New-York tribune., 1873-05-26

results of the best and newest ideas and inventive
talent of all civilized nations and enables each TO
profit by the eenius and labor of all the Others.
1t is too early vet to see what the French, Ger
mans and Austrians will have TO show In the way
of steam farm machinery France will probably
rank first after England in this respect, but Austria
and Germany have heretofore been mainly depend
ent upon English workshops for improved agrculVu-
raj Implements A large portion OF the Austrian
agricultural department is filed with apparatus
for mailing, brewing and wine-making, which are
here classed farming apparatus it would appear
Probably all the chief European nations will have
something TO show that will interest American
farmers in the way of machinery and appliances for
saving waste material and making the most of farm
produce. In the English department noted, to-
day. a little machine for crushing oats, which the
exhibitor assured me made two pecks go as far in
feeding as three of the uncrushed grain; also ma
chimes for breaking ocake into different sizes for
cutting turnips and other roots, for crushing corn,
and for grinding beans and peas--all designed to
promote economy in the feeding of stock. num-
ber of ingenious devices are exhibited for pulver-
zing the SOIL as to give the growing plant all the
virtue that the ground affords. They are interest
ing as showing the careful and thorough culture
practiced on English farms but they will not be
likely to find market in America in this gen.
Grafton.
The average daily attendance of visitors at the
Exhibition ia about 10000. The price of admission,
which was five forms last week. has been reduced
to one The half-finished condition of things that
everywhere prevails naturally makes the attendance
rather small Ten thousand people scattered over
700 acres of space and through more than hundred
buildings great and small, do not make dense
population. The hotel keepers, tradesfolks, and
people who have lodgings unlet, are gTieyously dis
appointed that the number Of foreigners in the city
is not larger Tbereare fewer here now than at the
opening day. Hundreds have gone away on account
Of the high prices, who came intending to
make q long stay. The hotels are not
full, and several have reduced their
charges instead Of raising them, they gave their
guests notice they should do after the first Of the
month. The price of furnished lodgings has fallen
one-third within a few days. and will 90 still lower
The numerous pacards on the house-doors. announc-
ing elegantly furnished rooms to rent" remind
one of Washington before the meeting of Congress
News of the condition of the Exhibition has spread
all over Europe and keeps visitors away for the
present The number Of Americans here on the 1st
was estimated at 5OO majority of whom did not
come directly from homo, but from Paris, Dresden,
and other cities where they have been spending the
Winter 1t is only the skirmish line of the great
army of American pleasure-seekers which is moving
on Europe that has reached Vienna. 1t will be mid
summer before we shall see the main body. They
will take England, France, Switzerland, and the
Rhine for the first courses following with Vienna,
and finishing with Italy.