Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-11-02
The National Agricultural Exhibition.

The exhibition of the United States Agri-
cultural society, which closed at Boston on
Saturday, was successful beyond all hope
even of the most sanguinc The show of
Cattle, Horses, Sheep and Swine, was almost
unprecedented, and the attendance was
enormous. On Tuesday and Wednesday
stormy weather lcssoned much tho number
present, but Thursday made up for previous
deficiencies. BY actual count upon the rail
roads and great thoroughiares, the total
number of persons who went into the city
from the country. on that day, was Eighty |
sercr thousand, screen Unmarried and sirteen. |
The numbers in attendance during the |
several days Of the exhibition were not less
than from one hundred and fifty to one hun
drcd and scvcnty-fvc thousand " In all
that vast concoursc of people, says the Boston
journal, though constantly on the ground,
we did not see IL disordery act on the part
of any individual. We saw during the whole
week but three persons drunk
The rcccipts of the Society rrdm all sources,
are from $50 900 to S35.OOO, which pays all
the premiums awarded by the committees,
all the expenses which were very heavy, and
will leave good sum as the nucleus of n
permanent fund for the promotion of the
objects Of the society.
The great feature of Friday was grand
banquet under Wrights mammoth tent, to
which over 1000 persons sat down, and ut
which speeches were made by Governor Gard
ner, Of Massachusetts Gov. IIoppin, of
Rhode Island Robert G. Winthrop Hon.
Edw d. Everett, and many others. The whole
affair was pronounced tie most brilliant OF
of the kind ever witnessed in the country
Speaking was kept up till long after dark -
Saturday was occupied with three grand
trotting matches for purses Of from 800 to
$500, scrub races and amuscments of various
kinds. Pratt and Mcllen, the insane candl-
dates for the next Presidency, ran several
times around the track to the great delight
Of the spectators.
Vermont appears to have been we'll repre-
scented, and took her share Of the premiums,
as the following list shows.
Devon BULLS .Thrcc ycors and ppmard,-
$50, Daniel Davis, Springfield, Vt. ywo
ycar, oi6-first premium, $50, w. R. San
ford, Orwell. Vt One gar oH--dirloma
W. X Sanford, Orwell. Vt.
HEREFORD BULLs.--First premium. 500
Daniel Goolcll, Brattlcboro', Vt.
WoRKING OXEN Grotuit'cs, G.. H. & c
\. Smith, Ncrgenncs, Vt.
SrEERs-S2j, A. NJ Winslow, Putncy, Vt
STATIONS of GrHrR,l ISL Fcur yo0r
old and upworis LIST premium, 5000
Young Morrell, Town ard Troy, Barre, VI
BREEDING MARES -Threc years oId--ls
premium, $50 Jenny Lind c. W. Sher
man, Vcrgenncs, VI.
FmL1Es-One pcor oij--lst premium
43 $50, wild Maggie E. 5. Stowel, Corn
es wall Vt. Gratuity to Samuel Wheat, Put
- ney Vt.
r. TRorrI,G lIoRsEa oN TttsDAy.-lst pre-
lie MUM, 5000, Vermont Boy, Z. II. y F. Gi
er man, Montpelier, Vt
er GRADE SuEEr SIS, for a pc
of four bucks, Geo Campbell Westminster
w. VT. SIS, for pen of five ewes, to the SAINT
IT, FRENoH MERlNos.
t. The Committee report that all the sheep =!
IT, hibitcd are owned hy one person in part wit
different partners in each lot II there va
Is no partnership connexion they would awar
be the following premiums
Bucks tcO pears oM amt uprdrdS-firs
80 premium, S25, Chamberlain Il CAM bel
~ Rcdbrook, \. Y. ; %, Campbell & Chamber
" lain. Rutland Vt
'er Bucks uHder fro ycars-first premium
Vi $50, Campbell ~ Chamberlain, Rutland, Vt
mo %, so, Chamberlain ~ Campbell, Ret
brook, n. Y.
"o Ewes over two years lst premium, -
IRE Campbell n Chamberlain, Rutland, Vt =
not awarded.
a. E,ces uHdcr rro y,ars-SlU, Campbell
ca Chamberlain, Rutland, Vt.
an SAxUNY SHEEP.
80 Bucks hco gears cid ami np~ords-ist pr
MUM, S2j, Geo. Campbell, Wcstninste