The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-11-12
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TIIEsDAY,.... ovEMBER1 50, 1875:

TuEspAY !. &. ovEMBER i ., ISIS !
fror the Dispstch.1
80 81 ysnniy to Mr.. Msysfnam.
sy..a,s 'rdi.nrs Ny worthy and highly
$50. s,c,,,bie friend, MIR. james New.
ests s..Nsessef nf the Seventh Depart
a -. ss,te AGRICULTURAL Society has COM
in your Issue OF the 7th instant
..ss;., am sure, onreilections in ms cooler
,,as,ents, VIII prove TO be source OF regret re-
- him. In this article ! am personally at
tscked, and my motives lin writing former
coniriunication) untIstly impugned; ana
must now ask the privilege OF you 10 ass sNi
ssadyertise', myself, and hope that space
will be allowed me to reply TO the aftisls ~
uncstspn cer6atim ct lsteratssa es SeTed le
and / shall make use OF no offensive person.
aNties, had no motive Tor inc'ibat,osi, NV.
was Ri the least DESTROYS "ot assasa y .ns
Executive COMMITTEE OF toe s.a1s Sos ss.
ir,,;nsst,y, and directly the Chief OF the sew
sn,i, nsnartment." And nothing was, lar
sher from nv in,cntions, or would h.tse ever
anncarea from me, but for q note appended
,o the awards on aong~wool sheepsSY a Por.
sion al the committee, which the facts OF the
casc did not Justify, BY playful a'iuston a.
-s;nfina. A hirce number al empty pens
marked, .sTa6ea by my friend. 4. al. b,
ore a. the n,eaabers OF the Executive Con-.
mufee. and which considered it wouSa
hive been high treason 10 occupy. wotsNa
an,,ly with xa usl force 20 che humbiest ca
hibitor On the grounds, fo1 snpposcu 1hat
sN mems marked !. Eakcn 2. bad been a4sotted
10 the parties when their entries were mace,
and i you'd not have dared to occupy SUCH
withost authority to do SO. ME-. Newman
says: The Ckfef sase no such distractions
to his superintendent as Mi. Rowe states I. ;;
- the stock-gsse was not ment'onets.", III Is !,
known to al that this .snew Ge,arture .
,yas taken and Tue superintendent (Mr.
.Gilrnanl din teliTae thdthe hag orders that
nil the covered sheep, pens northwest OF the
stock-gakc were 70 be given ed to swine,
which >.ircdrEroyertible issct" can be
proved il necessary; and TIE swine dld
nsurp the larger portion Of the covered pens
ALWAYS allotted to sheep. TaR Chief is mis-
taken about :. Mr.. Rowe's sheep being in
closed by crates aud boxes" achen ne ar
siUed on he grounds, as xhey were then
running at large, and had been for more
than twepty-four hours previous, wa!t;'iss,
for pens sto be assigned .aem; and, when q,
applied Ia the Chief IT xses at bis suggestiox,
that they were SO iuclosed, but they coaso
not be CLASSIFIED unta the pens we're
made. Late in tire day some. lew
pens were made ard SuD-diViacd,
and the sheep were crowded into
them, but they showed on the next Gay ito
great disadvantage, rs the PEGS were WIN.
out any shelter, and they were exposed all
nishtsto heavy RAIN aud some two'or
three classes being In each pen. some ef>e1r
entries were entirely overlooked by iSae
judges, and not PISSED upon at all. Nhe
remark Of the Chief that too much stseS
was breught to the Fair" it seems, wassi1-
tended solely for my benefit; "Ithat tthe
Society wished only the best specimens OF
the different breeds and not promiscuolls
herds or f1ocks.'' Colonel Knight, the eth-
Client secretary OF Jise Society. made an:ap-
peal through the public press to all, From
all quarters of the State, to unite IL making
7the State Fair q success, and offered strong
inducements to plrtieS to become f1e-melt-
bers. Being already q life-member myself,
I induced my SON 10 become one also, ana
in order to do OUR part towards nsaklnSthe
Fair success spe brought down. at much
trouble aud expense (as they were KEPT OF
different farmsl a iull exhibit OF our cattle
sheen, swine, and poultry, and induced
I Others to do likewise; but 40 Temporal, ~
lfoSesis' it seems that ''too much stock !"
was brought to the Virginia State Fair,
when / haze seen at q northern Coalsiy fair
more than twice as many sheep as were on
exhibition ut our STATE Fair, md at
MARYLAND State Fair / have seen more cattle
OF the Jersey breed alone than there were
OF all the different breeds taken together
on exhibition at our State Fairs and what a
1neasre show sf 'I11ioHg woeis' our State
Fair would have presented but for ollf dis
play of thirteen entries, which had the
-sleast creditable exhibition OF any sheep
al the Fair. This .4promiScuous flock ~ had
-1seusn premiums awarded it-four FIRST
and three !second-whilst only three pre-
miums were awarded 10 allthc otherexhiblt-
ors tsd breeders Of long woods en- mdSSe, who
had brought their s'best specimens" from
the Valley and Piedmont sections OF Orange
Albemarle. Augusta, and Rockingham coun-
ties. Had l have been "indiiferent to the
rights Of othels' when my sheep arrived
on the grounds t.oo days before the Far
commenced. NIL OF them could have been
readily put into the many empty pens
marked "Taken." and each class put to it,
SELF, but a due regard for the Just rights OF
others prevented my doing so, as supposed
the pens had been assigned to the different
parties, and were marked by some one in au-
fhoritr. After the hogs had taken posses,
sion of a large portion OF the sheep pens
there were not five empty pens left for our
twenty.one entries OF sheep. Mr.. New
man says: elf the ground is available, it
might be well for the FAIRGROUNDS Com
mittee to inquire into the eXpcdiency OF.
having erected by the next Fair at least one
hundred pens aud stalls for Mr. Rowe's ex-
elusive accommodation" In this sugges-
ton heartily concur with him, for unless
suitable and sufficient pens are erected for
the accommodation OF exhibitors it is morally
certain that they will not send their stock to
the Fair; and will here add, as an amend
ment to Mr.. NeWman's motion, which am
in hopes will meet his vicws-vlZ., that the
pens shall be built for the "eXclusive ac-
commodation" of the saline, and that they
be built contiguous to the present hog-pens,
SO that the swine can be exhibited in body,
for it was great tdu1 pas that the swine
were scattered around the grounds and were
allowed to take possession of the covered
sheep-pens, MS was the case this year. II
this suggestion Is carried out the worthy
Chief will find that there ,ciI be "less noise
ard confusion" and no complaint" and
1sthose connected with the Seventh and
other departments" aciN haze "a more
quiet enjoyment OF tue consciousness o,
having faithfully discharged their du-
ties" Aud now, Afr. Editor, having
doue with Mr.. Newman, and hoping
that nothing has been said to offend
him, or any one else connected with the
Society, for no offence was Intended, / must
beg the favor OF you to allow me TO place
myself "rectaS an cursG" in this matter.
(toiopa1 EnfsrI,t3s circular. and Tho erho5nln