The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-09-29
The Fair at Keeseville, N. Y.

of being present at the Fair of the CliH-
ton County Agricultural Society, al
Keesvillc. The weather was fine. and
the exhibition-though not so full in
some of the departments AS we anticipa-
ted-was generally good The grounds
on which the Fair was held embraced a
bout five acres, and were enclosed three
or four years ago. on the plan recently
adopted by our socioty-except that
there is no trotting course, which def
cheney is supplied by another enclosure,
half mile distant This arrangement is
inconvenient, besides increasing the ca
peaSe, to spcctators-an admission fee
being charged for each enclosure
The cattle exhibited by Peter Reese,
Esq, were the only neat stock that de-
serves special mention Some of these
were very 6ne-thc Durhams especially.
There were very few sheep of a superb
or quality. The best on the ground
were those of Mr. Champion Of Yer
gcnnes. There was quite fine display
of horses in the afternoon, of the differ
ent breeds best known in this vicinity.
The old Black Hawk of David Hill was
among the number. and some others from
this side of the Lake. Of swine, there
were some good specimens, those of the
Suffolk variety in particular
Decidedly the most interesting part OF
the Show, to us, was that under the de
partments of Fruits, Flowers, and Man.
ufactured and Fancy Articles. In the
Hail Of Manufactures, we noticed some
fne.toned aud superior Carhart's Melo
deems, exhibited by l.. S. Rust, Of Bur
lington; very beautiful full length por
trait of Washington, i'll needle-work, by
Miss Susan Field colored crayon anc
monchromatic painting, both highly
flushed and excellent, by Miss NJ. Stod
dard; and fine bouquet, the donor o
which we cannot now name.
The Floral Hall" was well filleC
with Fruits, Flowers. Grains and Gar
den vegetables Mr.. John w. Bailey, 0
Pittsburgh, exhibited some choice Bart
lett Pears, White Magnum Bonum Plums
and Apples of different varieties. Severa
good specimens of the latter fruit-a
mong which were Blood Fall Seedlings
Emory Sour, Peru Russets, and Pr
Tarts-were shown by Calvin Everts
Very fine Blue and Red Pearmains
Black Gllihowers, and Pumpkin Sweet
also Peck Pleasant, Hobart's None
such, Roxbury Russct, the Caroline Ap
pie IAN excellent fruit, Spitzenburgh
; and Golden Pippin-were exhibited b.
C. Stoddard, Jr-The Yellow Bougl
Red Astrachan and Grand Sachem, O
\. d. Barber; the Pound Sweets an,
Russets Of Albert Turner and the Ben
nington Ga rich carly apple), Seek-po
Further, and Rosseau, varieties, of VIM
Reese, also deserve particular mention
Finest of all in this department, wa
the exhibition of Fruits and Flowers, b
Mr.. j. Battey, President of the Society
and proprietor of the Union Nurseries
Among his Fruits were Clinton, Isabe
la, Black Hamburger, Mcneil, and Whit
Sweetwater Grapes Seckel and Louis
Bonnie Pears; Northern Sweet and Chan
plain App!es-new varieties, and yer
excellent and 3s5 varieties of Flower
over one hundred of which were Dial
las, 'of as many different kinds-the ba
ance being splendid varieties of Petunia
Marigolds, &c, &c.
, At the close of the Fair, for the da,
we paid a short visit to Mr.. Battey
nurseries, three miles from the villag
His grounds, devoted to this object, en-
!, brace ten acres. and are under exceller
0 management. Every species of tree an
e plant, for fruit and ornament, adapted
l. the climate of the Champlain valley, ca
be furnished by Mr.. Battey. His expe
}. iments also enable him to give much va
a liable information to fruit growers an
!. horticulturists, throughout the valley
0 for whom his nurseries will probably b
4 come leading source of supply.