Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-09-15
/ Rishth Annual Kxhihltisn Of the United
states Agriculturai society-Third Day.


Reason Competition IN that Line is not
Greater Ben Periey PoOr's Opinion Of he
Cattls Disease-- Carriage Horses Citizens
Horticultural and Pomologieat De-
pdrtments-Be Vs. Yankee Voicss-Inci-
dents.
The crowd at the Fairgrounds is daily in
creasing. The arrivals from distance ere
large, and the citizens Of this county are TAX
ing deep interest in the exhibition. The
greatest number, however, will no doubt be
in attendance on Tuesday and Wednesday
next.
CATTLE ENTRIES.
The paucity of Oattle-entries has fire.
quently been remarked by people from a
distance, who expected to see such collec-
ton of bovines as they had never before wit
nessed and who are consequently disap-
pointed. This might appear strange, under
other circumstances but considering all
things the collection is not only as large as
but larger than could have been expected.
The cattle disease, which has, for some
time, been raging in New England, of itself
excludes all cattle from east of the Hudson
the people of that section not wishing to in
tiict the scouTge upon the herds of the South
and West, should 1t prove to be general and
contagious; the farmers from the other por-
tons of the Union, on the other hand, were
afraid TO bring their cattle, lest they might
come in contact with those that are diseased;
and the consequence is, but little stock has
been brought on the ground. The fear of
contagion was at one time so great, that the
Board seriously considered the proprety of
excluding cattle altogether, but on being
assured by the stock raisers of the infected
districts that none would be entered by
them, they concluded to hold out the usual
inducements for competition. The fact of
the consultation, however, became known,
and number of newspapers, anxious TO
create sensation, asserted that the Com
mittee had decided to exclude cattle, and
their assertions were copied by the country
press, and in many instances remained un-
contradicted so long that farmers were un-
able to make the necessary preparations for
the transportation of their animals. Those
interested however, can console themselves
with the reflection that, though the stock is
not numerous the deficiency is abundantly
compensated for in quality. .f.'
B. PERLEY POoRE's OPINION OF THE CATTLE
DISEASE.
The subject of the cattle disease is now
| the absorbing topic of conversation among
| farmers. 1t appears to be entirely different
| from any thing heretofore known, and is so
destructive that entire herds die under it
within few days. That it should create a
sensation in the farming community is
natural, and the inquiry occurs Is ita local
| or general disease2 Will it affect healthy
cattle? How can it be avoided2 On this
| subject the opinion of Mr. B. Perley Poore,
Secretary of the United States Agricultural
| Society, and one of the best stock-rasers
| of New England, where the disease is most
| prevalent, must be entitled to great weight.
| His opinion is, that a large portion of the
/ cattle of New England are not healthy, be-
cause kept on the second-hoor of the barn,
and Immediately above the cleanings of the
stables, the exhalations from which are
highly poisonous, and infect the cattle.
In winter, too, from an excessively warm
| stable, they are turned into a barn-yard,
when the thermometer is below zero, and
| they remain without shelter during the en-
| tire day. This must produce disease, and
| feebleness, and the cattle thus affected are
| liable to every contagion, which would make
| no impression upon such as are perfectly
| healthy. Mr.. Poore's cattle are kept on the
| first floor, and the manure entirely removed
every day; the consequence is they have
never been attacked by the disease, nor does
he fear that they will be. He believes that,
as the particular method of keeping cattle
referred to is only employed in New En-
| gland, those Of other localities will not be
liable to be injected.
| CARRIAGE HORSES.
The competition in carriage horses was
| IuttISo uuu lluO ROluluRo WGT6
brought into the ring, and several hours
| were consumed in determining TO whom the
/ premiums were due. The large number of
people that crowded around, at the time
these animals were shown, is conclusive OF
the increasing love for fast horses among
the American people.
| TROT RACE-CITIzENs' PURSE.
Anxious to witness fair test of speed
| upon the race-course, the citizens of Cincin-
natl have raised purse of 800, to be paid
| to the fastest trotter in harness, pro-
| vided there be not less than six competi-
tors-the trial to be had to-day. Should the
race take place, as no doubt it will, we shall
expect to see large number of spectators
present.
l. = MENT.
The principal display in the horticultural
and pomological department will take place
on Tuesday and Wednesday next The tri-
ennial Convention of the National Pomolog.
ical Association closed its labors at Phila-
delphia yesterday, and it is the intention OF
the members to be in this city on Tuesday
next and many of them will bring their spe-
cimens of fruit with them, which, added to
the unsurpassed varieties grown by our own
citizens, will make the best collection, in
every respect ever seen in the United States
The Cincinnati Horticultural Society will
hold its next weekly meeting on the Fair
grounds, in order to make the necessary ar.
rangements to properly receive expected
guests. -. W.
BELLS vs. YANKEE VOICES.
| A large number of bells are entered by ex.
hibitors, and are placed near the Mechanical
Hail. and it SO happens that a number of en-.
thusiastic Young Americans, who weal
"Bell-EVerett' campaign medals, employ
themselves during the entire day in ringing
sonorous chimes, much to the annoyance ol
the Yankee inventors who have brought
their wares all the way from the wooden.
nutmeg States, for the purpose of enumer.
eting their various good qualities to the OBJ
tuse minds of our Western people. 1t is, in,
deed, amusing to witness the rivalry botweeI
the parties, each determined to oonvinct
their antagonists thatthey had better abandon
the field.
| INCIDENTS.
One man, whose name we were unable tc
learn, but who resides in Indiana, was robbed
of pocket book containing Sc in change
and another was relieved of all his money
while riding in an omnibus.
An incident occurred which will illustrat,
the high appreciation in which newspaper
are held as advertising mediums, and how
many persons expect printers to live. A
gentleman approached US, and after inform
ing US that he had an article on exhibition
desired that we should notice it, saying tha
he heard that the circulation of the Pass
was larger than that of any paper in tn,
West. We told him that we would be happy