The Press., 1886-11-04
New England Homesteadl LOCAL TOPICS -PENNsD AND SCTSSORED.

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 Stafford. and Rockville are tle Fw0l points where Holland county farmers show what Their cannty produces. The fair. ground in both places are well cho,ti aud their respective fairs this year have Dten very successful. Al Rockville the seven granges making sptcial exhibits did won sders, md masl5 tlleir tent. IS in Meriden, at the state fair, the cenler of attTaction. I could hardly exaggerate the remarkable show at both those places. Stafford this year lacked the special grange exhibit. But in choice farm stock they made good exhibit, as might be expected. The poul- try show was very large and full in varie- ty The dog show was interesting to the lover of dogs, and there were there some dogs sOf rare intelligence and worth, and the horse was there in his glory. Our pe- riod has been marked by wonderful devel- opment in different grades of horses-the horse for speed. the horse for all work, al d heavy draft horses. Uutloubtedlys the horse is the most useful and the most in- telligent of all domestic animals, and all legitimate effort for his improvement and development are most desirable.s aThe Stafford horse program was full one and we'll carried out 8aEfstiVfeS
 The Stafford society have added new horticultural hall since their last fair, and 1 brought it into use now for the first time. The collections of fruit were larger than last year, although not so good in quality {; last year was wonderful for excellence and quantity in the apple crop. This year the fruit as whole is less perfect and more wormy. The corn, grain and vegetable department was quite full and attractive prominent in this line was the remarkable collection from the Storrs' agricultural school at Mansfield. Those of us who heard the report of some witnesses before the Legislative committee on agriculture, at Hartford, must have wondered if a good potato or decent squash could I be ralsed there, but the wonderful collec. ,I tionS shown at Stafford from the Storrs school farm was calcuIated to dispe all I feelings of that sort. The Stofrs School exhibit showed that science ana practice can go harmoniously hand in hand with with the best results; and, if I mistake not, the time IS close at hand when every available scholarship will be filled and more accommodations sought for.
 I notice one striking difference between Rockville and Stafford at Rockville, amid all the other showings, the evil work of the licensed saloons was strikingly manifest the foul talk and shocking profanity of two men who rode up in bus with us appar- ently only half conscious of what they were about, was anything but creditable to the Rockville people. 1 Stafford with nc license (much to her credit) had an assem- blaze of several thousand on the fair grounds, among whom saw no one dis Egnised with liquor, saw no one angry, heard no profanity, and could hardly help noticing the difference. When our state, wisely as think, appropriates finds in aid of Connecticut agriculture, helping all the incorporated agricultural societies, the fairs receiving such aid should be conduct ed so as to accomplish the most good and most sedulously avoid all evil influences. No concern, of a gambling character, or oi doubtful, moral influences, should for any considered be allowed on any fair ground. Encourage all that is good and eliminate all that is evil; this should be the aim o1 all our agricultural fairs.-P. M. A4gatr, State PomoIogist.