Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-13


at by an admiring crowd
The dinner hour was full ofnerest and at its close
the eaters full Of dinner and well prepared to
listen to the address, delivered by Hon. Simon
Brown of Concord, Mass, editor of the New En-
gland Farmer.
He began by speaking Of the difficulties attending
the delivery Of practical address TO farmers, and
passed to review Of farming in the olden time as
compared with the progressive ones of to-day. In
speaking OF the importance OF Intelligence in pur-
suing the vocation of farmer, Dir. Brown said that
if he were preacher he would take for a text the
words of RHskin when he said that il was only by
labor that thought is made healthy, and only by
thought that labor is made happy tie dwelt upon
the advantage of a technical education, such as IS
readily attainable by boys of to-day He spoke
strongly against the too prevalent notion Of keep
ing the boys at home. He would have them al
lowed 10 90 about and compare ideas and methods
with people in other places from their own as the
best means of keeping them on the farm perma
nently. lie said some very practical words about
the value of pleasant home, with room in
which taste and comfort were the first things
thought of, and closed by bringing mp the adyan-
ta@es OF the farmers club.
He was attentiyely listened to, and by hearers
who will remember what he said longer, no doubt
than the average lecture gOer bears in mind the
words of some popular talker about nothing in par
ucular, and of such there are too many.
a commendable spirit of competition seemed TO
pervade exhibitors, and some of them warm into
discussions which attract more than ordinary at
tentiOn; as, for instance, when Joslyn of Webster
and Morris of Dudley discussed the merits of their
harnesses, the latter claiming that the one exhibit
ed by the former was not of his manufacture. The
disagreement led to a lively discussion, in which
the harnesses were talked about in manner not
Intended for the ears of the committee There
no doubt expressed as to.the gennineneSs OF those
made by Morris, and no lack of praise for all the
harnesses shown.
Everybody within dozen miles of the fair
grounds have probably made up their minds to be
present to-day; the factory hands, who see too
little of open air recreation, will come in numbers
so large as to tell percepibly upon the amount of
cotton cloth, shoes, bits and augurs made in the
busy town OF Sturbridge to-day. Following is the
order of exercises for the closing day:
Grand cavalcade of horses in harness or under
saddles exhibition of carriage horses for family use;
exhibition pairs of carriage horses exhibition of
mares and colts dinuer; exhibition of horses for all
work and walking horses; exhibition of studs; eX-
hbtlon of carriage horses for light and fast work;
exhibition of trotting horses; reports of commit
tees.
Lancaster Town Fair.
The farmers club of Lancaster is a society that
has been organized three years, with c. f. Chandler
as president and j. G. Chandler secretary, and they
held their third annual exhibition in the town of
Lancaster yesterday The stock was exhibited in
portable pens in front of the town hall, while the
hall itself was used for the display of fruits and
vegetables. The display of stock was very good,
N. Thayer being the largest exhibitor with his herd
of Jerseys and fine looking pair of working
oxen. Among the other contributors were George
A. Parker, Z. L. Blood, H. C. Hartman and Mrs.
E. NJ. Green, Ayrshires being next to Jerseys in
number, with natives third. The display of swine
was confined to Joel Bashan, F. Whitney and G. E.
Blood Chester Whites and SufFolks being the
breeds exhibited. The colts on exhibition were
three in number, all being of the Morgan breed;
two were owned by Chas. Schumacher and one by
Noah Worcester. OF poultry, there was a very fair
number exhibited, Bramahs and LeghOrns being
the most numerous, and c. E. Blood and IL. N.
Sweet the principal contributors The turkeys
owned by o. w. Carter were the only ones on exhi-
bition.
The hall exhibition was very large, two long Ia
bes being required to accommodate the contribu.
tions of apples Among the largest contributors
were g. f. Chandler, B. f. Wyman, VIM. G. Will
der and Fred Whitney, their collections embracing
almost every varietyo the fruit grown in New En-
gland H. N. Sweet had collection of vegetables
that were very large, and &. NJ. BartOl exhibited
mammoth squash weighing 113 pounds. The dis
play of needle work and other articles of household
manufacture was excellent, and reflected great
credit upon the members of the society, while the
different tables upon which they were shown were
prettily Ornamented with flowers. At one end of
the hall table was occupied by the butter, cheese
and bread, both white and brown, which indicated
that the interest in this department was upon The
increase
The morning hours were occupied with the plow-
ing match and trial of working oxen and steers,
the different trials exciting quite lively cOmpeti-
ton. At halEpnst twelve O'Clock procession was
formed and, headed by the Leominster brass band,
marched to large tent near the town hall, where
a dinner was served. After the dinner, Geo. g.
TOwne OF F1tchbuTg, delivered an address upon the
general subject of agriculture and the relation of
farming operations to capital He considered that
farming of to-day was far different from what it
was in past years; to-day it is necessary to have
capital as much as in any mercantile business, the
farmer must also understand his business as well as
any other man who succeeds in business A man
who has thorough knowledge of the farm can sue.
coed as well in farming pursuits as a man can in
other business He must adapt his locality to the
business He must do that kind of farming that
will bring him the largest income from the land he
cultiyates. Mr.. TONNES remarks interspersed
with witty sayings that kept hearers in constant
good humOr. After the conclusion of Mr. ToWne's
address, brief remarks were made by members of
the club and other gentlemen present. After the
speaking horse race foot race, and potato race
furnished amusement for the spectators.
PREMIUMS.
Cattle-Herds, 1st and I'd to G A Parker; best
dairy COW, e X Hawkins; I'd, j Cunningham; 3d.
Mrs p NJ Green, Best heifer two years old, harles
Schumacher; I'd, II Thayer; Sd, o w Carter. Best
heiier calf, c A Parker; best yearling heifer, c
Schumacher; best Jersey heifer, N Mcneil; best
heIfer two years old, Z Schumacher
Working Oxen-John Cunningham and L L Far
well.
Swine-Best fat hog Whitney; best fat pig, ]
E Blood.
Poutry-Best II spring chickens, W P Holden;
next Il Blood, Best hens, II Sweet; best
turkey, j w Putney
Colts-Three years old, Noah Worcester; two
years old, james Schumacher; one year old, James
Schumacher. Draft Horses-Single, Gle Blood and
Mcneil; double, L Merrcks and j II Wyman
Carriage Horses-,JOhn James and Frank Taylor
Roadsters-Dr V X Stone and N Thayer
Apples-Best u varieties, G Chandler; I'd, w
G Wilder Best display, VIM Locke; best dish
OF Y specimens, b Wyman.
Butter.-First, Mrs L NJ Mcneil; 3D. Mrs l.
GOodale; 3d. Mrs f W Moore.
Peaches-First W S Locke; I'd, G L Blood Sd,
f Brockway.
Grapes.-First W P Holden; I'd, II Maynard;
Sd, W 5 Locke.
Yegetables,-Seed corn, F. Whitney; sweet corn
@ X Goodae potatoes, F Brockway; squashes,
Sweet; melons, Daniel Goss; peppers, II Jones;
tomatoes, K GOodalei cucumbers, A J Stone;
onions, T Brockway
Fish.-Best five grades of brook trout, George A
Parker.
Flowers.-First, Miss NJ Chandler; I'd, Miss
Fanny Wilder; pot plants, Miss j Willard
Bread.-Wheat, LIST, Mrs A II Knight; I'd, Mrs
Mansfield; brown, LIST, Miss Ellen fiske; I'd, Mrs A
Knight
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