New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-25
THE OHIO STATE FAR.
CorresropSspee Of The n. Y. rnsaue

NEwARK, tOho,l fnday, Oct- ~, 1893.
The Ohio State Fair, a. you have already an
poupced, has been holden al this place during the
mast week. Az q whole il has presented hne sp-
nesrauee and must have been eonsdered by all as an
indication Of the growing interest which our people
feel in this allmportsnt branch Of industry. Many
NJ Il, individual features have been all that could be
desired while Others showed the want Of proper drec-
ton or were rendered comparatively unnteresting by
the detenions OF freight, accidents, or the drouth.
The transportation companies bringing freight from
the Esstbave, in too many instances, shown want Of
promptness which seems condenDable. As an in
stance OF this, Ilearn that an engine from the Msttea-
wan Co.. intended for the Of the Fair, was shipped
for this place time ago. but has not all arrived
yet. Such delays Inaccessible, aud evince
mopopoHzing independence and recklessness which
cannot fall TO ipjure the companies themselves, {.
well as tbose who employ them.
The details Of this Fair nnot fail TO interest many
Of The readers OF The TRIBUNE.
The grounds are to many the most interesting fea-
ture, being portion Of the group Of ancient works
of this section. They are described in the societys
catalogue as follows:
The rroup covers en- Of about miles square and
consist. o. three ,od divisions. eoonee'ss sy psfs. 40
npGf ~ ~ voI b.y. ben % Trn by time
of them do exceed four feet In hfht The en-
.ss s.ssesy he one IL wSs The Fsr i. held This n
comprises about thirty and ihs ais re YET ood
feet from ID, bottom Of the ditch to the top the bank Tue
enause the closure 10 about fee; between he
feet Al TIE enhance Witch toward the EAst the ends Of
the walls outward for considerable distance. iosas
trees primitive forest the work presents truly grad and
nPss I;e os a No. n. 70 en..oa
such be mi. tee IN passing the Por . OF an E-
b bs.. ismP The s.n.el tbs %or .r M feet being
slightly in the form Of IN elhse In he cen er moaaa
ID. form Of bird with expended wirE aud retaining 70 this
dsy dnet outline and measuring from zip 20 Up Of WINS
ov EN-. 0nt t %SHea
TIE structure h.d originally. contained altar Vine her any
ssSi ws bs e iGsRo from . in
OF the ditch The ditch eimiashsd dePs rom three 70
end The bsni probably 10 or y ieet s IN aisn. Iasn
Of from TO width dry and srayely and from which
the entire iDeOsure and the surrounding country can DO
viewed"
The annual rings Of one stump were counted and it
was found to be over five hundred years old, and
growing in position which indicated that it had
commenced its growth after he grounds had been
abandoned by their occupants. The Indian tradi-
tons disclam all knowledge of the origin OF these
works, and their regularity Of form and extent indi-
cate that they were constructed by superior race OF
people They should be brought within the tour to
Niagara and the Mann 9th Cave
The Horses exhibited were Of fire quality. Many
of the best were of Vermont origin. more beauti-
full collection Of stations, many Of which we're fast
il would be difficult TO find at any State Fair.
The Cattle Of all breeds we're the best feature OF the
Fair. There were more of Durhsms than OF all 9TH
ers and although there may have been few as good
specimens exhibited in New York, there has been
probably no collection in that State large and 80
universally fine as this The Devons, though not so
numerous the short-horns, were very excellent. as
were the Heiefords, Ayrshires and natives. The
Ohio farmers fully appreciate the Importance OF
grooming their cattle and il almost universally
the case that the stock looked clean and sleek as
the horses. This is practiced az the East mostly by
those GmGtErS who keep stock as matter OF PRIDE,
but here il is the custom among all the better class
Of farmers and the result has certainly been sutfi-
cient recOmpente.
The Sp,ae were not inferior to any other part Of
the exhibition and il was the universal remark that
fine display Of swine, particularly Sufoks, Is sell
dom seen. One boar, Independence, belonging
to Mr. M.lendy Of Hamilton Co.. gloried in genesl-
ogy reaching back both sides TO the great great
rabdfather-rather inappropriate in republican
country.
The Sheep were such, as to quality and quantity,
as could DO expected only from Ohio. Some small
entries were excellent, but the flock of M IL. 5.
haIOn of Hebron appeared, "on the average, TO
better advantage than any other OF equal SIZE. The
animals were all arran yed around the outside OF the
embankment from the top of which, in walking
around, every animal could be distinctly seen. From
the position one could also obtain fair view OF
the interior grounds, containing rings for stock and
for horses, Mechanics Hall, Manufacturer Hall,
Horticultural and Floral tents, Committees tents &c.
The Farm Products were very slender for state
Fair owing partly TO the drouth and partly 70 the
posipoDement Of the Fair. Some good articles were
displayed, but have better exhibitions in this
lie at county fairs. Among the fruits we find some
new seeding apples OF nueh merit, and a good dis
play of this fruit generally. The grapes were not
what were TO have been expected from Ohio. The
sweet potatoes of Mr.. Vesal of Ind. curiosity
from their quality and the long time that they have
been kept sound.
may have been half dozen fine specimens of rare
plants, but their claims lost in much space.
The Mechanical Department would have been very
excellent if no untoward circumstances hsd prevent
ed Mr. Holmes the late Superintendent OF schnery
at the Crystal Palace from carrying out his designs
but the detention of the engine and the necessity OF
curing another, the breaking of parts of Chichesters
fax machine, the obstruction of the suctionppe OF
the steam pump by leaves and other annoy were
q serious drawback.
MIR. H., however, succeeded in drawing out the
merits of all that exhibited in q complete manner.
saw exhibited Dicks anti friction press, Gwynnes
pump, Queens portable forge, Fisher Il Norris par
alel chain vice, and the American star anvil-all
made in this town. The Irving boiler wa one OF the
attractions of the Fair and received the universal APP
probation of all mechanics present, and is undoubt-
edly superior TO any other boiler made M0wrys
stave cutter and joiner for trimming Ia nber into bar
rel slaves to the tune Of eighty per minute was ex
bibited by the manufacturers, whose engine used
at the fair. They getting up machine for making
sugar hogsheads, which would convert the forests Of
Name int shook with railroad speed. Stoddards
single machine, with which two men and two horses
can make from 600 TO Is 900 shingles per day works
successfully. There were many otner good machines
in this department Some came from a gre1t dis
tsrce. The Implements were numerous, and ranged
all the way from very good TO sufficiently bad. The
only two subsol plows fit only for the fre,
as they require than double the force repaired
by the lifting pillow of Ruggles Nourse & Mssoa and