New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-26
AGRICULTURAL SHOW BOSTON.
FAIR OF THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICUL-
TURE.

TURE.
From Our Own Reporter.
Bosroy, Oct. 90 1857.
The fate Of our own State Fair last year. and that OF
Connecticut ard Massachusetts this sess6n, would
ee to prove that the proper time for the aonual e1'
bibition is not in October. The vici-sltudes OF our
elm ate are such after the 18th of September that
what with equinocal and norheasterly stor ms, and
the insioous srategca raneuvers Of the approaching
Winter We are not certain Of continuance OF fiue
weathes for week at time; and if the weather be
n proptous oil exertions Of officers and prayers in
the churches are uDayaliIg.
This is the first Annual Fair under the auspices OF
the State Board Of Agriculture, and the entries IN ell
the classes have been numerous, ard frequently ioe.
The Fair is held upon the grourds originally pre-
pared for the United States Agricultural Society, aud
none can be moro suitable The readers OF The TRrB.
usE will remember former descriptions by our re-
porter who visited that FAR and that of the Hosicu-
tural Society last Fall, aid allow me TO proceed az
orce TO some account of the present.
SHORT HORNS.
To tbe right Of the great sta, we FIRST TO the
depatm Ut of Short HorDs which is not very fall nor
OF extraordinary quality Mr. Pioli Lothrop OF South
Hadey exhibits the seven-year old bull hlckearlng-
ton GOT by Duke of Wellington -, out OF Lady Btr
rineton Sd, which s fine anima And in addition TO
him, two imported cows, one four years old, bred 10
this country; one two years old. and yes1ng. Mf
T. Peace Of Middleield shows the bull Roam Duke,
U P'pIndts pnte da9 s e caIass
j. A. IaIwood, of L,tieton, has roam bull, Romeo,
| by North Star Geo. Veils bull out OF Nelly BY.
The bull NOnsuch, by MonaIch, ont OF Novice, took
the p,ize at the Hampe Co. Fair, the best bu on
the ground but he is long way inferior TO the ker
tucky stock exhibited at Lexington. The white ana
rt an bull Napoleon, exhibited by j. A. .rDan, very
properly has on him fancy blanket for it serves ~
hide his uneven bach and poor condition. A pair o;
very pretty white twin heifers, with broS ears ana
Gle an wa1y horDs are upon the ground and adoraed
with steamers of ribbons travel about to tho admra
| ton of discriminating auditory. 10 my notion.
fbe bull The Count three year-od, bred by ,na.hs
Thorne, Of New. YO,k, anu got by imported bul 81.
Lawrence ~ O37l, out of imported COW Countess, ~
the best in his class on exhio on. He has pecuisr
and well proportioned tail, good shodlderpoint and
is well fed out the crops IIis feed during the
season is three quarts Of meal and twenty pounds OF
chopped hay
From the State farm at Westboro' the Board ha!
sept for exhibition but not for competition, samples OF
each of the breeds of stock raised BY them for e1per
mept. OF their Hereford herd We have here the 6al
Concklin I'd, one year and eight months od, aho a.
| eight months old cali; also the COW Milton, seven
years and heifer, Cora two years old Beside
the So the most noticeable the herds OF w. Clark
| of Boston, and ThOs. j. Field, of Northleld. Toe
latter shows very good yoke of Hereford steers taree
| years old.
Mr.. Wm BuckmiDster, OF The Ploughaan, whose
farm is at birmingham, exhibits some prou sing DeS'
| ON calves eight and nne months old. his COW ZIP
sey is fne snima D9rs Is u;rS iof oan Iu.
ions as TO the reliability of this marking One eItsn'
sye cattle grower told me that he alSsys breeds 70
toe mark aud attaiDs good success; others are less
favorable 10 the assumption OF lts fnends suppose
that we should be quite safe to assume that, other
things being equal tur milk COWS should De selsctso
with reference TO their having good escutcheons D.
| @. White of South Framngham, exhibits five ear
old bull Comet which is broken 10 Tork Ike an o.
and has bad him working on his farm throughout the
| season. lie has fine mellow hide, good tau, and
! well.deyeloped shoulders Harvey Dodge has some
| veIy good COWS, and Ii. NJ Sessions, South Wlbra
ham, o bull Rubens ID, by Rubens out OF Beau
ty Sth.
GRADES ASD SATivEs.
Jobu Brooks Of Princeton whose father no. only egs
lstes se1sibly for the Commonwealth as representa-
tive but adds to its wealth by meintsaDg one OF tae
finest farms in the State, bas exhibition number o.
fine anmals. three-year-old bull Wachusett is much
admired and in this class Of cattle he has ole tvs year
| old and one three year old COW a tine bull eaf and
| two aged cows remarkable as mixers.
| Pre- ident WIGer exhibits two grade cows-hsl
Jerseys that are Q source Of great comfort 10 the
kitchen depart nent OF his household and ere 6esiie
Of fine shape, and strongly marked Jersey co9';
bey) breed, although OF gaunt shape and bsd oeet
making qualities. are the very best for yielding outts
and cream for family. II person can afford bu'
COW, tne jersey Is bnuhi W eoeCt
The Short Horrs are the beef producers the Dsvon'
for working oxen, and the Jerseys for milk, rot qusn
tity Of milk but quality. To attempt to breed cs'
of animals for work, beet, hardihood and milk is
| uDwise as TO use plow farm for al wjrk, o.
to adap, one variety of appes pears TO climates
the widest extremes Of temperature.
| JERSEYS.
| The Jerseys here are much more attractive in ep
| ptaIaDce than usual-hapdsomer, / think, than tn,
herds Of Roswell l.. Colt of New. jersey, and X. Nc
| Henry OF Maryland. Jonathan French OF RoGoury
| exhibits bull, Car, two years snd six months Old
| ard COW, Flora, seven years old. j. NJ. H.rtwe o
Litteon, exhibits the bull King Philip god ANNA
His back strais t et and he has strongly mark
ore Of the Characteristics Of rich milk catle dee,
yellow. .colored liniI 10 his To the unintstei
| wcpd say, that By opening cows ear, in the gen
eiality of the membrane viii he found to be Of
ricb butfery yellow color if the is good mixer.
Mr. Thomas MOTLEY, jr, exhibits very foe herd o
| Jerseyp One COW, FlGrs of Il hghr.bro color apC
will beautiful eyes, made jll JuDds of batter ro
cali TO cali She was imported six years az es stxJ
| vest.olJ bis other COW. ousy uads nine ppilcs D
tuttr in single week Of l.St Oc'ober sad ,ls, 0:
nere Fan posture. Mr. JOHN Gushing OF W.;sr.o%.
Lss on extibiigu iaree COWS, two imported al one y
] TRIAL OF DRAFT HORSES.
crowd Of tub. .sniial farmers satngtei - witaes
Iisl Of .tIersth Of THE ralwe Ih!sa powerful eH