Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-10-07

: ~ Is worthy of mention lie also showed a
side spring wagon Of substantial workman.
sLlp.
A substantial lami.er wagon. with brake,
"as exhibited by Bennett OF Shelburne.
\ steel plow with adjustable subsoil at
taehInrnt--a new thins--Has shown BY J.
B. Cutler K Co , OF Elmira. y Y
j. L. Whitney of Lewiston Me. rxhibi-
ted ''tromwells Force pump"
We are compelled u ga-- over with bare
mention. the cise- Of loJts and shae- shown
by smith d Wing, \. prouty. B. 5 Miles.
and II. Paddock the Leather Of L,omis Il
Co, and Peck e ,I'honnctt the handsome
Doors Of butternut and blackwalnut. by
Chase & Smith the St1neware and crockerv
by o. $. 6 y K. Ballard the willow chairs
by II. } Nelson, and y. Parker; the wood
en ware uf Messrs Post uf Iiuesburyh the
iron fence By p Flanders the superior
pressed brick and drain tile BY Brown &
Oaks of West Milton Krlder's Bee hives
and Flax spinning wheel, and other articles
of merit
We must also reserve f,- another day ad-
dItional mention OF the Vegetables. Fruit.
Flower, and other articles in Floral Hall.
We suhjoin short abstract OF the Ad-
dress by j. : ADAMS, Esq
Mr.. Adams Address
Mr.. Adams made a very pertinent address N
relation 10 the Improvement vi which A-rcul-
ture is susceptible, with special reference - che
Improvements required IN Vermont
He FIRST c-iliei attef,tion 90 .h. fact ;hat ether
pursuits, and esrecaHy the manals'tarn, in
terest, should keep pace with a.-rI-iiturr. ia
order to the best deyelopemeut Of is- r-1urees
Of the State. hilc the Hgricul.ur basis Of
Vermont j. n0t surpassed IN New England other
industrial interests which such d basis sl4u.d
sustain, are neglected ,r positively discouraged
by AeI a"s. lfferm-ut would equal Nt,-,-
chu-e.ts ia prosperity aaj wealth, h.r .e station
mus equally encCura-e ull honorable pursuits.
Judicol- legislation. then, Is tie 5r.i means
THAI should de employed IN Vernon % forward
her iculturil and ki13rcd iutr-e
Agricultural impiem uts and machinery,
again. furnish the means # efsct'n- great i'm
prcvements iu the processes of agr-uiture- IN
the invention sud use of these Vermont is ia
advance of most sections Of tins and other
countries
Increasing the fertility Of the SOL again, by
draining. suhsoiling and the use Of .ts;iHzers is
an agricultural improvement Of the greatest i'm
portluce. Ia this IS IL most other agricultural
Improy emeuts, no Limit can be- as -uei a that
beyond which the degree Of Improvement may
not pass. The productiyeness II The cultivated
land " Vermont might be increased two three
OF four iold, ss scientific aGIiculJurll aud expe-
riment in other countries. has sbunisntly de- I
moustrated. In this respect the farming in Yer I
mont is very deficient.
Much may be done again oy improving the
quality Of stock. In tins Vermont excels. Her 1
sheep and horses are famed the World over The I
same enterprise exhibited in this isneeied in other
departments. In the Grouai Of stock raised
however, Vermont is deficient, through the lack
ofa more thorough cultivation Ok her soIi.
Such are some Of the improvements Of which .
Agriculture i susceptible; how eau these i'm
provemeuts best be forwarded Agricultural
Fairs may he made subservient 10 Tins end. In
crler % this. however. they must be properly
conducted Al departments Of Agriculture
should bc represented in them. and an inielli- .
gent interest awakened in regard 10 all; the .
horss-trot must not absorb the entire interest Of .
the fair. Attention should be given on such .
occasions TO the facts and principles which un- 4
dere industrial prosperity, and time should be I
given for full discussion Of these, and such 4
discussion should be made prominent feature .
of the proceedings. When Fairs are thus man
aged, .he better class Of citizens are induced to
attend them aui all prof; by them. The great
change for the hotter which has taken place in
Vermont within a few years in this respect, is
indicative Of the better vision and Judgment
with which Fairs are now conducted
In closing, Mr.. Adams spoke OF other means
which should be used to promote agricultural
improvements. and especially Of the obligation
resting upon the farmers of Vermont to gain
knowledge and culture, and to render their oc-
cupation practically what it is theoretically, the
nOblest Of pursuits