1864. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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KEPOBT OP HON. JOSEPH H. WBIQHT. 



Gov. Wright, of Indiana, is one of the most 

 patriotic and distinguished gentleman of that 

 State. He is, also, one of the best agricultural 

 writers of the country. His address before the 

 New York State Agricultural Society, several 

 years ago, upon "The Grasses," taken, as a whole, 

 was the best address of the kind we ever have 

 seen. He was selected by the Government to at- 

 tend the International ExhU)ition at Ilamhurg as 

 a representative of this country in the important 

 interests to be presented and considered there. 



His report to the President of the United States 

 is before us, from which we copy the follow ing in- 

 teresting paragraphs : 



On my arrival at Hamburg, two weeks prior to 

 the opening of the exhibition, with a view to the 

 reception and proper management of American ar- 

 ticles, which had been sent forward in considera- 

 ble numbers, I found that the most ample ar- 

 rangements had been made for holding the exhi- 

 bition. 



The extensive grounds (covering more than 

 eighty acres) were laid oft" with great taste and 

 liberality. Substantial sheds, halls and buildings, 

 were erected for the accommodation of more than 

 four thousand entries of stock. In addition to 

 this, space admirably adapted for machinery of all 

 kinds — locomotives, steam-engines, steam-plows, 

 farm implements, mineral products, artificial ma- 

 nures, plants, trees, flowers, fruits, seeds, and all 

 this, too, so beautifully arranged in the midst of 

 the flags of more than forty nationalities, as to 

 add to the comfort of the thousands assembled to 

 witness this the first international exhibition in 

 Northern Europe. 



Eight of the States, to wit: New York, New 

 Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Illinois, 

 Connecticut, Vermont, and Indiana, were repre- 

 sented by delegates from the States, or their agri- 

 cultural societies, who were received with your 

 commissioner with every token of respect and 

 consideration which could have been desired for 

 the representatives of our country. 



Thirty-four nationalities were represented at the 

 exhibition in their contributions, including, among 

 other things, four thousand and one hundred of 

 the finest horses, cattle, sheep and swine, (several 

 of the reigning sovereigns of Europe being num- 

 bered among the contributors.) The show of 

 horses was over six hundred. Hanover received 

 the highest praise for the speed, size, elegance 

 and strength of her horses. She also divided the 

 honor with Great Britain in showing the best and 

 purest blooded cattle. 



More than one thousand persons were contrib- 

 utors and competitors in this national contest for 

 superiority. 



Three thousand machines and farm implements 

 were crontrilnited, and seventy-five steam-engines 

 of every variety were used in operating the power 

 and machinery. It was no show of mere art, 

 painting, design or fancy; but one oi' siib.stantials, 

 consisting mainly of stock and machinery. 



The principal portion of the machinery came 

 from Great Britain ; none of which is more de- 

 serving of special attention that of plowing by 

 steam. 



Some two thousand sheep were exhibited, com- 

 prising nearly all of the best breeds of Europe. 

 It is believed to have been the largest show of 

 fine wookd sheep of modern times. The great 

 nurseries of merinos of Prussia, Saxony and Si- 

 lesia, were fully represented, and the exhibition 

 was the. more interesting from the fact that near- 

 ly all of the continental breeds were present, som- 

 of them extensively, embracing also the bese 

 stocks from England. It afl'ords me great pleat 

 sure to state that George Campbell, of Westmin- 

 ster, Vermont, was most successful in competing 

 with the premium on merinos. He had three 

 hundred and fifty competitors, yet he had awarded 

 to him two first-class, and one second-class premi- 

 um. His success was most gratifying, and the 

 more so from the fact that the committee award- 

 ing to Mr. Campbell this well-deserved triumph 

 were unanimous in their opinion, and each mem- 

 ber composing the committee represented difl'er- 

 ent nationalities. Mr. Campbell sold his sheep 

 on the ground to Count Sherr Thoss, of Silesia, 

 for five thousand dollars. 



The exhibition of American machinery and im- 

 plements received a great accession from a most 

 liberal donation, from several of the leading Ger- 

 man merchants, bankers and citizens, of the city 

 of New York, including a complete assortment of 

 agi'icultural implements. These, w'ith the pre- 

 mium reaper, contributed by Mr. McCwmick, in 

 connection with many other articles from other 

 American contributors, are to form the nneletis of 

 an agricultural museum, to be established in Ham- 

 Ijurg. This I regai'd as the most gratifying re- 

 sult attending this international exhibition to 

 American interests. 



Several thousand dollars were subscribed be- 

 fore I left Hamburg for this object, and doubtless 

 it will be carried out by the well known liberality 

 of her citizens. 



The establishment of this museum, or depot, 

 opens for all time to come a place of deposit for 

 American skill and products. Hamburg is the 

 third city of trade and commerce in Europe. 

 Hamburg is the key, not only to the great Ger- 

 man mind, but the open door-way to more than 

 one hundred and fifty millions of the people of 

 Northern Europe. With Hamburg we have rap- 

 id and almost daily communication, and it is dif- 

 ficult to estimate the advantage which will accrue 

 to our mechanical skill and industry, our manu- 

 factures, our commerce and trade, by the location 

 of a museum for their deposit in a city situated 

 like Hamburg, whose merchant princes hold in 

 their hands the immense trade of Prussia, Aus- 

 tria, Sweden, Denmark, portions of Russia and 

 the Zollverein States. Trade and commerce in- 

 variably bring together men tchose interests are af- 

 fected thereby ; men will follow the fruits of tJieir 

 labors to market. 



How TO Gf:T Early Tomatoes. — Mrs. E. D. 

 Kendall, of Maryland, thus writes to the South- 

 ern Field and Fireside : "A good large turnip is 

 far better than any hot-bed for propagating early 

 tomatoes. Cut off the top, and scoop out to a 

 shell three-quarters of an inch thick. Fill the 

 cavity with rich mould, plant half a dozen seeds, 

 and place the turnip in a box of loam. Keep 

 warm, sprinkle with tepid water every day, until 

 there is no longer any danger from the frost, then 



