expert
ments are very numerous aud the variety very
large. 1t is quite gratifying to obserye what 10,
terest is manifested by ladies for these practical
aud moet useful m 'chines. They are particular il
their inquiries az TO the means of preserving c9t
tain temperature IS the process OF converting
cream or milk into butter goes on.
The selecled Judges, who were very pnnctual IN
attendance, were appointed to tnelr respective
posts at noon and are engaged in their duties
Yours D.