Litchfield enquirer., 1854-10-19
The LitcbtisIS Enquirer.
ra.ehasla, TAursaay. Oct. 10, Issl.
The State Fair.


 linued fine through the week, and the exhibition was daily attended by crowds of interested spectators from all portions of the State. We gre glad to notice that LitcLfcld County SO nobly sustained her reputation. both by t're display of stock and manufactured articles, and the per> sonal attendance uf her inhabitants. By the number of premiums awarded to this County i! will be seen that in quality as well as quantity, she was not behind Ter lister counties at the Fair.
 The exhibition was held neGr the Town Farm, about mile west of the Colleges. The lower part of the large new brick Orphan Asylum. as yet unfinished. was used for the display of fancy ar,icles.- The building stands within the inclosure. The lot is surrounded by li.sh board fence. attached to which are lnng rows of stalls for horses, cattle. swine, etc., and boxes and coops for poultry.
 On Monday and Tuesday articles were continually arriving, and were entered and arranged as rapidly as possible. But Wednesday and Thursday were tho grea. days of the exhibition 25 900 per sons, it is supp osed. visited the grounds on Thursday.
 The display of working oxen on Wed- nesday was particularly fine. They were all placed in line and driven around the race course. It was remarked by gem tlemsn who had attended several of the State Fairs in the Northern and Middle States. that the working oxen exhibited here were decidedly superior to any he had seen at any other Fair.
 Thursday morning tue cx',ibilion of horses took place; the number on the ground was very large; smong them were some of the finest in the State.- Bat,ell, of Norfolk. had four very valuable horses of the pure Black Hawk Morgan stock on shs ground which were much admired. A pair of black horses from Winsted also attrac' ed mucl, attention from the judges. Alter tlis, Ihe trotiing- match was opened. and some thirty hors, engaged in the trial ofspeed; among them were horses entered by Syl- vester Scoyill of Cornwall, and Robbins Bsttell. of Norfolk.
 In the afternoon, the blowing mattel was held: there were nineteen competi> tors. five of them from this county. or the 19 teams six were horse and thirteen OK teams. Tie horses generally did their work little tle fastest. but the differ, ence was quite small. Julius A. Gofham of Hamden. got through fist, and show ed an admirable furrow. A. H. Morse, of Li,chfeld. was but one minute behind him. The others followed in good time, and in three quarters of an bour. .wo and a half acres Of land laid as neatly plowed as the most fassidious of farmers could wish.
 We have not room to mention all of .N s f. the many fine animals and articles on ex hlbiaon, and must confne ourselves to those of the greatest interest, noticed by US or spoken of by the New Haven dai> lies. Among the stock from th is section s. & L. Hurlbat of Winchester. exhibited an extra sample of Devons, handsome in form and beauties in color, being very dark red without blemish. There is one imported bull. WI ich was ava, ded the first premium at the N. Y. State Fair. and anotEer which took tire second. .-- There were number of excellent COWS in tlse lot. and half dozen 6ae calves. A fine two year old bull was prescnt. owned by N. B. Phelps of Wolcottville, sired by one of Mr. Hurlbuls Dsvcus. J. N. Blakeslee of Waterlown. had the best five years old Bull on the ground. Mr, B. also had 30 head Devon cattle on exhibition. cows, calves. oxen. etc., of
 
 which all may be said in praise which will lapply to the coAec.ionOf the Messrs.
 tluIlbut.
 John T. Norton of Farmington. exhi. hited pretty little Alderney COW. and three other cattle of choice breeds. Mir. R. Battell of Norfolk. had some
 good specimens of Ayrshire ca,tl. oa the ground. s
 Two large and handsome two year old