New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-08
YATES COUNTY FAR.

Tie annual Agricultural Fair Of Yates county v.
" or rather that of the three which Is ocatedat
Penn YAM was held last week, and proyedone of the
most successful of the whole number That, is sue
cessul so far as gathering the people OF the county
together to enjoy this annual festiyiss-snccessfn 70
far as they received instruction and pleasure by The
meeting, and eminently successful as regards re-
ceiDts which ware sufficient TO clear the Society of
debt leaving fund for future operations, and owner
Of ne plot of three acres well fenced and arranged
with permanent. buildings and convenient fixtures.
The chow Of stock and Agricultural PRODUCES WA
not what il should he in such o rich county.
There were ZONE good hoBned-caitie, ara tonie
show Of the improvement made by the introduction
of imported blood, hut not enough TO carry c0nVlc-
ton TO tho Td Of the mass Of the great advantage
in its general Introduction. Yates County.hae been
too much devoted to wheat culeure, and thon after
the wheat insect stopped that to barley culture, 20
pay much attention to improvements OF cattle. IL
will by and by find it of the most certainly pro-
Gtable branches of hnsbandry, upon a coil 20 nG-
turally adapted TO gress.
For horses Yates County has been more noted than
horned cattle, and showed few very good
enes IL produces large quantities OF wool but failed
10 make such show Of sheep as such county
sSould make. The number was small, and with Q
small exception, the quality not such az shosld
be ehown TO induce others TO adopt improved breeds
There was not q sign OF South Down blood IN The
pens.
The butter and cheese show was entirely too
small for such fine dairy county IL should pe
large enough to attract buyers from abroad to buy
from the samples exhibited.
The fruit chow proved that apples are not plenty
tbs year, but that good pears can be grown IN
abundance at Penn yam, and that its surrounding
hills will soon be covered with vineyards, and that
cranes grow large and rpen well there as here.
This ia most surely proved by John Mallory, who
has q vineyard Of the best lsabellas that we have
ieen this year, and thequantty Of fruit Is remark
able. The pize and quantity and quality have been
increased by the "rneng process. lie hnds
unnecessary 20 fertilze his vineyard by any other
means than tile draining, trenching, end thorouge
cultivation. -
Among the show OF Agricultural implements two
improvements were worthy Of notice. In thrash
ing machine all the gearing usually located between
the horsepower and thrashcr, Is permanently at
tached under the body Of the thrasher.
corn shelter for horsepower Is improved upon
the one known as "SmIths Cylinder Shelter, in
this respect The cylinder is set upright instead OF
horizontal and the surrounding slaves are pxed %
sprinQs 80 that large small she lied equally
clean. and almost enslly we'll before thrashlng as
aiterward The cylinder, which is about III. long,
has a fan attached at the bottom, which cleans the
corn ready for baggipg The construction OF tne
machine Is inexpensive-one that would shei a
thousand bushels Ct day, may cost s2O or 10
A stove of a novel construction, invented and man
ufactured at Penn Van, Ia worthy OF notice. ~ Is
coal burner but does not radiate heat from th7 sur
face but draws current OF from the Moor Vi INC
room and passes il throngh the lTe-6ox and INTO a
sbeet-iron cylinder and out at the top of the soVe,
| 20 az 10 keep up a constant circulation.
Quite a lot of plows and other agricultural 'mpie,
ments. and some beautiful specimens Of wagon snd
cafriaae work In the exhibition proved tha. Penn
( Yam Is In small way, what il should bein very
large way, manufacturing. village for, in the out
let Of Crooked Lake, il has an ample and permanent
water power.
| II has lately manufactured one thing that was
very much needed in the pice-a aei9 hcteE-one Of
ample dimensions that gives indication, by its show
during the fair of being kept In such amanner az 10
/ be a credit 10 the place.
! The address Of Scion Robinson, which was gwen
TO a crowd of not less than three thousand attenuye
listeners large portion Of them wives and daugn
tiers of farmers, on Thursday afternoon, occupying
sbout one hour of one Of tie moet pleasant OF our
American Autumn days, was devoted entirely 10 me
discussion of various questions connected win agr'
culture in the way best calculated 10 attract atten.
ton and prove beneficial, as it was in the form OF
suggeetions, and appeals 10 the reason Of he hearers
10 tIink of the subjects introduced, and carefully
canvass all that was said upon the improvements 10
the several classes Of stock talked about or IN tae
modes of cultivation recommended. Altogether the
talk was plain and practical, and appeared x pro
duce good impression and give grea. saiisfsh'io6,
and the day closed most pleasantly to all concerned