New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-17
NEW.YORK STATE FAIR.


From Our Special Correspondent
SARATOGA Thursday. Sept. Is, 1866.
Theweather is stilll could wish, and the attend
ance is so large that it is almost impossible toapproach
any interesting object. The railroads, running special
trains bring in housand and it was estimatedby good
judges that as many fifteen thousand were in the town
and on the grounds during largo part of the day. vi
course the hotels filed the country houses have
plenty to do and private families have taken In fnenos
and Others On every corner there are shows saesheh
beggars and sange characters There is constant whi
and cry sometimes nterock and the streets pocK
up still there is no disturbance, and have not seen one
drunken man.
Ia the morning there grand display OF carriage
horses around the ng-a few were 1trte team horses
and il was Judged one of the best exhibitions OF horses
ever made at any fair in the State.
The agricultural machinery was in full force, and In
cluded every kind which has been useful In multiplying
days works, showing excellent workmanship ana nnsa
Among the things was the hay tedder' whch az
nctcd crowds aud thTeshng machne for threshDg any
kind Of grain without breaking the straw. This is called
Palmers Climax. Ii worked by two horses ana II Is
claimed tbat1ess power is required than where the straw
is torn to pieces while there is additional value IN the
easewth which the straw can be bound up and stacked OF
mt away in barn. Toando loose straw requires labor
which no farmer likes Straw usually is worth as much as
hay and it is really indispensable if one would success
fully grow strawberries -
an accident early in the day and did not see tat work.
but was told by judge who saw 1t that 1t is all II
claims to be. 1t Is q fixture aud hardly can DO
taken into the field the stalks are laid alaform in
which is cavity into which the ears drop when they are
husked and the stalks are carried OF over the mschHe
The invenorsays that the faster it goes the betert will
work III this is true an important invention is beforeOur
people, though t,s objection with large con-growen
that it cannot well be taken into the field for the weight
must be at least half ton.
Another machine is for separating cookie from
wheat which is done by of brushes rollers and
other conrvances IL seemed TO work WE'LL and believe
it iStho onyohtrvsnce which will do this work unless
be Inland sieyeS
Coons Patent Grass Apparatus offered as something
new The expense must be considerable. Two patent
brick machines the ground and after while they
got to work, but the specimens made were ew Those
interested however struck with the rapidity with
which they did their work There but little doubt but
the5 are inventions Of veryigreat importance.
The plan of chuning obtaining power for other light
work by Of hundred pound or other greateweight
being wound up and running slowly down. deservedly at
tracted attention TIPS not exactly new but IT would seem
TO be capable of extensive application
Many kinds of endless chain powers were on the ground
all involving the motive power Of horses which one may
almost say is killing TO this noble animal There is pres
81 n general a apsaon steam expensive
this referred TO cruel Indeed the events Of the age in
our country demand discovery in this direction which
shall do for the farmer what steam has done for the
ufacturer While very many inventors are seeking for
this there Others whose attention has not been directed
10 il as should be. have very little doubt but
that during the next ten years cheap motive power will
be discovered which will add more TO productive industry
than oil that reapes mowers, threshers and the like now
The show of fruit was credtabe There were very nice
apples pears and few peaches Grapes were from many
sections and made nice show. part were not ripe
the season is too early for the north part Of the State
Dr. Grants Iona and Israelles ripe and NICE and Mr.
Rai1vss Adirondue from Plattsburg away north, were
quite ripe Mr.. Rodgerss Hybrids looked very we'd OF
different varieties Of plums, there were many excellent
sspecmenE The apple crop in this part OF the State must
be poor or there be put few trees for there few
apples for sale. Pears too, scarce and al kinds Of
fruit II seems truth That the demand ioI NUT rapidly
immense scale il viii be impossible for common
people procure it was in the middle ages when apples
There were beautiful collections Of flowers from various
parties Theehow Of gladioas, in particular was gor
geous in fact every variety was well represented and
The dairy and farm productions were credtabe, and
though there is great complaint from many sections Of
dry or unavorable weather farmers show they have
not suffered II is true there might have been larger
quantities vegetables and the like but within late years
farmers have paid less attention TO bringing these articles
10 State fairs and reserve them for county fairs.
The exhibition Of pictures extensive but badly To-
Gated and lighted and in barn.ke structure In prox
unity 10 these articles OF domestic manufacture,
such as fannes bed-quits and evidences Of household
industry showing that farmers wives are not wholly idle
and they encourage young married people to pro-
There were a great many objects attracting attention
which would DO agreeable to specify more particularly
but as the evening MEETINGS to be reported giving the
result of the experience in various directions OF the best
the State and as the great mass OF articles are
not new and for years have been shown at county and
State fairs the space allotted does not permit gang INTO
greater details
EVENING SESSION.
An address delivered by Judge Miller Of Rockford,
H. which for proper energetic Language and epgrammatic
sentences seldom exeeed The subject for discussion
was
THE RESTORING OF WORKOUT PARNs.
Mr.. Harris said he trying TO restore old farm.
Land that good seldom is wholly out Con-
tnnal cropping has onexhausted the natural manure de-
posted for many ages When the roots Of the trees de-
cay the ground becomes hard and UNDERWRITING is
CURED One OF the rs thingss 10 get rid oil the weeds
10 do this he had worked corn ii times then sowed bar
lev and got 40 bushels TO the acre.
Mr. Cults Of Saratoga said there great loss of
grass seed sown this Spring and much must be powed np
Some had sowed Timothy this Fall, that the rain might
beat il in.
MI Croker of Broome gave the experience of good
faTrer who this Fall sowing Timothy with his wheat
al the rate of four quarts TO the In this way much
lessecd is required His plan TO keep farm good was
10 have many cattle the place would carry and keep
them WE'LL he would have little wheat and corn, but his
main crop would be butter lie takes only three crops
without seeding-hrst, corn; second oats; third buck
wheat and rassseed with surface manure and harrow
ing First crops without manure
Mr.. Thomas, Herkimer.-One good way is to inelose
sheep with portable fence, TO much ground as
they will restore then tunips But the best way IS
to SOW FAN Tye ~ green, and feed it, after that feed
clover all th%manure and raise carrots; this will
make poor land good quickest lie thinks solng good
plan. He would raise grass by top dressing, and vscd
half bushel OF seed TO the He would rotate
When steamship carries load OF -four to Europe, 1t
takes OF goodfarm.
Mr. Cannon saratoga-with his sandy, worn-out soil,
he commenced with clay and muck, by applying directly
TO the field To make clover grow, he would
buck wheat, and plow IL in.
Mr..Crocker said farmers should save more manure.
There should be cellars and tanks 10 the liquid He
touched fences, and said the native thorn with him,
MI Cornell the great friend Of the farmers said that in
England they were offering premiums for the most expe
dtous way OF exteTminatng hedges. The unnecessary
fences in New-York cost million OF dollars wear
Mr. Thomas said that while land not dear as in
England, there Is not the objection to hedges. Still,