Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-09-17
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THURSDAY MoRING, SEPT. II.
Rutland County Agricultural SOcie-
ty-EOtr for 1863.

the Rutland Co. Agricultural Society is 20
be held on their fair grounds in this place,
on Wednesday and Thursday of next
week and We are pleased to learn that
all the indications promise such an exhibit
ton as even Rutland County need not be
ashamed of.
Last year, in consequence of the fever
ish and excited. state of the public mind,
growing out of the then unsettled eondi-
ton of the affairs of the country, as well
as the fact that the State Fair had the
pre-ocupancy of the ground, it was
deemed advisable by the managers Of the
County Society, to postpone their annual
exhibition for that.time.
The encouraging reports which now
come to us from every quarter in regard
to the preparations which the farmers and
mechanics of the county are making, in
view of the coming exhibition, renders it
certain that it will far outrival that made
by the State Society last week, in all the
productions of Vermont, with perhaps the
exception of sheep; and in this depart
ment, with such selected lhocks as Proc
tor, Lester, Kimball, Rumsey, Hines, and
numerous others of our county, will
doubtless present, we shall feel no loss of
local pride in the comparison.
In regard to the cattle of Ratland Coun-
ty,it may perhaps with truth be said that
less attention has been paid to the i'm
provement ,of our stock, for the past few
years, than should have been; and yet,
no inconsiderable amount of pains has
been taken by very many of our farmers
to make such iHdicious selections of native
and imported breeds as to warrant us IN
saving that in, even this department, the
coming fair, may be made the highest in
degree respectable. No more noble look
ing oxen, or finer cows, have ever been ex-
hibted in the state, than we have seen at
our county fairs.
In all the other departments and the
ct ceteras that go to make up an attractive
exhibition OF this character, we are quite
sure that Rutland County can not be ex-
celed. In no section Of the country can
be found better pasturage, or more Intelll-
gent and tidy women of the dairy our
artisans and mechanics have an extended
and well earned fame; our horticnlturists,
while they have not done all that they
perhaps might have done, have yet dome
much and last, though not least, the taste
and skill of the daughters of Vermont is
proverbial. and all that is required in the
floral, and ornamental line, will be found
there as matter of course and so with
our fine grade of sheep, our best show
of cattle and horses, our incom-
parable diaries, our domestic SUI
gars-the handiwork of our mechanics,
the products of our horticulturists, land with
the thousand and one articles of less i'm
portance, perhaps, but far more attractive
as the work of the cunning fingers Of the
wives and daughters of Vermont, we see
no reason why such an exhibition may
not be made On this occasion as shall in
spre all with higher regard for their ma
tive state, aud stimulate yet farther our
ambition to efforts for still higher excel
lence,
Not the least attractive feature of the
occasion win be the address of the Hon.
G. w Willard of Montpelier, on tho sec
ond day. Mr.. w. is chaste and vigor-
our writer--a pleasant and agreeable
speaker, and let no one in attendance up
ON the fair fail to hear him.
1t is to be hoped that the citizens OF the
county will take an active interest in this
fair and bring cut all products and arti-
Giles as will tend to make it not only sue
cessful, but the best exhibition of the kind
that we have ever made. And thus we
will show to the world that while our no
BILE sons are lighting the battles of liberty,
that we are awake at home, using the
best means in our power to keep step with
the age, and the improvements taught
us by the progress of modern clviliza-
ton,
GEN. GRANTS CHARACTER. Maj. h. |
D. Osborn, formerly of Rochester, men,
L. n H.. c.onts, eto fc ur;tac m n friand |