New-York tribune., 1871-10-06
NEW YORK STATE FAIR.

AN USUsUALLY FINE DISPLAY OF LIVE sToc-x
ALBANY, Oct. 4.-The subject Of premiums :.
grand OF disorder the fact that an animal he.
the ribbon Of the requisite color is proof that IL Ia
superior specimen, for the entries and classes are a.
that 1t Is hard for man TO miss getting sua
prize, as almost every pen has some premium" Al
tached
My observations to-day have been chiefly among ths
sheep, swine, and horned cattle. The largest sheep
shown was OF the variety called Lurolnshre which
weighed 35s pounds and had sheared pounds OF
wool: some on exhibition measured from 70 TO IA
inches In length The only specmens Of long wool sheey
beside the mentioned above were the Leicester and
Cotswold. The Cotswold collection particularly
fine, being principally from the stock Of J0eepA
Harris, Rochester One 2year old of this va
rety Is here ore1hibtiOn smply-hayng been brought
from Washington, Conn, by Sherman Hartweli-whioh
WEIGHS 31 pounds and has sheared 3 10 pounds
OF washed wool One OF the breeders OF this variety aays
that he has found all the stories about their tenderness
and inability to live through Winters TO be false for
he gives his sheep protection during the Summer and
simple shed in the Winter, and they do well and thrive
His farm is situated in the central part of the stas
where the Winters are very severe.
A gentleman who has made nine entries, anil taken
five prizes complains that there is not comp titoa
enough to make matters really interesting All the best
specimens Of sheep shown are from imported stock;
much. In fact being imported direct one COtswOld
shown weighs about 800 pounds. It's exhibitor
says that the father Of this weighed
400 pounds" both were imported The short
wool varieties are more numerous but less in.
tercsting They comprise the Southdowns, Shropshire
Downs and Merno Silesian varieties. The average
weight Of these sheep is from rs to so pounds while tho
fleece weighs only nom five to nine pounds. Their tive
distinguishing characteristics are their uginess and
the flneness OF their mutton.
Next to the sheep come the swine Of which there
many representatives. OF the pure black varieties
there are but two kinds, namely: the Berkshire aud
Essex. Among the whites and spotted are found the
Chester White, Poland, and China, the Magee, the
Suffolk and Cheshire. The Essex is o noted variety.
Being but small animal, the meat is of finer grain than
usually found upon a hog. and it dresses very much
whittier than any other kind The Essex. that took the
fret prize valued at $3.50 The pg at eight weeks old
Short. curved snouts and the fact that there ost
but 70 per cent from their live weight upon dressing
weigh 1,lOO pounds but this may be an eIaggerahon
for good Judges rated him at Int scant 1000. the
the Essex in many of it's characteristics.
Above both sheep and swine, ts row or pens p
cround-the bulls One would not wonder, at tho
love Of the old Spanish dons for the hull hghts after
ments they are personiacatons Of erocy aud strength
and driven madness by sharp spear and red ssa
favores OF the crowd and particularly one Durham that
stands full 10 hands his pure ThS and nv, weigh, Ign,
took the Arst premium weighs 1850 pounds, and
is valued by his owner at 5000. One pen
was not troubled by the near approach Of the
crowd. 1t contained At subject for Rosa Bonhear to
paint splendid Ayrshire bull, with spreading hOrnA
and savage eye which would brook no insult.
The exhibition OF horned cattle Is better than ever be-
fore, OF the cows being remarkable One Durham
the ground Is regularly MIXED, and now weighs over
1900 pounds The Jerseys Ayrshres HerefOrds and Al
derneys are all here and splendidY represented vii
liam /. Learnard OF Cedar Hill, N. Y. has exhibition
three sacred cattle from India with the inevitable hump
OF animals. The fat steers not very numer
but they are very fat one weighing 292S pounds
whie another Is said 10 weigh 1000 pounds
The crowd on and boats al day excessive and
the receipts at the gates at p IN. amounted to abon
&l3 OOO making the OF the Fair q certainty. Et
tmates to the number OF people on the ground vary
from 5000 TO 10000 Probably 10000 persons were On ths
ground at O'Clock this afternoon.