Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1864-09-21
Boston Jourual .Correspondepce.
Boston Journal aCorrespondence.
THE STATE AGRIcuLruRAL PAIR,
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The Wool Growers Convention was
held this afternoon ID the Manufacturers
Hall. Occasionally showers and the
chilly atmosphere prevented the. meeting,
from being held in The. open air as had
been anticipated. The condition of the
elements was such as to cause somewhat
limited attendance, upon this and all 9th.
er exercises of the day. Col .--Needham
first, addressed, = the Convention. He
thought it was good time for them to
meet together when wool is worth from
one dollar, to one dollar and twenty five
ceuts per pound, With gold ranging
from l60 to 262 IL and with rebellion
to conquer which calls for men by the
millions, we have been able to export and
pay for S5S,000,00O worth of foreign
wool. We have shown that we can do
what no other nation or race has ever done
1t has been demonstrated to the world
what industry based upon intelligence
can accomplish. The speaker closed with
the expression of great confidence in the
future prosperity ofthe wool growing COM
munity, after having introduced Ex- Gov
ernor Simon Brown, to the Convention,
with some very Aattering compliments. i,i
The gentleman from Massachusetts
spoke substantially as follows: ae ,ays
"Col. Needham always knows when to
tender the milk of human kindness to his
fellow creatures l think he has doneit
up Bro,on' this time. " Laughter To
be serious, however, Iwouli say that TO-
day only propose to throw out some gen.
eral hints to you as practical agricultur-
lists My written address for this occa-
sion has been. at the suggestion of the
officers of this society. postponed until to-
morrow orThursday. Lean say truly,
that always take pleasure i'll attending
Vermont exhibition or fair. In ming.
ling with you l am sure to learn some
thing, because you are men who think
rather than g"eSs Let me say to you
that believe you can earn two dollars
where you now earn one. Thousands of
acres of land arc cultivated where only
hundreds should have been touched No
land should be titled upon which water
can find standing place. Look we'll to
drainage and to all other improvements OF
the soil. Cultivate omparatively but
little land, yet make that little as perfect
as possible. a.' sa .... 'a.: "'t"
"At the great Wool Convention held in
Ohio there was one accord in the very
high value placed upon Vermont wool as
well as Vermont sheep. You have prob
ably learned this already in the frequent
demands made upon your flocks by other
States. Continue TO bear in mind that
you want blood in animals rather than
Crude. ! am pleased to learn that you
are very punctilious upon this vital point
Of sheep husbandry. Don't cherish any
fears that the market will ever be over.
stocked with superior wool growing ami
mails. The better you make your YER
mont sheep in blood and condition the
greater will be the constant demand for
them by other localities: thank you
gentlemen, for your kind attention and
hope that | may often have the privilege
Of addressing you. "'.' '" .''' '@ ','a
The Convention closed with few ad-
ditional remarks from Col. Needham. "
,.a September, 18th.
| The second day of the Exhibition opens
with brighter indications of pleasant
weather. ...,
At ten o'clock this forenoon there was
grand cavalcade of horses upon the
trotting course, preceded by the field
J marshals and the Quecchy Band. The
display was very fine and included all the
animals Of this class upon exhibition
The display of sheep is highly credit
! able. Nearly seyepty-fve lots have been
entered. The largest exhibitors are Ma
than Cushing of Woodstock, NJ. G. Roun-
dy Of Springfield and A, ?. Balch of Han
over, N. H, The animals of this class
are nearly all of the Spanish Merino or
the (" Atwood Sheep" as fhey are termed
by many. A few small lots of the
| SouthdOwp and Leicester are seen now