Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-09-22
Thr StnIc AGRICULTURAL Enir.

thc lulI reports gwen ny ''f 'Nchhngcs, we
compile the following account
The grounds devoted t. vhibition,
covered an enclosed area Of t. live acres,
upon the d" Old Muster field, ,ut mile
from the center of the town. ne arrange
mcnts within the enclosure were exceedingly
well adapted to the various departments of
the exhibition. The race course formed a
circuit of half a mile with an extensive range
of elevated seats for the accommodation OF
spectators, and is pronounced the best course
yet seen at any agricultural fair III New
England. Convenient locations in the field
were set apart for the exhibition of farm stock,
manufactures, horticultural and floral pro-
ducts. The famous Gcrmania Band, II in
number, furnished the music.
The show of Horses was the great feature
of the fair. The entries numbered about 100,
mainly from Vermont, including % of the
Sherman Morgan breed, 81 Woodbury. Nor
gan, II Bulrush Morgan, and 90 Ilambleto-
mans and eight pairs of beautiful matched
horses. The grand parade of horses presented
II rare sight, the cayalcadc extending over
two thirds of the course. Trials Of speed
followed. The best time apparently was
made by Flying Morgan, who was put around
the course by lis owner, Mr.. Adams, of Bur-
lington, at the rate of 40.
The exhibition Of Working Cattle was
nyowelly the best ever seen in this State
The number OF entries exceeded 300 yoke. of
LII.
Wilmington nearly as many. The prevail
ing hloods were crosses of the Durham and
the Native. The best yoke of cattle on the
ground, considering size and weight were
not in time for premiums They were owned
| by Josiah Forbes Of Decrlcld, Mass, five or
six years old, and weighed tog thcr six thou
sand pounds. In general excellence of all
kinds of cattle, Wilmington, VT, conicsscdly
carried off the palm. The "long team from
that town numbered 2S yoke Of superb oxen
The show of sheep is pronounced the best
ever exhibited in the state. The pens contained
nearly 400 choice sheep, most of them French
and Spanish mcrino and Silician, and the re-
mainder were superior mixed breeds. Addi-
son county has the credit Of entering much
the largest proportion of these sheep, and
Windham county stands next, both as to
numbers and excellence.
In the swine and poultry departments, the
show WAS quite limited. a Suffolk SOW owned
by Mr.. Stckney of Watcrvile, recently
brought by him from England where it took
the first prize at the Royal Agricultural So
ccty's Exhibition at Gloucester in 1853, and
cost the importer $40, was the principal at
traction to lovers Of porcine improvement.
The contributions of fruit and vegetables
were not numerous, but were generally fine,
and the display Of floral wealth superior, as
was also the collection of specimens of needle
and fancy work
Among the mechanical novelties were a
horse hoe, which liGa the soil from the
hills of corn and potatoes and leaves it in a
position to be acted on by a weed cutter
which follows, and returns 1t free of all
weeds patent potato digger. to be worked
by two horses, which works at rate pro-
ducing five bushels per minute, and an inge
NOUS machine which manufactured tin pans
as fast as the metal could he fed to it.
The proceedings closed with an grafton,
which was delivered by Hon Charles I. Rus
sell, of Boston. His subject was - The en-
franchismont of Labor and the effort one of
marked ability.
On the whole, the Fair at Brattleboro' was
evidently the best managed and most success
iul enc which las yet taken place in the State
The weather WAS inc up to the latter part Of
the third day, when heavy rain came on,
driving the orator and his audience under
cover, and preventing tie match for trying
the speed of the lrize horses.
The gathering was very large estimated at
OF the two following days. One report puts
the greatest number present at one time at
I 2j,0OO. No accidents took place, and every
thing went off we'll. The sum taken for
memberships and admissions, amounted to
/ s., 800, enough to cover expenses and leave
a respectable balance to meet those Of next
years exhibition. The principal premiums
awarded were as follows
SHERMAN MoRcAY lIoRsEs Stations, : ur's
/ and upicards, Isl premium, A. Y, >tockwell,
| Brattl"horo, 80. Na'honS, 1 and uHdcr :.
| LIST premium, f. y. Birclard, Shorehaln, Is.
| Brood Mare wHh toal at her foot. LIST prem
| ium, j. johnson and Bros. Bradford, Is
Woodbury. MoRGAN IioRsEs. Best Stations.
! years and orer. lst premium, r. NJ. Adams
! Burlington, SO. aHd und,r years. LIST
premium, j. b Peters, Bradford, 1900,
BuLLRusn MoRGAN lIoRsEs Stations, !
| ycarS and orcr. LIST premium, French Morrill,,
! Danvile, SIS. NaIL,Ous, 4 and under I yrs
/ LIST premium to Elihu Norton of Chelsea, 10
Brood Mares and Colts. LIST and only prem
! ium to j. johnson and Bros, l5
| MESSENGERS, llANDLrToNIANs, Nc. Stations
years old and crc'. lst premium Joseph
! Rice, Putncy, SIS. For best Brood Mare
Gratuity to David Goodell Brattleboro. Is.
FOREIGN HORSES. SaiIons,7 ycarS old anu
orer. Let premium Lemucl North, Cham
PLATA, Y. H., SIS. Stations, 4 years oM and
orer. lst premium \ VI. Twitchell, Athol.
Mass, l..
WoRSING O1EN. LIST premium, r. Green,
Andover, s.. Bcst County Team. lst prem
Ium, Windham, %. (rhe above county team
was COMPRISED Of 80 pairs all from Brattlc-
horo) Bc0 Torn Tam. lst premium,
Wilmington, ten pairs oxen and ten pairs of
steers, 10.
SHEEP (FRFNcn MERNos) BrcEs. THO ycars
old and orer, LIST premium \. l.. Bingham,
Cornwall, so; 81 do John Gregory, North
. field s. Inder years. LIST premium, y \.
Saxtoa, Ncrg 10; ri do \ l.. Bing-
/ ham, Cornwall, \.
Ewrs-TANns. Fire Ercs, . yror, cid and
uprards lst premium, y / Bingham, oil
/ Cornwall, -. Fares, > years. md uudcr
LIST premium, 5. W Jewctt, Weybridge, s. 90.
- ijC'S. LIST premium, y W Jrwctt, Wev-