New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-10-09
THE STATE FAIR.
from our Own Reporter

SYRACUSE, Thursday, oct I, iSN.
theoretically To every body, everybody awoks tins
uorrirc saving. "Oh how it rains" And everybody
.eid How " fortunate for the Fair And 80 It VS.
and 5. Every hour OF the rain from to , O'Clock,
lad the effect to keep back people enough to lessen
,be ,.coir,. n thousand dollars That was why i, WAS
,c-tn, ate. but al O'Clock Il broke away and then
reon. bepan 10 gather SO that at noon there wa the
h.c;nrirg Of a crowd upon the show-grounds The
rsir. however. had disaranged things and made the
surface uddy but il soon dried on, and the peope
b, gan H. lie k in from the surrounding country viJ"f
m tie social gathering, but not prnhirg from IN, eA-
hbili,u to a. great degree as lhe! "VAN move O"N
On suc day as "Wednesday o..
The plan oi marking the prze-amm"is ~ so"1 -
Designated Ii If the best improvements tlN' M
bee, adouted by this Society. Ii enables al persons
to discuss the merits Of first second, thud ana ree'''
ariuals ard ask why one j. better than the other.
one If the very interesting features oi the show D.
day was tie presentation OF The fHIe banner " "e
suiil pfed Nat.orai Horse Show, 20 the New. OK
Siste Agricultural Society The Hon. George Bliss.
President O, q Hameden County Mass. AgricutNrM
- cety. in his letter, accompanying the banner re-
quested that il should be presented by Scion hlou'h
WHO received il AZ Springfield ON behau OF tins Society
That letter Mr. K, biuson read, and made hnei
sueech intended 10 promote improvement IN our bI'en
Of horses and presented the banner Ia the president
Of tie State Society as trophy nooly Won ana 'e
worthy If preservation as one of the aiorunehS ~
the =, ii. Tvs Headquarters than ever was trophy
won in war f,r this said he, il the banner Of peace
President McCoun replied, and the banner was
accepted with three vociierous che'fs LOT iis N."Y'a
Horse Show, from immense crowd that had
gath cred around tie stand To get sight of the beautiful
bauuer aud hear what was SAID ~
Among the new things that have caught sight 0t
here worthy Of special notice, and OF more ihan cruz
nary interest ~ farmers, is new farm gate. IL Is
uaae for a wagon drive in two parts aud opens hor-
zou,aly upon two levers hinged at the bottom that
gradually lift the gate few inches TIL passes the
center at gravity and falls back between the guides.
Tie levers are hinged at tie bottom 10 a post or sill
and attached to tie top slat o the gate by pm A.
the gate les shut these levers look like braces mt
irr forward and tie reverse when II Is open. lne
outer ends Of the gate tail together, anu may ne
fastened or not necessity requires Tue most re-
MAX bic Il ing Rhout this gate II that hoy 10
wears old n son Of Lyman rvbey in Naples, Outario
Comfy \. y. was told one day by his father Ia
make a new yard gate, and without previous
bought tLis was the result. The patent was easily
obtained II is also worthy Of noe that this new IN
yeutnr is n near neghbor of the man VINO uve lted
that cheapt ard best of all cornplauers noticed last
wear in 1HE TRIBUNE.
Ont of that invention another has grown,
costly and IN respects superior by A. Miller OF
Monroe County. II plants two rows and drops corn
or beans, working the dropping gauge by hand, ~ IN
Ingrams Naples machine, or 10y attaching II Ia CEN
ter wheel which is very conveniently arranged for
supporting the machine, aud by which il can be easily
turned around. Il appears to me worthy of notice by
farmers.
attachment that attracts good deal of attention.
The grain is raked off the platform into iron case,
aud bound with wire by machinery attached. | am
not prepared 10 say II is desideratnm. One of the
things in the Hall Of Domestic Manufacture that At
tracts much attention from the farmers wives Is
Howes elliptic spring beds;ead. which appears To
To answer all the purposes Of spring Mattress saving
bed-curds, and making an ordinary straw bed placed
upon these Stats soft, easy, agreeable bed, Mt cost
Il only So. II is Of the plain, simple things that
only ueed to be seen To be appreciated. |
notice Of the burning of some Of these bedsteads in the
let of destruction in the Crystal Palace, and believe
they are made In New York.
Speaking of the Crystal Palace, reminds me to say
that never heard n calamity announced that excited
So much sympathy That of the destruction of that
building and Ito contents. III Is theme Oi general
conversation IN all circles.
Have noticed another article of machinery to-day,
tia think is worthy Of farmers attention. II Is
cruss-cut saw arranged "a to he worked by single
hand; and should think one man could do as much
with Il saw hung in such frame ~ two could IN the
old wey with common crOss-cut saw. IL appears 10
be a Jefferson County invention patented within the
spoke Of the horses yesterday with, perhaps, a
little too vivid remembrance Of Springfield. | find
that there pairs of excellent match horses,
and noticed pair for sale held at 2 200. The
stations for all work are also good Of them well
worthy To propagate from; but do not think il my
duty to designate the valuable points of those deem
the best, lest might differ with the judges.
The show to-day closes much better than an.
tcpated this morning; the receipts being larger than
yeste day and altogether sufficient 10 pay expenses
and leave surplus, beside hat may come 10 Friday.
On Of the most interesting matters connected with
this Fair, have already said, was the evening agri-
cultural meetings That Of last evening was largely
attended, and the speakers were some Of the most
practical farmers III the State, who listened to
with deep attention. Sucn meetings do good.