The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-08-04
I'VE HAMBURG AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITION.

I'VE HAMBURG AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITION
High Value OF American Sheep-Inter
esting Details OF the Exhibition, Sc.
OUR HAMBURG CORRESPONDENTS.
HAMBURG. July is, 1868.
The Hanseatc city and territory OF Hamburg contain
ing not over ESQ 900 souls predomnanty wealthy com
mercia community at present the chief centre OF at
traction farmers mechanics throughout Europe
account OF the Great International Exhibition, which
commenced the l4th inst. viii last about week
More than thrtyfour States largely contributed,
their respective governments taking active share In
the necessary arrangements Austria, Saxony Prussia,
Sweden Hanover and England fully represented and
pity that the United have remained far
hind what might be expected from them. However,
the people capable OF approaching the cause
being nothing less than devastating and distressing
civil warwhch taxes tho energy enterprise of the
nation and leaves but little time inclination to attend
to peaceful pursuits.
The grounds Of the exhibition. covering about eighty
acres. Of the city gates Of Hamburg. present
vast splendid view More than six hundred Of the
valuable horses equal numbers Of cattle, sheep,
hogs, &c. placed in enormous covered sheds: agri
cultural implements, locomotives, steam engines, steam
mechanical uses TO be in bewildering quantities
Agricultural and mineral products plants, trees, flowers
fruits Seeds artificial and nnumerabe interest
ing objects displayed In wonderful prouson Flags OF
all nations and coiors arc flying in such that the
grounds look, at distance, like Liverpool Now
York bsrbor festival day. Tho United States flag
visible many different parts OF the ground.
In spite OF tho comparatively meagre participation OF
tho United States in the exhibition various premiums
have already been awarded to them. Mr. George Camp
bell, Of Westminster Vermont, got two first prizes and
one second prize for his merno bucks and ewes. He
brought twelve Of them from New York steam
ship Hammonia, and, though they fell of little the
trip they all doing well. 1t is be mentioned that
than thousand hundred sheep noticed
in the catalogue and with which Campbell had to COM
pete. sn
The reaping and moving machine OF c: 81. McCor-
mick was universally admired. At trial which took
place to-day it performed wonderfully. and have no
doubt that the large golden medal will be awarded to him
Speaking Of premiums may here state that the total
amount in money is 24.77S thalcrs
Wilmington, Cooley Co. Jackson Michigan, creates
admiration Everybody owns readily that they OF the
most superior fabric in the world. Why were few
similar pattern cards Of the United States manufacture
senU
Any quantity Of orders would have been given by the
dealers OF the whole continent IL they could
samples Of smaller TOOLS housoware and the like articles
OF which the United States have hardly sent any for
present
chants OF all nations assembled here The vast provinces
Of South Germany, of AUSTRIA Hungary and Russia
eager TO purchase whatever Is novel and
useful This exhibition OF the industry OF all with
respect to agriculture ID welcomed with such enthusiasm
by the entire continent that yesterday, the first
opening day, more than six thousand people paid tho
high price Of four thalers ee six haers
season ticket day when the price Is but thaer
the fairly Covered with people, their number
being probably less than twenty thousand and tho
railways leading to this city unable to forward the
crowds still coming 10 from far and near.
IL IL be considered that covers
more than and half million Of square eet 1t will be
understood that fty Thousand people time will have
ample to move about, though seventy one steam
engines with all the gear to drive throshing machines
winnowers reapers and mowers seed drills harvesting
machines. culivaors &C., take up considerable room.
Seen at little distance the exhibition. with its high
rounding above which project turrets roos tents
mass and flags, appears like moderate sized town, with
regular streets running at right angles and open paza
are land down said water being carried through the water
works at Bananese nine miles distant thus giving every
wero ready access to II for oil purposes such
engAes pumps re engines gas works. Cor the
use OF the men and beasts on the grounds
The handsome collection OF fowls numberinafour hun
dred beautiful specimens the artificial breeding and rails
ing apparatus for specked trout by Mr. Cords Of Uczan
Hsnoyer keapparatus for leechss from the cocoon 70
one two aud TO five years OF from q. F. Stottor,
Hiideshem, Hanovcr) the big hog Garbadi four years
Old weighing soc pounds loy John Hickman Of Hull.
and SIX months DID, weighing $50 pounds attract unive
or butter and cheese tobacco, refined sugnr wheat
and rye -four saw and tasted most splendid qualities
OF Of which, we'll Of American seods hops cot.
ton, &c, more will be stated hereafter.
There are delegates mere from Illinois, Massachusetts
New York. New Jersey, Ohio, Rhode Island Vermont.
Governor A,wright from Indiana the United States
alive and doing nil he can to facilitate the purposes OF his
countrymen exhibitors. He has distributed some five
hundred copies Of the Report Of the Commissioner Of Pa
tents tor 1851 Agriculture; and In his zeal explain
the machinery and implements he is seated on
away at whttemore, Belcher 4 Co.'S premium ploughs
and again at Reeves Co.'s meat cutter.
July 10, 1868.
Having thus far given you rambling account OF the
Great National Exhibition, you may expect would
continue systematically describe the various do.
partmens. This, however, Is little to my taste
probably tina; Of the reader that prefer to speak Of
thin 3 in the order in which saw them, and such as
struck me to be particularly worthy of mention.
Had this exhibition taken place at any other than free
port such Fam urg Ia, where trouble or expense
whatever arises from custom house and duties 1t could
have become such Importance and magni.
tude
II true that the exhibitors complain Of the heavy ex
pcnse caused them by high charges for tho room
occupied by their machinery products that the coal
Tor engines, the food for animals similar supplies
amount 10 big figures. and that power has been
furnished TO any Of them show their machines in opera
ton, they bcug lett to their obtain IT,
But the other hand 1t be pleaded whole
enterprise was upon scale Of grandeur novel to this
70 DO expended In getting up over careful TO
make both meet
so unexpected the Of visitors that nocked
10 from all parts Of the continent and from abroad
that tho prices Of provisions and everything else
rosc considerably, and the second day the sup
ply OF meat and vegetables fairly exhausted,
many being obliged 70 do without these necessAries
The crowd Is now-the third day-farly belcaguerins
tho American Machine Department. c. II Mccormick (
reapng and moving machine received yesterday the
large gold medal wilmington, Cooley Co. g (of Jack
son. Mich beautiful hoes and rakng forks have received
silver medal Professor John Kelsey s (of Yardloyvle
Bucks county, Pa harrow and reaper were awarded a
silver medal and IL s not saying too much that i've
eighhs Of all the premiums would have fallen n ths
United states had the In their strength
upon this occasion.
Asnis the catalogue shows under the head OF animals
only twelve sheep, ought by Mr.. Campbell, wess
Minister, W., while the whole number OF the
catalogue three thousand eight hundred and seventy.
sx. and OF machines and implements two thons
and hundred and forty one, and under ths
heal q exhibitors ten. while the whole nusn