Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-10-12
Rev. DR.. PoARor.
tcoRRLsPoypEycE OF the FREE PREss.l
From the Quaker City.
NO. VII,
Agriculture-Hortic ulture-M Masonry.

PHILADELPHIA, sept. Is, 1850.
TO n. Editor Of the Frs, Press;
The season for Agricultural Exhibitions has ar
rived, and the vicinity of the Quaker City has been
we'll supplied That Of the Philtdeph phia Society
for promoting agriculture" opened at West Phila.
delphia, Sept. lth, and continued four days. This
society was organized in l7sj, while Philadelphia
was the seat Of the federal government, and mum
bered among its founders many Of the wise and pa
triotic men Of the time. 1t the pioneer Agr-
cultural Society in America, and has been the pa
rent Of similar societies. 1t has been supported
with spirit up to the present time, and although
surrounded by county organz cations, and over
shadowed in some measure by a State Society re-
ceivns patronage from the public treasury, it is by
means restricted in it, membership OF its useful
ness, to the city or county of Philadelphia,
Its exhibition held on the ground occupied
by the State Fair last var ami although not equal
to it, was by those well able to JUICE said to excel
any local fair in the state. he enclosure
was large, and the arrangements excellent. The
show of cattle and horses was quite extensive, in
Guiding some unusually fine animals, The cattle
placed to show the visitor the whole flank,
instead of presenting the hind quarter as is usually
done. Sheep and swine were few, owing doubtless
to the extreme heat of the weather.
Fruits and flowers, manufactured articles and
agricultural implements, exhibited in large
tents, and with very good effect. The show in the
last named department probably the largest
made in the country. Every conceivable
utensl which could find place about farm house
exhibition, together with whose uses
were quite engmatica Nearly an acre was covered
.u.,l:
the tent which was, moreover, filled to overlooking.
Tho number of visitors large, but did not
compare with the crowds who visited the state fair
last year. An incident which occurred served
quite forcibly TO illustrate the iuconsiierate and
irresponsible manner in which the influence Of the
| press. powerful it ., is sometimes welded. \
reporter Of one of the morning papers presented
himself at the gate for admission but having lent
lost the ticket with which he had been provided
and "the dignity which doth hedge about" the
| Press n ot being apparent to the te-kceper, he
was Obliged like other mortas, to pay his quarter
| Next morning the 100000 readers Of the paper
we're informed that the exhibition was poor aaail
and nIIrab!y managed
While the agricultural exhibition was open al
we. Philadelphia, the Horticultural Society wa.
also holding an exhibition in the city ono Of the
four sections of Penn Square. obtained from tho
cty fathers. wa, Aoored and covered with canvas.
and decorated very beautifully. Ippumerable
gas lets among the trees, an excellent band of
music, and very large display of fruits. flowers
plants aud vegetables, conspired produce an en-
chanting scene, especially at night, and the beauty
and fashion Of the city was attracted in crowds
The collection Of exotc.. gathered A. it wa, from
the conserystorie. of florist. and amateur. in IN,
citv, wa, necessarily largo and fine vble I, vopI,
be needless to mention the abundance Of peoeb..
pears and cranes. in the unusual profusion wbicr
prevail. a, thi, season in thi, ,,einitvbu, for an
nles and nlum, thu nolr, rrus, bo .or.o1od =, a.,
Champlain Valley. The very excellent rue wbicI
some societie. adopt, recurring all object. on e,bi
bition to be distinctly labeled, did not seem to b