The Press., 1886-09-23
EaEr Notes


 team trots mile in three minutes, and excites much interest wherever shown. They will be shown at no other fair in this vicinity.
 Two incubators with broods just hatch ing will be shown in the poultry. show de- partment.
 The society can we'll 'spoint with pride" to its listofi jndgea4 Winners of premiums ought to appreciate 8 verdict from such judges The state's ponologist to judge fruits and flowers; the secretary. of the Conn. board of agriculture and best known agriculturist in the state vegetables and grain; the state dairy commissioners, dairy products, associated with a noted city wholesale grocer and 80 on. On farming implements judgment is to4ibe givensb by Windham connty's best known farmer, as sociated with A. H. Weaver, one of the best mechanics in the state, having for several years been selling agent in Europe for Pratt < Whitney. : And these are types of men selected in all classes. To be asso- ciated with Mr. Hardwin in the judgment of cattle classes Edwin Burnett, president of the new Massachusetts State Agricu- tural Society, has been selected, of whom the New England Homestead says, in con- :nection with portrait which it publishes :
 .sMr. Burnett was elected president of the new Massachusetts State Agricultural Society with spontaneous unanimity at the meeting in Worcester, Jan, 20. He is 37 years old, and began farming in 1871, when he graduated from Harvard college. His Deerfoot farm at Southboro is famous among farmers for it's fine stock and thor ough management as well as among cpl cures for it's superior dairy and meat pro- ducts. Although gentleman of wealth and culture, and by many called an anna teur or fancy farmer, MT. Burnett's opera tions are all conducted on strictly busi- ness principles. He has served practical apprenticeship in all branches of farming, and while his time is too valuable to work in the field, he knows from experience what constitutes a good day work. Pres ident Burnett has travelled extensively through this country and Europe, is one of the best judges of Jersey stock in the world, and has aeted astan expert on this breed at all the great fairs in this country, with the management of which he is fully conversant. He would like to combine their good and omit their bad features in the management of the fairs of the Massa- chusetts state society. MT. Burnett is thoroughly in love with farming, and in earnest in all he undertakes. By nature rather quiet and decidedly unassuming, he is very popular among farmers and breed CTS everywhere, and their confidence in his ability was strikingly shown by his unanimous election to the presidency of the Massachusetts society without having been even mentioned previously. Under ing his quiet exterior, there is plenty of grit and tenacity to back up the energy, enthusiasm and progressive ideas that are so indispensable ill the organization of a model state fair association"
 At the directors meeting on Tuesday superintendents of classes of exhibits were selected as follows: Glass A, G. w. Phil. lips, sheep, swine, etc. ]; class B, dogs, Da- vid Bissett; class c, poultry, Vim. Lee l; class D, vegetables and grain, L. M Reed i; class B, horses, other than speed classes, ?. E. Parsons; class F horses ?. of speed, J. M. Lord class G, athletic games, H. s. Abel; class, H, cattle, W. D, Holman j; class I, fancy and art exhibits, domestic and household productions, o.. V. Max ham class J, sup't of hall, B, W. Upham.
 Benj. Summers prize herd of Devons, which have taken the honors at the New England and other fairs, have engaged to be present. .,' " A pony race, in which F'the mustangs" will compete, will excite interest and cre- ate sport. 5@
 The classes of athletic sports have been increased. Purses are offered which will attract the best athletes in the county, for all forms of jumping, and running races from three miles to 400 yards, also obsta- cle and hurdle foot races and bicycle races.
 -Ex-gov. B. H. Hyde and Rev. J. P. Hawley are the society's committee on in vited guests.
 The new Horticultural Hall adds much to the appearance of the park grounds. \.
 It has been arranged to liberate at diff. ferent times. during the fair coveys of hon. ing pigeons, sent from considerable dis tances for this trial, and bulletins will be posted announcing their arrivals at their
 
 All who intend to enter in the mustang race will please give notice at once to the secretary. et s.sas '
 The date for the Belchertown cattle show has been changed from, Thursday, Oct. 14th to Tuesday, Oct. 18th. This change makes the Belchertown and Staf- ford fairs mutually assisting, instead of an- tagonistic,. and will greatly benefit each.
 THESE clippings from the Hartford Times are of interest to some people hereabouts:
 Many local East Hartford horse owners, whose horses have come into contact with the western ponies, find them covered with par asite commonly called Texan cattle ticks or ice The scientific name is sTxodes Indenta-i us." Some writers have tried to prove that oy means of these lice the cattle plague is conveyed to different points, but the best au- horities declare this to be untrue, and that hey are no more hurtful than other parasites. They will suck the blood from an animal till hey swell to be as large as one's finger nail. 'o firmly are they attached fo the skin that he sucker is broken in detaching them.m
 'sThe horse ticks, introduced on some of he interesting 'bronchos' that have been sol argely bought in and around Hartford, are a ew style of parasite. They grow as big as a erson's finger mail Y and are very hard to ull of taking the hair with them',
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