The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-06
Anlc OF the StGte Agricultural Fair.
iMnEr Sc CROWD OF vlsITERs-AwARD OF PRE-
M dMs-ApDREss OF GOV. wRIaHT--cLosE OF THE
FxHIErrI0N

ElMRA, Oct. D. 1855.
The award Of premiums at The state Fair was made to-
day The amcaD Of premiums is about eight thousand
dollars.
First premiums-cattle-Twe five dollars and sii-
yer medal 70 John Gray OF Cayuga and Hungerford 4
Brobie Of jefferson county.
For best imported short horns-S. p Chapman Of Ma
olson L. Il. Colby, Of Iompkins; c. $. wanright, Of
Dutchess; Edward G. Fac, of Westchester; NJ C Rem
ington, Of Cayuga A. B. Congor, Of Havers-raw; j. :.
Wadsworth, Of Genesee; }. 3. Clark, Of Chemung
For best OK team OF twenty yoke-D. X. Fitch Of Che
For best mich cow-Jnc. HILBERT, of Chemung.
First premium for lat CATTLE Freeman. Livingston
county; j. $. Wordsworth, Livingston county; H. How
For foreign catte-A Ferguson of Canada; P. II. An
For fat sheep-o. Rowland, of cayuga and Harrison
Rowland. onc-wooled-Hungeriord Brodc. For
middle wooded. Clark Hyatt, OF Iioga For MerinosR.
Burritt Of Schuyler. For slesian merinos-W. Cham
berlain, Of Dutches9 also for French merinos. For
SaxoD-ChaIles Merrill Of Tomphns George Hartshorn,
OF New Jersey; and George Campbell, OF Vermont.
For swine-Hungeriord Brodie and b. ). carpenter,
OF Wayne; ana J. Nj. Sherburn, OF Cayuga.
The closing ceremonies of the fair took place at one
O'Clock. meeting was held in the large pavion at
which ten thousand people present. Senator Dick
nson was the stand. Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr.
Buck Judge Cheever Of Saratoga addressed the people
expressing The great qualification OF the society the
ties and also paid high compliment to the citizens of
tlmira Tor Their arrangements He urged the people to
improve their stock by cutvating foreign breeds.
Governor j. A. WRIGHT Of Indiana, delivered the
nual address, which is very good The subject of the
address the cultivation OF grasses. The annual
value of the grass crops stated ut three hundred mill
lions vi dollars. He told the farmers to plant several
varieties # grass and they would find It would pay WELL
He alluded TO the formation Of the earth from chaos its
preparation tor production, and the Divine command
Inent Let the earth bring forth grass" He then pro-
ceeded 10 treat the following subjects mpor
tant 10 farmers
Frstiy1he proper cultivation saving and selection
OF grass crops essential to the raising Of good stock
Of cattle
Secondy--The sowing of different descriptions Of
grasses, suited TO different portions of the continent
and the portions Of farm which should be laid out in
pasture and meadow lands.
ThirdlyThe necessity Of good grass, good stock and
plenty Of proper manures, to farmer.
FonrthlyAg riculural instruction, enable the
farmer to improve his farm without exhausng the
| land
Fahly-Enlightened agriculture elevates socially
| and morally.
sixhly-full protection by the government to all
struggling communities, that farming societies may
extend the land until the farmer and mechanic may
eyeope taste and intellect fitting them for the high
| est places in the councils of their country.
The Governor laid all the pancs about crops to the
ignorance farmers and their reluctance adopt mod
improvements in agriculture The Governor urged
education the sarest basis of SOUND government,
and told the farmers to be careful about the
government of small dstricts-anybody will 30 for Con-
gress The Governor closed with d brilliant peroraton,
urging obedience TO the law and attachment 10 the whole
country.
premiums The gross receipts about eleven thousand