The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-01-26

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hope Tor the nation except through sgri-
culture, and the New England oocieiy is
Influencing all the local shows 1t should
be made the grand holiday Of the year,
but tho enjoy ment should be rational
There need be no poo.selling.
Mr.. Manchester, Vice President Of the
Rhode Island Society, was called upon,
and referred tho meeting to Gen. Putnam.
the Secretary, who said that the lair OF
1867 did more to improve Rhode Island
agriculture than all the tairs Vi the Stat,
Society had done before that time. Pre-.
vious to 1867 The number OF breeders 10
Rhode Island was very small. la Nov
1874, the State mad tho finest show Of
lhoroug hbrcds it had ever had. Their,
was no pool selling at the State fair las
year. aud no grumblipg on the grounds
He thought side shows wero not bad ex.
pedieuts to resort to to make fairs II finan
cal success.
Gen. Hopkins, Of Rhode leland, said
that tho meeting OF the New England
Society there last fall had given agrcul
ture there an impulse it had long needed
That meeting had done for the agricutur
lists OF the State what they could not
have done Tor themselves. The keepers
Of blooded stock had been encouraged to
show their stock at that fair when they
would not have done SO at the State fair.
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briefly.
Mr.. King thought the meetings of the
Society had done very much toward pro.
noting the interest in agriculture in all
the States Of New England. In his
county. Litcbfeld county, the raisers oil
took were mostly given up to Devons,
Thew had several good local societies, and
he had no doubt that they had been help.
ed by the influence cxerted by the New
England Society.
The Chair called upon Mr.. Burt OF
the Homestead who gave his approval oil
Prot. Slocksrldge's remarks He did
not, however, feel quite satisfied about
horse racing. The people must have
amusement, and considering the tastes Of
the people who attend fairs he did not
know but racing was excusable. Presi.
dent Loring thought that the shows Of
horses on our agricultural tracks were 10,
generally Objectionable, One OF the req
uisites Of tiist.class agriculture is the
breeding Of frst.class horses. Farmers
don't want to raise car or day horses all
the time. Speed aud driving qualities
are quite as important as any other He
did not know but in some parts Of the
State there might be too much attention
paid to horse racing aud the gambling
which often accompanies, but be did not
want the Society 10 bave to shoulder the
blame for local faults, Several members
asked Mr.. Burt if he objected to elbows
Of horses or trials OF speed. He replied
be did not, provided they could be cutire.
~ divorced from all dishonesty or mere
selfish desire 10 win money. La this ali
the members present seemed TO agree.
President Loring introduced the fol
lowing resolution "Tha, the employ
ment OF volunteer committees at agricul.
tural exhibitions secures the service o.
those most interested in agriculture, sp-
peal at once to the zeal and devotion Of
The members OF the societies apd results
in decisions as wise and lair and judcious
as can be obtained in any other manner"
MIR. S. II. Goodell, OF New II lmpshire.
spoke in favor ot voluhteer committees |
lie believed that all the awards he had |
been cognizlnt Of had been given fairly
aud wisely Mr.. Barrett said that though |
the implement manufacturers had to sub.
nit sometimes to outrageous decisions, ne
believed they would not yield with 50
good grace to foreigners, General
Hopkins spoke in the same VEN. Mr.
Burt spoke Of the need OF impressing Oh
the minis Of committeeman the necessity |
Of being on hand. Colonel Needbam told
with how great care the Trustees make
up the committees. When the Board
meet on the grounds to Gil vacancies they
always meet in the presence Of the exhi-
bitors, and if any exhibitor knows that a
man whose name is present is interested
in the award, he is at liberty to object to
the name, and in such II case it il always
withdrawn. He believed that the gentle
men appointed on committee were capable
aud honest in nearly every case. The
resolution was adopted and the Society
adjourned for dinner.
An excellent dinner was served 10 one
Of the dining halls of the hotel at which
Colone. Daniel Needham, Secretary oil
the New England Society presided, DR.,
Loring having other engagements. After
the tables bad been cleared, Colonel Need
ham called the assembly to order aud
congratulated the company on the fact
that for the frst time the representative
Agriculiurslists CT all the New England
States were gathered Ut the same table.
1t was iutended that this should be 50.
cial aud informal gathering, aud should
call upon representatives, ifon the several
States
tx Gov Smy,he, Of New Hampshire,
was Ii eu introduced end txl lessed his
cougrs,ulation upon the ,uccs-s Of the
gathering New IIamr.hirs rad Away
been the sincere, tue hi, Id vi the socie-
~, and bad been made happier ard better
by its prese-ce. II wss remarkable that
all the work OF the society hsc been car
ried Oh without money in the treasury.
Il had stimulated Lot Gully agricultural
industry, but social enjoyment al the fairs
aud meetings of the societies. They
.hould be glad 10 welcome tie society to
New Hampshire again.
Col. Nqedham then spoke Of the excel
lent fair held by the Society in Maine.
aud introduced DR.. Tewksbury 10 speak
Tor that State, who expressed his gratifi
cation at the pleasure he had experienced
at the gathering, and said that the social
character Of such an occusion was one OF
the strongest attractions to him. He be.
lieved that all would 90 home benefited
by the gathering. He also expressed the
warm attachment which existed for the
| New England Society iu Maine.