The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1879-09-10
A Trim to Massachusetts.

Mr.. EDITOR AS to-day is a rainy day
and cannot look around, will fulfill my
promise by writing you some of the
things ! have seen and noted in Mass. |
think the people of Vermont have reason
to be cOntcnted, and to feel thankful that
their lot has been cast in pleasant places.
If any of your people do not think so l
think they would if they would 60 from
Bellows Falls to Boston, on the Concord
and Manchester railroad. / did not see
any good farming lands, except near the
cities. 1t seems to be gravelly or rocky,
without much soil. The soil certainly
would not average more than four or five
inches in any of the cuts, or where could
see how deep it was. Their hill pastures
and farmes are not like ours either. Ma
ture left off her work of grinding the
rocks and converting them into soil too
soon, or the waters of some prehistoric
time washed away the soil, for certain it
is the soil is thin and poor.
l spent one day in Fanuel Hall Market,
and tried the best could to inform my
self by enquiring, and talking with some
of the largest produce men in the market,
what the prospects are for the fall trade
III produce and butter.
In potatoes the supply was large and
prices tending downWards, with reports
of n large yield in the west and east.
Could not get an offer of over forty-fye
cents per bushel by the carload, delivered
now or when called for. Butter is doing
little better; first-class pure butter was
selling for 16 and II cents per pound and
all think that fall made will be worth 20
cents within month. Our farmers have
got to wake up to one thing, and that is
this: Itdoes not pay to make poor butter.
| saw hundreds Of tubs sold there for 10
and II cents per pound, and when you
take out 2 cents per pound for freight and
commission, and another cent for the
speculator, there isn't great margin
| left for the maker. | have been selling
mine for twenty cents per pound and it
| does not cost me more than cent apound
more for making than the butter that sells
for ten cents. You may get the better Of
the speculator. but you can't of the con-
sunler.
/ spent one day (the second) at the
New-England Fair, which is on the old
Playground in Worcester, Mass. 1t was a
splendid day,-it had rained enough the
night before to lay the dust. Some that
were there last year thought it not as
good this but believe it has far exceeded
the expectation of its managers. At about
8 O'Clock the Gov. and Staff arrived, and
were escorted to the Playground by sever
al military detachments. His carriage
was guarded by squad of cavalry in full
uniform. and was followed by twelve car
riages filled with distinguished men. AS
the line started the Governors salute OF
IL guns was fired by detachment of Bat
| ID n w
1t numbered over seven hundred and fifty
head, the Jerseys taking the lead as to
numbers, having 1876. The Ayshires came
next. Ill in number. But in my estima-
ton the Swiss and Holstein cattle took
the lead. The COW buttercup owned by
G. B. Metcalf, of Worcester, Mass, is a
hard COW to beat by any breed. Calved
as n two-year-old and in eleven months
6S36 pounds of milk, as a three-year-old
1857 pounds in eight months. and in Feb
ruary and March she gave forty-one
pounds per day. They are handsome, Of
a dark dun color, of good size and are
good for something for beef. There was
a poor show Of fat cattle; one pair o.
oxen weighing 400 pounds and one COW
four years old, weighing 1900 pounds.
The exhibition Of swine was good; Il
porkers, including several happy families
There was a large tent 500 or more fee
long without any walls, where large
number and variety of agricultural nipple
ments were placed for inspection ThC
Ames CO.. of Boston, had two differen
kinds. There were ploughs in endless
variety, some not much larger than maj
could draw, and some that ID would tax,
yoke of oxen to draw. One day would
not be too long time to spend in exam
, lining all of the articles in this pavilion
The whole mechanical department. wa
full. Many of the things are new inven
lions and most Of them practical. Blu
time nor space will permit me even t.
write the names Of the different article