The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-11-12

Now that the turmoil of the Presidential election
is over, propose to say few words in relation
to the State Agricultural Fair which was recently
held at its old and we'll known grounds on the
outskirts OF the city. 1t was not we are sorry TO
say, success, although it richly deserved to be
one The general opinion of those who are best
qualified to judge of such matters is almost unani-
nous in declaring that, with some trifng excep-
tons, the exhibition was superior to any one that
has ever before been given under the auspices OF
the Society There would have been no lack of
encouragement either; for the interest taken in the
Fair had drawn to the city large number of Wis
itors, notwithstanding the inauspicous nature of
the weather, Our own citizens, too, were dis
posed to regard the Fair with even greater favor
than they have generally bestowed upon it, and to
cooperate with the officers in hospiable attentions
to those who were strangers among us. The in
cemency of the weather spoiled all, and although
it did not cause the excellent President of the
Society and his associate members of the Board
to relax their energies, it literally cast damper
upon all. The arrangements for the Fair
were excellent. The improved auspices under
which it was held, justified the high expectations
which had been excited in regard TO it. But JU-
PITER PLUvIUs who is almost invariably active
when 1.-THE Society of Friends called Quakers' are
in Council, could not consent to forego his prerog-
alive, because it so happened that our State Fair
was to offer its annual attractions at the same time
We do not of course, attribute any peculiar mete-
geological disturbance to the Yearly Meetings of
the very respectable and deservedly respected fol-
lowers of GRoRGE Fox, but it is nevertheless unde-
niably true that, whenever they meet in solemn
convocation, the barometer almost invariably in
dicate5 rain. 1t was the case in the present in
stance, and we therefore regard it particularly
unfortunate that the officers of the State Agrcul-
tural Society should have selected that period at
which Friends assemble to tutoyer each other, for
tie, the latest improvements in agricultural imple-
ments, and the multifarious articles appertainng
to rural economy and to rural affairs generally.
In regard to this particular matter, we are con-
strained to say that they did not exercise their
usual sagacity but in all other respects the efforts
that they made to promote the objects for
which the Society organised are worthy
of all praise. In almost all the departments
relating to fat cattle the show was excellent
the breed of Short Horns alone having few
representatives, though such specimens as were
upon the ground were remarkably fne In the
department of Agricultural Implements, the alb
Of some of the old contributors was to be re-
GREETED, Notwithstanding the variety o. articles
that were displayed, the novelties that attracted
the curious, and the satisfactory evidences of me-
chanical skill and genius which were every where
apparent. The finest features of the Fair were
the horses and the cattle. Of the latter there was
an admirable show, and especially with respect to
Devons Attorneys, Ayrshires and Herefords-
The Holsteins were fewer in numbers but such as
were there presented all the finer points of that
particular breed. In horses it is conceded that
the exhibition was far finer and more complete
than was ever seen on the grounds at any previous
Fair. The classes of blooded horses, quick
draught and saddle horses, and horses for general
utility, we are told by Zone who knows" We're
full and constituted an admirable display In
all the other classes there was also good show,
and we are further assured that the three year old
colts offered in competition were every even and
"beautiful.' We forbear to enter into further par
ticulars though from what we have already stated,
it must be apparent that the Fair presented some
unusually strong points of attraction, and that
nothing but bad weather prevented it from being
numerously attended 1t was at first feared that,
in consequence of the comparatively limited num-
Der of visitors TO the show grounds, the affairs of
the Society would again suffer from that condition
of pecuniary embarrassment from which they have
only recently emerged. This however, we are
happily able TO state, is not the case. Owing to
the prompt liberality of number of gentlemen,
the Society has been able TO meet all the demands
that made upon its treasury. The
State appropriation, limited it is, also
afforded timely relief so that on the whole the
condition of the society, if it has not been i'm
proved pecunIarlly-as there tIIue eve
~ reason to anticipate it would be-has not been
damaged in any respect. Great credit must GER
tainly be awarded to the managers for the exer-
tons which they made to elicit an increased in
terest in agricultural matters, and especially for
their successful efforts TO improve upon previous
exhibitions of the kind; and although in one
point of view-that of fine weather-the Fair
may be said to have been failure, in all other
respects it is justly entitled to be characterized
as a triumph.