New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-09-29
AGRICULTURAL FAIRS

ROCHESTER,, Sept 2S-The NEWTON State
Far opens in this city to Tho officers OF inc
STATE Society possession of the grounds to-day Lar
arrivals Of stock machinery farming me sor snc
noticed. The arrangements are ~, ,h'rsand
eessful fair The entries are already over TWO 'nouS
RoCKLAND COUNTY.
The Rockland County Agricultural Far VIII
be held at New CITY, near Nyack Sept 80 ana Oc' l.
On the latter day Erastus Brooks OF New10rk VIII ue'er
the annual address.
FAIR IN BERKs COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.
IRON OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
READlyG. Sept. 25.-The Annual Fair OF the
Agricultural horticultural, and Mechanical Society oi
Berks County closed here to-day. Fairs IN TINS COUNT
are usually good and This year is not an exception &
show of cattle has not been exceeded at any county @
in this state The exhibition of 40 head OF %
Devonshres including cows, heifers, calves anu MN
fat and clean from farm is no ordinary oi0un W.,
stance Mr. Daniel Stenmetz the OwneroI Ihese' - No.
y fancy dealer. but plain Lancaster SouHIy De
farmer living ON the border of Berks County; nc
carried away SlOO-the first premium lor SUR
seven lots Of cattle we're entered comprising
Alderney Durham, short-Horn, mixed ami NATIVE an
among these there was not one V,uIn'.ly 1880
what is usually found on regular farms
Col W. Evans fine herd Of native cat6e' qrN Idh
from his farm drew the second premium sO MI yyoe e
Weis of Lancaster CO., received 80 Ior 3t VI Ney a.
and fat Durham cattle. Samuel kurz to9A aHe pa @
of SIS for native cattle. The snow OF sheep anu
was meager The exhibition Of fruit was sulprlslngy
good OF apples 10 lots were entered. Ips paSoJ
were Sheepnose, Form Woder, KEN, White ne, 'a"1
Golden RanbO, SuchntchtDeider Bidtch 1illchin MID
Sweet piopjn: the crOp in the country Is inddins ~
b. LOrsh exhibits varieties OF apples from LIZ 90
chard and takes the first premium; W. L. SILL ~
David Gring o. and Samuel Kurtz, a. ihere w. e
lots of pears the tables represeniing al in Iower
ties; the principal exhibitors were FrsuSTeA Vong
Nicholas Lott Col Lewis Primer anu On ~ an exil
Though peaches failure there Wely ~ @
bifon mostly fancy varieties, and in small
The show Of grapes very me; % iOts WIZ ,ooS
The nrincina exhibitors w. A. kesser wiz toSA
me flrst premum as grape grower Ed ana HeV
Vim Young John fehT, and D. L. Stleher, All sI In
ard and many Of the fancy varieties "efe oAniO "
great perfection ,,..- % .,~,o, veoetobles is
Mr. CYRUS l. Fox OF ReinholdsviIe, VINO hdu ~. %
fables az varieties OF American ana Enshsu PVasi;,
,ro ON his own farm at ChesterwOOd; he also eAhlps
= complete assortment Of farm aud garden NegeIpcs'
The show of towering plants, If we except the lhOa
teIles from the dOor-yard OF Mr.. Samuel GfoSls al.
house. is ordinary. The ladies made me SHOW "a AMY
work. A.. ,,oobonics
Reading is manufacturing city, and the MECHANICS
and factories were well represented on the Iar ,
over 700 lots OF agricultural implements ana % os VI
Other articles fully atesed the skill u INC
WOrkmen and the resources of the shops .4,
The exhibition OF stock on the track was ~
The State trot for $780, three strait heats, was Won ny
the Jersey Boy, time 24i 24St, ana E4i Inc , po Nc
County trot (year olds) $50 was won by mayor AeT
3l9 BeTks County No. q $50, by A. Lincoln EASt lno
attendance during four days was good ana the Soecy
has a full treasury.
NEw-JERSEY STATE AGRICULTURAL soCIhti.
The New-JerSey State Agricultural society
commences its annual exhibition on lhelr new IaiI
Grounds at WaVerey Station, near Newark To-Day anu
will continue tomorrow, Thursday ana Friday ms
exhibition ia open 70 dealers generally, merchants manu-
facturers farmers Of fine horses cattle, ana
rasers Of other stock fruit growers, nurserymeh' &c