The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-12-16
agricultural department.
CONDUCTED BY ALBERT CHAPMAN,
state Agricultural Society,

AS WILL w sCCu W tuo uotiNS III uu-
other column (for which we are indebted
to the Burlington Daily Free Press, our
State Society held the annual meeting in
that city last week. The attendance was
very small, only % votes being cast for
president. The other noticeable points
are the financial report presented by
Judge Miller, showing that the fair a.
Rutland was not pecuniary success,a and
the election OF W. X. Sanford as prssi.
dent, in place of Henry &. Root. Other.
wise, abraham begot Isaac and Isaac
begot Jacob" in the usual style on these
occasions 1t is the general opinion that
considerable TRANSMISSION of new blood
into its old veins would not hurt the
Vermont State Agricultural Society and
Wool Growers Association"
THE BOARD OF AGRICULTuRE.-Tha
band Of old ladies of the wrong sex known
as the Vermont Board of Agriculture
thirsts for new fields and pastures green
in which to disseminate its wisdom, po-
tent dung and potato organs, and will not
this year invade Windsor county, While
the Board doesn't amount to any definite
sum it is also true that it doesn't cost
much. and that its meetings, as was the
case here last winter, by having papers
prepared by real farmers, may be made
quite valuable.
We take the first OF the above para
graphs from the Vermont Farmer, and
the last from the Woodstock Post. We
hardly know which we like the best.
They may be good to slur and injure two
institutions that have both been well and
ably conducted, when no good ground Of
complaint against either exists, and con-
sequenty against which there could be
no real argument brought forward. From
an intimate acquaintance with the Board
of Agriculture and its operations, we do
not see how it could be composed of more
practical and able men, nor do we think
the State could we'll dispense with the
Board we think it would be very pen.
nywise and poundfoolish policy tc
abolish it, and we suspect that those who
thus slur it, would think it all right il
they were of the few composing it, and
were drawing the pay for airing their OWL
opinions on tho same topics discussed by
the present Board, in much ADLER man
Dcr, than they would be were its affairs
placed in less able hands.
AS with the Board of Agriculture sc
with the State Society. Our acquaint
ance with its officers and their methods
of management has been intimate, ant
we do not believe a body of men more
awake to the interest of Vermont farmers
and the welfare of the Society could b,
found in the State, than have conducted
its affairs to the present time. Withou
pay, and with liberal spirit, they hav,
managed its affairs in such prudent, care
full and judicious, and at the same TIM
in such an enlightened and public
spirited a manner, as to always ensure
successful Fairs, and gradually, but sure
ly, increase the funds of the Society unit
it is on better and more enduring basis
financially and otherwise, than any kind
red association Of its kind in the Unite
States, considering the territory they hav
covered. and the various obstacles the
have had to surmount, one Of the creates
being the want of large cities near whic
TO hold the annual fairs of the Society
aud which so materially assist to replen
ish the funds of societies that have tn
advantage of localities of thickly popu
lated places to furnish large numbers
pay fees OF admission.
We are of the opinion, from what W
have heard that, to get possession an
control of the funds and invest them f
they would more PARTICULARLY benefit
certain locality and certain parties. wa
and has been, the secret of many of tn
efforts to create dissatisfaction with il
present officers and management, and th
effort that was made by a cery few ;
Burlington, to make a radical change
the Board of Directors, and we have I
doubt that the infusion of such new bloc
as was contemplated there, would hav
been a permanent injury to the Societ,
AS it was, we are sorry to see that son
of the most intelligent, public spirite
practical members OF the old Board we
dropped, and we only hope the ne
members will prove as self.sacri6cing,
judicious and as devoted to the interes
of the Vermont State Agricultural S
cicty, and the farmers of Vermont,
the old Board of officers have bee
They have given much valuable tin
every year, and that without pay, as
not the case with the State Board Of A
riculture, who, we believe, receive a p
diem compensation for the time they a
attending the meetings of the board.
Such slurs as the above are calculat
to weaken the influence Of two excellel
ably managed, nd useful institution
and VIC cannot see what possible 60
they can do anybody, and we dislike
see respectable newspapers indulging
them.