The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-09-15

ness or vigor.
The races, In which perhaps large
of the visitors were interest
ed, were very finely managed. Hon.
II. G.. Root aud Col. Merrill seem to
be especially adapted 10 the manage
ment of these difficult problems.
There was no record of very fast time
and none was expected, though some of
the trottlng gave an idea Of what they
might do with training. W. G. Brais-
ted's "Linnie Case" won something of
reputation.
Senator Morrill, address upon the
reciprocity treaty was an able presen-
tation of the view in opposition to rat
ification. Most of his positions were
we'll taken and his logic conclusive
But his argument that its tendency
would be to cheaper the price of labor,
would commend the opposite view from
that taken by Mr.. Morrill,, to the good
opinions of the farmers who would like
to have labor become cheap enough so
they can afford to carry on their farms.
Among the Addison County exhibit
ors, to whom were awarded premiums,
we notice third premium on two veal
old horses to w. r. Sanford of Orwell; to
Daggett & Graves, Nergennes, for Jew
EFT milk pan l., w Huntington, Mid
dlebury, for spring bed; A. w. Irving
Orwell, for sheathing paper; Mrs. Lu
cinda II. Lincoln, Hancock, for domes
| tic flannel S. NJ Southland, Vergennes
for photographs of cartoons of Rapha
ell Miss A. Lee, Middlebury, for needl,
work ; j. Battell, Ripton, on Jersey
Bull II. 4. Cults, Orwell, two yea
| old stock horse q. f. Sollace, Bird
port, on matched horses, seventh class
and to the same on roadsters to Fisl
& Kingman on Brahma hens, Creve
occurs. Leghorns, Spangled Hamburgs
Seabright Bantams, and Aylesbur.
ducks to Allen & Parker of Nergcnnes
on fantailed pigeons.
During the whole time of the fair tn
weather was clear and warm, the road
and grounds dusty, and in the crowded
halls it was not entirely comfortable
But all preserved the utmost good ma
ture and on the whole the fair may b,
said to have been reasonably successful
The state already takes high rank a
to its stock and dairy products and be
reputation is we'll earned. The exhi
bition at Rutland last week shows wb,
her products are in demand. Our farm
ers give their stock attention and TAX
pains to secure the best blood. TIL
sheep business is less thriving than g
one time few years ago, but ii is we
known that in the eXctements of tn
times, prices rose.to an eXtravagar
hight and a reaction was necessary
And if in this reaction they went to
low it was no cause for discouragemer
as those who hell faith have alread
learned Prices Of sheep are now con
ing to something like proper remur
Grafton hut not So cXtravagant rs
endanger their permancncy. It is :
also with blood cattle and horses,
which the people are now giving e.
pecial attention. IT IS not desirabl
that fancy prices should prevail. The
always foreshadow reaction, depressio
and ruin. A healthy, stimulating, +,
p1uparatiya vat rpnspnal ,lp rripc hri N
with ii permanen: rather than tlti,
prosperity. And this is now the col
dition of agricultural products in We
mont rs compared with other stat
which make more prctontions to agl
cultural facilities than we Such mu
have been the contemplation of Il
; thoughtful observer al the State Fa
in Rutland last week.