Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-10-09

year. There we're large and beautiful grapes, and
fine specimens Of various other fruits. OF vegeta.
bles, there we're squushes as large and heavy as o
man would want to ill., There were fine large
bees raised by Charles X. Field, Of Newfane--we
never saw finer looking.
The DAIRY was most honorebly represented
Some or 10 lots Of cheese OF very superior quail
". OF butter there we're no less than "a COMPETE
tors for premiums. There we're 81 packages (tubs)
Of butter presented. But the committee we're re-
stricted to premiums in their awards. Fine spe-
cimens were offered by Silas Kenney, Philip Paten,
Nathaniel Merriield and John Wilder of Newfane,
Fayetle Perry of Dover, Messrs Lawton, Buel,
Moore, Rugg, and Lathrop, Of Wilmington, Gen.
Ma,her of Marlboro, Holland and Rand OF Towns
bend, Wheat, Smith, Baldwin, Wheeler and Reed,
of Putney. Geo. Campbell, of Westminster, pre-
scented 8 packages Of superior butter, made by VIM
II. Hodges, the late President Of the Society
The MARIE SUGAR made magnificent display
We saw several lots as beautiful and white as any
we ever saw from the refneries. Vermont haslong
been famous for her maple sugar, and the speci-
mems we saw at Newfane would have won the high
est honors in any part Of the State, or in any part
Ct the world.
The competition in GnA,n very great, and
drew forth from the committee the highest praise
They noticed greatly increased interest manifest
ed since the last year, which they attribute to the
healthful influence Of the Society. David Dexter,
Jr OF Dover, raised - l-2 bushels of wheat to the
acre. The Committee report that acres Of corr
yielded an aggregate Of 745 bushels. Hosea King
of Marlboro produced 100 l-2 bushels Of corn t.
the acre, and drew the first premium. Mr. Ballou
who drew the second premium, produced lis bush
els to the acre. Mr. Rugg, of Wilmington, RAISED
90 bushels of oats per acre, and drew the FIRST pre-
MUM. Mr. Wheat, Of Putney, who drew the SEQ
ond premium, raised SO l-2 bushels to the ucre.--
Mr. Wilder, Of Brattleboro, who drew the first pre-
MUM for rye, raised "a l-2 bushels to the acre of
that article.
In the article OF HAY, our soil seems equally er-
tile Chester Adams, who drew the first premium,
produced s.2SS lbs. to the acre, and Simeon Reed
and Horace Hastings each over 1000 lbs. to The
acre. When it is borne in mind that these ehor-
nous yields have been produced with but eompar-
atvely little labor and expense, there is great
son to hope that still greater and still more gonous
results will follow in the onward progress Of this
noble Society. The fertility OF our soil is well es-
ablshed, and all we want is willing minds and
1y hands to render Vermont famous throughout the
world for her productions. She already stands in
The foreground among her sister States in agricul-
Iural productions.
The Committee on MANUFACTURES made high
y favorable report through their Chairman, Gen.
Kellogg The emulation in this department has
been very spirited We saw beautiful specimens Of
home made cloths, that would have honored the
counters Of Boston and New York stores We
noticed with great pleasure beautiful Highland
shawl, and squirrel skin robe The Highland
shawl by Mrs Marshal Newton, won especial praise
from the committee and othe,s. BrattIeboro hgur-
ed largely in this department, as reference to the
premiums on manufactured articles will show.
The articles in the department of HousEnoLD
AIRS made most splendid show. Beautiful hearth
'ugs, brilliantly variegaed ottomans, and particu-
arly broad cloth wrough, screen, with beautiful
ull aedged bird worked upon it. excited a good
deal of admiration. IL came from the family Of
Charles Chaplin, of Bratteboro. We noticed beau
iui exhibitions ofneedle work. finely worked silken
bags and purses. We also saw several yards ofHnen
lace knit by lady 81 years old, member OF Capt
Hutchens family, of Putney. The Committee we're
compelled to pass over several articles without
awarding the premiums they richly deserved from
4 want of funds.
We also noticed elegant Grecian Chairs, the
Of Emery Houghton Esq of Will
nington, and made of curled-maple and finished in
he highest style of art. A lot of Hoes from A. X.
Wilder, Of Wardsboro, were highly creditabe to the
skill of the maker. A Horsepower machine for
saving wood and threshing grain was exhibited by
A. Haynes, of Wilmington, and excited good deal
Of attention. This engine deserves the favorable
consideration of tho farmers of the County, as ii
does the work of many hands,
But interesting as we're all the other parts of the
the PLowINc March was the great at
traction of the day. II came off at A o'clock, P
NJ, on very favorable ground situated near the vii
age, on the farm Of c. X. Field, Esq 1t was wit
messed by large concourse of Ladies and Gentle
men. There were six competitors Taft
Of Dummerston; Wheat, of Putney Muzzy, of
Jamaica Hodges, Of Newfane; Orcutt Of Wards
boro, and Read of Putney. All the competitors
used the Eagle plough of Ruggles. Nourse g. Ma
son, made at Worcester. except Wheat, who was
armed with the celebrated center draught of Prouly
n Mears, Boston. Many of the initiated on the
ground were anxious to see the merits of these ri
val ploughs tested before their own eyes. Talt's
team Of short horn Stays, when the signal was Civ
en- Tor starting, went across the battle field with
long, steady and uniform stride, coming out many
rods ahead OF the other teams, having drawn their
cham IN line with the plough beam from end TO
end-laid the furrow slice well over, and if any
hing trenched to more than the required depth of