Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-09-14
thc Fair Of thr Vermont state ssud N,,,
England agricultural ~ocietic,.
[Rep-r,cl for the Free Press.

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v.m... l.r.. ui.a.I Societies .l..s sOs h.
rHsaI 's IT,, ,a.r.,- .l ARTICLES. i.r ..Lr.,. r
.l MHatay a.-. ,a.- '..-e. especially j. of ralu-.
.- --.eL. II- display nt I.--.-. sl.,r -rl
.-ttie i- .lo largest ,ro- made iu Vermont. d
-t .l Sos England Ila attendance .- tll
.-g day i- very laf-. AMI t.e capacity .- ,l..
l.,ea- aa- .ziau- .ei carly to-day. Every ,Iau
brings large numbers % VISITORS and exhibitors
A sr.at number .t rii.ar. houses have been
op.Lsi lur tAc s.eammaia,.1G of realle alton
ding the Isir.
r4E or.JSI-.
TIL. tair 8. bold upon the grounds oi o..
WinlAau County Park Ass.ciatiou, about OBJ.
mile south OF the village. The grounds wen.
E=,i duriu4 the wan hy the Government @ is IriI-
Itaiz headquarters f.rtl.is State. ans when .hey
were uo longer needed the barrscs. were par
chased ly ;ho officers OF tl.e Vermont State Ae-
-icu!ur-i Society. and converted into building
'r ihe Use ef exhibitions. The grounds are
.,.,rai hundred {, % above the Connecticut E.v-
.r. contain s. aer-. and for the purpose Of O.
F.ir are unsurpassed.
TIL rIEsr DAY.
Tuesday was devoted mainly to ,.7ss-55, and
the arrangement Of articles for exhibition. The
entries exceeded even tho expectations Of the
most sanguine friends Of the Fair. 81 tLc close
Of the day the following entries had been mad. ..
Horses, l59; cattle 200: sheep $50; swine. s.
-four, grain and seeds, If: vegetables. %: Lut-
ter, 5; cheese, 3; agiculusal implements, 1I2:
poultry, G6; fruit and flowers 10; miscellaneous
los. The entries in the mechanical and floral de-
partments w'ge NOT nearly as large az expected,
md the appearance OF the buildings assigned
10 these departments was not very favorable
The receipts yesterday were over $1,000, and the
Imicg ofpcppl, ou tie ssouad- exceeded two
thousand.
orISISG address oF JvusE CoInraN
At twelve O'Clock the opening address was
made hy Hon. J. W. Colburn. or spring., N.
President OF the vermont State Agricultural
Society. After oouera'ulating the friends Of
the Society upon the favorable auspir,-. under
which the sixteenth Annual Fair was opened.
the judge alluded with pride 20 the position
which Vermont occupies as an agricultural
state. We raise the most wheat and corn Per
acre cf any state in the Union. Our sheep are
ti- l-At fts-tAAfi' MhA'i. Illt
be attributed in great part TO the interest
created by ow STATE and County Fairs. He,
however regretted that IA our zeal for suprc-
macy ia agricultural matters y,o had neglected
to cultivate other branches Of industry We
are too much agricultural We need more IL
yersided industry. H hoped by encouraging
home industry. especially nanufac.u curing, that
our farmers would iind ready markc: at their
OWE door for their products and our State be
peop,ed by million Of inhabitants, instead Of
by third Of that number Abiding to tie
y. L. Society, he hoped that BY their united
efforts they would be enabled to accomplish
more good.
The Judges remarks were vel. received
though, as it had been announced that they
were TO be made Wednesday, there were but fe y
present.
In the evening d T,ootiug va. held in the
Town Hall, for discussion upon agricultural
subjects. DR.. LoRISs, President Of the New
England Agricultural Society presided, and
speeches were made by Messrs. Anderson OF
Maine, Merriam of Mass, Giles of Conn, and
others. These meetings are intended 10 be
prominent feature Of the Fair, aud are TO be
held every evening.