Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-08-24
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The season of fairs is at hand. The
rst on the list, both in point of time
nd importance, is the New England
which is to he held this year at New
Haven, Connecticut. Hamilton Park,
in which the exhibition is to be held
abundantly spacious for all the re-
uirements of the Society, and it is UNI
erstood that no pains or expense will
|e spared to make the show an improve
nent on all its predecessors. Immedi-
|tely following comes our State fair, at
Burlington, and County Fair at Shell
on.
The Agricultural Fair has been appro-
riatcly called the Farmers Festival,
ut we look upon it as combining all
hat is implied in that term with all that
implied in definition once given by
Dr.. Loring, of an agricultural society.
lie said, " look upon it as in the high
st sense an agricultural school, in which
IL are teachers and all are pupils. All
musement should be subOrdinated to
Instruction, and we cannot conceive it
ossible that any man, woman, or child
Mould attend an Exhibition like those
the New England Agricultural So
iety without deriving sufficient infor-
nation to pay for both time and expense,
While all the amusement is thrown in
rec, gratis, for nothing, as the pedlar
nys. A farmer who, in these days, is
unmindful of his best interest as to
re fund of knowledge that he is able to
lick up at home, may as well make up
is mind to he counted out of the cate
DRY of enterprising farmers at once,
ut if he is really a seeker after know
edge of animals or implements there is
0 place that can at all compare with
he Agricultural Fair.
The advantage that the New England
Fociety offers in comparison with our
tate and county fairs is not so much
b the number of the articles exhibited
S in the circumstance of their coming
rom widely separated regions and the
hcility thus afforded of educating the
bubble mind up to the highest standard
f excellence. The dairyman, for in
tance, who desires to breed up his dairy
took may here meet with breeders who
have proceeded by widely different
hethods to perfect their dairies, one in
earch of the greatest possible amount of
hilk without any reference whatever to
uality, another breeding for butter
took, and the third for cheese while
light along side he may see another
preed that for generations has been bred
olely for beef, 1t is very difficult for
he Impractical eye to embrace all the
rood points or the Impractical mind to
etain the points embraced long enough
o institute just comparisons between
nimals widely separated, but bring
hem into juXtaposition and the com.
Parison is comparatively easy.
Another and q greater advantage de.
lived from attendance on the fairs i,
he attrition of mind against mind
Men acquire ideas and let go prejudices
IS they see more one another, land they
always appear to good advantage wher
actively engaged in the investigation O
Fubjects connected with their own ma
erial interests.
But we could not conceive any occa
ion for pursuing this subject did W.
lot know that there are dozens of far
ners in every neighborhood who deny
themselves the pleasure of attendance
pm fairs all their days, and, as a conse
luence, work harder, fare worse, an,
lie poorer for their unjustifiable self de
NAL.