The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-09-02
agricultural department.
CONDUCTED BY ALBERT CHAPMAN,
Agriculture at the Centennial.

pOrthuCe.
A slip was sent liz last week, contain
ing official list of judges appointed {,
act at the centennial:
Horses, mules and asses.-John X
Wiley, Lexington, Ky; J. w. Wei
din, New York city Basil Duke, st
Louis, Mo-; Col Il. s, Stowell, Corn
wall, VT; George Murray. Racine
Wis Thaddeus Holt, Macon, Ga.
Thomas d. Dewey, Owosso, Mich.
Milo Smith, Clinton, Iowa Genera
Thomas q. Williams, Austin. Texas
8. p. Brown, Washington, d, c.; Ar
chbald McAllister, Springfield Fur
mace, Blair Co Pa; =. II. Tewkesbury
Portland, Me.
Neat cattle. II. G.. Jones, Delaware
Ohio; William Birnic. Springfield
Mass; John Hoven, Fort Washington
y Y; Warren Percival, Vassalboro
Me-; Colin Cameron, Lancaster Pa:
Henry G.. Meredith, Cambridge City
Indiana Ashhel Smith, NJ. D., Hous
ton, Texas.
Sheep-George Campbell. Westmin.
lister, Vt; p. II. Lannan. Salt Lake
city, Utah Hon. Moses Stocking, Wa
hoo, Neb.; o. II. Buchanan, Mount
Pleasant, Henry Co., Iowa.
Swine-Alfred Gray, Kansas J. NJ.
Washburn, Sioux Falls. Dakota,
Dogs-Chas. n. Raymond, Morris
Plains. n. j.; Col. Skinner, Turf, Field
and Farm, New York city: f. NJ. Gill.
espie Columbia, Ohio John T.. Long,
Detroit, Mich.
Poultry.-S. Z. Luse. Iowa City,
Iowa; Mark Pitman, Beverly, Mass.
4. NJ. Halsted, Rye. n. Y, Charles
Crosby, Danbury, Conn; W. F. Rog.
era, Doylestown, Pa.
Pomology-George l.. Davenport
Davenport, Iowa; Parker Earl Cob
den, Ill; S. T. Suit, Marlborough, Ind;
Hon. ]. Isllowley, Canton, Miss; T
I. Lyon, South Haven, Mich; Thomas
Meehan, A. w. Harrison. Edwin Sat
terthwalte, Josiah Hopes, VIM. L.
Schoeffer. Philadelphia, and VIM.
ldITy, new jersey.
Several vacancies, caused by de.
clinations among the English and Can.
adian judges, will be filled by the home
governments. There remain to be an
nounced, In addition to the above, an
English representative in the first
named group upon Clydesdales and
l,I
the additional vacancy an American
has been nominated, but has not &C.
cepted.
To the group on neat cattle one OF
each Of the three nationallties is TO bt
Rdded-a Canadian on Herefords; ana
an EnglishmaD on Ayrshires. In the
group on sheep, the Canadians will
make two appointments, one in Cots
wolds and one on South-Downs. To-
the remaining groups, several other ad.
ditlons will be made.
1t was not source of much surprise
TO us. the following day, to receive b
copy of the letter Of resignation given
below
Burnett Landreth, ESQ.,, Chief o
Bureau, &c. Dear Sir; We accepted
positions in the Advisory Board of Ag.
rlculture OF Centennial Commission, TO
give the commission the benefit Of any
experience We may have had, tina
would tend to assist them in maxim
the live stock show feature of the ex
position and having devoted grea,
with the one object in view of making
1t success. we regret to be obliged t.
withdraw from the board.
We were informed that our nominee,
for Judges would be appointed by the
com mission. We carefully selected
representative men, breeders of repute
who were experts and non-exhibltors
to Judge the different classes-three fol
each class or breed-eXcept in some OF
the minor ones. where two or three
classes were combined. This list wa
sent In to the commits ion for their con
firmation. The only response was tn,
appointment by the commission OF
Judges chosen by themselves, entirely
ignoring cur classification and appoint
ments-in mean time having made nc
communication with us whatever.
In classes of cattle: To examine the
entire group, eight men were appoint
ed, only one of whom We nominated
IA oil ii
ours was respected and In came way
other classe-. The absurdity Of eight
men examining twelve differen. breeds
of cattle, and giving a Judgment on
their merits, OF any value whatever. is
too apparent TO need comment.
With these facts before us, 1t IL evi.
dent our assistance is not required far.
ther by the centennial commission.
And as we decline to have our names
associated with such gross mlsmanage.
ment, we hereby resign all connection
with the Advisory Board OF Agricul
ture OF the Centennial commission.
SAMUEL THoRNE.
JOHN d. WING.
New York, Aug. 10, 1870.
The conditions of the case, as we un
derstand tits substantially this; From
the Outset the fact that agriculture l.
the leading interest of the country has
been almost entirely lgnored-in The
appointment of commissioners to take
charge of the centennial, In its general
management prior to opening, In the
opening ceremonies, and In all that has
since occurred. A very worthy man
and well meaning gentleman was ap.
pointed as the head Of bureau of agrl
,ulture-but one wholly without pre-.
vious experience to qualify him for the
task assumed. According 10 the exbi