The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-09-22
ST. ALBANS.
Friday. sept. ~. 500.
Vermont Agricultural Fair.

September 18th. The location of the
Fair did not seem to give general sat
isfaction. The entries of horses,
sheep and cattle were numerous, and
the exhibition was in few particulars
quite successful. Floral Hall was toll
erably well filed with fruits, fancy art
icles, flowers, musica instruments, and
in the display of agricultural implc-
ments the Buckeye Moving Machine
was conspicuous and drew the first
premium.
The annual address was delivered
by the Hon J. w. Patterson of Han
over Professor of Astronomy at Dart
mouth College.
The evening discussions were well
attended and constituted one of the
most profitable features of the Fair.
The first discussion in the parlor OF
the Junction House on the question,
us it expedient to allow the race OF
Morgan horses to become extinct ??
elected a valuable debate. The fol-
lowing digest of such debate we copy
from Boston paper
The discussion was opened by Hon.
John Gregory of Mortified, in an able
paper on the subject, which, he SAID,
concerned the interests of every one
wholoves that noble animal, the horse
The Morgan horse had contributed
greatly to the wealth of Vermont since
the introduction of the original Justin
Morgan in 1875. For many years
scarcely any other breed i'll the State
was known, but of late years, it had
been feared the race would become ex-
tinct.
The speaker argued earnestly i'll IA
vor of adopting some means TO per
petuate them rs distinct race MIR.
Gregory referred to the fine traits and
characteristics of the Morgan horses,
especially the capacity of endurance
which fitted them eminently for road
sters, stage or farm horses. He
thought that they should not be viii
ling to let the race die out, especially
when pride, wealth and pleasure lend
their influence for its perpetuation.
Mr.. Leonard Tucker of Royalton,
took the affirmative of the question
He thought that there was no race OF
Morgan horses actually in existence
at present, and defended his position
by those characteristics which are sup
posed to constitute race. They were
endeavoring to perpetuate a name fol
which there was no foundation, ant
were only deceiving themselves.
He said there was no horse now il
the country in which there was pre-
ponderance, or even greater part, o
pure Morgan blood: and the speake
went on to give the pedigrees of vari
Gus well-known horses to substantial
his statements ON this point II,
was i'll favor of perpetuating in Yer
mont race of horses having the hes
characteristics of the old Morgan
horse, and this could only be done b,
ludicious crossing
The chairman gave description @
the old Justin Morgan, as seen by him
and further remarks were made b
Messrs. j. II. Peters, of Bradford, an
Goldthwait, of New Hampshire
DIR. Henry Boynton of Woodstocl
deprecated the mathematical calculg
ton of the degree of blood in one M
imal or another, and said that tn
facts on this point did not and coul
not show the possession of any pos
tive proportion of blood in any ind
yidual of a species, but they did sho
that an animal might possess rs niue
of the peculiar characteristics of tn
sire or the dam as though it was til
sole product of the one or the othe
The language in use among us WI
calculated TO deceive
Messrs. Hillman Of st Adams Sa
ford of Springfield, Stafford of Har
ford, +. l.. Wadleiglf, of Sherburn
G. f., and others, also spoke, and I'll
question was then put to vote an
unanimously decided in the negativ
The meeting was then dissolved
The next evening there was di
cnssion OF "What is the best breed
cattle for Vermont ?" This discussic
like the one of the previous evenir
was spirited and interesting Instea
of being held in a suitable place,
was held in the upper story of ne
barn located near the junction Hous
In this debate Messrs. Daniel Kimba
of Clarendon, Sanford of Orwell, A
len of Vergennes, Hillman of st. A
bans, Smith Of Dandy, Tucker of Ro
alton, Terrell Of Stanstead, and oil
ers participated. A complete repo
of this debate has not been publishC
as yet. The third discussion was c
"sheep breeding" in which Messrs ]
Cults, Mead, Wright, Rockwell
Cornwall, Campbell Of Westministe
and Gushing of Woodstock, took
prominent part.
The last day closed with trials
eed,announcement of premiums al
promiscuous driving of fast horses
1t is understood that the receipts
the Fair have been smaller than
previous exhibitions demonstrate