New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-09
PENNSYLVANIA STATE FAIR
rvaoN OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

x,,soa An 1852 describe this region as aDounuhs IL o."
ara elements of material wealth. The waters "oio ~
20 ne fuIl OF fish, the forests OF game anu INC %
Yase A little later, when that peaceiui ooionS M
o.d rams IN the wide forest and commltea is SEQ" w
ina earth there was lack OF special ana a'eiu
Tho valleys and plains brought ior'h Wy "n '
Ittsa remarkable fact and worth careful S0'utny'
that of the whole Atlantic slope from New-bruhs"eA W
to the Florida reefs this southeast corner Oh lensyF
,an,. hoo suffered least from bad methods OF farming
and exhaustive tllage. In TRUTH II mas MOI suhclou
ALI one can hardly find WORKOUT iarlh or inc o" I,
of 100 acres who restless and dissatisfied Wiling W s
ma inourng the price Of wild surface IN DAKOTA Ano
<uakers and Germans who cut the native loros"
aud pued the surface stones into great century
lasting barns, were thoroughly penetrated WIN
love Tor farm life They hOnOred the ancient ocouP"
tlon and taught their children 10 aspire "
h ownership of the soil and rural thrift as Tue o os'
wholesome independent, and harmless-the iilo III ".o
virtue is most easily practced and vice shows le"es'o
tceuents Another excellent practice must DC
the general and liberal use of lime Inc cneni0' n"y
reye that lime enters but sparngy into the
of the plants most useful to he may show that ap
ed ia large quantities much OF 1t nsoiuoie anu must
he os 10 the surface still the fact undenia0le tha the
beat 81 these Pennsylvania farms have OF
100 Bushels in hve or six years. ana thaS "noas
-,n 30 bushels crops Of 60 bushels and pastures
ls 70 Garry bullock TO the acre, the consequence
( ind assembled these Fair Grounds hye or SIX
4bapud of the grain growers and stock raisers, the
Aeop breeders, the chicken fancers and the Chester
WHITE men OF the Keystone State The state Far mas
SS wealth that bounds on the north Thrice it has
Tsen AZ Pittsburgh at Easton and once at Wllams
oe oy ia this OF the State But the increased
facilities for travel have raised question, discuss
VIE" Der the great advantage 9 laid ont. aud
y,yed with handsome permanent structures does not
the peculiar Importance of an hs
selected the agricultural center THESE gIoau Ills
beautiful The Susquehanna, broad , anu wood oyer
rlx fha sifa
hooks the East; the surface nndtgs one in cir
can attractive; the track y q ~ 20 III t
cult and as smooth as pounded by the hoois
Tmo ircTmstances surprise me little; first. that
fevs fne cattle here from the herds near Phliade
phia and seSS9f There are several Aiderney breed
ers well known throughout the country Tor enerpISe
reds Tor COW or calf that suits them None OF thelr
anlmals are here. As 10 the attendance there are
Ener fruit, loveer and rarer flowers, as VIDE
S of bsTs the snG was SO large that
ZEN clerks were selling tickets mere the WORK is
snanly in these two PARTICULARS Pennsylvania make
ner OF fruit and the grounds are better arranged
cultural Society understand more fully the efficacy OF
printers ink The managers OF p9tn soelegs bt y b
somewhat from each other Inc largest ennD9 9p ne
ssMr. Colder of Harrisburg He has pull ana ~ S0Ss
color and the largest mixers of rich milk
He shows also bull and nine very fine cows OF the Al
horn breed His product milk for market and animals
for He has learned that the Jersey cattle sun ms
bot for fancy Acting .hs d ne o5 SSI S LAD
10 be rid of them He shows grade Aderney that
proves a superior animal for milk, and one ayrsmre
Er Rapp President of the Society. shows u head OF
.phoioe Alderneys Mr.. Merryman, an exhibitor from
Maryland. shows me nero ono steer and two
esves his is all thoroughbred OF imported breeds
they are deep rye apsnng Transparent horns
pman mbed compact cattle, very docie IN dlsposuSh
ss S herd exhibited At the PT9sSpa state
fairs in the West The most rei4 nnih paited
S sacs trO% the Coleman estate in Lebanon County
cattle are Of neat square e an With
white band the center of the body Ihey ore aoed
iiing qualities This herd attrsets he atsnSSRpC
Visitors from the novelty their color Mr. Chenery OF
assachuses and Mr. Coleman are the pioneers IN htrO
mate of value but it appears to suit the general re-
aud big buocks for the knife while pe cows are good
Among stations several great, muscular, broad.
1t colossal draft horses One black stallion Is II hands
bal form that he looks though he had Morgan blood
him. In this blood other States would do vel to come
10 Pennsy vana, which has long been famed for her
Percheron because that part Of France furnishes the
pest specimens They are gentle in temper thrive with
The display Of frns has quite surprised me Knowing
Nom Western New YORK It is pleasing to note that Il the
brOadDrm farmers Will only plant orchards and tend
fhem they may ship largely to lesSayoied sections one
why this show is good sexplaned by clreum-
stance from which other counties and States may draw
valuable inference The Cumberland County Hortlcul-
tura Society here in force, ana its members have
brought the choicest Of their gardens and orchards.
There great plates Of the Falenwalder variety
not surpassed this latitude; that measured was
a. inches around IN the Cumberland Valeya region
running southwest from the Susquehanna at this point
experiment has settled upon these four varieties as the
profitable: York Imperial Fallenwader, Rambo,
and Smoke House. These Cumberland Valley people
make brilliant show in all garden vegetables, ana
especially potatoes. In pears they have fine c0lec-
zion, and also fair show Of grapes especially Concords
The Pleasant Valley Wine Company from HemmOnds- |
moi a splendid
vineyards How remarkable IL Is that south OF Harrisburg
near the Maryland line the Delaware is uncertain, and
Iipens badly, while from 200 miles nOrthward not Tar
fIom the Canadian border, have great shOuldered
SsvOr Beside those mentioned there two large pr
Sate exhibitors, W. T. Hiidrup of Harrisburg and the
named varieties OF apples twenty OF pears and four OF
~ aches.
g. make show and advertise Themselves that have fig
aired at many successive fairs. Among them we see
svapOTatotS-one from the Quaker City Machine Works.
aud the other the invention OF d. f. Prndle OF Bethany
n. y Ma Prindles arrangement enables a farmer 70
&enerate steam from cheap ana portable caoIOh ana
apply il 10 heat water for Strengthening, 10 steam |
a snhh cheap engine OF Two or tMce
Horsepower The conviction Is evidently fast |
Iht Ooa e reeds TO MS fatenng stock; and us yet no
deyce has been presented for the purpose cheap
Pirte ana elective as Prindes There is excellent
had cldtr mn on exhibition and the best eornplanter
We have seen at Of the fairs 1t regulates the out
NOW OF tne Seed by spring and seems to do its work
well A 10 pl0Ws, we think the Yankee and New-YOrk |
pattern makers display much taste than is
On this collection and make better implement There
Are more wrought iron pOws here than the other fairs
have shown. Is iron better material for beam and |
handle than good ash or oaki The plowfooWers Of this
country are not as YET prepared 10 answer this question
IN the affirmative. We see with qualification a number
Sf devices for getting down into the soil and sub.so
Before leave these pleasant grounds and shake |
bands with the salwart wheat growers let the
bowers tUined by farer fingers and decorated with
eleut taste Here in the floral hail. is nothing that is
charming. fountain Is playing in the center Of