New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-13
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JOINT EXHIBITION AND FAIR OF CiuTlENDEN
COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY AND CHAM
PLAIN VALLEY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
Correspondence Of The N Y. Tribune.
BURLINGTON VIZ, Friday, Oct 3 1851.
The eIl bition of the above Socetes was made last
Tucsday and Wednesday, and more agreeable wea'
ther could no, have been selected out OF the whole
wear. AT an early hour or Tuesday morning q Dur
lingon team of fifty yoke OF oxen appeared IN our
village and marched through some OF our prmc'pai
strects, beaded by one Of our citizens IN wagon
loaded with big pumpkins. This exhibition oil stall
wart oxen reminded the people that the Far was
about 10 commence Soon after horses and carriages
were seen docking into the village IN great numbers,
and our railroads aud steamboats, came laden with
passenger All was now life and amin alton.
The Fair grounds and race c)utse are inciosed oy
high fence and contain spacious area OF lever lano
nearly haf mile from the village and in full view OF
the lake and the mountains beyond The grounds
presented lively appearance, as strings oil oxen from
each tog marched r. und the track and formed into one
column, which nearly encirc,ed the haEmlle course
and made a fine display; and 90 did the horses IN
grand cayalcsde, which includsd nsny line horses
The pens were well filed with cows aud young cattle
and the sheep ard hogs are very hne, showing mucn
mains on the part of the in getting the best
breed. and taking the best care oi tnem. For
County Fair the exhibition OF catu', nog sneeP anu
horses was an extraordinary one wednesday oon-
tinued fine, and grea. crowd OF persons were
Tbs exhibition of Fruits anu Vegetables was the
srcst have ever seen. rlattsourSh anu hee'eVihe
added much TO this part of the exhibition Inc APPes
Pears Grapes Com Potatoes Sad oher articles from
our gardens and fields, excellent IN variety ana
qualify but the Pumpkins and 81 aashes tnese wehe
enormous-some Sqsashes W lshing Los pounes eaeh
Mr. Rogers exhibited some MtIasses maze rom 1 II
Chinese suea. cane which wss very dencious. ne
raised or an acre this seasoD and Is crushing OUT ~
gallons per dsy OF the Juice between iron rollers stan
Ing in ape1pendicuar position. His MIL WORKS wen,
and bis crop of sorghum is profitable one Nine gal
lons Of Juice make one Of sirup.
The potatoes exhibition were very line anu ia'Se'
end one man from Bolton preented SONS sweet pota.
toes Of his own raising. They wore quite large Out
not so yellow as the S)lthern product. Ohe iarma
exhibited nearly two bushels Of Cshtomis potatoes
which grew from single potato! Ihat - ttoheh'
dous yield, and they very large aud good iooA-
ing. Woods seeding has become quite i.vori'e III
this region, ard think deservedy so. MI. Aaron
Barnes Of Rutland exhibited some Chill potatoes Of
bis raising, which are exceedingly large ana ot red
dish colCr. They yield abund autiy and make line
show but the proof is n estiug them, and that evil
dence have not had On the whole the exhibih)p OF
fruts and vegetables exceeded ANYTHING We have
had, even IN the Chsmpliin Valley, where ssch
thiDgs grow in great Perfection
As vet We have had no frost, And everything looks
a. green as in July. The Fall feed - abundant,
and our farmers have good crops generally The rust
greatly injured ate-panted potatoes and many of tho
earlypanted have otted that our crop of potatoes
enough for home cons umptlon.