New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-06
Qaeems County Agricultural Fair.


JAMAICA l.. l.. Wednesday. Oct; S. 1884.
There is grand gathering Of the farmers Of
Long .lspu at this cid town today !. is farmers
halliday the krt day Of the STOW Of the Queens County
Agricultural society It ID AN upon which the
people together to enjoy Pheasant Interchange OF
ideas that tend improvement s TO look at the pro-
ducton Of each others fazn-~evaefieo that promotes
healthy oomf etition IL is practice that should 10
encouraged In every reasonable manner BY the press.
1t always has been by TRIBUNE for it is the farm,
ers papr II has always aimed TO promote their nterY
est, IL ~ fcT that reas6a tht NC s;teni many u
their fairs and give .a. rerort II We Snd natter Ep
consure Ga much for the farmers Interest ~ speak
Z Of IL ne II IL a. pr0is".
We have something 70 censure shout this show. We
have no wora IN tho English language. by which We
can charactersc tie e"lt'r show. There are ao"ut
LII, miserable hOr.ed b. nses la he pens They iook
rs houb they bad been gathered up professionally out
of very sort cropped highway and sh, ~ here ~
rough rail pens :" answer for the nisdrncaror II
breaking the law ard becoming half starved. A. .
show cat,! or the pU p'se of showing improseuens
or induce others 70 improve. the aho" Is SIMPLY coa-
tcmptibie
Tie show Of sheep Is comprised In twelve small pena
| and tie swine in six. properly inteTmixed.
There ore five ri working oxen; Just enough
show that Longsand IS drawn by horscs Instead OF
oxen. $50,
lhe horse show Is crrdtahle 'han the other
branch Of i've K but IL still quite rflur T. that ot
s.yne previous years re reason o' fhis suppose. 10
hecause there no racccogrsc attached IA the gfoulds
upon which this show Is ted. Indeed shcro ia nothing
permanent comfortable IN the provision FOR stock,
md never viii be- until tie Agricultural Soclet, bxea
upon location and erecss suitable buildings.
81 much tx stock show.
The lesson that teaches is tat there Is no spirit %
inryem.nt IN ths section. che there is something
In the organization VI tie Society for II do~a
not draw out the improved stock, taDt know exists
up IN this isard.
ut;.h IAN speak In terms Of high con.ru4adatIon.
The vegetable fruit and dow err show !, magnificent In
culinary yegr,. brs t 10 ncolcciyably ahead Of the
show u tho state Society tas year. and perhsps any
other wear One Of the reasons wny this branch VI tno
sov vciy good. Is thar this is market garden
yiun Lis the reel OF the great wealth Of this
COUNTY II won i he difficult t. fnd men 10 any otter
community VINO excel como In this, In this partcua1
branch uf Agriculture
branch OF the is fuupd in the fact that prizes
offered for the best collection. Here Is lesson fog
rve.y other Agricultural Scc.ety aud pmtculariy our
STATE Sirty for unless II can draw OFT better shows
of yecet.bes Il had better sbandon the attempt. The
state If New York al large should not be beatoD BY
single County. az II Ii III tins.
There Is another lesson to be learned by this show
Il Is this. that there Is necessity OF faiiure rom
drougth for here 10 q light sandy soil based upon
gruvrly suhsUiL In ycar VI ureIanpeG d.outh tnis
county produces vegetable show thai would d. credit
to uGy county Ia tie world III he most PfoPiGous
season.
tnd cabbagcs here said to weigh forty pounds each
II would be n mos, valuable ksson Ia The worti, II
could tell 10 how they produced IN sncn season
III this can tell Ia short tst 1t was ~ aeep .nIege'
constant stirring. with maiuriEe, ala anPe
By the same means. presume all those great oec,s.
chi ros parsneps potatoes common aud sweet and ths
great warcry pmPsirs. and ttose goS s'd~s"e.. snu
evo,y other description Of vegetable ood IN common
here pac acs.seT IN 's ss,!r rs Of the
show has this great lesscn-,lnI neis ~ 's
the place Tor students in this Draneh VI agicattres
come TO study It's secrets v,,.,.
rLis is the redeemlng feature OF the snow without
=. should saw that the show was failure and that
te efficient officers Of the Society had ks their labor
As II is they have not anu '"oy A'o "o'h! VI "'s"
pr ,ispf their enofS
The fruit show also s very creditabe; and consider:
iur that this not dnry equity tncro Is beautfa!
show of butter; and there is show Of domestic bread
10 prvye that the art Is not lost There sso
rd sow OF needle end other household ndust.y'
Aturether the mincnse tent that the vcgeta-
bles fruits, flowers fancy articles including toe IN.
eyilable les aud his soap and salerstns anu sso
show Of carriages and harness. the place very stIsS'
two and Consistently filed tn crowd Of wei aIessea'
well behaved good rhd happy looking men snu soIs
The ming attraction however OF t1e tent " aay'
was the address of lion A. Il. Conger OF hockahu Oos
Which carried in its words many vaiuaoe 'tssoos -
those who heard or may read IT. In TINS place am aois
to give only few leading points Of this address, b.