Litchfield enquirer., 1854-10-19

nous aeects: also Eve very dne. large sized lambs of the same vaflety.
 Mr. Hitchcock. Of Washington. had some remarkable fne specimens of the new OxfOrdshire variety. He had the 6 beat lambs prsssnt--tlIe pride Of the ex- hibiliOn. All of Mr. HitohcOck's cOllec- tiOn were bred by Mir. Andrew of Corn wall.
 Some very fine specimens of the Sax Ony variety from Dr Gold of Cornwall. and some grade aad native sheep in good condi ion, are all that VIC can notice.
 It is to be observed. however, that al- most all the best sheep on exhibition, are from this county. Our northern coan- ties, and Litck6eld in particular. are un- doubtedly the best for sheep raising. Among the Domestic Manufa cuSres, S D. Norihway of Sonth Norfolk, agent oI the Wa,erbusy Leather Company, rxhihi ted some excellent specimens of leather. There were nine df them. l. Wood Red Eng Roans 2. Culored Call, smooth and elegant; 3. Turkey Goat; 4. Black Calf. nearly as fine aud pIiant, yet as substantial as any French do. we ever laid eyes on. 5. Imitation of Turkey Goat, of slieepskn; 6. Pebbled Goat, the pebbling worked ln by hand; , Cochlneal cohpred morocco i; 8. Purple, do. 3. Rlssel Sheepskin NJ 1 splits. The whole assortment is a mag n,iicen, one, of which Connecticut should be proud.
 Richardson, Morris, Perry & Seymour, of this village, displayed a new and ingeni. ous invention, which will prnve 10 be of some convenience. It is a Folding Um> brelln, and can be folded into small bun. dle of twelve or eighteen inches tn length, so as 10 be easily carried in trunk or car. pet bag, or even in an Overcoai pockes.- This invention was patented last August.
 s. II. Dudley, of Milton, exhibited lis new road scraper. He has experimenied for long time, and has lately oD,ained a patent for his which if il is as elRcacious as it is sin nple, must come into general use. He claims for il these supe. rioriiies lsr. Ease of driving them; 2d. Qnckness of work; Sd. Extra finish oi the salne.
 Mir. Baldwin, of Washington, was aIs" present with some of his ingenious mas chimes, which attracted much attention. -
 There was fine display of apples sna other fruits. Hon. Chas. Ma,hewson, of Pum(re,. had S4 different kinds of apples T. L. Hart of West Cornwall, 32 kinds, Wm. Rogers of this village, more than 25 different varieties, and Robbins BalleII, of Norfolk, l5 do.
 There was very large show of the eff ierent varieties of grapes. Rev. Joseph EId:idge, of Norfolk, had .le varieties of foreign grapes under glass. Dr.. Gold. of West Cornwall, haG fne lot on exLibi- lion, one bunch o: Syrian weighing 4 lbs. 1; and another of Black Hamburg, being nearly ss large.
 The Fair closed on Friday. Al 10 o' clock the Society assembled in one of the ienis on the incl0sure, and listened 10 ad dresses by Coy. Hoppin, of Rhode Island, aud Gov. Dution, Of New Haven, after which. the premiums awarded, were an 
 The total receipts of the Fair were about $7, ,O00, 10 which is to be added $S.5OO re ceived from the State, and over $2 500 from Inc c,i;zens of New Haven, taking in all $l2,000. a very handsome sum for 2 first Fair, and one which ~ill encourage the Society to renewed exertions in the future.
 Thus closed the first exhibition and Fair of the Connecticut Siale Agricultural Sn> 'cieiy. It has been completely successful and too much praise cannot be awarded the officers of lire Seciery far their energy and perseverance and for the liberal mans ner in which oil the appointments are car- ried out. We itus, the success of the pre- sent exhibition will. encourage the Snceiy in future eff,r,s. and ,ha, another year will see an exhibition of'ihe industry and enter. prise of the State which will far exceed that of the present year. Let every sue ceed'ngyear witness impr"vemenis-.-i, car be done. aud ". have faiih io believe i will be. M .
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