Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-10-04

weighing Fly II. ii.
Martin, 6ntpolier, attrNeed much
attention; %hile the two years old Short
horn bull, "Oxford Prince" and the seven
months old heifer calf Lady Flora" both
owned by Luke 9. Fisher, of Cabot, and both
herd book animals, gave promise of good
stock always to be found on Mr.. Fishers
farm. o. W. Short, of East Montpelier, ex4
hibited very fine yearling Shorthorn bull,
and Clinton Cutler a two years old heiier,
Shorthorn herd book animals were also ex-
hibited by Mr.. Charles K Gray, of Fast
Montpelier.
One three years old bull, three COWS, one
two years old beifer, and one bull calf, en-
tered by George Davis, Of East Montpelier,
and one bull calf entered by A. A. Hopkins,
of Cabot, constituted all the entries 10 Dew
ons In Herefords and Dutch there were no
entries.
A two years old bull, two years old
heifcr, and heifer calf, entered by Edward
Lawrence, of Montpelier, bull calf entered
by A. j. Holister, of East Montpelier, two
bulls entered by jesse Templeton, of East
Montpelier, one five years old cow, a two
years old heifer and a yearing bull, entered
by @. II. Kinney, Of Plainfold, were all the
entries in Jerseys and Attorneys.
The show in Grades was somewhat larger
than in the other classes, those from the farm
of Henry II. Martin being worthy of partic-
ular notice.
But two entries were made Of fine wools,-
Charles X. Gray three ewes, and II. II. Hol-
lister three ewes and one buck. OF Lincoln
shires and Leicesters the only entry was
by Henry j. Snow, of NIddlesex, three ewes
were awarded the first premium. -Four
entries were made of Cotswolds, as follows /:
A. A. Hopkins, of Cabot, one buck, II. f..
Persons, OF East Montpelier, one buck ;
II. H. Martin, of East Montpelier, three two
years old ewes, three yearling ewes, three
eve lambs, two buck lambs; A, d. Arms,
of East Montpelier, three two years old ewes
six yearling ewes, five eve lambs one buck
lamb, one buck, and five aeecas of wool.
Charles X. Gray entered eight, and Alvin
Cate one, Southdown. George Rowland,
Alvin Cate aud r. f. Persons, of East Mont
pe.ier, and Henry j. Snow, of Middlesex,
were the only exhibitors of grades, compris.
ing nineteen animals in all. Ii. IL. Martin,
A. D. Arms and G. G. Willard of Fast
Montpelier, were the only entries for the
premiums GU fat sheep.
swine.
The exhibition in this class ives altogether
too small for the credit of the farmers, l., A.
Pearsons, G. X. Gray, George Lawson
: w. Il. Pearson, and Luther c. Town, all o.
East Montpelier, being the only exhibitors
! Poultry.
/ The hens turkeys geese, and ducks of this
; department were particularly fine, the coops
: belonging to Allen Toby, of Calais being tn,
10 noticeable, and comprising the largest va
! .sistx of breeds; while those exhibited by
a Davis, Q. X. Gray, o. w. Short, ant
" Town, of East Montpelier and Alber
| Marshfeld, deserved the attention
whS hey received from the crowd.
Mechanics Hall.
OLD the departments of the Fair, tn il
was the one most notcoably deficient.
| -srThe apples exhibited by Henry Ketchum
: of Barre, and Il. Il. Andrews of Berlin, ans
+ the fruit, grapes, and vegetables by Sullmal
+. Wood, of Barre, attracted particular atten
}. ton, comprising as they did so many differ.
I ent varieties. But for the farmers of Wash
G iugtou County to leave Mechanics Hall witt
only three chooses, three tubs of butter, am
!. three tubs Of maple sugar, is to say that the
?, are unable to make either of them, or t
f a cknowledge that they are ashamed TO ex
s hibit their manufactures. Nicer lookin
| sugar, butter, and cheese could not well
made, but there should have been more com
$ petition for the premiums.
n The Address,
. by Hon. G. w. Willard, upon the Industrial
p Interests of Vermont, was most interestin
. aud important in its statements Of fact, and
. the inevitable inference following therefrom
!. The conclusion drawn by him was that man
a ufacturing aud mining industries must be en-
couraged, or the State could not expect to d
A more than to remain substantially stationar
A in the future,
A The example of the manufacturing State
was cited as showing that, on the whole, mar
# uiacturng was more profitable than none
# lending aud the Fairbankses were alludo
4 to as illustrating the success of Il manulaC
f. turing establishment. The wealth of Rhod
>. Island was mentioned as giving an instanc
of a small State becoming rich through 9th
Il err industries than farming. 1t was alsC
claimed that whatever increases the numbe
of producing industries benefits all industrie
?. and that the farmer is especially benefited b.
: the domestication Of manufactures 1t wa
/ shown that there were 100000 Vcrmonter
). in other States, nearly, if not quite three
fourths as many as the number of natives c
# Vermont now in the State, which illustrate
forcibly the fact that Vermonters cannot al
8 liud profitable employment at home, and ar
l.. thus compelled, in part at least, to emigrat'
| This emigration is in character equal prol
\ ably to the population that remains. Vel
n mont is thus contributing largely to tn
IF growth and the prosperity Of other States
IL but grows very little itself,
v The remedy urged waR tne multiplicatio