New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-10
The yew-Enslnnd Agricultural Fair
Second Fay.
from Our Special Correspondent.

FROM Our Special tosrFflo0Geif
SPRINGFIELD nLsr., Sept. 7. 1855.
Notwithstanding the very beautiful weather,
thcru was gloomy ;ccline resting upon tie managers
or this Exhibition this forenoon. The show, on tho
whole was as good they had expected but the peo
pic did rot 20 appreciate ii The few that entered
The gates before noon did not make respectable
crowd, to Gil up this sres, field tsat peo-
pie flt ncghbory ard tito inquiry began 20 be pretty
freely made whether In pecrnlaTy point OF view The
Exhibition would not prove failure and not bring
mOney enough TO pay expenses anu prize list OF ten
thousand dollars That apprehension was oil disspa-
ted before three o'clock In three hours the four great
Railroads that center here had furnished throng ~
po0pic and great number of country people cane In
" rons and during tho afternoon there Ves general
turn ont Of city carriages and there WIS orowd-a
crowd that paid moscy enough 10 insure The recuniary
succcss oi the Exhibition. with anything Ike ordinary
success on the two following DAYS.
This crowd IL very pleasant sFht n look upon L,
ia crowd Of wcdressed people who have cheering
look ofintolircncs and indcponde1cc. Il IS not col
lection OF poor whites nor tho serfs ~ rich land
owners but tho owners themselves. The most of this
crowd hayc been amused snd kept IN good cheer today
by the exhibition Of horses around Tic track ana before
the iudrts stand The great amphthrGtcr oopoaitc tho
stand hns been crowded full mostly Of handsomely
dressed handsome woinon all The afternoon and inc
fashi0nahy cay colors give 1t tie appearance when
seen from the other side uf tho field OF great flower
bed IL ia really IA gorgeous show.
And little Of TIE moro practical part OF The ex-
hbiiiCn / cannot as general thing specify tie
owners ~ the norrcs which give delight 20 tie people
Ihot viii be done In the prize list There are many
cxceru. horgc OF MI cnsscs Tic Moran ana Mack
hawk breeds predominant and /; is worthy of remark
that these breed. have greatly improved since .lc Or
horse shov q; this place. There is, apparently. much
more attention paid 10 breeding hrsos for leo
instead oi fast rutiug There are several toaas 81
work horses here Owned by Amasa Spr,gue Of Crane.
ton r. L. which elicit universal admiration "a they
ar)nnd The ring, drawing heir pondcgo9s WAGONS.
ttOng WagOu' - WORTHY Of the attention 81 all who
have many stones 20 haul tie strong bed being mounted
To s1inr Witlln foot Of the rround. tesln 81
fine mules owned by hir Spragne, could not probably
De- bought for FIVE tiouland dollars.
Among the exhibitors Of cattle. l think two or three
men are entitled 10 honorable mention. John T.. An.
derson Sheburue Mas. has twenty head of Dur
hams hove Tint would bc hard 10 beat by any man
In New England and the may he sid " tho here.
Of twenty head Of neyong, exhibited ly G.. H. HYDE.
Stafford oiand county c.. II. II. pcors SoG'hboro
hiass has large herd of Ayrshires which Icprcscn;
that breed 20 good advantage.
There me- few teams of rood work oxen but the nun
her is dilgracagy small II does rot exhibit the real
agricultural character the people or s section. Tor
tho iufmers work oxen TO q much greater extent than
horses. and This il not horse show although iTAor'
appear Inclined 10 make strangers tuk that IS. At
any rate. they do not show their oxen. The same IS
true In regard 70 mich cows. There are ~ good ones
rs any country can boast IN the vicinity Of tins iaiT
but they Tot here for exhibition for farmers RON
other sections 20 and examine their points ana com
pare them with thei. ssook. 1t Is tn important
future IN the exhibition.
In the Implercnt Department the lead ng feature Is
tie heater hay press" II there was not another ma
chine N the enclosure IL would he worm Tue cost or
admission 90 witness the operation OF IBIS nOne. IL Ii
Of the greatest interest 10 every large farmer, whether
ho has my 20 sell not for he may soon save is cost
in storage room IL obviates all necessity for building
large barns IL IA likely 90 royOutionHc the whole
business of hay transportation because hay put up in
this press IA made SO compact that il reduces The cost Of
ght 80 per cent and the cost OF Insurance from dan
ger If fire 10 almost nothing and danger injury from
exposure npoS platform absolutely 20 nothing.
bale of this hay wodi not wet through in six months
steady rain for il is socoDgaet that !. caa be saved u