The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-12-09

mere accident L was set down at the ia.
nous Inn called the White Horse, the
scene Of Mr.. Pickwick's adventures on
the occasion when he, by mistake, entered
the chamber of lady by night, in en-
deavoring to return to his own. 1t is one
Of the interesting circumstances about trav-
elling in England, that one is daily find
ing something to remind him of some
striking event in history, or some noted
individual, or some fiction of literature, to
interest him.
THE HORSES.
The conspicuous feature of the exhibi.
tion was the great array of cart horses,
for which this county is celebrated. The
number of entries for horses and colts
for agricultural purposes was one hun.
dred and fifteen. The Suffolk cart horse
is long, low posted, large legged, thick
set, heavy draft horse, of monstrous size,
weighing from fifteen hundred to two thou.
sand pounds Tho,v 49, 60
field that I have no doubt exceeded the
latter weight. They are almost uniform
ly of what is here called light chestnut;
or nearly as light as what we call sor-
rel color with US, with light colored
name and tail. They must be very slow,
as their common days work at the pow is
seven hours, and they plow but one acre
For mere draft horses they must be very
valuable, but are good for nothing else.
There was large show, to the number
of nearly two hundred, Of horses for riding
purposes. These horses are of various
blood, crossed moro or less with the race
horse, but having no very distinctive
marks. A few Of them were shown as
hunters, and we're required to leap hur-
die, sort of rail fence, of four feet in
height. This sight, quite novel to me,
attracted much attention. The riders first
galloped their horses round the field, then
rode them down a sort of lane, fenced in,
and at moderate gallop rode at the hur-
die, which the horses all leaped with very
little apparent effort The hurdle was on
the side of hill of moderate declivity
and the horses were jumped two or three
times each over it, up hill and down.
From what | observed, | am inclined to
think that we have nothing to gain by
borrowing any stock Of this kind from
Suffolk county.
Our Morgan stock seems to me better
adapted to our general want OF carriage
horses. then ~oytLins L have yet met with.
me Suffolk cart horse might, perhaps,
be introduced into our cities for the drays
with advantage. Premiums were also
awarded for ponies, which much used
by the children of the nobility for riding,
and by their ladies for driving in little
carriages. The ponies here, however,
were Of no distinct variety, but sort OF
cross, should think, between some small
breed and common horses
! The Suffolk COW is peculiar animal,
unlike anything have before seen. She
is a small, red animal, without horns, more
resembling the North Devons with their
horns knocked off, than anything else
They are sound, compact and hardy, and
good mixers for their size; on the whole,
the cows and bulls of this breed strike
me as very suitable 70 the climate and
pastures of New England.
1t is said that the French, at their exhi-
bitions, give a decided preference to cattle
without horns, because they are not SO
dangerous to handle was present in
cow-house last evening, where men
were milking these cows, and observed
that they tied their hind legs together with
a rope before commencing operations.
inquired the object, and the reply was
that the cows would sometimes kick the
milk over, if they did not confne theiI
legs" The cows seemed perfectly gen
tie, and did not even resent this indignity
but submitted to it as part of the estab
lished system Of the country, The oxen
are worked here in collars and harness
with binders and bits, and driven with
reins like horses.
surrr AHp DIVINE.
The entries for premiums oil sheeI
were not very numerous, thirty.two pen'
only being filed. The sheep were o
three varieties. the Southdown, the Cots
wold and the Leicester, and all appeare,
to me, who have no great knowledge o
sheep, to be fine animals. Sheep husban
dry is perhaps the leading feature il
English agriculture, without which the far
mers say they could do nothing will
their land. After better opportunities 70
investigation, | can speak more safely OIL
the subject, and with this remark | vii
pass over the topic, The swine exhibited
were mostly of two varieties of the Sui
folk, the black and the white. This
the county from which the Suffolk pigs
which have been and are still so much i
demand in New England, are exported t
the United States. | was introduced Z
the gentleman who has supplied most
those which have been sent to Massachu
setts. He is noted breeder both G
swine and short-horn cattle. | have &C
cepted an invitation to visit him at hi
home, and examine his stock and that c
his neighbors,
The whites only have been introduce
into the United States, so far as know
The blacks, 1 think are rather preferre
for home use here, but their mode of usin
the flesh of swine in this country is diffel
cnt from ours. What is called bacon