New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-01
NETWORK STATE FAIR.
GREATER NETWORK DAY OBSERVED
YESTE9 Jay
ACTING MAYOR GUGGENHEIMER CONTROLLER
coLER AND EX-MAYOR scHIEREN
MADE ADDRESSES
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Syracuse Y Y Aug 3l-"Thls is tho best we
have had said by visitor 70 the
New-York State Fair he was leaving the
grounds late this afternoon. This opinion Is gen
eral The New York Agricultural Society Is hfty-
eight years old Few remember Its earlier
efforts at exhibitions. Tens OF thousands can re-
member it's fairs Of recent years and many Of these
are here to speak Of the present fair and to make
comparisons.
The managers are to he congratulated. Every
thing that Is said is 10 their credit 1t Is really
as they had promised. agricultural show There
nre sdeshows but they are nofensive. and aHord
Innocen, recreation 70 visitors young and old. with
out detracting in any degree from the character
Of the fair as n whole. This could not have been
said last year nor for many previous years COM
plants many. and happily they were need
ed No Is sorry.
The exhibits OF cattle I'LL three long sheds. ana
include fine specimens Of oil he breeds recog-
nlzed in this country as valuable for dairy or beef
purposes An interesting exhibit is that OF K ..
Stacey q Lyn. Ontario. OF a herd or fourteen
Ayrshires. carefully selected In Scotland. ana an
prize winners The bull Is Carlish Of LessnesocK'
with good record and the cows are the hnest 'h8'
could be bought one has record or twenty-one
first nr,zes before she was TWO years old. herd
OF French Canadian cattle. from PortandviHe' y
Y attracts attention az somewhat OF novelty
Sheep iii one long shed and swine another
Every valuable variety IL we'll represehted- me
sheep excite
DAYS none have been ont in The open air. Inc
small Mons the bottoms OF which could not ne
touched by breath ofsgvni. must hav" been lhSu'-
feraalv hot to the poor beasts. clothed IN the
heaviest ~ their winter garments. II seems cruel
Is II necessary?
The building devoted 70 dairy apparatus anu
dairy products Is well filed The butter and cheese
% various SORTS are sucn the Empire state ought
10 furnish not only for exhi'ition. nut for sale In
every grocery w me state with the present
knowledge n tho requirements ~ dairyi7g and the
necessary arpirStus within easy reach there seems
to he no excuse for bad butter Or Inferior cheese
The poultry-house is a complete show In itself
Nothing OF value TO the farmer in this line has
ever been In the great shows In Madison
SQUARE Garden which may no. % found here. The
same may 70 said ~ no dog e@hinit win many
varieties which represent me caprices OK fashion,
as shown IN large cities for city people The
farmers and hunters dogs ara here tn perfectlon
Tho colHes ara especially worthy or mention
Fruits vegetables and flowers have large build
irs I'm which 20 90 gazed at Ever, 'hinS In those
lines in season here and the specimens are ~
The bes. Merchants and manufacturers display
their goods in various buildings and tents. ana
their opportunity for lmpressing an idea ~ their
value upon he people IL uncommoniy good. for me
grounds are large and no part Of them "a crowded
No one knows how many visitors there were to-day
bur four tines many could nave neen present
without Inconvenience. The grass IS unchanged by
-eadirg feet ana the freedom from dust makes one
almost forget the heat
There are me usual trotting races each day
They are good but by m means remarkable Every
farmer loves tfo,ing horse. ana rn' .rands'anI
Is vel rusi IN re an arr eXh'ar which ai-
tracts many visitors 4 hlppo1rome ana Wild West
snow A dog circus ualI Don ascension ana a
nightly fireworks dsqiay %hon l,,,- f
visitor. doua'less and de'ract nothing from the tair
ro-aav i create Nev-York Pay eu, he visit
rom The great eng "er' 20 nam - ne 49,