New-York tribune., 1879-12-17
TIE DlIRE FAIR.


ADDRESS BY Az ONO cONGRE MAN.
j. T. rrDEon,rr's yIrws oF RI. fARM iArsE EE.rs
or AurrIcA -rrE AWARDS oF LAST SIGH.
The attendance ~ the Dairy Far. m the
American In-it... BHdiu.. where pro.lci- OF fne
farm .aFnyal Viii continue 20 oe displayed durln-
ule remainder of lue T'c.. "is suaA jes,cIiaF un,n
evening" w4cu .ro.v1 NOT to. large FOR comfort was
a-.euhi.f Shortly after O'Clock the chairman ~ iAe
Reception Committee IN lrouucad Congressman j. 7.
Cpdegran. of Jhe XvIIh Quo District. practical
farmer. Mr. UpGcsrln slll, ia substance:
The dairy industry of our country Is YET IN Us n-
fancy. i, nas personal interest 10 every one Tue
mos. .ra amt neaitniul food is the product of enc
COW. C0ugfr-srnu Is au interest IN II. owing the
poor butter Washington hotels dount not II con
ress and thc Cabinet could enjoy every day such uxu
rle. as / have to-day. the DoualFy would escape
many bad Jaws ana muen angry ds Issiou. Tlo poet
alo said laA our lappiacs depends gu tAe gastric
Juice lmte. 10 the TRUTH hut gas.rlc juice cannot
ra. gnhellhful attic es offered nto pro ar .u.r-
merit There is no healthful ani happy indlvidul or
ia.r which daily lives sour bread poor la4iA AM
vile butter.
The dairy Interest is now coming vast source o.
Uaferia wealth Lat y.ll tIe value the dairy
products OF the Uu.ieI States including $50 900 900
pould- OF butter ana 35OOo0OOO pounds Of cheese,
24OC,OOO.OOO. ACCORDING 20 the lat ri sfai tics
nave I.JOO0OO mllcn cows IN this country-uOre than
three many as Great Britain and a. nauY a-
hotn GERMANY ami France Our dairy products now
foru large element OF w,aith-0ringing commerce
Only feg years 20 OHIO D, ,,ln % supply N.w-YOrk
with dairy staples MOI many ago denied
thar the West could pfodu. prime butter. Now q
Western State has The C-uncuon Of producing the
best butter. In ls7s exported nearly >4OO, 100
M butter and S14.IO3.529 chc' Sc; umcs as
much buiteI anu twice ds nuch cheese a. IN $50.
Mtu Hur vast ana rich fusturc~ auu oar unnifel nEp
nv 0r the great West can furnish The markets OF
th- word with nut1er AID cneese.
I4. Improvement 4 aaly OK is 40 this time tHe
Of tn- great Nh-l0nh ih rfe't. IL Ias Ocrn wisely -ad
Iult d, aIO makes two Dl,is Oi grass go lrOw wier
one -.cr foie is Deu"'actor Oi ul.nsludi atf i-
who makes tN" pounos OF nutl "r b'el "ut of fle
GRASS iat before .rolutfG ua is Greatly btug llt T.
i ..r.enrroy.,. . r ed a- w.. saw sonefirn.s ln i.
W,st pf au Allernrf au Ayi shire or Hnst-il. 1he
sram v6 o four tines a- much milk. Julciou, cru.s-
m fue best strains " dairy stock ueVropss fh Or.
terr-tlng rypenm Mt Dut for practical usefulness lr
cx4.ts the vocation of The Judicious stock
rinF of public ben-n.. We have in tli- country
IOOOOOOOO mead i've stock Here e half de, rloped
miut. uf Na unal wealth ric.cr than the silver god
sic,,lfl ~ onr c,nntrv aDov' thar of any otnrr r.
Great Britain owns me land. another rents o.
aud tIiid farms lf IwO-fhr 0f a. tne land IN 30
in and Wnl,s owned by 1920 uen ~ o-llir,- IN
Scotland 10y $3.50 ana twOthrur OF Ireland by l.giO.
-'i He eyery0ns can become an owner and more
iuun half the popu anon engaged IA agriculture
Iui- i- TIE 90 farmers republic"
But n puDlic affairs sts Of this great class
atr 700 Ilile rec'g guizfl The from
Dcr and great bearing Tue burdens OF taxa
are euuU.d To more recogaiiOn. We Will never gel %
uutil Gemand 90 and stand by our Ga M
Parliament appropriated 20 per cent more
f0r agricultural purposes tban Congress. Millions
70 railroads. ar,enals hnd snlrs whie agcu
tine ouly gct, hou ands. Bni the nroposa 10 OBTAIN
agr Gull ar INDUSTRIES demand l. mot with lncTrduty
ami derisou; and rue bare suggestion tha Coils I'M
of le Post Office AID Navy l. accepted IN Wasin.ton
a proof hopeless rural vcgdabcy. As the farming
10 give agrculi fuil rank. II In stl nr,
for mere the food srower- of he World. Last
year We produced 1157 200 900 bushels II ais vi
only 174,OOO,OOO uut OF our l,5OOOOOOJO acfes
OF arab .ud under cultivation From iepOrs not yet
uuDlisned. tls chlef OF tie Bureau informs me tlit
ioI the tAree months ending september 80. 1879. We
polnds OF buiier and 80 s3O6.20O pounds OF h,e,e.
Inc Nations balancr o. iradr comes tlOm md
pastures Oh he country Each year opens uarkrts
10 Cattle aw,s ave oe.n and alll be-,
syn bols oil wealth aud prOsl lery. Agriculture iOng
elevated 10 the exdcnrss aud beauty of an art. Aas
row become science such 90 g'inzaiions as tnls
veiopd resources % our country, IN ,o anu minr be
extent u terrific lnc growtn OF our mulerOus
indstucs-al Attest the possoiIty oi wealth
You'd dreams 0f atarce. Bus. hst STILL the free
donl anu nteligence OF our popua ion tGe mions OF
lappy homes. tae moaus Of UNIVERSAL educauoD-all
give promise tnnt the farmePs Republic shall l,ng
be Nation ALIKE worthy OF It's ilusrious ORIGIN and
Dr Heath. president o. the E.rmers' cuo. t.eu
the animals aud dairy pr ducLs IN tne Far The
the Executive Committee then read tae fo'low-
IL awards:
Best Devon Cow-First pr-mium. IA. ~ Weed, stam-
ford. Conn: second Va. g. Walmsey, Norui0n, Conn.
BesI Devon Bull-Frss prcsIluui, IA. n. NeoO, STAN
fora, Conn; sscOn. Wan. 3 W.lu-ley, NORTON, Conn
Bes Devon H-rd-tnst premium. H. N Weed
ODd, William g. Wansry
Beat Jrrsoy CON-Fir-t premium, Jonn j. HOlley,
Planird. n. j.; scc"nd William ciOzeI. NortnporI l.
L. thiri, lO same
Best Jersey Bull--Frst premium, William Crozier;
secOnu, J. j. Hohey tnird. tie same
Best Jersey Herd-Frst premium. J. J. Holey second
William CruIlrr.
Be.I Ayrssire cow-Fr.t premium. $. NJ d. Wells.
Wehersneld, Conn.,; second. Wm- Crvser.