Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-09-13
RUTLAND HERALD.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1866.
Prom our Special Correspondent
New England and Vermont state
Fairs.
BRArrLRBoRo, VI. Sept. 3.

The number OF visitors at the n. Z. &
Vt, State Agricultural Fairs to-day
is unus ually large, being much increased
by every arriving train.
In my letter OF Yesterday to you an
nounced mat the address Of the Presi-
dent Of the Vi. State Society was post
poned until to-day. In this ! was in
error, the address having been delivered
yesterday morning contrary to previous
announcement, and though there was
but few in attendance, the address is
spoken OF as one of the best forensic ef-
forts yet made before the Society, full OF
facts and instruction for farmers and
mechanics.
To mention more than have already
as worthy Of especial merit would be
simply doing injustice to the rest, con-
sequently forbear.
The Sheep Department is well repre-
scented and Vermont has at this exhibit
ton sustained her reputation, so well
known OF being the best sheep breeding
State in the Union. Among the Ver-
mont Merinos, those of A. E. Fuller of
Pomfret, Of r. NJ. Couch & A. G. Per-
kins Of the same place, and d. P. Web
ster Of Fairhaven are worthy OF especial
notice, The TeXel sheep of Mr.. w. W.
Cheney Of Belmont, Mass, were also an
attractive feature and were visited by
many. In this department l must also
mention the celebrated meriuo buck of
E. S. Atwell OF Cornwall, Vt, FOR which
he has refused $4,000, and whose value
the owner sets at $25, 00O
Floral Hall is well filled and almost
everything IN that line has found it's
place there, including musical lnstru-
ments, oil paintings, fruit, flowers, wax
work, sewing land knitting machines,
&C., &c
The agricultural and mechanical de-
partments are also filled to overlooking,
and many things of which mechanism
has heretofore not even dreamed, are
here well represented. To describe them
infinitely is more than my time and
space will permit, therefore will simply
say that the stock on exhibition is full
and most complete.
The exhibition of Swine We think is
very slim, but there are some very fine
specimens, among which we noticed
some Of the Suffolk breed, imported by
H. G. White Of birmingham, Mass.
Mr.. W. has also fine lot of the Essex
breed on exhibition. The Messrs. Allen
of Vergennes, Vt, have also fine lot Of
the Chester County white breed.
The entries of butter and cheese are
rather small, though some fine lots are
on exhibition.
The exhibitions of sugar, syrup and
honey are fair, and show some nice spec
linens.
In the miscellaneous department, va
rious articles are exhibited from all the
New England States, Vermont, in partie-
ular, together with many articles from
New York and the Middle States.
To-day meeting of the officers and
judges Of the Societies took place at the
Presidents tent, and at II o'clock DR..
Loring, President of the New England
Agricultural Society, delivered his an
nual address.
DR.. Loring commenced by congratu-
lating the Society upon its success and
New England upon her prosperity and
the influence she is exerting on the in
tellectual and material progress Of the
country. The members of the N. E.
Agricultural Society may rejoice that
there is now one successful institution
in which her sons are Joined for mutual
Improvement and for the cultivation Of
that fraternal feeling which gives
strength and vigor to every people. He
alluded 20 the progress made in Ameri-
can agriculture, and to the prospects
which lie before it. Nowhere is agricul-
ture subjected to such enterprise as is
applied to that territory which consti-
buC6S bQG OulbSu Obdbcs vi auuSAlCd.
There may be as good and even better
farming elsewhere, but nowhere else is
the same treasure of land, the same free
labor, the same citizenship. It is the
nobility and families of distinction in
foreign countries who draw their income
from the land and vie with each other in
agricultural exhibitions. 1t is they who
introduce all modern improvements, both
in agriculture and in the introduction
of new crops and machinery. Not SO in
America. Her Improvements spring
from the demands of an intelligent peo-
pie and rebound to their benefit. The
valuable invention of moving machines
will serve as an example of this, and
the success which the American farmer
has met with in improving merino
sheep as compared with those interested
in the same business in Europe is anoth-
er illustration of the same view. Wher-
ever the American farmer goes, ne car