The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-01
A RICUI TURAL


o0ufA Agricultural SCcteftss.
This week. the farmers Of Massachusetts, have
commenced holding thsir annual festivals; almost
every county has its agricultural association. Sc.
vera OF these celebrated their anniversaries on Mon
day, TUESDAY and Wednesday of the present week
The sixth annual show Of the Norfolk County So
ciety came of at De dham on Tuesday and Wednes-
day This is or Of the most enterprising associa-
tons in the State, and its exhibitions always at
tract o large con curse OF people. Such was the
case on Wednesday, when several thousand were
present. The display OF cattle is reported to have
BEEN very fine; it embraced thorough bred Alder.
nay heifer, formerly owned by Daniel Webster, and
low the property Of DR.. Morton, Of West Needham;
\ hefer calf, bred b. the elder Josiah Quincys Al
6ernsy bull from native COW, which is said to
have given &c quarts Of milk per day, entered bye.
Loring Cunningham of Milton; Marshall p. VIII
der's COWS and hefers of grade breed, brindle ma
tiyes and natives; B. V. French's pure North Devon
bull and hefer calves and his stock Of the 50 me ex
fraction. Marshall p. Wilder, of Dorchester, the
well kn0Tn hoiticuturist, is president Of this associ
alton. The services in the Unitarian church con.
sisted Of prayer by the Rev. W. P. Lunt Of Quincy,
An original hymn b. lady of De ham, which was
sung with fine effect by the choir an address by the
Rev. James Richardson ir., Of Kingston. voluntary
by the choir and Der eoiction by Rev. Dr. Lamson.
The society subsequently repaired to the Agrcultu-
raj Hall, where nearly q thousand persons partook
Of collation. prepared b. tina. well known caterer,
John Wright Of this city. Addresses and sentiments
were offered by the Secretary Of the Commonwealth,
Josiah Quincy jr; Nh Wood, Secretary Of the State
Board cf Agriculture, and others An ode from the
peu Of Or. T.W. PSiscus was sung, and the company
entertained by excellent music from the Dedham
brass band. Among tie premiums awarded was one
of g. for q very neatlymeDded stocking, to Miss
Mary Quincy, Of Dedham.
The Bristol County Agricultural Society COM
menced celebrating its irst anniversary at New Bed.
ford yesterday. The show was novelty and drew
together five or six Thousand people. Colonel }. I'll.
W. Page, of New BEDFORD, is president Of this socie
ty The show of swine and fowls is reported to have
been small Some fine horses were exhibited, in
GLIDING several last nags, for wbich New Bedford is
celebrated The cattle pens were well Tiled with
some fine specimens of Durham, native, Devon
shire, Ayrshire, and Aldernay cattle. Several
pens we're filled 18th stock bed by Benjamin Rod
man, Esq, Of New Bedford, and called after his
name. The cows are said TO be fine mixers, seldom
giving less than sixteen quarts per day, and consid
cred to be among the most profitable cattle raised in
the State. To-day, Hon. Jacob w. Miller, Of New
Jersey, will deliver an ADDRESS before the society,"
and the festivities will terminate with dinner, pro
cession OF firemcn. societies, citizens, &c.
Yesterday had the pleasure Of ttendiag the frst
annual exhibition Of the Middlesex South Agricutu-
raj Society at Framin gbam Centre. This society is
branch of the old Middlesex County Society, which
will hold its annual fair in the early part Of next
week, at Concord. The exhibition at birmingham
was attended by large concourse, numbering some
four or i've thousand perhaps more. birmingham
centre IS located couple of miles north Of the Bos-
ton and Worcester railroad, with which it has for
some years been connected by branch railroad,
leaving the former at South Framingham. From
that point there also dyerge two other branches
one running south to MilfaId five or six miles, and
another north to oue of the neghborlng towns,
called the Agricultural Branch Three miles of
the latter has just been completed, and special
train conveyed US, at slow pace to the fair
ground. enclosure ct several acres Of grass and
ploughed ground located hall mile west OF Fra
ming ham Centre Abatng the dust. which the lack
of rain for some time snd a very warm sun in the
forenoon rendered almot intolerable AMI the fact
that there was no hotel accommodations within
three mics the location was well selected. A large
tent Gas erected on the ground one half Of which
was devoted to splendid exhibition OF hortioul-
tutal ard agricultural products, while the other
half contained the dinner tables. The heat in the
exhibition tent, and the thFong Of people, both
100 excessive TO permit my noting the articles there
shown as much as | could have desired. Outside it
was almost as bad, and was consequently able 20
devote but short time to an examination ola very
line exhibition OF cst.e. The att.r was tod. en-.
brace portion of the celebrated stock imported by
DIR. Webster Framipghsm, and tie adjoining
towns, contain some very line neat stock. Some
time since heard W. Buckminster. Esq, the vene-
Boston Pfcughm0n, speak of COW which gave
twelve quarts at q milking. When about leaving
She ground we Qyetqok noble .; a.s watch APP
peated to answer her description, but ON at pre-
sent unable to give the name OF her owner. large
crowd attended at the ploughng, drawing and
spacing matches ia The forenoon, all of which came
on In line style. Attwelve O'Clock procession was
formed under the marshaship Of Chas r. Train, ESQ.,
which marched to She music of an excelland band,
haf a mile to the Baptist church in the village
which vas tbronged with people. After voluntary
on Inc organ, and q prayer by the pastor OF the
society, Rev. Mr.. Child, a harvest hymn was sung
by the choir, and an address delivered nv Colonel
Isaac H. Wright, OF Lexington. He spoke for about
forty minutes in an eloquent and evidently highly
satisfactory manner upon the application Of science
to agriculture Advocating vigorously the establish
ment OF agricultural schools lie believed tat go
vernmept should legisate directly for the improve
ment OF agriculture, since IL is the great and para
should we have had to contend for in our revolution
airy struggle? A nation without agriculture was not
worth fighting for. II is the broad basis upon |
which this glorious structure is reared 1t is the
secret OF our rapid growth, as a nation, to its pre-
sent populous, highly civilized, powerful, prosper
Gus end happy condition. Trade commerce, and !
manufactures all depend upon it. Whatever go
vernment or social action may benefit agriculture
must necessarily hell all Other interests, since
great aority Of our population il directly interest
ed in the cultivation Of the soil. Viewing agrcul
the DUTY of The government, as politicians all
contend, to protect the latter, il should also
legislate for the former. by raising this re-
servoir We also raise the minor streams whieh
depend on and flow from it, Government should
never legisate for other interests 10 the dctrment
of agricultural labor and thus depress the value Of
labor In all other pursuits The necessity and I'D
vantage Of applying science to agriculture, the es
tablishing of agricultural schools aud their practical
blity was urged, and the improvements made in Eng
land and Northern Europe alluded to to show what |
has been done there, and what may be done here.
The friends Of these institutions should take courage
from hat ona bv
meat Let them persevere in their labors until they
have edectualy cleared up the undeIbrush OF preju
dice, drilled the rocks of opposition by reason, blasted
them by conviction, removed them by patriotic |
public spirit brdged over the chasms Of desponden
cy with the sturdy tree Of knowledge, and thus
structed broad and plain road for the old Bay |
State TO progre ss in, until she has established agri-
cultural schools throughou oil her borders. Thus