Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-09-24
cot. NEEDHAM's ADDRESS .


successful as some previods State fairs
either in the quality Of the exhibition or in
the numbers in attendance.
cot. NEEDHAM's ADDRESS.
The address By Col. Daniel Needham was
delivered from the grand stand on Thursday.
Col Neecham expressed the pleasure it gave
him, after twelve years absence from Yer
mont, to address Vermont audience. lie
proceeded to discuss the causes Of the pre-
vailing hard times lie acquitted the farm
ers of any share, as a class, in producing the
existing stagnation in business. This be at
tributed to over-production excessive cost
of labor; extravaganza of living, and in
crease of state. town and private indebted
ness. lie closed as follows;
| In the midst of all this extravaganza AID
loss and panic. the farmers are still pros
porous, capitalists with farms unimpaired
by the depression reaching into all other
| forms of business, and products fully up to
the average. Merchants whose prosperity
| in the past decade has been enyied by all the
farming community. are able to pay only q
/ Der cent on the uOlliT. NihnuiGtLuTtT- AlD
| have employed large numbers of men. find
! the big salaries, insurance rates, etc, which
| they have to pay. eating up their capital.
and nothing but the general confidence IN
the banks TO help them carry on their bust
ness. Meantime. the agriculturists hold
their own calmly and evenly. They see
merchants and manufacturers failing at the
RICH, and LETT, and they alone have escaped
harm. 1t was so in the period Of depression
| from 1887 to 1912. when the farmers of the
| country brought the commerce Of the cOun-
| try back to prosperity; so that at the time
of the Irish famine. when their products
sent over in our ships brought back the
gold our extravaganza had sent to Europe
for silks and iewelry.
In spite of our unwllliugness to accept
colleges and schools as aids to agricultural
education, we have been compelled to do so
and now are beginning to see how much
good they can DO and have done To son
of Vermont belongs tho honor Of having
called the attention of the government to
the value of agricultural education. The
time has come when the most varied leara
ing and best mechanical skill a.o seong
nized as necessary to the highest type of the
American farmer. II the country RECEIVERS
from the present stsgnatiOn, whether rapid
IL or suddenly, it will be owing to the
power Of the agricultural elements Of the
community, North and South.
Already the Eastern horizon /, glorious
with hope. The United Kingdom can raise
only half the amount of food which il con-
sumes. Tic other half must eeIne from
this country. a. the cereal hearing regions
of the Baltic have not yet produced ono
ior any considerable export. j" -sh
were 40 cargOes Of =" lo'l there
this country to : AIN eApol r, iFoHi
We have -1relsh SnoIts. LUIS year
...ready sent nearly 300, and nearly
u many more are still to go. Americl Is
fully capable of Supplying the wants Of
halt-staryed Europe. What answer then
can be given - the bankrupt merchant and
manufacturer? Only this. Go back to the
land The last resort OF all" A. the prodi-
gal son was welcomed On his return by his
father. 50 the land will welcome back it,
SONS who have strayed OF to cities and the
turmoil ot business. American enterprise
and genius found the way fox the introduce
ton Of MlrinO sheep into the very centre of
the McrinO market Of the world. We have
invented. manufactured and supplied the
United Kingdom with the machines which
to-day manufacture better Brussels carpets
than the very best which were originally
imported.
Farmers may well gather at these an
nual festivals. The inspection OF each 9TH
er's productions tends to make them more
skilliul, and 10 furnish them vita many
useful ideas. They may proudly ieel that
their products supply the hungry and
needy on foreign shores. and afford a nigh
ty help to commerce. They have by their
close attention to their business and their
frugality and economy in no small degree
aided in sustaining confidence in the gov
eminent, and saving it from utter financial
ruin.
The address was frequently applaa,led.
The following are the premiums awarded
for cattle. horses and sheep
CATTLE.
Thoroughbred Short Horn-D Kinball, Claren-
don. best COW years and o,er first prem I'M, SIS
second premium, 10; Wy. Ripley, Rutland, third
premium. = A ). J. W. Cramtcn, Rutland,
years he ers, FIST premium. :, D. kimoall, Ga
rendcu. second premium. third premium. B. II.
X mbali. Clarendon. he fer calf. first premium, .
A =. s J. ". CramtOn. Rutland second premium,
9. u. kimhall. Clarendon, third premium. .. W.
Y. Ripley. Rutland, heller year, first premium. q,
D. kimoal, Clarendon. second premium, q A :. &
J. W. Cnmton Rutland, third premium, ..
Short Horns-D. imball, Clarendon. year Old
bull, first premium, 3. W. Y. Ripley, Rutland,
bull calf, first premium, ! d. kimhlll, Clarendon,
Ayrshire eattIe-Charles Sanford. orwell. Grst
premium on Ayrshire cattle, 81 L. s. Drew, Bur
lingt0n do y; /. r. Paris. Fairfax, do -; W. Y.
Ripley, Rutland, do p II. A X. Ellsworth
Fletcher. do g.; {. Wheeler, fairax.Ayrshi.c hefer
years old, 5.
Jerssys-C Miller Son, Pomfret bull. so F.
Chafiee. Rutland, yearling. f. D. Griswo.d, Or
well, bull calf first premium q. T. Davis ,Caven
DISH, bull calf second premium. , ON. Tinkham,
North P0mitet, bull ealf third premium, ]. =. u.
Griswold, orwell. year old bull. 2; u. y. FINK |
ham, North Pomtret, year old bull, : {. H. Ham
bin. East Montpelier, year old bull. 81 +. u. |
GriswOld, Orwell COW, -, U. NJ. Tins ham, North
Pom.ret COW. 10, e. f. Davis, Caverdish. COW. = . |
L. y 6riswold Orwell, heller year old. q. NJ. |
Tnkham, North romifet, heller | year DID, 3 y. |
VI. Tnkham. North Pom;ret, heller cali. ?; y. NJ. /
Tns ham. north Fom.ret heller CALL e. +. Davis,
Cavendish, heller eIit /; o. NJ. TiGkham. North /
romfrei, heller cllfa years old, o. NJ. Tnkham.
Rutland heifer calf > years old, ,.
Fat cattle-C. Wheeler. Fairfax, fat COW, - J. |
Ingram. Rutland. fat oxen. 10.
pevous-R. Gleason. Benson bull years old So. !
bull ca {, bull year old COW IL years Old. u;
heifer calf !; heller ear old. ;. heller year !
old 2 heiier years old B; heiicrs years old >.
Grade and nat.ve-C. Cook. salisbury. cows. SIS; |
cows, 10. ". Y. Ripley, Rutland, cows g. {. Cook,
Salisbury, one heller / year old, {. \. 5. 4 j. ".
Cramton, Rutland. heer calf J. heller years old,
D. o. Thomas, Rutland ,heifer year Old heiier,
. heiier, 3.
Herds-Ay rshires C. Sanford. Orwell, G,st, 50.
L. 5 Drew. burlington. second, y.
Herds-Jerseys-O. NJ. Tinkham Pom ret first |
go; L. D. Gr.swold, orwell, second -.
Devons-R. Gleason, Benson, first, So.
Short horn-p. kimhall Clarendon, first (. ~.
Milch0ws /. 4. Paris. Fairfax, inst, $40. IL r.
Davis. Cayecdish. second, e; Il. ii. Flag. Brain
tree, third, G.
Working cxen C Clement & Son, Rutland, first.
so W. V Ripley Rutland, second, -; {. ?. Whit
ney, Westm nster, third, 10; u. T. Lathrop. Pitts
lord, oxen years old, -
steers-S. A. Beebe, Rutland, one year old, $:
j. .. Billings. Rutland. one yeir old, Is \. q.
Pierce, Westminster, two years did. 10; Il. T.
chaiiee. Rutland two years old, : r. Benson, Ciar
9ndon, two years old, o Il. Consfon. Clarendon,
hree years old, De-.
Stock horses first class.-Moulton Eros, West
Randolph, first premium. so and god medal; II.
D. Noble. falmouth. see.ini premium Gu and silver
medal.
Stock horses second cnss- Moutcn Bros. West
Randolph first premium, So J. y. Baxter, Rut
and, second premium u; J. T. 4 G. L. Stickney,
,horeham, third p emiuin, 10; f. Hines Brandon,
years, Is; c. NJ. Sherman. Rutland, 1 years. 10.
!. Colman, Cornw all. 5. l.. ). Drew furlRs-
on, years. II l.. &. Foster West Rutland, years,
!; T. r. Mills. PttsOrd years. .; MoUltun Bros,
Vest Randolph years, $ C.. Sanford, orwell, .
ears, ), T. Aldrch, IA ewsbury, : year,. 3. II.
3axter, Rutland yea, =, Moul.ou Bros. West
Brood mares-thrd ass-C. c. Fierce, Claren-
lon, first premium So J. b. wells West Ran
olph, second premium, IS; Moulton Bros, West
randolph, third premium 10 l.. {. Foster. West
RUTLAND, fourth premium, >
Geldngs and flles-fourth classification Bros
Vest Randolph, year cid, 8; | year Old, 3; X.
/. Graves, salisbury, year old, ?; J. 3. Wells.
Vest Randolph, years old. g; Moulton Bros West
randolph, years old 3 years old, B.; years
Id, 10; J. n. Baxter, Rutland. years ola, G. ,
ears old, (.
Seventh class-G. II. & If. ". Cheney, Rutland,
60; 5. NJ Jones, Brattl, bOro. ~. V. " Blsckman
'rwell, $40.
Gents driving horses. hth CLASP. H. Wooley
iut and, first, so; W. [. Landon. Rutland, nd
>; X. y. Dye, Poutney, third, 10.
SHEEP.
Spanish NeTino h0ckg-A. 4. Perkins, Fumfret, I
old medal: T. 5. Stoxell Cornwall, silver II. dal !
Spanish Merno rams 7. stickney & Son, Shore
am, one year old, SIS; L. :. stowell, Cornwall
ne year old, $40; A. Fuiier Pomifet, one year
Id, 3; II. L. burwel Bfidport two years old. SIS;
'. sticknsy Son, shoreham, two years old, $40. !
! E. Perkins. Pomfret, two fears old s..
Spanish Merino ewes. pens o. hve-A. Z. Fuller |
omiret, one year old, So; Il. s. Stowel, Cornwall
ne year old, $40; II. ~. Bottom, Salisbury, one
ear ola, s. A. h. Fuller, Pomfret, two years old;
10; +. :. Stowell, Cornwall, two years old, s.; a
!. ns, Poniret. two years old, SIS.
Cotswoid ewes. pens OF hve-R. u. Hill, Emore
ne year old. first SIS; IL. q. kibben, broOkield,
ne year old. second, $40; r. q. Hill, Elmore, tao
ears old, first, SIS; q. W. Flag Braintree, two
ears old, second, $40: III. Z. kihher, Brookfeid,
NO years old, third, s..