Litchfield enquirer., 1865-10-19
Agricultural Depa:rrtminen,,t. :rtin t.
PREPARED EXPRESSLY FOR THE ENQUIRER, ? BY
 T. s. GOLD. West Cornwall. Ct. 10 whom alI Comnunica ationa sho.fid he ddrsss ssd

PREPARED EXPRESSLY FOR THE ENQUIRER D BY
 T.S. GOLD. West Cornwall. Ct.
 10 whom all Communications should De addressed | -l--.
 NEW MILFORD FAIRssA 'i TIE The Fair of the Housatonc Agricultural So. ciety and Ladies' Industrial Union held at New
 Milford, Sept. 26th, 27th and 2Sth, wa was one of decided successo giving appearance of an in- creasing public interest in promoting the ob, jects for which the Society was organized. sa; The sbow Of working oxen was rarely ex- celled by any society, consisting. of more; than 100 pairs Of fine animals, mostly of Devon stock, of which Brookfeld produced Al pairs, the remainder mostly from New Milford and Bridgewater several fine premium oxen, from other towns were shown, which exhibited a careful attention in the breeders to the attain ment of those qualities, which while giving the farmer team which cannot be excelledi for work, also show form which is rarely exceIl. ed for those points which attract the eye of the hrtohor .g.,,.,fg, ,ts .sos~g,l yygr cfa
 
 The show of horses was decidedly good, among which were several colts from the ' Fly ing Cloud,' of decided merit, among which were particularly noticed the colts shown by s. G. Warner, E. B. Marsh, D. E: Munger, H! J. Peck, also line specimen of the Hamble- tonian stock, by H. W. Booth. Of sheep the exhibition of imported long wools from the stock of J. Hartwell, of Washington, we think cannot be excelled in the State The merrinoes from Vermont stock, shown by s. c. Beecher, the southdowns from the stock of E. B. Marsh D. DEM. Buck and ethers, showed marks of careful breeding. @1 ''-- 2'-'' '''sS~ .u,
 The COWS and stocks of cattle from Messrs: Logan and Titus of Washington, were much admired, and we cannot go further in an at tempt to particularize for want of space, though very many others are worthy of special coml mendation, for which the reader is referred to the list of Premiums, which hasbeen nuch ex- tended over that of previous years. .ss. s;dt ia In regard to the show of the Tent Dep part-. ment, we can only say that it far exceeded the exhibitions of former years,l lreaecting great credit on the ladies for their taste and skill in the production and management of an, almost innumerable variety of articles, for 9 more ex- tended notice of which we hope soon to be fai vored by the Committee, when opportunity of observation will enable them to give a more extended and faithful picture of their. exhlbi, ton than can be. done by another We learn the receipts of the Fair exceeded HOO dollars, which was mostly, distributed in Premiums at the close "T 3-,r;s
 The very eloquent and instructive addresses delivered on the 18th by T. s.. Gold, of Corn wall, and Rev. A. N. Benedict, of Bridgeport, were listened to by 2 large and appreciative audience with more than ordinary, interest many of whom we trust will aeopt in future the more practical hints 50 we'll suited to im- prove not only the lords of the soil, but the soil itself. F@H 7" 1sF'.s%J 'a ,~ '7sH l"a .,., "o A very interesting feature of the fair was the horsemanship displayed by the ladies, whose fearless exhibition of skill in the gSooyernmentof their foaming steeds, as well as the ease ana rgracefulness with which they rode. gave the highest satisfaction and pleasure to admiring crowds, while the committee, whose duty it was to discriminate. were ons second sober thought, compelled to award all the premiums to the ladies, saying they considered the honor of their company fully rewarded the gentlemen who had the pleasure of accompanying these the fairest of the fair.---.---..,,,.-. ri ' The highest praise is due to the Presid dent, Col, " Starr, apd his associates for their labors in na arranging the Fair. We have reasap to congratulate them on their a success; s r The old mother society at Litchfeld should not be jealous of her younger sisters spriugne up in all parts of the county, but should rather be stimulated and encouraged by the evidences of their success. - ''''' ''ot"'S '-VN ppEnr1vno .l1Gaut 4 ,Hoi;