Connecticut western news., 1880-09-01

oDOOAA To fit him up for the fair would cost more money and time than the premium is worth, and spoil him for my purpose this fall, just when I want him, and to put him in without fattening and fixing him up, would be to allow him to be beaten by those which are not as good as he is. So I shall keep him at home, and let them have it. .....
 Now this farmer is good judge of 8 good animal and I think did not over estimate his own in thinking that with an equal chance his animal could take first premium, but he knew the custom of judges at county fairs. How long must this be SO? When will some com. mittee on stock begin to rule that fat on breeding animal, which wholly or in part units them for the purpose for which they are kept, shall ,,disqualify them for premium. Until this is done, we shall find great number of the best breeders remaining away from the show with their stock, each year, and it will be left for second class stock to contend. I urge such bree ders to show their ami malls in such condition as they would keep them for actual use and if they think they cannot take any premiums with them in that condition, to enter them for " exhibition only ;" but let us see them without paddings of fat to hide their good points or their bad ones. Perhaps in few years we may educate the people so that they will know an ex- tra good animal when not in show con- dition. -.
 Fair time is near at hand. The 2. 40 trotters, the member of Congress, the brass band, the Gubernatorial candidate, the bycicle rider and the base ball club have all been engaged by the managers of the fair to lend their attractions to it for the noble purpose of encouraging agriculture. I know not as have named them in rank according to the value of their services. If not, I ask pardon of those who are wronged. The Japanese iuggler from Vermont the two headed calf; Cheap John with his load of arti- cles useful and useless the patent medi- cine vender and the negro minstrel band are all preparing for their fall campaign, and will gladly contribute to the funds of the society for the privilege of being there, and in this they are to be prefer red to the other class, who usually insist upon being paid for their assistance :; though it is often a doubtful question with many which has proved the great est attraction or drawn the largest crowd. The contributions of either class to the promotion of agriculture are inestima- ble. -s -.e -.s
 "With all thy faults, I love thee still. |"
 Though there are certain features in the management of our county agricul- tural fairs that I consider fair subjects for ridicule, I am ready to acknowledge that they have done much good. They have drawn the farmers and their fami- lies together for little social and fes- tive occasion each year, and such occa- sions are none too frequent. They have furnished opportunity for comparing stock, products and methods, and we have learned onefrom another more rap- idly than we should have learned in any other way. Then let the fair go on. Let every farmer attend and take his family with him. If the pool box does not fol- low the horse race, and the side show does not contain '' striped pig,' I will not quarrel with them, nor with the man. agers, because of their presence there Nay, that I may get all can for my money, shall probably see the races, hear the political orator and the brass band, if, I do not visit the side shows. l. shall examine the fine animals, ad- mire the flower show, and wonder at the monstrous vegetables, and if from the whole cannot learn something, I shall have to acknowledge that I am too fool ish to be taught.
 And shall not forget to inspect the exhibit of agricultural implements in blows, or other tools, or any new labor saving machinery which it will pay for the farmer to purchase.
 That is, I shall do this if I can be there, and if am not, wish you to do 1t for me. Boston Journal. .