Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-09-22
The State Fair.
FIFTEENTH ANSUAL EXHIBITION OF THE TERsoNT
STATE AGRIcuLTuRAL SOCIETY.

FIFTEENTH ASSUAL EXHIBITION OF THE VERMONT
STATE AGRIcuLTuRAL SOCIETY.
The State Fair opened at White River
Junction ON Tuesday. with fine weather,
numerous entries of Horses, Sheep and Cat
tie. and every thing promising an interesting
and successful exhibition. The day was
principally occupied in making the entries, OF
which 500 had been made up to 10 o'clock
\. NJ. of Wednesday, when the entry books
were closed.
Among the fne Horses on the ground were
the following;
Black Morrill, stallion - Pilot" entered by J.
G. Freeman, Claremout \. H.; bay mare - Iib.
Woodward - John DAILY Worcester, Mass; bay
stallion Woodstock" Charles Ballard, Wool
stock; brown stallion Young Draco, !. H.
Freeman, Claemont. y H.; bay stallion . Lex
ington," L. D. Harlow, Claremont, n. H.-this
horse was awarded the second premium al the
New England Fair at Concord, last week; black
stallion Gen. Stark Leonard Tucker, Royal
ton: black stallion =. Rocket Cassius Joslyn,
Wait,aeld: black stallion George Chesley,
q. ". Batchelder, Boston. Mass; and bay geld
ing American Hunter" Fairlee. The follow
ing horses which we're at Concord last week, are
also on the ground: - Empress " Ethan Allen.
Jr - /" Farmer Daughter, and - Black War
rior. Mr. Carlos Pierce, Of Boston and stan
steal. has here also his elegant four-in-hand,
which was awarded the LIST premium at Concord.
Among the lot- of fine sheep are the fol-
lowing
N,rinos-Cushing Boyntou, Woodstock, Is
ewes, ewes and buck lambs-l pen Of 10 year
liugs that have sucked lambs, that have yielded
1Oi pounds to shearing, and pen Of two year
old, that have yielded l2i pounds; Leonard
Fish. Ira. 4 bucks and 6 ewes; Lyman W. Fish,
Ira bucks snd q eve lambs Peat 4 Meade
Cornyall. 10 fine ewes and 8 buck lambs. one o.
which latter was awarded lst premium at th'
New England Sociery's fair, for beauty Of foru
and quality, quantity and uniformity OF teece
| Us Branch, 5 yearling ewes and eve lambs; X
| d. Hall, 8 two year old ewes; -satiord, white
River Junction, . yearling bucks; JOSIAH Cow
les. New Haven, buck "loung America, Whiel
| drew the lst premium at Concord; J. ii. Peters,
pair yesrling ewes; / two year old buck, Couch
| Fuller Co, Pomfret and Hartlandi aud larg
and fine collections by |. & r. c. johnson, Mr.
r. Chamberlain, and r. COnnors of Bradford
B.F. Vanvliet, of Shelburne, L. 6. Boynton Q
| weathersdeld and others.
Iona trools-Ja.. A. Shedd, of Burlington
exh bits the principal collection, including som
fine specimens.
The principal exhibitors of Poultry are L
B. worlsy. of Whiting, and Messrs- 5.
W. s. Allen, of Vergennes.
Floral Hall is well filled with fruits, fanc
articles, flowers, musical instruments an
miscellaneous entries, and there is credit
able display of agricultural implements. -
A noticeable feature of the Fair is th
evening discussions. The first of them toe
place on Tuesday evening in the parlor
the Junction House, on the quession-''ls
expedient To allow the race OF Morgan hors
70 become extinct ?" Hon. j. w. Colbur
of Springfield, VT, President of the Societ
occupied the chair. There was full stte
7 dance. and an interesting and valuable d
bate took place, report Of which we col
, from the special dispatches TO the BOst'
,, Journal:
The discussion was opened by Hon. John Gi
Z csry of North6eld. in very able paper on
a subject, which, be SAID, concerned the intere'
' Of every one who loves that noble animal. I
horse. The Morgan horse had contributed gre
" to the wealth Of Vermont since the introdl
tion Of the original Justin Morgan in 1875.
many years scarcely sny other breed In ,
State was known, but Of late years, it had b,
seriously feared that the race would become
tnct.
The speaker argued earnestly in favor
?. adopting some means 10 perpetuate them a
distinct race. Mr.. Gregory referred to the
- traits and characteristics Of the Morgan hor.
u especially the capacity OF endurance wh
= fitted them eminently for roadster, stage
farm horses. He thought that they should
~ be willing to let the race die out, especially W
W pride. wealth and pleasure lend their indue
70 for its perpetuation- .-at..l..
y Mr.. Leonard Tucker Of Royaltou, took the
,e firmative Of the question. He thought
10 there vas 10 race Of Morgan horses actually
existence. at present, and defended bis post
" by those characteristics which are suppose
b. constitute O race- They we're cndeasorin
=, perpetuate name for which there vas no 10
= datiou, and were ouly deoeiving themselves
r. He said there Was no horse now IN the &C
vi tYy h winch there was preponderance. or Z
- q greater part, Of pure Morgan blood: and
~ speaker went on TO give the pedigrees Of var
evzl-known horses to suhstAntiase his staten
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