Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-06

acknowledgements of the society to the citizen
and municipality of Lowell for the unboundc'
hberality with which they have provided for on
convenience and success. Our reception here |
a recognition OF the importance OF our calling
by one of the largest and most prosperous manu-
featuring communities In our conntry--a rccog
milton peculiarly gratifying when we rcinembe
the intimate relations which necessarily exist be
tween these two great interests. There are thos
here who can remember when the land which |
now covered with the imposing structures aGOru
ing this city was an uniutitlhg territory, of M
great value, and when the surrounding farm
possessed no superior attractions TO the enter
prising cultivator. To say that the farmers o
North MiddeseX owe debt Of gratitude 10 tn
JacksonS and loWells Who arrested the stream
and planted here in the dawn of manufacture.
enterprise the great water wheels which bea
along their industry, is but an act of Justice II
which every thriving community III this lant
will heartily respond.
| am happy to congratulate you, not only OF
the suspicious opening of our exhibition, prom
ising to be the largest and most interesting o
the many large and interesting ones which WI
have held, but also upon the condition of agri
culture and agricultural investigation, at thi
time, throughout the country. Notwthstand
ing the inauspcious season in many sections
the products of our soil have rapidly increased
and the aggregate returns from all the state
were never larger than now. 1t is true that SOM
CIOpS nave ldltus DuL MHlle We VcDlOlb lHcl
loss, the markets are literally supplied witt
substitutes, and the farmer who looks will
despair upon his small store Of hay, turns witt
satisfaction to the abundant supply Of grain
which is pouring in upon him from the fertile
valleys of the west. The special crops for lOca
markets have been abundant, and extend one
more promise to the huSbandman that he viii
always meet with ready response from thu
soil when he makes a iudicous and appropriate
appeal. The facility, moreover with which thu
farmers of New England have turned from ont
branch of agriculture to another has been quite
remarkable.
As the culfvators of the Connecticut rivel
valley laid down the raising of corn for the
growing of tobacco when it became apparent
that their interest required it, so have the farm
eTS of Vermont resigned their flocks, for the
time and have already brought their state into
the front rank of those which are devoted Il
the products of the dairy. And around oul
large cities and towns the ingenuity of man
almost eXhauSts itself in producing the rarcs
vegetables and fruits for the market 1t is en-.
couraging to know that the ingenuity of agri
culture is unceasing and meets with an ample
reward.
The work of agricultural education is still
pursued with untiring industry. 1t is gratifying
TO know that one of our states, which struck
down her board of agriculture. has retraced her
steps, and that she now provides for as inteli
gent a body of investigators as can be found in
New England. In one state the original zeal fol-
founding an agricultural college is as warm as
ever, and we congratulate the farmers of Maine
on the progress their industrial institution has
made duringithe last year.
In another state the development of such an
institution has been truly surprising; and the
friends of the agricultural college of MaSsachU-
sets have witnessed with pride the manly in
telligence and moral dignity of the first grad
uating class, and with exultation the victories
of the farmers boys in the severest trials OF
skill and strength and enduring courage. We
believe that no man doubts now the value OF
the Agricultural college of Massachusetts,, or
will hesitate in placing that institution high in
the list of those which have been fostered by
the commonwealth.
In the Investigations which belong espetiall Y
to the school and college the agricultural clubs
and societies of New England have performed
also most valuable service. The exhibitions
have all been highly creditabe; the discussions
have been valuable; and the interest manifested
in them has constantly increased, There may
be more strenuous intellectual operations going
on in the walks of literature and science, in the
illogical and political controversies but | am
sure there is no more heathlul and delightful
that which exists among those who
are engaged in inquirlng into the mys
teries of nature, and into the application Of
her laws to the practical service of life, Those
who have attended the meetings of the board OF
agriculture of Massachusetts know what this
means; and lam sure our friends In New Hamp
shire would not resign the pleasure and prof
they have derived from a similar organization
The literature of the land-who that has TASTED
it would resign it'll
In committing the various departments of this
exhibition to those who have been appointed tC
take them in charge, have simply to enjoiI
upon them the same care and diligence which
I.a,~ hFn,
sionS. trust the committees will exercise dis
erection and good judgment, fairness to the sue
cessful, and courtesy and kindness to the unsuc,
ceSsful exhibitors. And doubt not our eight
annual exhibition will rank among our best
and will give additional stimulus to the agricul
tural mind and hand of New England.
TRoTTING.
The afternoon programme opened at two
O'Clock with the trial of gentlemen's driving
horses that have never trotted for money, own
ers to drive, to wagon, weighing, including
driver, not less than $50 pounds, for purse Of
800, closed with ten entries, only six of which
appeared at the call of the judges, and, after
scoring three times, they were sent off for the
first heat, Rob Roy taking the lead on the first
turn, and easily maintaining it through the
heat, distancing Lightfoot and No Name; time
05. The second heat was very hotly contested
the horses changing places several times on
the first half, until Hector, taking the
lead on the second half, and hold.
ing it until they entered the home
stretch, where he was out-footed by
Rob Roy, who won the heat by two lengths
time 8 :O2. On the third heat NIkmaid took
the lead, and held it till the last quarter, where
she was overhauled and passed by Rob Roy,
who won the heat, race and first premium
Milkmaid second, Hector and Fred Douglas dis
tanced; time 2 so. Below will be found the
positions of each of the horses in the three
heats.
Sept; o. 1871. North Middesex Agricultural So
ciety Trotting Park. Purse 800; SIS to first, s25
to second.
John McNea, Concord, ms. 8. g. Rob Roy. III,
j.. r. Dodge, Hudson, ms. S. m. Milkmaid.. A 8 2
A ii BOsworth, Lawrence, ms. e. g. Hector.2 2 dis
b. J. Noyes, Lowell, Ms CHI, &. Ed Douglas. 8 dis
b. r Chadwick, Bradford, ms. b. g. Light
1oot. Observation-Disclosures. dis.
G. W. Wales, Concord ns bk m. No Name, dis.
Time-3:o5. 1902, 2:59
Next followed the race for horses that have
never beaten 2:40 for purse of $3.50, S175 to
first, 500 to second, SIS to third closed with
five entries, all of which appeared at the call of
the judges. After scoring four times they were
sent off in bunch for the first heat, the first hall
OF which was closely contested. On the second
half Lady Kirk took the lead winning the heat in
2:S5, Alston second. In the second heat Lady Kirk
TOOK the lead and held it all through the heat
Lady Allen second, Aston, South Boston Boy
and Northern Chief distanced This race was
not completed when the last train left for Wor.
cester, but the indications were that Lady Kirk.
entered by S. Follansbee, of Concord. N. H
would win the race.
The attendance during the day far exceeded
the expectations Of the most Sanguine, the
treasurer reporting the number of tickets taken
at the gate as between nine and ten thousand
BELOW 10 fni for > a.
second day, and it is expected that everything
viii be in excellent working order:
On Wednesday the gates will be opened at
eight O'Clock, and at nine the Judges will make
the examination Of the stock, the thorough.
bred horses will be shown at ten stations eight
five, four and three years old will be exhibited
on the track until twelve O'Clock, and the after
noon will be occupied by the trOtting horses, in.
Guiding the $50 and :35 classes and double
teams.
The LoDoNA DISASTER Lewis Wolf. mess
boy on the steamer Lodona, wrecked on the
Florida coast, Aug. II, states that: The YES
sci, during heavy gale on the 17th, struck a
reef about half-past seven in the morning, and
shifted over on her beam ends Capt Hovcy
was in the pilot house at the time she shifted
and fell out and stumbled while trying TO catch
hold of the main rigging, when a sea broke over
the ship and washed him off, and carried away
the pilot house, and the captain was not seen
any more. Some of the crew got into boat