The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-01-16
Annual Meeting of the Vermont
Agricultural Society.

Agricultural society.
The annual meeting of the Vermont State
Agricultural Society, was held at Bellows
Falls, on the ID day of January, 1868.
The Committee on field crops made their
report by which it appered that H. W. Les
ter took the first premium on corn, he hav-
ing raised one hundred and one bushels and
10 quarts to the acre.
The first premium on oats was also award
ed to MIR Lester, he having raised seventy
nine and one-half bushels to the acre.
The first premium on potatoes, to the same
the yield being two hundred and ninety-nine
bushels to the acre, with but slight appear
ance of rot.
The FIST premium on wheat was awarded
to A. H. Post of Rutland.
The Treasurer's Report was read and &C.
cepted, by which it appears that the balance
in the Treasury was three thousand nine
hundred and thirty-one dollars and forty-three
cents, being an increase to the fund of about
one hundred and sixty dollars since the an
nual report.
The annual report of the Secretary was
read and ordered to be printed. eve make
the following extract)
"The passage of the Dog Law must be
regarded as a substantial advance in the leg
isation of our state. The great damage to
our sheep by the canine race can hardly be
estimated. Few sheep raisers but that have
suffered some,-many have suffered great
deal. There is reason to believe that the
Dog Law came as the legitimate result of our
action at the Wool Growers Convention, at
which the secretary was requested to memo
ralize the Legislature in behalf Of the enact
ment OF a Dog Law. 1t is estimated that
there are not less than seventeen thousand
dogs in this state at the present time. That
this number will be greatly lessened by the
passage of this act, there can be no doubt.
1t would seem to be a wise disposition Of
this money, that the revenue accruing under
the act, should be allowed to remain in the
town treasury Of each town respectively, as
fund to meet damage arising from dogs
whose owners are not responsible, or where
neither owner or dog can be identified.
The following gentlemen were elected Of
ficers for the ensuing year.
President.
Edwin Hammond, Middletury.
lice Presidents.
J. W. Colburn, Springfield.
Henry Reyes, Newbury;
Daniel r. Potter, St. Adams;
Henry G. Root, Bennington.
Corresponding and Recording Secretary.
Daniel Needham, Hartford.
Treasurer.
]. W. Colburn, Springfield.
Directors.
Frederick Holbrook, Brattleboro;
f. B. Chase, Lyndon:
Henry S. Chase, Sheiburne
David Hill, Bridport;
John Gregory, Mortified;
Elijah Cleveland, Coventry;
Nathan Cushing. Woodstock
Geo. Campbell. Westminster;
Henry Haywood, Rutland.
The following resolution was adopted:
ReSOlred, That the interests of the WOO!
growers of this state would be greatly ad- |
vanced by the publication Of paper devoted
exclusively to the subject of sheep and wool
that as the production of stock sheep and
wool have become pre-eminently leading
feature in the agricultural industry of the
state, some such communication among our
own people and with the people of our sis
ter states, is imperiously demanded that
one great advantage to be secured by the
establishment Of such paper would be the
securing Of communication with wool grow
ers throughout the country, and by so doing
place within the reach of every sheep raiser
all matters of interest relative thereto that
we pledge the interest of our State Society
to the sustaining of such paper, whether
established in or out of the State and that
we request and authorize the Secretary of
this Society to open correspondence upon
this subject with the view of establishing a
paper at an early day.
Resolutions expressive of grief at the death
of the Hon John Jackson of Brandon, who
was a member of the Board of Direction at
the time of his death, were introduced BY
Mr. Needham of Hartford, and unanimously
adopted.
Adjourned without day.
DANIEL NEEDHAM,
Rec. and Cor. Secretary.
Bellows Falls, Jan. 9, 1863.