New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-20
INTERESTING 10 FARMERS.
ruK GREAT sIIBKP SHOW.


Assssiation-Firss Fair-Eames Of the
Omcers-''American rrcrisoes ''-sAear-
tsg-Premiums-Th Wcather-F arm.
erS Prospects.
From Our Own Reporter.
CANASpAIGUA. n. Y, Wednesday. May 10. 1865.
"How car he get wisdom, whose talk is of
bulocks," or Of their next Of kin in the fnrmyard
surey BY attending such exhibition Of sheep the
one in operation in this good old town Of rch resi-
dents In great roomy houses large fruit and flower
growing lots upon broad shaded streets looking out
upon one Of the most magnificent agricultural regions
Of the world for such IL Cansndsigua and its surround
ings in this rich Ontario County And here the Sheep
Breeders and Wool Growers Association Of the State
Of New-York have inauguraed their first Annual Fair
AS II may be Important hereafter for those who are
interested in this particular branch Of great National
industry to refer back 10 the names Of thoe who In.
augufated this movement. give the following list OF
officers
Henry s Randall President. Vice fre,den,s-Lewis F:
Allen Of Erie, Aaron Baker Of Steubn, Davis Cossit Of
Onoodasa Theodore s fa1or Of Oneida George H. Brown
ouchess Ninslow r. Watson OF Essex. Samuel Feile Of
secretsry-Hrgh n BROOKS Pear Greek, Wyoming County.
kecordins sesre;sryD d. D. Moore. Rochester Executive
1ommttee-t d. N srshsi OF oeuben. Atram Stocking Of
Livingston James Geddes Of Onondaes. T. r. Brown Of
Csyugs, Elijah Ennis Of Wayne.
Tie active and efficient superintendent Of the Fair
T. BPotte, late member Of Congress from this DIS
triot.
To show that the exhibitors are not mere Specializing
sheep breeders give list of their and resi-
dences. from which IL will be that they mostly
NewYork farmers
LIST or ExHBlrcRs AND THEIR nIsrDrScy.
A. II. Capg, Pompey. y T.; II. \. Avery GioverviIle.
NY. HAL Rsndl Addison Co. VI = schCfela Pi,tslord
NY;T $ Steele SIorehsIa. VI VIA n Heath Caaeroyia
\. y; Davis Coss Ononseila Hill \. Y; l. 9 Bugr's
Y; P. ii. Mcmillan carsdsigus N. y. jas. SheFburne
East Bloomfield ". v WI NJ Holmes, Greenwich n y;
N. Y Delos Blodge,, Gornar n Y. Msriner Bronson
Ea.tBloOmhcs; n Y John and W. Ray bSocOye y. y; ,
kkHaf Agrfh Penn fFrwtn Y Loo fHF
NY; j. C. Sweet North iloosic, N. Y. G. 'Townsend
Pavilion n y; Gee clark Votes Co, Ny; Charles Sher
so.;wict Potter n Y, Arnold Green Gorhar. n y
Il N Jarvis, Carardsigps \ Y; 4bn. Siocsiag Ycrs n
P,,. Wiley & Parrish Honeoye \. y: f,,ts < Wiley
EoneOye n. y hsyry j, b,rs9n Paihh,l W.; Gee A.
Stephen Frsiisis, B-i,iol y; VIM u RoscrS Hencoye
n E; 4. D, Benedict Lsoris n. y; Henry Gleen Middle
Roy, \. l.. 4. q Lewis. Pr.tisburg, n y j. c, short
South Butler N Y A. o. AID O. D. Downing Pslmyrs n.
Y; " Norton8 SON Fss; Bloomfield, \; Y J. :: Good
Alien ,a Venice csn.er ~ y Aonzo knowles pyorsh
\. Y; Clales Hubbard, POmiey, n. Y; HhaH hand,
A II. Avery, Mauias, N " VIM CHAM erlin. Red Hook,
NY; Carl tleine. Red Hook, NY, r. Pratt Cor lp NY
A. Avery. Gloyervie N v; Geo. Brown Whitneys Cross
ng, n. 81 }. II. simmons Censndhisus n " ~ RsRega
Na'psn Es', BISomdsid z a fnnis f@@yTa \ y
h y Thorn steele, Ius \. y; L. = Greene Niddiecr
y JSha rslss 9sSsP N.Y. 4 F EslS~ a.. iii y
John 8 Ayins scrio, NY E daey Pleasant Pisins y
Wm c. Meek CausudGgus \. Y; $. J. Burgess, North
Heoec Nv: j II Potter Penn an N. Y; P. II. McMi.
Ian C,n ndsgps NY. ". ii'nss, Greenwich ny Henry
Robbins. Cornwall, c. ,,
have left their farming business st this most Of all busy
of the year to attend this exhibition Of sheep
not alone to promote their interests but that OF
great National industry. And these men have brought
torether more than 800 of the choicest specimens o.
their focks till the show in the aggregate exceeds in
nuber quality and value anything even teen before IN
this country and probably in the world
The leading feature Of the show Is the cliss known az
"AmercaD MeriOos Of which there are four rams RAM
sired by "Od Sweepsiakcs" whose owners woud tblDk
q man was joking if he should offer less than s2VU
head and Of them valued at more "a in twice
That sum There were shown IN ole ring last
evening which probably represented more actual salabe
yalne than sny other ten sheep ever brought together
before since the animal donestcaed 10 the use OF
man Tier IS any number Of young rams IN the pens
vslUed at $1,000 to 5000; one ram lamb dfopl.o TINS
Spring for vhich the owner has just refused sl,JH.
Those not posted IN this % line wool sheep mama
may CRY "bumbag" and "morus saaH'eds'Hs slis
,necnlatiop" as lJng and loud they please, but II
does not change great facts nor disQrove the ruin OF
the wonderful desire Of TIE people TO gei ssesSu on VI
the certain means Of immediate rrort and great I'M
provement of the general stocl Of the country;
It's 70 promote this improvement-to a" aken re"
interest in sheep busbandTythat this ASSOCIATION ves
formed and for which It's originaiofs nave lAboied 10
The Hon. Henry s. Randall, Cortland, ~ me farn,
err Of this State greatly indebted he las IhDOreu
diige,tly-pieht and day with hands and bead-to
iusncuTate improvement IN sheep husoandiy ana be
tcdsy enjoying the traits OF success Today ne sees
crowd OF people getting wisdom ~ inc OIL. d.,
cable manner by witnessing with their OWL eyes VIVA.
A. meant nv tia word improvement. Iney go apout
from pen 10 pen looking carefully compain one WIN
another, examining the form ana SIZE q enli.hs,
Cnenty and quality of wool and contrasting the Whoe
with their own common breed 81 nome. n Is ply
the managers had not thought to nave ht oi sne
veriest scrubs be found 10 the untry on exhptVa
"a show the contrast more forcbly Howeser, In tne
minds Of good many. these c9ntia ass VIII y, i
put and they Will carry home the wisdom gained ne.e
foday TO be ever after used TO Their advantage PeSon
ally and 10 the great benefit Of the country
To-mo-row they will learn by actual examination De
fore ani after Steering tne VA and quality
f th re- il 20 be q public shesrng In the great amph
fhester Of the Ontario County Agricutuin s,ocic,J
Which Ia capable Of seating Dix OF seven Thousand
persons while the business is progressing III 'be cent
a speclal Premium of $50 is offered by d. ID. T.
49, a., tho fleece Of one years growth or there
hn, sheayed or the ground, which on being cleansed
shs h. found 10 give the greatest weight OF WOOL IN
proportion its time OF growth and 70 the hYe seign
~ ~ animal No sheep competing Tor prizes are re-
n,ed 10 he shorn; but the OF g. viii be added 10
the prize received by any ram, Or any pen OF ewes,
which are sheared the ground and the heeces
nnder the dir .cton Of the Executive BOARD Inc
~ ard will decide how many out OF each pen OF ewes
are 10 be shorn. Each exhibitor will provide Ls own
shearer Prizes Of si0 e. and 81 will be awarded TO
the three best sheareIt
This last class OF prizes very important. There
great need of improvement in strengthening. often
see sheep in the Eew-York market with more wool
wasted than vond pay the wages OF GOOD sheaiei
and there Is gentleman now present ONT Iainah oI
Syracnse " who on rs sheep-fsrm IN Benton Co,
Indiana upon which he keeps 1900 head ana Tor waht
of good searers there he has brought LOW oil the mock
TO Syracuse where tbey sre now beng sbeaIeu "boh
thew will be sent 10 SewYOrk tor slaughter But every
at the West is not situated so that ne eau
kend his flock East 10 be shorn, and therefore ~ IL
pportant that ery should be used 20 stimulate
IMPROVEMENT in the art OF shesrng and for that public
exhibitions and prizes should be encouraged. as every