Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-06

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Agricultural Fairs in the Eastern States.
A review Of the present system OF agricul.
ture, and the latest Improvements In agricul.
tural implements and mechanics, written by
Col James Gleason, Superintendent Expert.
mental Farm, Department of Agriculture,
recent visit to the New England States for the
purpose OF collecting Information for the use
OF the Department, contains valuable inform
ation for ell those who are engaged In farming
pertaining thereto. Col Gleason recommends
a free intercourse of the people OF all sections
OF the country as a means Of removing the pre-.
JUDGES that pow keep them so far apart and
recommends all those who are engaged IN ae
rlcul ultural pursuits, and those who are inter.
ested IN labor-savinR machines, TO visit the
New England State fairs TO be held in 1888
Having been instructed by the Hor r Nv
Stokes, Acting Commissioner Of AgripuItprs
10 Visit the State fairs OF New Epelan1 for
the purpose OF collecting infornetion for the
use oi the department Gel. Gleason first VS.
lted me iair of the ''New England Agricuitu.
raj Society,"" held at Crnaston. near Provt-
dehce, X L. tbs fair was, he saws, the most
complete In al. it's appointments that he ever
aGenueo. aI'i II was held from Sept 81 to 9th in
clnslSe. AT an expense OF near half million
ooilafs, tne grounds and appointments thereto
belonging were fitted up IN q manner crsdft
aoie 10 the great and growing interests Of not
Every branch of American Industry was fully
represented, the number OF entries amounting
20 over TWO thousand. The horses OF Grams.
Ton received and merited. a large share OF the
atte ntion OF visitors. a large number of cei.
eoTated animals were present Many of them
were entered for the races that took place du-
ring the week, which Were witnessed by as
many as iU,CCO spectators, all OF whom seemed
10 be highly delighted; not The least So
the ladies', some OF whom could tell you
the good points of q horse as correctly as
could of
good bread, and for this last accOmplis hment
they are celebrated. Ths display of cattle
embraced the choicest selections in all New
England. Messrs. Loomis, Piunkett, White,
and Latbrop made large displays of sshort
horns" Lieut.. George Hyde, of Connecticut,
made the largest display Of "Devons." He is.
New EnglaId-havinga a herd OF more tnan a
hundred head Of this breed one fourth of
which was present at Cranston. The exhibl-
ton of Jerseys was also very large each
state being represented BY some OF this breed
The display OF Sheep was very creditabIe.
numerically, the Southdowns taking the lead
among the american melinos, exhibited by
Mr.. Jerome Holden, OF Westminster, Yer
mont, was lamb considered worth an amount
equal 70 the annual salary of the President Of
the United states: at least, there were gentle.
bought It for S200OO. In Goats, Swine, and
Poultry, the display was large and credltable.
Inc Fruit departmen though not large, was
Tspsfis. en ios me superior quality Of the
eagle Nursery, of Cranston, was better rep
resented than amateurs in pomology could
afford to be- This establishment exhibited ff.y
varieties, embracing every kind of apple that
one reads OF, nearly all of them exhibiting
sound and healthy growth. OF Pears. this
same nursery displayed seventy. five different
" hi,morass, of Elm WOOD, MI Manchester, of
Providence, and others, exhibited fine spec-
mems OF several varieties. or Peaches. some
very fine ''Crawfords" and "EarIy Yorxs'
were exhibited by Mr. Manchester OF Proyi.
dence. VI Grapes, there were only few va
rietes and in very small o uan titles. or Vege-
Ia pies, the oisplay-lIke fruIts-was more re.
marksbie for quality than q uantity, mammoth
oeefs squash and pumpkins being the princi.
pal classes on exhibition The horticultural
ExnioiIon was grand for Cranston latitude,
mac, IL might have been thought me agre dis.
play. The collection comprised many rare
and beautiful plants Ex-Governor Smith
contributed q 'sNieht- Blooming Cereus, which
was greatly ADMIRED, and when on exhibition
1t bioomed In two immense flowers. each iarg.
er than the present style Of ladies hats, she'd
dinE perfume through the entire hall.
From the fsir at CraAston ne visited Nashua
me place where the New Hampshire Aericul-:
tpral Society met this year. The exhibition,
tnough not large, was very respsctabie; the
not as magnificent I as al Gransson. pT Tssv,ns na.
Nashau, he visited the fair at Brattleboro' OF
the Vermont Agricultural Society, President,
he SisI.d q worcssses M..sscspx ux
sets. where me Agricultural Society OF Wor.
cestsr county met this year. Worcester conn. =
" offered . premium Of two dollars for they
best two loayes of bread made from wheat I'VE
or corn. Mr.. Thos. W. Ward, OF ShrewsbuYy.
is President of the Worcester AgrfculfurSi
Society. and 10 probably one Of the Oldest and
moet scientific agriculrurslsts OF New Eng
land On his return nom W orceeter. Oolonsl
q. yislted the farm Of MIR. @. II. Shinn, Hadon.
field, n J., for the purpose Of looking at tbe
herd OF Aloerneys, consisting Of eighty head 1
w hlch a.
exception, the finest and purest collection OF
AlderneyS he has ever seen. He then Waited
the Pennsylvania State Fair. at Pittsburrh.
and Gays with All dne deference to the Opinion
State Fair was nos a s'signal and lame ntabIe
failure" In the display Of man ufactured iron
INTO AL descriptions Of ware, the PITTSBURGH
Fair was great success. aeGI 1T I