The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-08-27
Agriculture.
the FAN Fairs.

Throsshcni The eoon,ry there sssns 10
bss gsovirs Interest 10 both sl,,e md
county fsira 10 msny Of COR Slstss, sp
rseprisiiors are made TOT oil these isirs.
u 10 cell thai u stonli be %, - the men
~ thas 81 ssids sces TO pay ihoss vho
pfodscs srd sybioit the beat OF everytbin
that 10 sbovn. Thn 10 rscosniiion BY
the State Of iudividusls vbo bep,fii NJ
ell BY dsuonshstips thst u IL possibls to
have bsiisr isrm products Of oil kinds
than W have formerly pro3oesd. T4sss
isirs. local snd State. ere 10 sense yearly
sduostionai ssthsrioss. OF Of lessi they
should BE-. where ve ell can 20 end zee
shat improveueuts have been made.
shers vs msy hsve the opportunity Of see
ing the bes, Of everything, sod OF learning
hov II vas produced. 10 this way our
tsis displays shouid bepen. ell vho ere
interested 10 the products Of the farm,
The poultry exhibitions Of the world
sers started 10 the public inns Of EosIs
By the sesvefs Who ssthefed 81 these 70
sor.s occasionally. TO exhibit their 6nest
bers. usually Hsmbursa Oaly hens
sers shown some sSy because the cocks
sers too noisy; others became oil the resl
besaty and value OF The Hsnburs 10 10 the
producer. Here YES 30 ins,spce OF en- ei
fort to bsn,f. by showing TO I'll VITO
sould come the very beet hens 10 tie
neie bborbood. II We voold follow 10
their footsteps, and thow to the world the
sery beet fowls 10 the neie hborhood,
State. or country, We should be doing OFT
do,y not only to our neighbour, but to the
poultry interest OF The hole world.
No ether Interest has gained Is much Is
bss the poultry interest Of DOR country.
No other live stock interest compares With
IL. More good solid cash goes into the
pockets Of the producers Of poultry and
eggs tbsn comes from any other live stock
interest How many fresh laid eggs y i'll il
take TO have % much cash from their sale
% OF can Of milkp How msny hens must
We bsve 10 gallo % great returns - come
from . dairy cosi DO 70 fully under
stsnd thst keeping hens may pay of our
mortgages and enrich orr land more quick
~ than cows will do this2 While this
10 true. We should not have oil hens and
no cows, but We should have both. End Of
both We should have the very best posi-
BILE to have, and both should be shown TO
the public Ut the fair.
There are many products Of the farm
thst can be dispo; ed Of through The COWS.
and the hens will also pay the beat II
made use OF to work of other products.
A few hogs or sheep may add value when
worked with these. 10 fact, oil these, II
properly banded, will prove to be senfold
better for the farm snd for the Cwner then ]
will any man uisctured fertilizer on earth.
Each Of these will 10 turn briog ready
,ssh into your pocket. none Of them more
readily than will the hen. This fact 10 be
coming more generally understood, sud
thousands are seeking for better stocks OF
poultry todsy. where bat few formerly :
,sid sny attention to them. ,
Many Who have even better fowls than
Jain prizes Ut our tell fairs neelec. 10 ex
'ibit their stock. and allow others to gsin
II the benefit 10 present and future ssler, in
uss because they will not 60 after the
usiness. Today people buy the best they Al
ee, but little attention 10 given 10 that :
'hich is kept out Of sight II those who Z
20. would come % individual exhibitors N
their special breeds Of poultry, the day t.i
the professional exhibitor would lie Of dr.
o end. and the individual would gain the
sns6s. II 10 very poor policy to stand :
sck With your hands 10 your pockets end
,mplsin thst some one hss come from
OF and yon oil the prizes. when II you
ID done your duty to the cause yon
ouli show better. win the honors. and
'in The benefit.
II 10 the extensive gathering OF iudividu
exhibitors thst makes the fair interest
8. II is the meeting together Of these indi
dusls tbst mskes the exhibit valuable TO
Oh exhibitor. We hesr 90 much OF the
'gerstown INA tsir. simply because the
do 90 much to make the isir
Fsctive TO exhibitors. This brings them
large number Of individual exhibitors.
Of whom 90 swsy and talk Hsgerstown, ; ;,
} whole year. snd ths next yesr there sre his
re present than before. While II IL the Pee
~ OF the individual TO exhibi. bis pouI
/. and while II is to bis interest to do SO,
q % 10 our travels that the b.st attend "a
fairs. The fullest deparlm snts. and the II
i results financially. come 10 the fsir Elk
ocistions that are most liberal TO exhibi oot
,, not 10 the Awards paid, but 10 the II
siderstiop sud attention given them. "
scisl consideration softeos defeat; the
objection OF pleasant time prompts o. -
'oms sssio. 10 this s.y sre built up -