New-York tribune., 1870-10-01
NEW-YORK STATE FAIR.


MENTs-ADyANCEs NOTED-IDEAs To BE
| GAINED-CHANGEs THAT MIGHT ~ MADE.
| UTICA, Sept. 29.--The fair may he pro-
| nounced q gratifying success Nature has been pro
ptous and the choice Of grOundswas wise Last year
Al Emirs we were turned into i0acre field of wheat
stubble The soil was naturally light. and the feet OF
thousand horses and 10000 men beai II fine and lifted u
| in q sitting cloud that covered every srucio s"h
choked every throat Our field here is 60 acres 1" eK
tent. and tough growing q strong elastic cay
gives firm yet springy surface, and not speck OF d''
s II ia neither hot cold. Hight frost na'
fallen on the forests. but the emerald OF the
meadows ia unsulied. Away from the pisih
where these tens of thousands are assembled, swell
the cultivated fields that hem In. Broad pasture
lands their sides, but these feeked here and
there with the psrtcolored spendors OF early Fall The
background il dark green and makes vivid the crmsons
and the scarles the great OF cleaning orange
and all tints of Autumna mellowness that stealing
the naples the elms the hickorys and the chest
nuts The members and officers OF this Agricultural 30
cety have much TO stimulate them energy
and ZEAL and they deserve honor for the of
great fairs which have been held under their auspices of
which this is the thirtieth
No commonwealth honOrs agriculture than the
Empire The brown hand the frame knit by labor
the rural bearing and the close familiarity with everyday
farmfe which he shows who pOws every spring. binds
every Summer chops every Winter and m1s twice day
these have never been counted unworthy marks on
citizen OF York There found also in these com
mupites many of those admired specimens Of manhood
that society instinctvey hOnors her cec-men who
fortunes with moderation and wisdom who are mod
est their personal expense, but lavish IN their
outlay when they see splendid animal; who love the
country, and delight to great herds Of cattle. with
lineage ancient and "a choice the BOufbons brows
ing in rich pastures and chewing cud under great ems
These famous stock farmers of New York all active
members Of the Society and the chief feature of each
zhoui af
which they fill the stalls
This year the Overshadowing in ShOrhOrn stock
are wolcott & Campbell These the York
Mills and from great manufactures have amassed great
with which they have placed the best herds OF
the two continents under contribution 10 their stables
Most persons when bOOded stock talked OF have their
ears filed with a rattle OF strange names--sred by such
and such noted BULL out OF this that celebrated cow
whose mother such and such noted bovine beauty.
and whose grandsire was Crown Prince or the Grand
Duke OF oxford. To make this pride Of blood less dict
TO appreciate the gentle reader will bear with while we
enlarge little taurine quality bull may be very
large and massive, his neck IKE tower anu ms ire %
o colossus yet prove Of little value as sire Inc best
breeding animal Is he who can stamp his quality
deepest and with certainty on al ms ousptlh2,
male that is accidentally superior cannot no thls
his famous but his dam common the low quay
will crop out some Ol hs calves VIII represent tne goo
blood and the Inferior Bat when care has been
used for generation after generat0n when the great
great randsire noble. and the great great grand
dam without fault, the qualty I, 80 heep tnat
much San ceTpanty IA the face Of George Washington
cut in the steel OF die s sure 10 make thousand siver
WashngtOns copper Washingtons COINS IL - TINS
stamping quality that gives value ana this whioh COSTS.
for tse best Of the Shorthorn blocd mas been eaIea
in England whose names nave become every7ay words
with stock men-Mr Bates aud Mr. Booth The Batf5
blood is little older and gives deeper stamp. He paid
special attention 20 the hind quarters OF his animals,
the aim being develop the utmost those parts OF
the bullock which make the choicest beef Hence, this
class family of ShOrthOrn-, are famed Tor hahcne' o
wonderful Development for great width the back aud
hiDs for carving enormous JUICY flesh In the
ron. The Booth 5hOrthorn has been bred with an eye
symmetry; lis frame is not quite az largf Out nicely
prOIOrtOned, and especially IN the fOreqarters ls Vi
tally very the of bone and msce enGas-
ing the heart and other noble viscerl IL wonderful IAe
Bates blood shines most conspicuous III the lna.as D
the Booth COWS cannot be exceed Mes7r7; " g. * ~
commenced their herd III 1860 WIN tHo @ Nal4iD,e I IN
ported cows Lat year they imported koy9 bitUn
with him came over Bride oil tle @ Nliei Z Zrisrly
Peal, and White Rose; also Jolly Queen Impress
To these, the pick of England he has added tue Dysl
shorthorns America by the purchase OF onea OF the
sheldon He now has choice OF the two famous herbs
of NewYok that OF Mr. ThOe and Mr sheldon, with tine
herd kept within three miles OF the Fair grounds could
miss of taking ribbons OF al c3Grs ana thS gGIo 90
pick Of the herd for it does not pay to take cow W2rh
for the sake of winning blue ribbon with her. 90
There are the farm here fully represented 800
the manner. and fed on the most suitable food
From the practices on such place some Important facts
were learned by conversation with Mr.. Gibson the herd
man. 1t will vary our story II we put tht dialogue
| ia lust it occurred
calves Of these $4,000 or $4,000 COWS how would
Mr. Gibson-In the simplest She would get
but little grain stall attendance. should rely on
we're 10 psmper and grain this ow would have milk
fever, or some other way fail me as breeder ..
Trb-lo9 could not Keep up Ine condition Oh 'hi' neru
Mr. G-No but the high feeding be done at the
right time. When the animals young l push aud
pamper them all can The constitution ana habits Oh
creature are given young @ bs csyes N ,ng Rea
ngs ali the good things they can eat ana siVo them all
Trb~what do you consider good things in the stall
Mr G-First of all consider milk good thing andl
want tine calf TO take Just much OF 1t 1t can. We
have remarkable mixers that keep for nuIse cows
Then we feed early-cut hay, roots and wheat shorts
Trib"Iow do you carry your stock over such dry
Summer a. have had
Mr. G.-When the pasture grows dry We teeG green
fodder as clOyer, unrpe corIi ana lucerhe'
Trib.-which OF these do YOU prefer ,,o,., ,,io,
much OF common sowed corn as usually led
ding has hard hsht with the weeds, gets strong
except on the top leaves, ana makes ptety W'shy
stuff Iit planted p feet apart, kept clean and
not cut till the Is out and the begin TO set II
has more body and braces up the stock pretty well
Trib"Do You meet any difficulty getting lucerne to
grow G-yerv little. Once in it lasts ten years 1t re-
duires good clean Land, and cannot Keep up mnch VI
light against weeds topdress heavily in the Fai L aia
on lucerne,I keep cutting over and over about
nine feet OF growth The remarkable thing about II -
the length Of its roots They 20 down where - always
cool and moist cutting in md-Augnst with The The
mercury at % degrees does not set II back at all The
little leaves come right out
Trib-Corn aud lucerne. with some clover carry you
an till frost. What then
MT G.-Then roots. raise Of the yellow globe man
gold one year with another 1000 bushels to the acre In
good season can put that 900 bushels into the cellar
st a cost OF S5O-5 cents a busne. In bad year Ike
1bs they eost me more-about and may bo 10 cents.
rib-Does IL not require great deal OF labor ~ feed
out sucb bulky Winter and could you not got the
san,a amount of growth meal OF ocakef
Mr i.-No; / great advocate or corn meal or
other ament fed with hay only IL binds
essi,nilatton is imperfect and throw food into the
dung heap But with roots and earlyeut hay aterna-
tin daily feed with shorts aud ground OATS ses
nv hest results.
Trib-Do you cook for your herd