New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-05
MICHIGAN STATE FAIR.
Mobile.
Correspondence Of The Y 7. Thlune.


DETROIT Mich, Oct. l, 1855.
Thee great annual festivals the STATE FAIRS, haze
become occasions Of such universal interes'-fos p
ing. az hey DO all manner Of industry, art -
sknl--thst large number Of your readers, do1o'
not. viii be grstifed with short accoun; OF or
which hos just closed II commenced on Tue'd1H
the oGth September, and continued four days i-'
weather promised integrity, but "Wednesday amer
noon found her vapory cisterns o'erfo WIG -
three hours the rain poured down upon u.s. ou.
tui,dir % had been 90 vel arranged ana 50 caio'u'
uu, ur that but few articles were injured 81"
dos Who had not before learned that q o'f'e A'
was not place at which TO wear iheH hHc'' '"A,
.,dl..os we're amazingly mortified when hey ioun
,he,rsc,y,s and their shs beautifully cramped and
- hv heiDs crowded into the buildings with
,a,1.o5s of others IL the brief sPzIce OF I've niu-
r,.. However, .he next morning founi I'll right,
and the GROUND covered again wit moving rass OF
bright anc happy faces and the ladies atred IN more
substantial hsbiIimeDts.
Tn son Sith previous Exhibitions Of OR So
cie,y this proved q marked advance. The progress
Of the stock interest is remarkable. In Cattle the
Devous and thor;-borns Of course take the lead Fhe
Rev F.. NJ. Crippen Of Codwater exhibited part Of
biz large herd Of Deyons-two bulls, eight COWS, two
in,porec ten cavcs-making alto. ether the finest lot
/ Of animals on the ground. There was large num-
Der also Of other Devon bulls on the ground. Mr..
Sly Of ymou;h exhibited fine herd OF Shcrthorns.
Seth A. Bushnell of Hartford Ohio received the
fret prize among foreign Sbort-borns. The show Of
Horses was not good a. last year, or rather was
not as full but better beasts. This is natural enough;
the large number of comparatively inferior horses,
heretofore brought out tacitly yielding their lesser
claims 10 the successful competitors Of the magna'es
Of the stall The best stallion the ground at this
show taken all in all, was Kemble Jackson, o yned
by Eldred & Backus Of Detroit He is thorough.
bred, but possesses the quality Of uniting with
powt RIA action sufficient weight for Agricultural pur
poses He has great endurance and courage. Mr.
Fiske Of Coldwater had in the ring fine specimen Of
tie old Justin Morgan stock. lie is horse Of good
spirit and wonderful muscular power
OlS Swine there was a scan'y array but Sheep were
on, in gratifying numbers There were 90 pens Of
French Merino, averaging to a pen; "a pens Of
Spanish Merino, 10 pen; IL pens grades, 10 Of
South Downs, Of Long Wooded Of SsxOns, aGi
OF French and Spanish mixed. The Poultry sur
pastfd any exhibition ever held west OF your CITY
Our Dr. Freeman Of Schoolcraft had out the gre aes
number of coOps. He IL very successful breeder.
and sufficiently tancyui. There were Shanghas of all
coloIs and shades Brahma Poeiras, which az breed
wares very nile III rumdgti tlong hODg-, tnitLA
gorgs aud these Iiongs aud Kongs and Gongs
AID Pootras mixed In various proportions; DOrkinys;
he and S+a-hrght Bantams 10 all their gsyety, Wild
Geese, Turkeys, Muecovy Ducks, Swans, Lop-ered
Rabbits and Terrier Dogs.
Machinery aud Implements scanty, the Messrs.
Penfeld Of Detroit dealers, exhibiting the largest
share. Hickoks Cider Mill and the Little Gisut,
u Corn and Cob Crusher, operated by these gentle
men, attracted much attention and gained much IA
vor. There was a simple machine shown for glther-
ing clover seed owned by j. S. Gage of Dowayiac,
Michigan which will prove highly useful. II simply
gathers the heads Of the clover and deposits them in
large box behind, which will hold, perhaps fifteen
bushels Of he ads Atkins AutOmaiOn, (CIa,oiag, il
should he banned, and Manpys Reaper, and Ketch-
ums Mower, were on the ground.
The Picture Gallery assembled but little merit In
the Hall for Needle work, many beautiful specl-
mems of skill aud taste and this seemed ~ contain
tie oadstone for all turned here AMI turned with
the certainty OF a magnet. Floral Hall-whch
was fine teDt-was wanting IN nothing except low
and this was owing TO the summer drouth. Fruit
and vegetables were contrary all expectation,
commonly fine. | here tasted sample OF enrrant
wine, manufactured by Nj Bartlett. ESD of Mon
County which was Is years od-of the - vim
"tage' of 1919 1t possessed peculiar richness,
smOothness ard strength such as YOU would not eN-
meet q currant wine 10 acquire The Dairy III Ill
tables gToaDed under the weight of the monstrou5
cieeses and numbtrless crooks and tubs of butter.
This interest is growing II IL the design OF the 81
ciety that il sbeuld prosper, and all ppper encour
OF Domestic Manufactures we're the usual assem-
blaze of useful and substantial articles. great
riety Of and two-horse carriages we're exhibited
by James Cunning ham Of Rochester. n. Y: John
Patton of Detroit and maker at Pontiac, Michigan.
But none Of them fit for country use; all were
light and adapted solely to the paved and graded
str. cts OF cities
The annual address was given by bella HUBBARD,
Esq., Of Detroit. l am told it well and very IT
teniivey received, but as heard but small part N
unable To- give the particular subjects tenor o
the speakers remarks. About noon On the goth, the
Society was bonored by visit from Lord Egin, the
Hon. Malcolm Cameron, and Others of the Provinces
After viewing the articles on exhibition, the Cover
nor. General made few pleasant and exceedingly
goodiempered remarks, which were enthusiastically
received by the assemhlsge.
On the whole our Fair this year was most excel
lent ore. and every member of the Society may well
feel honest pride in view Of the progress We are
making in real and substantial Improvement.
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