Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-06
New England Agricultural society.


House, in Boston, on Tuesday, April 81
DIR. George Is. Loring presiding; Hon
Daniel Needham secretary. The follow
ing gentlemen of the Board of Trustees
were present:
; Maine-SAth Scammon, Warner Perci-
. val, Seward Dill, Samuel Wesson, Colum-
bus Stewart, Geo. w. Kicker.
NeD Hdmpstire-Gov. Frederick Smyth,
Moses Humphrey, George w. Riddle.
Charles Williams.
VerDsOnt-Henry Clark, G. G. Chand-
Ter, o. S. Bliss, Peleg Winslow.
Massacltusetts-Aaron ID. Weld, Thorn
as Sanders, Jonathan ID. Wheeler, s. ii.
Howe, T. w. Harwood, Richard Good
man, s. B. Phinney.
Connecticat-Goy. 4. ii. Hyde, Benja-
min Summer, H. s. Collins
Rhode Lsldnd-Gcn. j. DeWolf Perry.
James b. Buffum, Obadiah Brown.
A proposition was presented from the
Maine State Agricultural Society inviting
the society To hold its next annual fair in
connection with that society, which, after
some discussion in reference TO the tenor
of the proposal, was unanimously adopt
ed. The executive committee were in
structed to conclude the contract, and
arrange all the details that had been
under discussion. The Fair will proba-
bly, be held at Portland although the
place is fixed by the proposition, August
81, September /, 2 and 3, 1869.
The general regulations of the annual
exhibition were discussed at length, and
several important amendments offered.
On motion of Governor Smyth, of New
Hampshire, the following resolution was
adopted:
Ilesoloed, That the President and Secre-
tary be authorized to accredit to all State
Agricultural Societies in the United
States to all the Provincial Agricultural
Societies in the Dominion of Canada, and
to such Foreign Societies as they may
deem proper, without expense to the So
ciety, and that those Societies in turn be
invited to send each one delegate TO the
exhibitions of this Society, and that such
delegates properly accredited be received
and entertained as guests of the Society
The delegates from the New England
Society to make written reports to the
President and Secretary, of their observa-
tions.
The Executive Committee Of the Soci-
ETY., who are charged with the general ar
rangements of the annual exhibition, are
DR. George b. Loring, Hon. Daniel Need
ham, S L Coodals, Maine; Frederick
Smyth, of New Hampshire; Daniel Kim
ball, Vermont; William Brine, Massa-
chusetts; Amasa Sprague, Rhode Island;
E. II. Hyde, Connecticut.
The following is list of the commit
tees appointed from Vermont:
CATTLE.
Short Horns-A O. Cummings, Mont
pelier; Daniel Kimball, Clarendon.
Devons-Harley NJ. Hall. East Burke;
Fl. C. Clesveland, Coventry.
Ayrshires-Carlos Baxter Burlington
Rufus Nutting, Randolph.
Herefords-Amasa Bemis, East Burke.
Jerseys-Thomas Baker, Barton; i. 5.
Stowell, Cornwall.
Dutcn-Jerome Holden, Wes-mins-
ter.
Grade-Dayid Goodell, Braitleboro.
Working Oxen. A Sbedd, Bnrling-
ton; Franklin Billings, Rutland Charles
II. Gray, East Montpelier Elijah Cleaye-
land, Coventry.
/ Steers-H NJ Arms, Springfield.
| e. r...lo a. W R.;fa,, Mantx..l;..
Calves. 5. Benedict, castlston.
Horses es-tborougbbred, Geo. G. Cband-
ler, Montpelier; stock horses, l.. T. Tuck
er, Royalton, Henry u. Kent, Dorset,
tiers, Bradford; Henry Chase, Lyndon !;
Don Shaw, Bolton; Dennis Gilmore, St
Albans; Lawrence Brainerd, Jr., St AL
bans; geldings and mares, l.. T. Tucker,
! Royalton, chairman: William Kimball,
4 Westminster; matched horses, Henry
Keyes, Newbury; draft horses, William
Robertson. Putney; ponies, j. ID. Marsh.
Burlington; saddle horses, Joseph d
Taylor, st. Albans; fancy matched, Geo
A. Merrill. Rutland.
Sheep-Long wooled, John Gregory,
Northfield middle woe,ed, Redfeld Proc
tor, Rutland; Merinos, Edwin Ham
mond, Middlebury, chairman L. s. Drew,
Burlington grade sheep, o. s. Bliss, st.
Adams; fat sheep, Henry Town, Mont
pelier.
Swine-D. 8. Pratt, Brattleboro.
| Fowls-H. II. Merritt, Brandon.
Agricultural Productions = Wool and
fax, Henry Boynton, Woodstock; grain.
-four and seeds, J. A. Taft, Montpelier.
| Vegetables-M Middleton Goldsmith, Rut-
land; fruits and flowers, James NJ Ketch-
um, Sudbury.
Dairy Butter--B. r. Rugg, St. Albans.
] Cheese-E. d. Mason, Richmond.
Sugar and Honey-Henry Clark, Rut-
lan.t
Az. ricultural Implements-John Lam
don. Rutland; G. Horace Hubbard,
sprinRfie. Id; A. d. Smith, Dainty; Sam
mel Everts, Cornwall
Household Goods-T FL Haskins, New
port; leather, {, gorge E. Graves, Rutland;
miscellaneous; A. D. Hager, Proctors-
vflls.
Esays-Jamss B. Angel Burlington.
Cazziages-John W. lark, Montpelier.
4 trial of moving maoL ines was sp-
pohtsd to take place ON the grounds OF
the Massachusetts, Agricultural Collage.
e Amhsrst in june next o. 8. M.@ OF
0sefgia, and @. HNracs Hubbard, OF
aptng6slA, were appointed the commit
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