Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-10-20


ti'SI DAY.
VIZ " 'u"'Su"y' 'no "'S' nay ''o "'''"''''"'o
'"N "". "i-'' ""' 'i'''o ""s WY n''' w ~'.''''
crowd, it being the first day. The unly thing
lone In the forenoon was the parade Of cattle
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Thoma. Monkey natnes b. ............. vermont BOY.
Richardson names b. g''''''''.'' 's'n'hord BOY
The score was a. follows:
,.,,
stmnori
Laura.
Vermont Boz
llhe col iowa %'oA'
The rnce AGAINST time was for a purse of fifty
dollars twenty to first fifteen to second ten to
third, FIVE u fourth The first money was to be
taken by the horse making the nearest time to
three.twcnty. Sixhorses we're entered as follows:
4 a. Smith name. c. 2 bald Face.
George s. Moulion names g. g.......... Gray Dan
r,,, ,,,l,.,r I'm q Robin Ilood
Richard smith names D. s.............. Bnly Morgan.
H. = House nnmes mkg ...'...'.'''' poo Bob Ridley
Three horses were started ut time, aud each Of
the Judges kept the time Of one horse for he three
heats. Then the aggregate time Of each horse
was divided by three, for an average, and the race
decided upon that The result was Bald Face
took first money, Bob Ridley second Gray Dan
third. and Lady Sheridan fourth. The race was
very interesting one aud by is novelty attracted
a good deal of attention
There was also q race for fOnr-y ears-olds, for
premium Of twelve dollars; eight to first and four
to second:
Eugene Locke name. BLK IN Kitty Locke
A.r Woodward name. b. .............D Dolly Warden.
D. r. In'n'e names skip
The score was:
Kitty Locke ................... l
Dolly Warden
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inc races 'as'ou u"''' P''''S "''o !" '''o ''',i-
moon" anu w ''',r ''oSe qu'''US was p'' V'' VI,
exercises "' ''o VA! NV al, was p'.''9 'o' '.,'u
inc crowd were nor very '''"o''n' 10 ''"'o Tue
sro"'' ''o SeeN ""'''''' Atmosphere
SECOND DAY
The morning Of Thursday was clear and cold,
and the sun was a long time in getting over the
hills, in Position to warm up the grounds and pre-
pare things for the reception Of the crowd BY
the middle Of the forenoon the air was warmer,
and the weather during the rest Of the day was
all that could be desired The crowd began Il
como in early and the attendance was very large
upwards Of three thousand people being present
The forenoon was occupied In the exhibition OF
stations, gediugs and mares, and fine specimen,
/ were shown which we give in another place
The good weather seemed to put new life into tn,
crowd, and all enjoyed the day exceedingly we'll
At two o clock, r. NJ the address was delivered
| By c. Horace Hubbard, Of Springfield, VT III,
address was an excellent one and was listened /,
with pleasure by all who could hear it. 1t wa
delivered near the Floral Hall, and the noise il
the hall tended very much to disturb those VIII,
were DESTROYS Of hearing the address We give
summary!
The speaker said that the problem which is nos
yexing the mind, not only of the practic, farmer
but of every friend Of agriculture. formed tn
theme Of his spcech-Can farming be made re
munenltye in Vermont? and il so, how can
he done ? Upon the solution Of this problem de
ponds tho welfare Of the people Of this state an,
it will influence greatly the younger portion O
the community. The youth Of to-day come to II
with the question whether farming promises then
ANYTHING bat unremitting toll and drudgcry W
should meet this question in a way which sha
save many Of them from life OF temptation an
failure, OF which they have no conception Whe
these considerations come before us, we mu.
meet them fairly and II error is to be found /
our sytem we must apply the remedy 1t ma
safely be assumed that farming in Vermont is ne
generally remunentiye That is the commo
complaint Farmers should pay well for labor Q,
pended, aud pay fair per cent on the value
their farms, stock, and farming tools Otherwis,
farming will not be looked upon with respect, an
farmers sons and daughters will look to othe
walks in life as an escape from bondage to the sol
The question-Can farming be made to pay
! answered when we look about us aud find her
and there one who succeeds in making It pa,
The speaker then read letter from farmer VIII
gave Ills experience, to prove that judicious farm
ing does pay lie spoke Of the extravaganza ,
the present in contrast with the daysof our father
1 ana hlli That there must DC thorough tHOH
GU the part of farmers to Increase the profits Of III
farm. Farmers are oyerdrawlng from nature
sure-t bank lie condemned the reckless fornin
Of debts and said il would not do to expend !
much money in the purchase OF patent fertilizer
! lie advised a judicious gathering Of manure, an
D said the land should be cultivated with regard
the production Of the best crops Every acre ,
moving should be made to produce a heavy crol
lie spoke Of the Of thee crops aud the feeding
, them to stock with regard to bringing about III
best results Farm buildings must be improve,
Nothing pays SO well as thorough cultivation an
to this We must finally come The fertility OF OF
fathers tins has been lost to great degree; b.
q 1t must be restored lie spoke Of the prejudi,
, against Improvements, aud said 1t must be owe
come. Horse power must be substituted 4
manual labor and do much that is now done by II
hand Of man. lie spoke much concerning far
p machinery, aud in favor of is adoption. /
c urged them to make specially Of the grass Gro
4 aud said 1t would lay the foundation for a refor
in farming matters lie thought farmers bore Il
responsibility of tho equalization of taxes, al