ance. We have not space to particularize further in a class where all did well, and where to secure special attention, the winner must do very well.

THE CATTLE DEPARTMENT.

The famous old short horn breeders have abated somewhat of their old time ambition in the fitting up of herds for the ring, so that the show of cattle, though very fair, was not so heavy as it was a few years ago, especially when we had a large competition from Kentucky and Indiana. Never before on this continent was seen, and we fear never again shall we live to see, such a congregation of bovine beauties as were upon the grounds in Dayton, in 1860.

THE SHEEP DEPARTMENT.

Taken as a whole, the sheep department may be set down as first rate. Beginning at the north are the pens of the Southdowns, Shropshires, Cotswolds and Leicesters, from Judge Chaffee, of Ashtabula county. The Southdowns are of the stock purchased of J. C. Taylor, of New Jersey; the other from Mr. Miller, of Canada West, from English importations. Henry Priday, of Euclid, shows a very large Cotswold; John Chamberlain, of Lorain, several pens of Cotswolds, among which is an imported ram of most excellent proportions. Fat sheep, from L. G. Byington and E. Driggs, of Elyria, Leicesters, and further on, nice store sheep from the same exhibiters. Wm. Pinchcumbe, of Cuyahoga, two Leicesters; then come the pens of Southdowns from Samuel Toms, of Elyria-as neat and symmetrical as if they had been turned in a lathe. Thos. Bennington, of Laporte, three pens of large Southdowns; John Whitlam, of Cuyahoga, three pens of Southdowns, from stock bred by Samuel Toms. Wm. Leuty, of Cuyahoga, Leicesters, from Raw Jackson stock, and a pen of Cotswolds. William Squires, Copopa, very likely Cotswolds from stock imported and bred by Mr. Stone, of Guelph, C. W. James Leuty, of Cuyahoga, fat Leicesters. Ed. Davis, Royalton, very large Downs, weighing over 300 lbs. each; clip 12 lbs. wool; sold at 60 cts. C. Merrill, Lake county, very large and handsome Leicesters; Charles Button, Medina county, Merinos; Wm. Kennedy, Brunswick, very wooly lambs. Then came a range of pens of Merinos from Vermont, with sheep for sale, some of excellent quality, and so on down. The owners were Messrs. Karr, Foot, Hill and Wright. Thos. Gorby, of Portage county, with the fine wool prize buck, Hannibal, and his worthy fellows, were a great center of attraction. Robert Perrine, of Washington county, Penn., stoutly contested the palm with Mr. Gorby, in this line, with a lot of very nice sheep. J. S. Delano, of Mt. Vernon, who is entering the lists as a breeder of fine-wool sheep, has a start in the right direction; J. W. Worcester, of Pittsfield, has the pick of a flock well known to fame; John Duncan, of Sidney, has two pens of good fine wools; and James Lester, of Avon, closes the range with a lot of heavy Leicesters.

Along side of the wooly people, were the Goats called Cashmere, which everybody crowded up to see and admire. It is time these animals were correctly named, as they are the real Angora and not the Cashmere goat, which latter would be of little service in this country, while the Angora promises to be very profitable.

SWINE.

Large breeds of hogs were well represented by George Anderson and Martin Carroll, of Painesville, who are inveterate prize takers. J. H. Perrine, of Lebannon, and Andrew Caton, of Morrow county, also exhibited some good hogs. Of small breeds, Samuel Toms, of Elyria, had the best animals.

POULTRY.

Since the Shanghai fever died out, this department of our Fairs has never been very full. The main exhibiter this year was Henry Bishop, an "American citizen of African descent,"

of Springfield, who had quite a handsome variety of fowls, including some black bantams, whose "cunning" looks charmed the money out of "Kirk's" pocket for a pair. Mr. Tubbs, of this city, had a pair of his bronze Turkies on show. J. W. Taylor, of Seville, exhibited a pair of "Guilford chickens;" and M. Baker exhibited some fine silver and golden pheasants. The whole display was reasonably good, and what it lacked in numbers was made up in constant "crowing."

MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT.

Among the machinery for farm purposes, the sorghum mills and evaporators attracted a large share of attention. We have described and illustrated the machinery business so fully in the Ohio Farmer this season, that we shall omit a repetition of that branch, at this time. Several new inventions were on the ground which we will illustrate as we have opportunity.

FARM AND DAIRY PRODUCTS.

In this department we found friend H. P. Canon, of Twinsburgh, as Superintendent—a happy selection, but he was not happy on Tuesday evening; his tables were not filling up fast enough. But all this changed on Wednesday, and as the cheese and butter, and vegetables, and every. thing in his line, crowded in upon him, his face shortened up with a smile that denoted contentment. The united testimony is, that this department was vastly ahead of the exhibition of last year.

The Dairy products were specially notable. Several of the most noted cheese manufacturers of the Reserve furnished specimens. The average weight of each cheese was over 130 pounds, and one mammoth from E. C. Cox weighed over 350. Butter was also displayed in profusion. Of farm products, the display was not extra large, but the variety was good, as well as the quality. We have no room to speak at length-and can only say that the display in this hall was better than last year, but yet not up to the mark which it should reach in this State of rich soils and good farms.

FRUIT HALL.

This department was under the superintendence of Geo. W. Campbell, the grape man of Delaware, as well as the "Delaware" grape man, who was himself the most liberal exhibiter in that line, having on the tables 28 varieties of native grapes. The number of exhibiters of fruit was small, but the few who contributed in this department did so liberally. Among the largest exhibiters were Messrs. Ellwanger & Barry, of Rochester, N. Y., who showed upon the tables 109 varieties of apples, 110 varieties of pears, and 35 varieties of plums. J. Austin Scott, of Toledo, who exhibited 116 varieties of apples; Messrs. Bateham, Hanford & Co., of Columbus, who presented over 70 varieties of pears; Lewis Nicholson, of Rockport, who had a fine show of peaches and apples; Messrs. Miller, Swan & Layton, of Springfield, who were liberal exhibiters of apples and pears; J. Gallup, of Cleveland, who had the only display of quinces, as well as apples; and Messrs. Robennet & Son, of Bedford, who made a fine display of apples. R. N. Andrews, of Rootstown, F. G. Lewis, of Rockport, M. D. Oviatt, of Euclid, Mrs. R. Hawkins, of Rockport, and T. S. King. of Lake county, made fine shows of apples. The display of apples was much superior to that of peaches. Of the latter the show was limited in quantity, and not extra in quality. Dr. Taylor, of Covedale Nursery, and Lewis Nicholson, of Rockport, were the main exhibiters of this fruit.

The time was not favorable for a large show of grapes, yet many of the varieties in this portion of the State were exhibited in variety. As already mentioned, Geo. W. Campbell, of Delaware, had 28 varieties, D. C. Richmond, of Sandusky, had 9 varieties, L. Nicholson had 9 varieties, E. S. Willard had several varieties, as had also Lewis Ford, of East Cleveland, and various others of this region. Nothing in Fruit Hall attracted the attention of visitors so much

as six splendid bunches of Black Hamburg grapes, presented by A. W. Pond, of the Newburg Asylum. They were of unusual weight of bunch and size of berry.

T. S. King, of Lake county, Thos. Bushnell, of Ashland, and M. B. Oviatt, of Euclid, made each a display of uncultivated fruits and nuts; and J. D. Herrick, of Ashtabula, presented a collection of Ohio woods and plants.

We confess to a shade of disappointment at the exhibition of fruits. In variety and quality the State of Ohio was not fairly represented.

FLORAL HALL

There was no feature of the Fair that attracted more attention than that of Floral Hall. The amateur florists of this region determined that this exhibition should excel anything of the kind heretofore seen in Ohio, and they succeeded in their determination. Under the superintendence of J. Kirkpatrick, of this city, the Hall was tastefully decorated with evergreens, and the plants and flowers arranged with artistic skill. From the collections of H. B. Hulburt, Joseph Perkins, and A Stone, of this city, was presented a large array of rare and beautiful greenhouse plants. Mr. B. H. Bohmer, of Cleveland, also exhibited many greenhouse plants, and a beautiful collection of fifty seedling verbenas raised by him. Messrs. Bateham, Hanford, & Co., of Columbus, were also liberal exhibiters of plants. Of cut flowers, the show was very attractive. The main exhibiters in this line were Messrs. McIntosh & Co., of this city, Peter Herker, of East Cleveland, Mrs. Henry Wick, &c. Among the boquets and floral ornaments, we noticed, as all visitors did, some fine boquets from Mrs. L. Marshall, of Painesville, and boquets and hanging baskets from Mrs. N. Fitch, of Concord, Lake county.

The State Fair will travel for some time, and seek several locations, before it will present its visitors such another rare and beautiful assortment of plants and flowers, or a floral hall so attractive in all its features.

FINE ARTS HALL.

Under the superintendence of Mr. Hopkins, and with the assistance of the artists, and others of Cleveland, the Fine Arts Hall was rendered very attractive. The first thing to attract the eye of the visitor upon entering the building was the display of all sizes and styles of photographs from the gallery of J. F. Ryder, of this city, including some colored in the highest style of the art. Mr. R.'s pictures were not prepared specially for this occasion, but were such as he executes every day at his rooms on Superior street. Turning to the left from his collection, the eye fell upon life-size and life-like portraits of Dr. J. P. Kirtland, John Brough, and J. R. Giddings, surrounded by a collection of other oil paintings, all from the studio of Miss C. L. Ranson, of Cleveland. To the right and left of these were displayed drawings and paintings by amateurs, and beautiful specimens of cone and moss work, in the shape of picture frames and baskets, the handiwork of ladies. Among these was a very handsome cone frame and picture by Mrs J. H. Sargent, of Cleveland, and cone and moss work by Miss Forress, of Painesville, Miss Weston, of Warrensville, Mrs. Hurst, of Elyria, and others. Messrs. Bryant, Stratton & Felton, of the Cleveland Commercial College, exhibited speciments of penmanship by their teachers and scholars. H. Craig, and the Messrs. Singer, exhibited their collections of insects, shells, and butterflies, as did Mrs. Milford a collection of butterflies. T. Y. Gardner exhibited plaster medallions of the Rev. Dr. Aiken and Rev. Mr. Goodrich, which were handsome works of art.

In the centre of the Hall were several melodeons manufactured in Cleveland by Messrs. Jewett & Goodman, and some pianos.

Next to the Floral Hall, the Fine Arts Hall was the most complete feature of the Fair.

HALL OF "INDUSTRY."

Around this little building, where the "little busy bee" was teaching its lesson of industry to lazy men, a constant throng of visitors was crowding-the noted Bee men, W. A. Flanders,

of Shelby, and E. Corner, of Columbus, being the centre of attraction; the former showing outsiders how to "charm" the honey-makers, and how to work them in his patent hive,—and the latter urging upon the crowd the merits of his bee-hive. The music of the occasion was not lessened by the action of a little cross-grained bee that refused to be charmed even by the elo quence of Prof. Flanders, and therefore with laughable audacity pricked the Professor's elo. quent tongue. But he rebuked him, by selling all the more of his charm.

SPECIAL MENTION.

A new roofing.-Our friend Zadoc Street, of Salem, O., had on exhibition a new combination for roofing, that he has just invented. His process commences with the manufacture of slating tile of brick clay, that are about an inch thick, perhaps six inches wide and ten inches long. These are laid on the roof sheeting in a coating of plaster cement, which secures them to the roof, and also cements the joint so perfectly that the tile will break before the joint can be separated. The tiles are laid so as to break joints similar to a brick pavement. Upon the tile roofing is spread a coating made of flax seed oil, Spanish whiting and dissolved gutta percha, and the whole coated with sand. Another mode of covering the tiles is to use coal tar and sand. By this combination of the plaster cement, the clay tile, and the outer coating of the mixture of oil, whiting, gutta percha and sand, the inventor claims that he obtains a roof which is light, will exhibit no openings by shrinkage, will resist the action of heat as well as water, is free from all the objections which have led to the discarding of nearly all patent roofings, and finally, is 25 per cent. cheaper than tin. Mr. Street has also obtained a patent for a machine for making the tile, by which they can be turned out at the rate of 1,000 per hour. If this new roofing possesses the merits claimed for it by the inventor-and he has tested it upon his own buildings in Salem without its exhibiting any defects-it will take the place of the tin and other modes of dispensing with shingles. As we understand him, the public will soon have the opportunity of testing it. Visitors from Pennsylvania.—Among the visitors at the Fair was a delegation of the officers of the Allegheny county (Pa.) Agricultural Society. We are glad of the opportunity of making the acquaintance of such intelligent gentlemen as Messrs. Geo. G. Negley and Samuel Kennedy. The former is the uncle of that gallant officer and noble patriot, Gen. James S. Negley, formerly a correspondent of the Ohio Farmer, and now one of Gen. Rosecrans' most reliable Division Generals. Our Pennsylvania friends were greatly delighted at the magnificent show in all departments of the Fair, as well as at the vast concourse of people.

Drain Tile Machine.-We regret that our friend, A. La Tourette, of Waterloo, New York, was disappointed in not receiving his Drain Tile Machine in time for exhibition at the Fair. This machine was recently illustrated in the Ohio Farmer, and wherever exhibited attracts great attention. It is now crowding all other Drain Tile Machines to the wall.

The Searcher stock of horses proved their title to popularity on this occasion, and Mr. Lamb may well be satisfied with the result of the exhibition. Old Searcher, as sire of the best five colts, and his rival son, Champion Searcher, are most esteemed were they are best known.

Ben Butler, the young Scythian horse, belonging to Daniel McMillan and B. D. Anderson, of Xenia, turned the tables upon his venerable competitor, Col. Grayson, in the sweepstakes ring for stallions, and bore off the red.

Sheep Sale.-Hon. T. C. Jones, of the State Board, and his neighbor, F. P. Vergon, of Delaware, purchased some fine prize Leicester ewes of John Chamberlain, which were brought by that veteran sheep breeder from Canada West.

[(From the Daily Morning Cleveland Herald, September 16, 1863.)

FIRST DAY-TUESDAY MORNING.

The Fourteenth Annual Fair of the Ohio State Board of Agriculture opened this morning under the most favorable auspices. The weather is warm and delightful, the sky clear,

the road good, and everything as propitious for a successful exhibition as could possibly be desired.

At an early hour this morning people from the surrounding country began to arrive with loads of articles intended for exhibition. The trains also brought large numbers, and the people of the city were astir, sending in their contributions. The Secretary's office was opened at six o'clock, and from that time every window was beseiged with exhibiters making entries, and the clerks found it impossible to keep pace with the demands on them. At the present rate with which exhibiters are reporting themselves, it will be impossible to get all the entries made today. We do not know the exact number of entries made up to noon, but they were largely in excess of last year's up to the same time. In Roots and Vegetables there are 175 entries, showing that the farming and gardening interests will be well represented.

The display of Horses and Cattle will exceed that of last year, and it is thought by those qualified to judge, that the display of fine animals in both those classes will be superior to anything yet presented in the State. Some magnificent cattle are on the grounds, and a large number of choice horses. In Sheep there is an nnusually fine display—some excellent specimens being on the grounds. This feature of the Fair will attract considerable attention among our wool growers and wool dealers. In Swine and Poultry there is promise of a fine display.

The different halls are beginning rapidly to fill up, and will present a very fine appearance before evening. Among the articles already in Mechanic Hall we noticed a full display of baths, washstand fittings, and other specimens of plumbing, from the establishment of B. P. Bower. Some fine specimens of refined Petroleum Oil from the Pioneer Oil Works; Brushes, made by the pupils of the Industrial School; Wooden Eave Troughs, from N. E. Lovejoy & Co., and other articles are among the Cleveland manufactures already in this Hall.

Agricultural Implement Hall is filling up with a large collection of every kind of farming implements; the contributions of Baldwin, De Witt & Co., and Dormer & Nolte, of this city, being prominent among them.

In the Hall for Farm Products, the most noticeable among the contributions already in the Hall, are a couple of Cotton Plants from Southern Illinois. These will attract considerable attention. They were brought here by Mr. N. C. Meeker, Southwestern correspondent of the Chicago Tribune, and formerly of this county. The plants are strong and hardy and stand from three to four feet high. The cotton is growing on them in all stages from the blossom to the ripe blow. The larger of the two plants was raised by E. Leavenworth, Dongola, Union co., Ill., who has eight acres under cultivation. The other plant was raised by J. L. Freeze, Anna, Union co., Ill., who has ten acres under cultivation. The cotton is of good quality and readily brings, at home, ten cents a pound cash, in the seed.

Mr. Meeker says there are from twenty to thirty thousand acres of Cotton growing in Southern Illinois, most of which has been uninjured by the late frost. Between the 37th and 38th degrees of latitude, the cotton, though late, is doing well.

In the same hall there are a number of boxes of Cheese, from the famous Carter and Bartlett dairies.

Fine Art Hall is filling up very much quicker than it did last year, and the display is already very fine. Miss Ransom has a fine collection of oil paintings. S. C. Groune has a number of oil painted photographs and landscapes, painted by Geo. L. Clough, that will attract attention. Among them are a large painting of H. B. Castle and family, and two very well executed views, one representing a ship-yard on the Old River Bed, and a view of Cleveland from a short distance up the canal. J. F. Ryder is unpacking a large lot of fine photographs to fill his space. W. P. Fogg contributes a full assorment of costly China, fine lamps, statuary, China ornaments, etc. A very curious and interesting collection of prepared insects, frogs, birds and shells has been placed on the left of the entrance, by Henry Craig, and next to them is a fine case of butterflies and moths, prepared by Theodore and Gustave Singer.