Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-01-16
Agricultural
Vermont State Agricultural Society.

land, on y ednesday. January 3, 1866. Hon.
Joseph ". Colbufn Presideni, in the chair.
On motion of \. b Stafford of Hartford. it
was voted That committee OF seven be appoint
ed by the President I, nominate officers IOr the
ensuing year.
The President appointed a committee on
nominstiors Hon. ~ b. Safprd OF Hartford,
Hon. Edwin Hammond ot Micdlebury, Hon.
John Gregory OF Northfield Hoo. Henry Reyes
OF Newblry, Norman f. Allen, Esq, of Ferris
burgh, Henry ). Morse. E-q OF Shel5uIne. A
T.. Perkins, Esq-. OF PomfreT-
The Treasurer presented his Annual X port,
which was accepted md adopted.
The following d summary of the present
condition of the Treasury
Funds on hand, 50, o2o %
Indebtedness, 95 35
Balance, S5,732 70
On motion of DIR. Henry Boynton of w ood-
stock.
Voted That committee of five be appoint
ed to circular 10 the wool-growers OF Yer
mont, setting forth the interests OF the wool
producers Of the State, and the Importance OF
Immediately pres snted to Congress the necessity
of properly protecting them, and that said COM
mIttee CevIse also the ways and means Tor pay
ing the expenses OF representing their interest.
The President appointed Il committee 70
prepare the circular. Henry Clark OF Poultney,
Henry BOyntou q W OodstOck, John Gregory OF
SJoweI! oi Cornwall.
On motion of Victor Wright the constitution
was amended that - title shall read, - The
Vermont State Agricultural Society aud W col
Growers Association.
On molten, IL was
Voted, That a committee OF three be appoint
ed " present the society resolutions to be foI-
warded to our Senators and Represent atIves IN
Congress, IN reference to the interests Of the
wool producers of Vermont The following
committee were appointed.
Joseph W. ColOurn OF Springfield, Henry
Lane OF Cornwall, and Henry u. Root.
Hon. John Gregory, from the committee on
nom mat lions, presented the following report:
President, Hon. Joseph w. Colburn of
Springfield.
Vice Presidents, Hon Henry Reyes of New
bury, Bon John Gregory Of Mortified. Hen
ry u. Root, E-q, OF BennnG on, and Henry
). Morse, Esq, OF ShelburDe.
Treasurer J. w. Colburn OF Springfield.
Corresponding Secretary, Henry Boynton Of
Woodstock.
Secretary, Henry Clark OF Poultney.
Board Of Directors. Hon Edwin Hammond
of MIddlebury, Hon. f Chase of Lyndon,
Hou EUjih Cleaveland of Coventry, George
Campbell, Esq, Of Westminster. Henry Hay
wood, Eeq., OF Clarendon, Hon. VIM. K. San
ford of orwell. VIM. Q. Brown of irhaven,
Hon. n b. Stafford OF Hartford, Victor Wright
of MIddebury, Henry b. Kent, Esq. OF Dorset,
Crosby Miller, Esq. OF Pomfret, Lawrence
BraInard, Jr, E~q. of s.. Adams, and Rich-
ard Bradley, Esq of Bratleboro.
The Report OF the Committee accepted,
and the Board of officers reported elected.
Nathan Cushing OF Woodstock, and ID. K.
Potter. Z O., of 81. Adams. were elected hon.
OraIy members OF the Society.
Dir. Coiburn, from the committee on resOlu-
TORS. presented The following preamble and re-
solutions which were unanimously adopted.
Whereas, The wool growing interest is one
of the leading If not the very fret OF Vermont IN
dustrIes, and whereas the present prospect for
the of this staple, with the high taxes, cost
OF producing. scarcity OF farm labor, and
with the exOIbtant prices the farmer must lay,
Tor clothing and other necessities Tor BIS family
are hard In the extreme. and call imperatively
for further protection from annihilatIon, there
fore,
Resoiued That we ask az a right, at the hands
of our govern ment that the tariff duties be
revised that wool shall bear equal protection
from foreign competition with the American
wrought fabrics from wool
Resolved That the Corresponding Secretary
De directed u furnish copy OF these resolu lions
% each our Senators and Representatives IN
CODgres5.
Henry Clark presented the following resolu-
tIcD, winch was ADOPTED
ResoLred, That il the of the Yer
mont State Agricultural Society that the reci-
prOcIiy treaty between he United States and
Canada should be terminated at the date of the
expiration OF the notice given, believing that the
interests of the alton, aud esp c'aily lhe pre-
ducers OF the country, den2 ad It's Immediate
sbr1gason.
DIR. Henry BJynton introduced the following
resolution, which .ss adopted
Whereas, The destru 'tion of sheep by dogs
IN the United States Is excessive and great, anc
whereas, apy means which viii prevent this
insoad upon our hooks would prove effective
agency promoting the wool growing inie esEs
o the nation. therefore.
RESOLVED, That the Vermont State Agricul
tusal society and Wool Growers Association
deem It of great imports nce that Congress
should exact Cog law, which shall exterminaGe
this pes, to our f5cks.
HIN. Edwin Hammond of Middlebury, was
appointed the executive committee to represent
the Vermont State Agricultural Society In the
Beard OF the National Wool Growers a socia-
ton
HENRY CLARK, Sec'y.