good crop of good potatoes; the cause of failure in some respects was undoubtedly the wet warm weather.

Hay was very abundant, but considerably injured by rains, while being secured.

Our fruit has generally fallen below the average, with no peaches; a short crop of apples, except in a few localities, but a very large yield of pears-many more than usual.

Butter and cheese making have been a source of large profit to the farmer, and more than common has been made, especially in the fall; and the extreme prices received have made it a very remunerative business.

Sheep have also paid very largely, with but a small outlay of labor, and must continue to do so for some time, at least until cotton can be again produced. SIMEON SNYDER, Secretary.

KIRKLAND.

In spite of the untoward weather, the second fair of the Kirkland Agricultural Society has been a decided success. The attendance on Wednesday was very large, and would have been larger on Thursday, but for the rain. The receipts foot up about $350.

In the stock department the show of cattle was quite meagre, but the display of horses was much superior to the fair of last year. There were a number of fine roadsters and stallions on the ground, and we should think that in some cases it must have been a difficult matter for the judges to decide which should receive the premium. There were no porkers present, but the sheep pens were all full, and contained some choice breeds.

In the manufacturers' department Mr. A. N. Owston had a fine show of stoves and tinware; Mr. L. M. Smith exhibited an assortment of marble imitation coffins, a new thing which has been recently introduced; Mr. A. Sandford had a good display of cooperage; Mr. W. B. Sherman had some excellent specimens of work from his sash, blind and door factory. Capt. Healy had several barrels of double extra flour, which can't be beat, manufactured at the Farmer's Mills; and Mr. Jas. B. Sykes, exhibited specimens of melainotypes and photography of superior excellence. Among the poultry, an immense gobbler exhibited by Mr. R. D. Patten, weighing 26 lbs., looked voracious enough to "gobble up" all the rebs. in creation.

The mammoth cheeses, exhibited by the Kirkland Cheese Company, one of which weighed 280 lbs., were the principal features of the dairy depart ment, and received much attention.

The ladies have reason to be proud of their handiwork and taste as displayed in their department. Worsted flowers, fancy needle work, and silk embroidery were in rich profusion on every side. But we cannot attempt to particularise except as to the merits of a premium loaf of bread, manufactured by Miss M. Grannis, which found its way into our basket, with sundry spicings of cake.

The floral department was not very extensive, but included some very choice selections, tastefully arranged.

The exhibition of fruit was superb, and in excellence of kind was not surpassed, if it was equaled, at the recent State Fair. The display of grapes was rich beyond description, and we challenge any town in the State to

beat it. Among the principal exhibitors were Mr. E. Mannering, 31 varieties, T. B. Minor 7, C. C. Cook six, and A. S. Taylor 4. Mr. A. Lucas exhibited the stalk of a three year old Concord vine, bearing 17 enormous clusters! In pears Mr. J. E. Elliott had 15 varieties of dwarfs-not in size, but in kind, Mr. Lucas 12 kinds, and Prof. E. North 7. Mr. Lucas exhibited 52 varieties of apples, Mr. C. C. Barber 24, Prof. O. Root 21, E. Clark 20, and C. Miller 14.

There were any quantity of huge vegetables, including a mammoth squash raised by Mr. C. Stone, "some pumpkins," by Prof. Upson, a huge beet, by Dr. Paine, some choice cauliflowers and Garnet potatoes, by T. B. Miner, and 46 varieties of vegetables exhibited by Mr. A. S. Taylor.

Among things curious was a certificate of membership from the Oneida County Agricultural Society, to James D. Stebbins, dated 1822; a bull plow 60 years old, and a fork 76 years old, the latter brought to this town by Mr. Stebbins' father, all in a good state of preservation. Mr. S. Russell exhibited a patent machine for boring hubs, which attracted considerable attention, and Capt. Morgan showed his patent rifled cannon, which has many good points.

Hon. B. P. JOHNSON:

LEBANON.

Dear sir-I have intended to write you ever since I was elected presi dent of our town agricultural society just as soon as I could learn that our report had not been forwarded.

Allow me to state (without any of our minutes) that we had a good fair last autumn; an uncommon ingredient for us, was the best of weather. Fine full blooded Devons, S. Baker and son's herd-our townsmen-you have doubtless seen them at our State fairs, with others of like beauty, and Durhams with their grades and natives, and a fine display of horses, together with sheep and swine, farm produce, and handiwork of the house. In short we had a good fair and feel much encouraged to persevere, notwithstanding the terrible conflict of arms and principles our Government is sustaining with desperate rebel slave-holders in arms and their northern sympathisers.

And although we have contributed of our men and money, having by large local bounties filled out our quota of the President's (God bless and sustain and re-elect the man) last call, still we hope to keep up the agricultural interest in town and State, and thereby honor ourselves, our country, and help crush this causelessly wicked, desperate rebellion, and prepare our beloved land for future universal freedom and prosperity.

Our officers for the present year are: President, Alfred Seymour; VicePresidents, A. L. Brown, George Smith; Secretaries, E S. Benedict, J. I. Baker; Treasurer, William S. Hitchcock, to whom you will please direct the box of books, and send by express to Hamilton, in care of J. J. Foote & Co.

Allow me to solicit your aid, Col. Johnson, for our encouragement and

prosperity, in any and every way-consistent with your other duties, for we regard your experience and judgment as reliable indeed.

February 20, 1864.

ALFRED SEYMOUR, Prest.

LODI.

Mr. B. P. JOHNSON:

Sir-The seventh annual fair of the Lodi Agricultural Society was held on the 16th and 17th of September, 1863. The whole number of entries. was 561, and the attendance large, the weather for once being fine.

We had an excellent fair, an elegant display of domestic animals, excepting sheep, there being but few of them, ten entries, but the few were an improvement upon what had been shown at our fairs before by our towns,

men.

The hall was filled to overflowing with household productions, including all useful articles of household industry, fancy needlework, and fancy arti cles, works of art, grains and vegetables; while machinery, mechanics, wheeled carriages, implements and tools had a prominent place upon the ground, and were fully represented in their various departments.

The annual address was delivered on the afternoon of the second day, by Hon. D. A. Ogden, of Penn Yan, and was listened to with marked attention by the people present.

The sixth annual exhibition of the Moravia Agricultural Society, was held in the village of Moravia, October 8, 1863.

The day was fine, the attendance large. The arrangements were more complete than on any former occasion, for which the Society feel themselves much indebted to the board of directors, who had spared no pains in fitting up the grounds and Floral Hall for the convenience of both exhibitor and spectators. The exhibition, in all respects, was one of the 'most encouraging and successful ever held in Southern "Cayuga."}

This Society, profiting by the past experience of six years, have decided to lease the grounds formerly used by the Society, with a good one-half mile fine graded track, on which the speed and merits of horses are tested; enclosed with the ground a good and permanent well of water, judges stand, secretary's office-all of which is enclosed with a high board fence. Arrangements are now being made to build a new floral hall, for the better accommodation of the Society, 25 feet by 100 in length, with shelving and tables, so that everything placed on exhibition will be kept nice and in its proper place, and receive the attention of the viewing committees. At our last fair the show of cattle was good. Working and fat oxen, cows, Dur

hams, and calves, have not been beaten at any previous fair. Parker Boothe exhibited a pair of steers, broke by a boy, that far excelled any ever shown in Cayuga county. They were exhibited before a small wagon laden with flowers and boquets. G. S. Stoyell exhibited the only thorough-bred full blood Durham. Grades of all breeds are generally raised by our farmers. The Devons are preferred for working oxen, and Durhams for fatting. The Ayrshires are being more sought after for dairy purposes. Our "natives" are unsurpassed in excellence. The soil and climate are well adapted to the dairy purposes, though much attention is given to making butter and cheese, which, at the present high prices, well pay the producers for their labor.

The display of horses was very fine, embracing stallions, road and work, match, draught, single, breeding mares and colts, of which there were ninety entries, embracing many noble animals, exhibiting traits of endurance and possessing great speed and almost faultless forms. For many years past our farmers and horse-men have paid particular attention to the rearing and training of horses, each one trying to outdo his neighbor, which has encouraged the introduction of the best blood horses. The Morgan stock is much sought for and usually commands the best prices, while the Hambletonians, "Clay" and "Star," are being much used, both for farming and road purposes.

The show of sheep, which consisted of some sixty pens, comprising the fine, long, and coarse wool, among which were to be found the Teeswater, Norfolk, Dorset, Leicester, Lincoln, Cotswold and Vermont, all of which were reported as being of superior qualities. There is being much attention given to woolgrowing, caused from the demand for army clothes and the high prices of cotton. The protection to the farmers from the dog tax, has induced many to change off their cows for sheep, thus enabling them to carry on their farm with less help, which this wicked rebellion is making so scarce, and so much advanced the expenditures for carrying on dairy business.

The statistics will show an increase of 25 per cent. since 1862 on sheep. Long-wool sheep are preferred to the fine for present uses.

A good show of swine, consisting of the Suffolk, Essex, Leicester, Yorkshire and Berkshire, was made.

Swine necessarily follow in dairy sections. The pork is usually sold on foot or shipped off to market in the hog.

Coops after coops of poultry were on the grounds, among which were to be seen the barnyard, bantams, turkeys, geese, ducks, guinea hens-all of which were much admired.

Several packages of No. 1 butter, and some very fine cheese were examined by the committee, and found to be of good flavor and superior quality. Agricultural Hall was decorated with much skill and taste. The hall managers, Messrs. Mead and Cutler, exhibited no ordinary skill in the arrangement of articles handed in; while the ladies of Moravia and surrounding towns did not exhaust their skill and taste in mere decoration. Evidence of their industry covered the spacious hall and filled the extended tables. Ths display of fruit was the best ever shown by the Society.

The samples of vegetables showed the great improvement that had been

made in the past four years. The growing of the orange carrot is now carried on to a great extent for feeding cows in the spring of the year, giving a good color to butter, which is much preferred to the old method of coloring with anatto. The butter commands a better price and is of a better flavor. This town is giving much of their attention to raising tobacco, the wine plant, sorghum, flax and onions, all of which are being raised in great abundance, and command high prices. The flour and boquet department was well decorated, and the arrangement showed much skill.

The show of farm implements and machinery, together with the mechanics, would have done good justice to any fair. The exhibition of domestic manufacture, together with the exhibition of fine arts and fancy articles, filled the floral hall to overflowing; among which was to be found several specimens, and those of the finest work and quality, the following artioles, to wit: wheat and corn bread, biscuit, fulled cloth, flannels, woolen and rag carpet, bed quilts, spread and coverlets, linen cloth, plain and twilled satinets, grain bags, horse blankets, gloves, socks, mittens, stockings, samples worsted work, shirts, cravats, collars, sample needle work and silk embroidery, straw, leghorn, silk and velvet hats, samples millinery, crochet work, oil paintings, crayon sketches in frames, shell work, Grecian and oriental painting, pencil drawings, photographs, daguerreotypes and ambrotypes, artificial flowers, flower work, specimen leather work, dentistry, hair work-making in all five hundred and sixty-three entries. Taken as a whole the Moravia Agricultural fair was a complete success. One would have judged from the crowd of people, that times of war were times of plenty. This fair has usually been sustained by an entrance fee to the grounds, and also an entrance fee for all articles entered for premiums. During the past year the Society have so amended the by-laws as to receive all articles for competition free, retaining a percentage of 30 per cent. of those that draw premiums, which is found to be of mutual advantage to the Society; thus exhibiting 50 per cent. more articles than would otherwise have been placed on competition.

Officers elected at the regular annual meeting held in January 1863.

J. H. JEWETT, President.

THOMPSON KEELER, Treasurer.

M. L. EVERSON, Secretary.

OTISCO FARMERS' CLUB.

The annual fair of the Farmers' Club of Otisco was held at Amber, Oct. 14, 1863. The weather was fine and the attendance large. It is supposed that two thousand persons were present.

The exhibition of horses and cattle was very good-particularly in horses, which was thought by many to excel any former fair in our county.