Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-04-08
Foo The Democrat.
Town and County Agricultural soeie-
ties.

Ma EpyroR The subject of Town and
County lair. ha- occupied much Of my at
,,ptiun of late. There b. an evil cunnect,d
with 'he present. management of our Coun
~ Far. which I wish 10 .rc removed " At
rrr-cnt conducted. two ur three towns IN the
inu,siiats ,irlui,y of the fair receive n,arly
all he premiums. Nor are they q blame
Cor 10. They furni. the material and are
entitled 20 it Il no competitor irom other
town, j. present.. The town. in oilrri
C,outy l,ips along the Andru.cosrin river
fora distance 1t 50 m,l-.. rccyiyc hut lt,lc
bcn,s, lrom the fair :, isr a. premiums are
Concerned. lia man carries an animal be
mu.t BE- on expense fur two or three day,
which will est more than al the premiums
b. vii rcc,i,s. Consequently. f,rnerswill
D., d. it. Il, Of ~ use O. talk about go
irs round over the County % exhibit
Lnr Il ). vii ,noush whcrc It is.
Now. Mr. Eiitur. have no lorai feelings
to iuauen-c me whatever, - ar A. en-
Judge Of myself, and nv great oh-ct Of 10.
curry is 10 dr,r'c s'me plan ~ Which We
nav equally- the benefit. %, the County -.
ei,ty. At lsast. :, a certain extent.
Now have not plan At al maturei,
but wi.h ,o throw out icN suggestion.
ih q ether. Who may have the more direct
mari-rmeu; oi our s,yirty. may make such
an arrangement - shall remedy the evil.
Iw1u!i propose a plan for c.rsiieration.
Ike the following LIT the County society
Be- held one week later than a, present. IrI
each town that will furnish a given number
Of mcm'cr, ior the County .,cicty hold a
town fair the wryk hcforc ,hc County far.
(which snme rriIe .hsll ie offered. siy fur
the t,-t milrh cuw. Nv l.t the animal,
whatever IL may b.. that rrcci,rs the prlIc,
draw that amount or money loom the treas
Wy of tho County .ociety. provided the
owner shall exhibit the animal at The Cuun.
" hir m ,he following week, At the same
time giving tie cKh,h,tur the prNilsse ot
competing "a, ,be County fair f,r an aiii.
tioutl pril,. ig thousht b-st. Who would
not ike g. see tie h-.t ca in each town
collected at the County hir' mention ihi-
as ,iagle feature Of the plan, suhec, %
the modification. uccr,.asy, according to
the fund. at command. oyliyys the ten
d,nry would De- u c,t,hli.a town fait, IN
different. aud especially in remote rart, OF
,hc County. and At the same time TO IN.
erra.r thc intsry,, IA the County flir.
In Ma,s4chu-c,t, they are a.lutins the
question Of dc,uuns one third OF the income
of the s,cIsty 6, Agricultural Cunicrency.
in different part. uf ,he County, thereby
acting on the principle that IL the r-op;e
will not ~ To the iair, they will g where
the people are.
A, member II the Bard Of Agriculture
FROM ,he OtiarI County S,gisty I lryl a de.
.r- e. sec the hrnett. Of oar agricultural
association y1i,rd,d % the rrmot.., irmsr
Boo o., County. have 10 fault tp find With
ibe motives 90 amy one in r-sird Co our pre-
srut arrlucr rmcut, iur thc b,.t course ha-
t-,n rur.t,,' that could D. devised under
oar present system. aud | ,boald be very
,..v TO Irogp.r any ch,nsc unless d; can De-
shown that real benefit d, 90 acyrue there
ir.m.
vouII Ike 6, hear through the Demo
orat an expression ct t'e mcmh,r' "i the
society, 90, 81 much for the purPusc OF lind.
irs Guil With the present., IS 10 devise
measures Tor sIy future.
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