The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-10-11
Agricultural Exhibitions

wEsTCHESTER COUNTY FAlR-THE rLoUGHINa
MATCH OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE.
The seventh annual meeting Of the Society of Agr-
culture and Horticulture Of Westchester county, New
York, for the exhibition Of stock, produse fruits do
mestic manufactures, farming utensils &c, &C. was
commenced at White Plains Tuesday In the entering
and arranging the articles and amin ils for the exit
bition and Wednesday the enclosure opened for
the reception and inspection OF the public.
fine level lot Of ground Of six or seven acres
has been enclosed with Q high board fence, for the
purposes of the exhibition. The society understand
have made arrangement with the people Of White
Plains, by which they furnish the grounds, enclose
them and put up the necessary buildings condition
that the society shall continue the annual exhibition
alongside the railroad. and fronts the vii age The
buildings already erected the Offices OF the so,ety
an elegant barn for hay and fodder for the stock and
well rut up booth OF eighty feet by thirty, with a
shipged roof and skyiigh appropriated to fruits aud
flowers, called
FLORAL HALL.
In the interior IL Il tastsfuy festooned with ever
green's and further specially ornsmentei with q central
pyramid Of steps, pientifuy gsrnished with bouquets
OF dahas. and other flowers and fruits Of the
Among the fruits exhibited wsre some twenty. sig
varieties Of apples. come Of them very good by Ma
thaDiel Cornell, Of Yorktown; ounces, called pear
BY Charlton Ferris and " Ferris of Throsg's
Neck; and a small basket full Of yellow pippins-
Garden Mr.. r. NJ Underhil exhibits parcel Of pots-
toes called Croton lake potatoes Of which would be
quite sufficient for hearty meal There were few
The corn-the little, hity, eghtrowed northern
was We'll enough We suppose for the latitude; but the
specimens Of Wheat were much better On the central
flower stand, the folowing wsrniny-re'b ct lat stood
out in full relief for III. benefit Of the visitors Pleas
TO Keep Ysurs hands on which did out Of respect
the schoolmaster, who IL abroad.
HORSES, CATTLE, ETC.
There was not 80 fine turnou. Of horses ought TO be
made by Westchester county there being only two
ef.roo H. 81 49,
afternoon. The principal rivalry In this branch Of the
exhibition appeared to be In the way Of sulky driving
u fast driving among number Of amateur
No extraordinary feat, however, was accomplished
though the honest yeomsnry Of the land looked on
with q vast amount Of satisfaction.
L. q. Lewis. Of Fordham, exhibits dne lot "a dozen
mcre) Of Durham and Dsvonshire cattle. includng
several choice imported specimens but he does
them for composition, from DESIRE prhaps not to mo
nopolrs the premiums but to leave the field open for
John Gedney exhibits three yoke Of herculean red
oxen, very fine animals
MIR oiiver Slate Of westchester exhibits q noble
roam Durham bull aud too cows which have heretofore
John Dick, JsbeI Robertson, and several Others ex
hiot some superior ,hssp for WOOL and mutton species
should say, was especially adapted
In number end variety axd quality tho hogs however,
some Of them have the soft fstness Of dstsry ssocs
but upon the whole the hogs are the best lot Of animals
chchens ducks, and geese, but falls short Of what
weschester ought to do with sush market New York
The display Of agricultural implements Is msagre,
many OF the farmers, presume having rendered In
their best contributions to Castle Garden add msy
that the same has been done with regard to fruits,
rLoreHING MATCH OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE
The poughing match, under the auspices OF this Anne.
ricsn Institute came on on "Wednesday, under the fol-
IN. quantity ground for each team TO be On.hsA Ofsa
y. I'm. allowed 10 DO ,hs YORK will be on. hour.
The ,s,,0s :, Be s1s,s ,ss. '.y.' nss;' assp
HE own worh without driver
To the pioughmsn who performs the hest
ploush,ns q ops hour, enc eighth Of an acre
ysr Ss second s.s, piousiins Silver si MEDIA.
,,o,e,,,,,. ''DP''mA
Joeeph swainel OF New Jersey. frst premium; W D.
ode,l Wrtehst.r county, second; VIM rsh do, third
Burnes and = Purdy Of weetchester
There vas some difficulty IN getting the right names
but the foregoing We understand are the list.
THE ADDRESSES
MT whiting was the orator Of the day. From
r~uum In 'front.' Of the judges pavilion he held
,e S 70 an sudiencs Of from eight hundred TO =
ihousaDd people. including charming Infusion Of
the fair Of the county whose gave pecu
sr chm to the beautiful day. and AIR Of gr,ce
Tort ana happiness to the scene most delightful Co
template The origin Of the plough seemed to be the
particular object Of Mr. Writings address ts origin aud
ns history Commencing with Adam he followed in the
track Of Scripture histry to Nosh, Abraham, Isaac,
Jacob, Moses snd the prophets and the kings ter
mes OF rsel 70 prove not only their use Of tn plough
but that fully undersood the value iron pOusn
share ete why should the prophet ssy that the time
would come when they should beat their swords Into
Ploueh shsr.s and their spears into pruning hooks
Having hxed the invention of the plough beonsng to
The Hebrew. Mr. Whiting proceeded 10 describe the
pscusr srts Of piouehs ana poughrg Of the E,ptsps
The Persisns, the dreehs the Romans, the siamese
the Chinese. and other nations.
MT. Edward Wells. Ct Peehskillt on the general sub
ect oi saiicuursi mprev menss followed next In or
Der, In come very tepsible views q his subject
DIT Underhil further enlsh the farmers Of bis
audience In the simple mysteries scientific agriculture,
when the audience Dispersed ne the time for the ARRIVAL
AND departure Of the up and do~n trains at hand
On Ihnrsdsy, the premiums were distributed Alto
aetner the fsf considering the drought vss well paro
msed vet attended and the products aud snims,s en-
hfbud oreditabe 10 the county but NOT fully mp