New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-09-24
AGRICELTURAL FAIRS.
wrercur,rER COuNTY-A NOVEL BUFFALO


i,,itiou IA in all respects the most extensive and
interesting of the kind held in the County heretofore IL
may be remembered that the society. under whose 's
plces the fair is held vas re0rganHed last Nh
ior with Warren Leland as President , am
"2cocdneIy active ana liberal their endcavors have n,e
handsomely rewarded The total amount oi Inc tScrc is
preninmR offered a tii1e S2,7OO Beside, lVo -
a 1olsuei@y iVc dr,Sn ou Che stoc.and productions
Of the people Of the county aud CONSEQUENTLY .rt
unusually interesting array ia the lnrantfej
The Director have r ia g mSns they have had
erected large number OF c0uort"pe' oU I'D ,ov,
booded stock, "A cOIimOdous music sialu anu a. ~
inGr,s hfand The same being OF tho Grecian slye1l
architecture without the bend InSuhS N ~, . 41
s T rsnnnis and exhibition. and hence there was not
that great animation which may reasonaDy De w
No yeairr too produced slightly uniavoabe ehGct
aud whom late in The afternoon ram eolht oV bo
Wills they wcrc delighted with what they saw hu ,Ie
whom they met at his open air social reunion Nv
less had care either Tor ther eotnus y, Sc, 30 tkrr
pcl baps both. ana wendell their way suddenly 70 tV
several abOdcs. mounted ia ca 'riages Oh 9ti ' ai
tho Fair closed Tor tno gay Lo q IA "S
receipts were found TO ,, %cous and biood
entered was also large. This part Of the eNhhi1g
exceedingly interesting, and cvinces the sk WITH WIFI
the people Of the county raise and train su s,H,h ie
cattle exhibited far superior m breed 10 hDsn W."
finest collection in the state Inc Adern.y scItuI ,
particulaIy fav0rte breed IN the comfy. ~ Is Sl
denornnated Clancy" who wanta handsome animal me
great farmers of course prefer other hreyus, WhVr o
tuf
il a very fine collection Of Deyons The entries
of This particular breed are large. the ,Dulham'
drrort,nent is exceedingly attractive The show
Of southdown and other sheep Is mrge ANON sms fT
r Wilson Of Harrison. There are the old sheep ana "a
Young all raised in two years Tho eXhlDi1ion ol p1u
fowls Among the swine the Suffolk aud Essex appear to
he the fayorite breeds. one stall contains
donkey not over thrco feet IN hight with foai IN pro
norioin in size 10 lis dam. There good display OF
tattna tplns ~
evident that the farmers have found mules So nseiu mat
tcy have entered largely raising them The agrlcu
variety Tho carriages. light wagons and slnghs
made in the county and put on, exhibition
fayorahy with like articles manmactureI elso"h.'c,
Tbey are really very neat aud durable vehicles ~
corral herd OF buffalo niue IN numDT. lney
came from the Plains and are owntd by Conmodoio b,
Hilladay who has HAD them on lliii IN the Ou,
Yesterday the animals broke loose ana scainptFed over
mrnced bufaiohunt but 1t was OF mover description,
There hundreds with sticks ana yelng' ilhGu
drive the scared buffalo DICK 10 lno co' IT, Vu1 o
buffalo would not 70 IN That direction ihey llmru
everything which impcded their course. In time TIE l.
ing ana e he sfE e61,d T', ThSTe also at Tie Fair
number Of elk antelope. these too got loose yester
day, but speedily cOrneIed, ana driven !" We quar-
I~ts assigned TO them. In the Indies department
there IL a large variety Of all those articles winch
arstic life. md arc provided at The iauds Of
ihnfy mutrons There Is also an excellent collection o
IN av drpaIlnent there is quantity Of tobacco which
vas raised The county. In huk It is excellent but iis
chief merit seems TO lbs qualify 1sars made lI9m 'hs
tobacco are "'SD =" doht /, ih~y were si6,
aroma ana w.Hom aga WINCH clears made ,n MeSico
from tobacco raised IN that country nmueiS" t. icy.
genuine Havauas Every effort has been made TO make the
fair truly worthy object Of patronage and TO that end
S1rs aud other articles The whole grounds are do
voted to the objects for which they are advertised
| SECOND DAY.
Yesterday the attendance OF spectators was
not as large had been expected due 10 the Gnavoabe
character Of The weather Beside there were tnose &c
sIrng he exhibitors who fued 10 make thcir entries
f0 the same reason hence the Directors extended the
solved to continue the Fair until the end oi the Week
As the track was heavy there was no troiHs tod9{.
offered some I on I 5aG change 19S I ,6e inc err
culture OF that part OF tue country. ara imi.ca-
| larry in Westcllester County He called attention
tons was the most labOriOus aud eXacilng ON the y
cal capacity de remembered when the farmers Of the
and hauling timber either for building or fuel purposes,
or for sale. But IN day circumstances had entirely
fnes which did require 81 the farmer ply steal
ton 10 obtain them. were being consumed The cutting
years ago there large sales for fuel made o timber
cut within the county. To-day ithe people were buyg9
| it, gthere great change And scarcely
more remarkable the change IA harvesting aud
| corn There time within his recollection when
farmers prepared themselves By beginning with half
days work. This they were compelled TO do Ia start
what seen girl with proper machine could cut
more grass IN morning than four men could, for
and then sad lac did not doubt that within another
age farming would be one OF tic least hbonous
OF avOcaous He cited the fact that during the late war
great grain crop OF the West could not have been
cured II 1t had not been Tor the nachery applicable TO
the business because OF the number or men who were IN
the field Of war; but with the aid Of that machinery
young girls and older women were enabled TO do twice
the wors OF robust aud tcsOlue men ne again TOOK up
the sube OF the changes which were going on IN ag
culture and nfteT hssy r th OF some oo q
60 on untll agriculture would be substan
was probably Tic very Oldest within the limits OF iho
United States which had substantial agriculture. In
relating the assertion no had just made. He then pro
ceedcd to show how climatic changes, hut more partcu
larly bad agriculture had made tile arabic lands Of the
county less valuable than they formerly Judged by
their present producyeness Iie proved that the area
OF cultivation had been made too extensive and that If
Land woS be rcatar that from 20 scrs ~
land would DO obtained much II not grass aud
grain than at present obtained from 100 acres. His
attention He also discOursed on irrigation and drainage
and concluded by saying that he hoped on some future
occasion 10 be able 10 meet the Westchstc farmers again
and give them at greater length, and with greater full
Dsss his ideas relative 10 what they should do TO advance
she value Of the lands OF the County by their
pursuing scientific system OF agriculture.
While speaking on drainage, no remarked.
which would In time be claimed and pnt ia state OF cu
tlvaton About half an hour after Mr. Greeley ceased
speaking, Weston, the pedestrian, commenced walking.
The part Of "master OF ceremonies" was hand
soney performed throughout the DAY by Warren leland
host OF attractions which have been crowded together by
the unauspcions character of the weather during Tues
day aud yesterday.
QUEENS COUNTY.
Since the organization of the Queens County
Agricultural SOcicty, their Fairs have been held az
Hampstead Jamaica, and Flushing until 1866, when tho
of Hampstead gave for their tract OF 40 acres
situated Mncola STIMULATING that 10 should be used
foreground Since receiving the grant tho society
has fitted up the ground with all the appurenaDccs
necessary and have leyeed very good halfnnle trOt
ting
No trials OF speed made on Tuesday the track
the judges being occupied the entire day In arranging
the horses entered for competition the show Of which,
far Is o gp to th ,o Of former ySHs The rae
advance OF the meeting has been found TO work we'll and
has been generally and cheerfuly compiled WITH cspe
ciay relates 10 cattle aud swine. every stall aud pen
Dcig engaged week before the opening day. For this