Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-01-08
TIC International Dairy Fair.

b,r proved an unquesiiOnable success.
The displa, of dairy products is said to
have been one OF the finest ever made
III this or probably in an, other country.
and the Attendance was remarkaIl, |
large. far exceeding the most sangulne
anliripaliOns. The number OF DAIRY |
cattle was not very large, owing to the |
danger Of The season for the exposure
If tine milk ns stock. hut sOmr OF the
best known animals oil the country .espe'
clrllv of the Jrrse, breed. were on hanG
and attracted great attention. One OF
the COWS of this breed on exhibition
cost ten thousand dollars. and bore of
the State fairs. Other fine an mails were
exhibited. The managers oi the exm
helion had Hunted the entries 20 tht
ackmowledg, ID dairy hreeds-the Jerseys |
Guernseys, HOlsleins, Dev0nS. Ayr
shlres and short hOrus. The prizes
we're mani, carried off by the live llrNt
named. We 90 not iiud that any short |
horus were present.; ixe-emlnent a.
they are as beet cattle. the other breeds
named are more decidedly the favoriIeN
for the purposes OF the dairy, and are
extendin. very greatly Mt the West
and the East.
A vcry conspicuous feature of the
fair wa Il pyramid OF cheese. contain
me- four bundled different shapes. or
bout twenty thousand pounds. mostly |
from Wisconsin,. The premiums, how
ever. for cheese were nearly all award |
ed to New York and Iowa, but the |
West vas found t. b.. generally The |
most successful in the butter line.
A number 0l addresses were mad
during the week. the principal speak r.
being General Butler. Era,tdN Brooks.
Francis ID MoultOn aud Others. MAINLY
nccupi, by the statistics shown! thr
wonderful increase IN this brunch of
trade. tie inc pal facts IN 'ntlohed be-
IN. similar TO THOSE presented III thcs'
PAGES. EX GOV. IlnraliO Seymour open
a the lair with an able and lntcreslln.
address, some extracts iron which We
cnu,x as CONVEY in. some very uselui
information, not only to the dalrynan
and the farmer. but also 10 the com
nrrcal men ut the country. lie SAIL:
We have gained our tOothold IA
Brush aud etucr markets by better
m,lhuds ut making, aud by avallin1
ourselves OF the natural advantages o;
ieap aud fertile lands. When we look
over the list of our exports "" see that
we have turncd the balance u! trade III
our favor by the use ut what We have be-
,oud other people rich soils aud varied
climates aud productions. Stern facts
nave driver Us iIOm artificial aud spec u
lati,e ways OF getting wealth. We
now turn our thoughts to honeS! lndh>-
ry. aud we begin To respect The klud
law that We must earn our bread by the
sweat OF our brow. Our satisfies show
.,ow much OF our vast eXp"rts come
rom the soil, ana HOY. tr1n Their
nature, they meet the first great wan.
! vi humanity.
| ,Wnen We scan the facts that give u
advantages III Raising such pro Iu@ts. We
iimd they are varied by some laws which
we must bear IN mud. We save cheap
lands. Europe mas cneap labor. There
the garden can be cultivated with les
cost than with Us. altdTu5n tle pric' Ol
/ The vvOun may be mIuf tines III lie
t,au IL Is mere. tor the great expense ri
gardening is labor. The number ol
men who will Il a garden Of ten acres
will take care OF aud cultivate Il DAIRY
laru, of one hundred aud >xty acres.
.lerc success grows out "t 10" cost o.
land 10. that Is The Iraln rXpcuse OF the
uIrSslt. For this reason "e have
Stronger hold upon the Eur"peau market
or cheese than tor Graln.i"r Tue number
a. men who can ii, the work on DAIRY
lurn, OF one hundred aud Sky acres.cdn
,nly I'll about One.'i1lt that amodht Tor
.rtlI.
In the last case the cost Oi labor be
comes Il lnr.,r element. la r'lsin0
.at,lr for market much larger amour
# land can bc UTILIZED Win the sailr
labor than in any Other farming pursuit.
But there are great dra"bdkS III the
cost 81 Transportation. For these Reasons
nur dairy farmers nave advantages over
,lhprs who produce from tile soil. cX-
cept cotton planters. Bat 1t was not
u,,ll another Iaci developed his 'ru II
mat We we're able to pusn our dairj pro-
lucls into foreign nlalk.ls. Formerly
he, se was made b, farmers at tlclr
homes Ia small quantities ana oil vary
.ng quality. Ii could only I've sold 10
near by traders. 1t mad 10 pass through
man, hands. aud tie load d d0An hJ
MANY charges before II reach New
York. Ii could nat be sent aboard.-
same wears sn,e. Mr. Williams, IS.
1 Oneida county. IN lhs siale. skill
farmer. who s"l hiyn prIc'> I"r "haI Inc
made. found that ne could bu, lie mix
of his neighbours and make 1t mt" cher>e
and sell il Tor more tilan they could gel.
4 lu this va, he built up ashrge factor,
and showed econ 'iIlles vi Ills methods.
/ liz example Mas iUllD"ed, ami II has
led To the estabii>hn, nt Oi thousands al
such factories III the United States aud
| Canada.
There are two striking facts. an
paralirled in the history OF our exports.
wnich should give Us UNUSUAL Courage.
I Heretofore We have Ouly looked Tor
markets iu Europe when war or famine
afflicted it, people, and when these
made demands for our produce th'
caIricr- upon railroads or water routes
nave put up their charges 80 that they
/ have taken the largest snare OF the
gain. Durin- the past SEASON. although
Inc prices Oi food have fallen. We have
sent abroad m"le tnan ever before IN
the history OF Uur country. While all
our inland routes I'll Commerce have
been overloaded with grain and pro-
Visions. they have never heen carried III
80 low price. This proves that We
have reached a point in production aud
transportation ~h!ch gives Us a place III
I ;he markets OF the world whoa We eau
/ hold without tile sad thought that it II
due to the mis- rirs oi our tellO"-men.
These facts shoald give confidence I"
men OF busintss aud OF labor. This
exhibition is OF itselfau omen OF better
days
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