Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-09-15
RUTLAND HERALD.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER IS, 1864.
The New England Agricultural
Fair.


Tuesday, 10000 on Wednesday, 10000 on
Thur NV and owing to threatening
cloud 'ronmrg 70 10000 again on the
closing ia 3 ~. On Tuesday, DR..
Loring the president of the Society for
mally opened the Fair, and on Friday
Gov. Andrew of Massachusetts, made
the closing address, an eloquent and
scholarly production. congratulate
ry dinner was also eaten on Friday, at
which speeches were made by DR.. Lo-
ring, Prof Agassiz, Gen. Burnside, Rev,
A. L. Stone of Boston, and others,
The number of entries of animals ex-
hibited was about 700. There were 200
entries OF horses. The show of horses
was pronounced something wonderful.
The fastest time made in trotting was
by the Gen. Knox and the Empress"
Psi and 2.33 respectively. Mr.. Lang,
of Maine, the owner of the Gen. Knox"
refused an offer of $4,000 for him and
he is pronounced the best horse in all
the northern states. The show in cat
tie was not large but good in quality.
The exhibition of sheep was also good.
Vermont, judging from the premium
list, was not behind her sister states of
New England in successful effort at the
Fair While she took fair share of the
premiums on cattle and horses, she of
course swept in almost the entire list of
premiums on Merino sheep. 1t Is notice
able also that the premiums on poultry
were almost entirely monopolized by
Mr. E. N. Bissell of Shoreham and
Messrs. w. S. g. S. Allen of Vergennes,
while Mr.. a. d. Smith of Dandy came in
for the first premium on cheese and ma
pie sugar,
The interest of the Fair was enhanced
by the farmers discussions in the eve
nings and by the presence of many dis
tinguished gentlemen. Altogether, not
wlthstanding the fact that we are in the
third year Of a gigantic and exhausting
civil war, this is pronounced by the
Springfield papers the largest and
finest Agricultural Exhibition ever
held in New England and fifty inaugu-
rates this new enterprise of the New
England States.
PREMIUMS.
The following premiums were award
ed 30 Vermonters
CATTLE.
Short HorHs--Bulls, three years old and
over, A. NJ. Winslow g. Sons, Putney, I'd
premium. Cows A. M. Winslow g. Sons,
LIST premium. Diplomas for good stock
to Thomas Sanders, Brookfeld, and G..
Segur, Addison.
Depo.s-Bulls, two years old, D. Davis
g. Son, Windsor
NasiOe-Collection Of grades, W. s.
& s. Alien, Vergennes, I'd premium.
Work,ag Orea oce,' sic years oM-George
w Black, Westminster, I'd and Sd pre-
miums.
Working 0reH fire years old-Only one
entry, D. Davis & Son, Windsor, LIST pre-
MUM.
Steers, t9o years osd-W. 8. g. s. Allen,
vergennes.
Fat Cattle, Patr-George w. Black,
Westminster, I'd premium. Gratuity to
Eli Sargent, Brattleboro for pair fat cat
tie.
HORSES
SseIgsoas-L. 7. Tucker g. Co., Royal
ton, for ''Draco," Sd premium. (HGen.
Knox" and Ashland taking LIST and I'd
premiums.
Stations three years old and unde,. four
Lewis W. Avery, Northfeld, LIST premi-
um.
F'1ses, ttco gears old and not orer three
George N. Reed, Mortified 1st premi-
um.
Flies, three gears old and Under four
George N, Reed, Northfeld, LIST premi-
um.
Saddle Horses-W. s. & s. Allen, ver-
gennes, q premium.
SHEEP.
Aernos-Bucks over three years old,
u ~. WASopi ulucy, ioe pltu WO yrs,
old, J. Cowles, New Haven, LIST premi-
UNI; Lester Fish, Ira, I'd; NJ. C. Roundy,
Springfield, 8. One year old; Josiah
Cowles, New Haven, 1st premium Les
ter Fish, Ira, I'd NJ. c. Roundy, Spring
field, Sd. Lambs; N. Wheatley and
Thomas Sanders, Brookfeld, LIST premi-
un, j. w. Sawyer, Salisbury, I'd
Ewes over two years old; J. D. Wheat,
Putney, LIST, premium; M. C. Roundy,
Springfield, Sd. Yearlings, J. d. Wheat,
Putney, LIST premium; Nelson Richards,
vergennes, I'd; Wiley & Bosworth,
Springfield, Sd. Lambs; N. Wheatley,
Brookfeld, LIST premium.
Oyat4e q s yves, Lester and ,
Leonard Fish, Ira, 1st premium.
Large Breed-Boars, one year old, w. |
.. g. ), Allen Vergennes. Sows, one year
osd, w. s. & S. Allen, Vergennes.
PoyLrRY.
couee.;oss-E. N. Bissell, Shoreham, LIST
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