Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-02-11

Mr. RrrnERi-- should like through the medium Of
your valuable paper make few observations and ask
few questions concerning the wndhAm County Agricultu
raj Society, properly the doings Of The Society
the last annual r and perhaps something farther back
Although am member Of said society and have taken
active part In the from iis beginning and still think
there will be much good accomplished by the influence Of
liz members 10 stimulate the OF the community 70
make improvements in oil the arts Immediately
neced with the farming Interest," yet there be
less Of perfection W Of il operations than anticipated
from the In which Il commenced and carried
on 10 the present day
observed things at the Ian, Annual Fair that ap
peared to be somewhat unequal ar instanee person
presented fair specimens Of domestic ued cloth that the
honorable chairman Of the committee pronounced highly
merloous and deserving Of handsome premium, and al
though the person presenting the complied strictly
with the rules Of the society aud performed every Ting in
season and in good ordcryet when the premiums were
made public, premium awarded; but upon enquiry
and investigation nercr,ancd that the individual Of
the honorable committee whom the certificate pre-
sen,ed, put il in his pocket and kept il there aud never
presented ALL that the rest OF the committee had
evidence whatever upon consider this an unfair
and unequal transaoion bu, perhaps explanation is
necessary. will nay therefore, substitute to whom
the certificate presented and before the committee act
ed the absenee appeared and took the dues upon hmse
and think would have been bn, just that the certificate
should have been given up, and then the honorable com
mt,ee could have acted undersandngy On the las, day
Of the Fair the rBaeeoun,sble mistake the knowl
edge Of the honorable chairman Of the committee and in
order tho matter little, (or il but ue) his
honor the chairman put down the small Ptunee Of one
doat-ius much Doct Tucker received large
pumpkin. Nov would ask if there is much merit in
growing large pumpkin there is in manufacturing
40 yards Of superior cloth Of most brilliant color no
tced aso that the propeOrs Of the Pnney WOODEN Fac
tory received &C. on one piece Of cloth which probably
e. 1.
that they make very nice cloth but e. them undertake to
get up piece Of purely domestic cloth and they will
get the preferenee they themselves have answered the
question by saying that they should not expect 10 do IT,
AZ tho Annual Fair in Is45one person presented pieces
Of domestic CLOTH and Of il sold readily for % per
yard and foe the pieces received &C. and oleraby
well satisfied that but that equality with two
pieces Of Fariory cloth which took the premium Of s. for
the pieces p
had supposed the Object Of the society for the ben
eft Of the farming Interest and those Immediately
connected with H. Nov would ask which is the most
Immediately connected with the farming Interest, domestic
manufacture manufacturing monopoly il Is called by
a eertain class Of community
Now would not wish TO b. understood meaning 10
nsinnate by any that the Priney manufacturing
aban,snt ID not highly merilorous concern. bot the
contrary think very highly Of myself, well knowing
that TIE worthy Propreors intend 10 have their work well
and faithfully done, and in good reputation any
other establishment Of the kind in this vicinity b1i what
would wish 10 at, is whether IL is the object OF the
society 10 give them Inc greatest PREFERENCE in other
words 10 give their patronage To manufacturing establish
menis in preferences TO domestic industry
Al the Annual Meeting Of the society in i545 said
By the forward members Of the be their OBJ
et inform the people through the medium Of The press
Of all valuable information obtained from the ada.
wits Of the competitors the articles Of srmisgsach
making superior butter, cheese, sugar, and any
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