New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-12
THURSDAY FORENOON.

THURSDAY EORfhOON.
FAR GRoUHDs BUFFALO, Thursday noon, Oct. 8.
Don't speak Of hard times or difficulties in money
matters This day makes il selfevident tina. no such
difficulty has been heard of by the mass of people
who visit agricultural fairs. 1t did seem that the
attendance yesterday would not be exceeded to-day
it was then go great. liz that are all deceived.
There are at THE moment not less than 70 600 people
within the Enclosure. The receipts at IL counted
1890, and enough remained uncounted TO make over
81 600 taken for single tickets since the office opened
tbs morning, and the crowd still pressing forward
for Admission
No eyous State Fair has ever eousled this in the
ppmber Of people entering the gates before upon
any day. and il s probable that the receipts of the day
will be the largest Of any day of any year snce the
New-York State Agricultural Society has held Fair.
l have just climbed upon hay press to get an ele-
waited view of the people. never have seen them in
more dense masses upon any show ground-much the
most dense around the agricultural supplements, the
halls Of Machinery, Manufactures Fruits, Vegetables
CHECKERS and Fine Arts. There are about dozen OF
these Buildings and there is disposition upon the part
Of visitors ~ 20 through the whole, which would
que about two days OF the rate OF progress at which
the crowd is moving The next most crowded placs Is
around the horse ring where men and women stand 10
ranks of six to ten deep patiently waiting to see some
thing The prize animals have been psra"ed this tore
noon, and have attracted much admiration, but lind
1t impossible to obtain any satisfactory list OF prize an
imils until the Judges return their books.
The chow OF fat csttle, though not large in mum
bers shows soue very remarkable large, fat animals
mostly kentuckybred DuIhams, fed in this State
mostly in Livingston County The first prize for IA
steers, Of age sufficient TO give value I, this elias
of cattle, wss awarded 10 Mr. Baker, and prize TO-
most remarkably large, fat Durham hefer to Jas. s.
WudswoIth.
have never seen such show, in point Of number.
or quality Of Hereford earle; and L record it as
prophecy, that whenever this breed in compe.
ti'ion with the Durhsms, show Of beef cattle OF
dead beef 1t will cary of the prizes if the quality Of
beef and cost Of producing il is considered.
The show Of working oxen is discreaitaby small.
Instead Of dozen yoke of medium quality this So
ciety should offer prize that would call ont hun
bred yoke of the best in the State. This would wake
spirit Of improvement in every county as the prize
should be given 10 the county that produced the best
team each year, with grand prize for the beat in
five wears. The present object 10 os too much
confined to making chow that will attract the peo-
pie without sufficient reference to the grand improve
ment.
The improvement of cattle of all kinds, it is true,
has been wonderful since cattle shows inau gu
rated in this country There is Tor IL TO 20 faster
The improvement il agrieul crsl implements, which
has been 30 rapid and 20 great as TO be accounted
smopr the wonders Of the age, owes more TO the i'm
p,us Given by such shows thsn ali other causes COM
biDed. -,
The crowd or the ground was excited this forenoon
nv p,ws OF a terrible railroad sccdent on the Lake
Shore Road The iy.t acccInt was exaggerated a.
II may be to YOU by sgIsp5. The seeaeGt occurred
within tie city - &c. OF gross care ess,e''' me
pSsSepger tram cOuiEg ~ 90 The LAKE ehoie i10sa