New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-18
The Agricultural state Fair.


! Agricultural Society normally opens here 10
dav, and fastened 20 the grounds on my arrl'a!
| at Q this morning with expectations which are
not vet fulfilled. There Is a pretty large coilec-
ton Of Horses. Cattle. sheep. swine, &C to be
seen. but even these are hardly ye. IN exhibition
! trim. while great numbers viii be withheld from
view Til tomorrow morning, when the Judges
commence the discharge Of Their critical duties
| The large structures within the Fam grounds
| nrthc exhibition Of Mechanical, Household and
| Dan Products are in no condition at all, their
destined contents not beng half unlocked at
noon only IL the department Of Agricultural
| indictments and Inventions does the falr as yet
seem worthy Of attention. These are scattered
over q wide area stretching IN two directions
from the chief Hall. They embrace hundreds
Of Plows Of various models and patenis---'he
most novel, to my mind being one (oy Hisley
/ 4 Co. Fayetteville. y y which has two
shares and turns two furrows at once-the upper
share cutting ard turning the sod TO depth OF
| five inches, while the larger and lower one cuts
seven inches lower. bringing up the earth from
the bottom and completely buylng the sod be-
| meath 1t. thus uniting subsoilng with ordinary
!
/ Drill (Gatlng's, Indiana,) IN behalf OF which a
| farmer testiies that five acres sOwed with this
drill five pecks to the acre, produced tbug-seren
bushels Of good Wheat to the acre, while the
residue Of the same lot on which two bushels OF
seed per acre were Sown broadcast, produced
but loenty-seyen bushels TO the acre. There
are other Wheat-Dnls here. probably rs goOd
III and
only instance this to stimulate inquiry among
farmers as to what Machinery stands ready to
do for them if they will only accept Its services.
"Ketchum's Moving Machine (lIoward
Co Buffalo y y Is another sample. This
machine has been repeatedly exhibited at Fairs,
but has been from yearto year improved, until Its
makers now warrant II, while operated by one
man and span OF horses, to cut and spread m
acre per- hour, as well as the best mower could cut
1t with a scythe of grass however heavy, where
the land Is reasonably level and the grass erect.
II lodged. It OF course requires longer time. This
machine costs sllO and many farmers viii save
that sum by the first years use OF 1t.
MComlck's and IIusseys Reapers are on
haud-the latter apparently very good one IN
spite of its Ill success III England. There Is an
other Of much promise and one which seems to
have been mainly copied from MCormlch'>,
though claiming an independent origin.
A Threshing Machine Is exhibited by Mcssrs.
Wheeers OF Albany, who claim that operated
by FIVE men and a span of horses. It VIII thresh
and nearly clean one hpnd,ed and 6tty bn"teis Of
UIraf per day, and that with short-straw Oats
u has thrcshed and cleaned basbei and haB
l.. ftt.
machine before
These are but few among the hundreds 81
aborsaying Agricultural Machines on exhibit
ton Very likely there are others more lmpor-
tant-l speak Of those which arrested my aiten-
ton and fixed themselves IN my memory. But
these alone, # hall worthy OF the certificates
they have elected, are Of more value than all
California. mean to recur to the general sub
'ect of progress in Agricultural Machinery
But IN that department OF the Far which
seems to attract most attenton-that Of Domes-
tcatod Animals am unable to perceive much
Improvement on the exhibitions of former years
There are probably more Cattle IN attendance;
hut that proves nothing essential think
moreover, that the proportion OF Deyons and
other breeds than Durham IS greater than 1t has
been but perhaps TINS seems 50 because would
/ so have It. OF hne-wooled Sheep there Is
/ liberal display With a less numerous ban good
+ " array Of BakeWells and Southdowns bdt
am not a sufficient usge OF sheep TO say that
! there IS or Is not any improvement IN quality as
/ compared with last years show at Albany And
/ though the display of Horses Is veg fine, e>pe-
/ ciolly Of black ones. | DO not know wherein 20
pronounce It superior to those of former years.
/ OF what use are Exhibitions II they cannot ndl-
/ cate and 10 not secure improvement
Our State Fans can be made better. la The
first place. let them be shortened Tins one IS
to spread over four days, and Will use mp The
week ior great many. This i TOO much time
20 ,ubstract from harvesting IN such cool. bright.
7 beautiful Autumn weather a. we are now ENJOY
Inr. one-Lali OF i could be better spent AZ home
Il were better to enter every thing on Tues
Gay morning mhe1ioly, surrender the Jay 10 the
I udses. open on "Wednesday morning 10 the pur-
lie. and close peremp;oTily on Thursday night. so
ira. the stock ana attendants might al be at
home by SUNDAY morning.
The ground fer tins FAIR i badly chosen
/ naked, rough. sandy, shadcless field. mlesorth
Of TIE City II "A grove or open fore,; could have
beer obtained by gong twice as fir, II should
| have beeu taken.
TIE NEST SERIOUS drawback on the 1T li.y Of
| h5se Fats j. The AGILITY, the incI,smer.. they
! aio,d 10 dissipation Many man WILL draa un-
I l b, makes beast o. himself al . grca, festive
| gathering. who would have continued temperate
/ ssi We'll behaved IL the absence Of extaord-
| nary temptation. such being tie fact. L becomes
IRE duty OF guardians Of the public welfare
20 nteTose all practicable impeachment, TO
excessive indulgence BIT instead Of this
| tie munlc palitv OF Rochester have either H.