New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-28
AGRICUL TURE.
THE QUEENS COUNTY FAIR.
OPENING DAY.

OPENING UA1s
From Our Own Correspondent
MNToLA Long Island Sept. o. 1906
Tie Queens County Agricultural Society is now cele-
bnang its Twenty-6fh Anniversary at this place. and we
htasy congratulate it upon at last having apermsnent
hsHe. The town o. Hampstead generously donated tho
Society 40 acres their plain land and about eight weeks
ago its efficient Secretary, John Harold assisted by
samuel T. Taber President, and Benjamin ID. Hicks,
iegan nclosng the ground and erecting buildings, stalls,
&c. and the whole is complete with fine permanent
ia of 900 sqnare feet in the form of Greek cross W.
br the display of fruits flowers vegetables grain, do
nestle articles etc The farmers in the neghborhood
ook hold with commendabe ZEAL and in one day voun-
ary carted 60 900 feet Of lumber to the grounds while
Gentlemen little accustomed TO labor seized spades and
vent to digging post-hoes. We commend their example
o those nerant societies who trust To borrowing tent
erect at place year and somewhere else anoher
With little or no shelter for stock Here there extern
i've covered stalls and sheds for live stock, while life
members have erected many substantial sheds under which
hey drive their horses and carriages At present only 80
acres are incosed with tight fence, nine feet high
There is fine half mile track, 80 feet wide, of an oval
FORM for showing the horses upon ana the land being en-.
rely level no grading was required ana the nature OF
the soil such that after the very heavy ram OF yes
erday and last night the track was IN very GOOD eond0n
oday 1t designed to ornament the grounds WIN De
iduous and evergreen trees, and If not already, the
Queens County Agricultural Society soon Will possess ING
finest grounds in the country. ri.
The exhibition to-day was a success every way Inc
crowd of visitors very large but We did not learn te
the ocnng day and enrolled themselves a sO per head
so thai il is evidently a in peeunary point OIL
view. More than 1000 entries Of oil kinds were made
among which were the agricultural implements usually
SEEM The largest display OF which was made by New
York house Besides these there were portable fences
fanstes hayelevatoIs wind mills pOta0panters etc.,
TO be more definitely alluded to hereafter We have seen
much botter displays in this line, but tho absence OF one
or wopromnente exhibitors If accounted for by the tact
that Suffolk County is now holding its fair. ..,.
OF I've stock there good shovnot OF iat cattle,
but o. Wellmatched oxen, long list OF sh0rthOrn,
Adery Ayrshire Hereford, Devon and native COWS and
young stock In the center of great nlk-produclng
county, it very natural that ino micn-co"s should
be extensively shown, and such was the case There
were several very large and superior ANIMALS among them
also some fine hefers, either imported or bred from
Ihe show of sheep was not large Long Island not being
wool country. SouthdOWns DredCmDated, ana there
were some very good ones among them.
The swine department was well filled win some very
large Chester whites and several of the Berkshire Essex
and native breed. ,
There was a very fine show Of poultry, embracing the
fancy Black Spanish, BTamah White Leghorn, Bolton
Gray bantam and other fowls with a large collection Of
ducks AID geese; also rabbits, &c An attractive COOP
of fowls was bantam with three quals which she had
hatched and was r,aring. They now nearly grown
Probably Queens County made better display OF
horses and that is saying good deal for TINS proVerba
horse county with It's two prominent race courses por
ton of these we're examined and shown upon the track
but a majority Of them 20 be exhibited tomorrow.
Prominent In the Hall the line display OF apples anC
pears with good show Of hohouseg apes but the hard
outdoor sorts nearly wanting. luis II not hs
should be- for il certain that good native grapes can b'
and are grown in the country. basket OF ~ Duehess'
d'Angouleme pears, grown BY George X. Underhlli d
Matnicock were the finest have ever seem OF ~, u
H. Sc oz-the 20 weighing - n. They were grown on
Young dwarf trees the soil made very rich and well cult
waited Single fpecimus have been shown Of larger size
but We have yet learn large number Of this size
grown by Among Others, Isaac Hicks and SOM
showed 20 varieties Of fine apples and 10 Of pears
The farmers and market gardeners made splendid snow
Of vegetables such as a sugar beet Of "a ID, six Rutabag
turnps weighing ssi H. with large collections of man
moth pumpkins squashes egg plants, cabbages, ws'or
melons, sc. Corn and wheat rye appeared to goou a.
vantage, with some really superior collections.
In the flower line J. Hicks & Sous showed some tn'
double basams, znnias, Chinese pinks &C. while A. G.
BnrTes- % Es-t NeWYoTk made elegant display of l5
dahas' toT when no took premiums, among them Lor'
Derby, Wnich was SOLD three YEAR, England
guincas and is pronounced flutess There sovera
very good horal designs, and numerous artistic parlO
bouquetf-
Beside the above there wero the domestic manufacture
of bread butter and cheese also ancy articles drawings
&c. while upon side OF the building hung the tanned
and elegantly dressed hide Of the mammoth steer Re
union prepared by Lott Vandcwater. IL measured III
square feet and presumed 10 be the largest hide eve
tanned whole The steer weighed 1895 pounds in Dutch
ess Co. sherc fattened, and was sold for 81 500.
Taken a whole the managers Of the Society and III
farmers who contributed freely and by thousand
see hear and have good time generally, have caus'
congratulate themselves upon this their first meeting
their permanent home. police force from the city were
present. but their services not needed. The Fan
continues during the week.