The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-09-28
ST. JOHNSBU RY,
Saturday, September rs, 1850.
AGRICULTURAL Pairs.

III several 81 tho Counties Of the state the
annual Fairs have bcen holdcn this season.
and, according 10 the accounts We have Of
them, they have been in no way inferior to
Fair Ia preceding scau. The list Of pre-
miums awarded In Orleans County IL pub
lishod In our paper ot to-day, The Orange
County Fair holden ~ bradford last week
was attended with good deal Of interest
The cattle exhibited presented fine appear
ancc, especially the oX toaws -"long teams"
such ~ are seldom witnessed, aud o. few
Countir- only Ia the State could exhibit
Some 800 pairs ofworking oxen were eNhib-
tied. ono team, from Codnih, numbered
lOg yohG one from Thcuorl nearly ~ ma
n.y. Five thousand people Il + sail, were
present
Bat what shall we say Of cold Caledonia"
We have fall share Of lioasting 10 do of
the fine ding, produced ia our County, but
where are ihrY No exhibition no Fair
this year. The officers Of the Society have
not bcen able 10 raise sufficient funds 10 war
rant the Offering OF premiums or 10 cntllc the
Society Ia use the appropriation Ia the Treas
ury Of the State, Such apathy in matter
Of so much interest aud Importance viii gain
u, 40 credit at home or abroad, Il is capa-
'tlgof the clclrcu proof and we huvc OBJ
served IL too o0cu 10 doubt ia the lcastZ that
IN Counties (,Ic refer not particularly Ia
Vermont where Agricultural Fairs have
hrcu annually holden aud proper interest
unaffected, there may found more well TILED
ltirins. --morc Gnr stock of the hest breeds
s,ud die greatest and best agricultural pro-
ductiop., indeed, We may say, greater in.
diyidunl and more general prosperity among
tar1urrg 0ur,two or three wears Observance
ol such Fairs attended with an ordinary de
gree Of interest, will hardly rul'rv TO display
any very great or extensive results; hcucc,
many are ready Ia conclude that there are
Tnonc. Tc0PiC ave TOO iTVuttcut -tu-rrr tho
dollar-too anxious for immediate results;
Overlooking the fact, that farms cannot be-
rr,-,-l- tIs-.
/ or five wears; that stocks of cattle the best
breeds Of sheep, horses &c., cannot be spread
over our hills aud yalcs IN short pc
riod Of time, Nevertheless, those farmers
who take an interest in the objects of Fair
do, in reasonable length Of time, worl, out
these good results, and realize rich re ward
themselves, and confer great benefits upon
the community around them.
! Agricultural Pairs arc mainly. useful nn
account Of the facilities they afford for intro
ducinR aud propagating Improvements in the
breeds of stock in the manner of tilling the
soil aud the siimulus nri.ing FROM cnmnci.
ton. The obtaining Of the small premiums
is secondary and scarcely worthy TO be mem
TONED, although many indulge the mistaken
and narrow view that from these alone bcuc-
fits of Fairs are "a accrue. They cannot see
beyond the dollar, aud comprehend the real
and substantial good resulting from a patient
and intelligent competition N efforts 10 inn
prove in the various branches of our indus
trial pursuits.
When some Of these errors Of opinion shall
be dissipatcd aud more correct views pre-
vail among us, we are confident our annual
Fair will be rcyivcd not exactly as il has
been for year or two past, bat in now
spirit improved, and made as il may well be,
more fruitful of good, practical results.