Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-10-14
Agricultural.
For the Freena
va WV =
Windsor County Fair.

Tho Windsor County Agricultural So.
cicty held its Annual Fair at Woodstock,
on Wednesday aad Thursday, Sept. 30 and
80, 1852. There was nothing remarkable
in the show of horses, though "trotting"
excited considerable interest both days.
Probably the extra steam in this department
was left off at the State Fair at Rutland
The exhibition of cattle was very good, but
they we're rather thin in flesh, in conse-
ouence, doubtless, of the severe drought
this season. Mr.. Bowen of Royalton, ex-
hibted large pair Of two years old cattle
of the native breed. If people would do
as much Tor native as for foreign breeds,
doubt not that the former would be greatly
improved from what it now is, though do
not intend this as any disparagement of for
eign stock. The Devonshre stock seems,
lust now, to attract most attention. This
kind is certainly not surpassed by any other
in form and color; hence the Devon cattle
are easy to match, the size being the only
difficulty. Most of the cattle exhibited
were Of the Devon kind. Bulls were more
numerous than at any previous Fair in this
County, and also superior. Hon. Hamp-
den Cults, of HartIand, exhibited one six
years old, improved Devon, which weighed
nearly 5000 lbs, Mr.. Hulitt had the next
largest. Benoni Buck, Esq. of Reading,
also exhibited full blood Devonshire bull
Of very perfect form, which he purchased
last year of Mr.. Hurburt, of Litchhell Co.
CT. The Devon cattle are of handsome
red color, and have peculiar fullness i'm.
medlatey back Of the shoulders, not gen.
orally found in other kinds. The Fair Of
fered the usual good specimens of sheep
Mr.. Marsh, of Woodstock, had a pen o
three French Mernos, one of which was q
lamb nine months old, which would weigh
about 1876 or $50 lbs, and another was Q
baeLs c.en, which ~ ITO OF WOOL was taker
the past season and which now weighs 27t
pounds.
The most important articles in the Me
chanical department were carriages, straw
, cutters, winnowing mills, together with
superior lot of edge tools by the Messr
, Taft, of Woodstock and Mr.. Patrick, o
Ludlow.
The butter, cheese, honey, fruit, fame,
work, &c, were plenty, and kept in ten
which none could enter, save few privi
lodged ones, without first paying an admis
sion fee, and as the Society receives por
ton Of It's funds from the State, this charg
is simply second tax upon the people tht
same year for the same thing. On public
occasions of this kind, there ought to be
feeling of union and harmony among tn
masses, but the admission fee is a sourc
of much complaint aud disafection. Ii
this tent, however, there were many fin
things the showing of fruit being muc
better than at any former Fair held in thi
County. Messrs. Toby, of Chester, Tryon
of Hartford, and G. R. Gill g. Son, o
Springfield, presented large number q
specimens of apples, pears, peaches, pIums
: &c. Mr.. Gill g. Son exhibited about fort
varieties Of apples. The Fancy wor
, showed that the fair hands had taken som
: extra stitches. A quilt was shown whic
, had been made by lady in her 18th yeaI
, within period Of four months, and Con
posed of 1877 pieces. A vase of chrysta
i. lied grasses looked very beautiful; il
8 sparkling appearance in the evening mus
= make it very pretty ornament for the pa
lor or sittng-room, The preparation Gt
chrystallzing, believe, is composed most
of alum.
T.. Sylvester Davis, ESQ.,, of Claremont,
y H., exhibited beehive of his own invel
), ton, of which he is about taking out lette
patent. 1t is called the " Platform Be
. Hive" and is designed for feeding, swarmiu
. from one or more hives, or conducting int
any number of hives without swarming, an
transferring. The bees can thus live
VI one grand general association, or be dvi
ed into large or small communities, as ma
L suit the fancy of the owner. One Of Il
g best characteristics of this hive is, that it
proof against robbery. 1t is SO constructt
that II strange bee makes his appearance
At he is conducted into slaughter house All
S lmmediate y killed by the other bees. Fo
elgn bees, therefore, not being posted L
as to the fate Of their predecessors, do n,
accumulate in numbers sufficient to ovo
, power a swarm in one of these hives, bein
n killed as fast as they make their appea
n ance. The slaughter room is lighted wit
> glass, and you can see the whole operation
o Mr. Davis gave me an instance where a
s attempt was made at robbing, in which Ii
n home bees had killed about three pints
l. their enemies, without sustaining much 10.
n themselves. A slide was removed giyin
egress from the slaughter room, when III
y bees immediately commenced removing III
e dead bodies of their enemies. David Day
l. of West Windsor, is an owner of the n;
l. tent, for this kind of hive, with the inven
$ or Mr.. Davis, of Claremont, N. H.. ais
n presented, as the product af one bean, tn
a past season, 1853 beans, or about three Gill,
+ According to this the product of one bea
$ IN two years would be about nine bushels
n This might be what man called multi
+. plying aud furnishing the earth"
l John f. Dean, Esq, of Cavendsh, wa
d expected to deliver an address, but wa
: prevented by illness. The Soap man.
$ however, (Mr, Ross, Of Massachusetts,