New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-10-17
INDIANA STATE FAIR.

ESi,orisl corr,srorSsnee Of The frhEne
IAFAYE1TE, Ind, "wednesday, Oct ii, 1853.
Tie Annual Fair Of tie Sta.e Agricultural Society
Of Inoaua opened here this morning and In spite of
strong prospect and slight shower OF ram, the atten l.
snee to-day Las been large. Oser $3.50 IN cash were
taken at tie laies and probably not Cess than Fifteen
Ttoussnd persons were admitted during the day. At
three o'clock z NJ, there must have been Ten Thou
sand pIesent Should the skies Be fair, gathering IS
numerous is anticipated for tomorrow
TIE Fair is mixture Of COED, bad snd indifferent,
Ike most State Fairs. Tie grounds are admirable,
covering an elevation ule southwest Of the cen 'er
CT Tie town. and consisting Il should judge) Of some
forty acres, including ws,er and some shade. Tle
stalls ior aI.mals exhibition every way ample.
aud tie beet have ever seen AZ Fair. The Floral
Hsl il veIy eood tie Mecl anies Hall fair The cti-
Tens of lafayette have done their whole duty in the
premises.
Tie show of Horses snd Cattle is very extensive, but
the quality disappointed ne. Among so many there
q course 9Ulie number OF likely animals; bat
teie are al least hundred horses on exhibition which
coulo not lie od for Sl5O each in any American mar
Let TIE Cattle ere mainly Durham, and NOT a likely
slow Of tlst uIcouey breed. There are few good
Durham and bait dozen fine red cattle while there
are a la.i dozen calves that would do credit TO any
lsir bur u the several hundred head OF Horned Cat
lie exhibited, uGge that q majority would be a hard
bargain az $50 per head.
o. Sheep there are none here. or next 10 none; Of
Swine lew very likely pigs and good many that are
not worth Walking a rod 10 see Maniestly Iniiana is
stoch aIG must quicken her pace OF improvement, il
she 10 raise any thing better than Durham
ttlCeJ tarolds tor the New.lork market and ragged
erarly drsftLoIsos for tie Eastern Canals.
OF all live creatures an exhibition. the people ex-
eepted the orly decided triumph is in Fowls Where
they caught have not yet learned but the Inliauans
have be Hen fever in its aggravated form Such
Il (l itudes OF SLergtais never before saw; while Of
DoIkiugs Cbttagorgs, Cochin Chinss, Poands, Br'na
POOtIas, &c. there are very fair delegations The
nj and -
not 10 be beaten There few Ducks and Turkies,
but these are hardly locked Saanghas and their kin.
dIed are tie grt al attraction
OF Flowers there are scarcely any, that Floral
Hall l. IL omer being mainl, studded with Fruits.
better display Of Apples have rarely nearly
ell our choice varieties except the Fall ppm
presented. Pears are scarce AMI often ind erent OF
Peaches, a few yer! bne ones are shown; Grapes are
few ard none to bag Of few good Catawhas from
tie Ohio river al that would bear a compliment
trust few years viii show great improvement in all
these.
OF Butter end Cheese so poor a show was never be-
fore seen at state Fair in any region where Cattle
are rerr,d Yet the little that is here proves that
there ilht lave been respectable display ii the peo
PIE had seen TT to care about il.
OF Honey. ,LeIe is tempting array, with a few
patent Bee Hives for saving the Bees while sharing
their boarded sweets.
OF Farming Implements. there are far fewer than
there should he though respectable display OF Horse
Powers. orn.Si,llers, Sced-Panters, Grain Thrash
crs, &c &c. There perhaps ten Flows on hand
when there should have been at least hundred; AMI
not oue Flax Dresser of any kind There az least
dozen dealers in Farming Utensils who ought
ally 70 have sent here more implements than are on the
q, und altogether
Or Manufactures generally-BoOts. Harness, Hats,
&c. &c-tle show is small. OF Bed-Quilts there is
cood number ard they DO credit to their makers. But
Why have not tie Forty thousand Mechanics of Inii
sent than six carloads of their aggregate pro-
ducts
Ills Fair is interesting IL should have been mag.
nifctut One an Las sent a cord of Sweet Potatoes
that will weigh nearly quite two pounds each on the
average There are ten Squashcs here that viii weigh
half a tun one of them weighs lS5 pounds Of OnOns,
Potatoes &c there is very good display Sill, the
Tlhty thousand People who pay to this Fair
entitled TO something better aud next year they must
have IT, Let us have done with misplaced superafiycs
and undeseryed encomums, and address ourselves
heartily to tie work Of improvement and reform.
H. c.