u'i 
greatest obstructfo n of anything we met with. 
The next winter wo want on the wheat fields 
with team and stone-boat and removed all tbe 
large stones when the ground was frozen, with 
very little trouble, and since that time I have 
preferred the winter for removing such stone. 
J. C. M. 
AMERICAN DAIRYMENS ASSOCIATION, 
KBOOND ANNUAL MEBTTNG. 
Tim Association of dairymen met in Convention 
at Utica, at 11 A. M. Wednesday, .Tan. 9th. It may be 
proper to state, to avoid confusion, that, although it 
is the second annual meeting of the American Dairy¬ 
mens' Association, (this name having been adopted 
last year.) It is only a continuation of the annual 
conventions which the dairymen have hold for some 
years pas*. The President, W. II. Comstock, Esq. of 
Utica, called the Association to order and made some 
appropriate remarks. Several business committees 
were then appointed and an adjournment nntil two 
P. M. voted. 
During ihe afternoon session the : 
quite huge. Probably six I 
present at the Convention, 
other Slates and Canada West, 
sprinkling of ladies in the audience, 
tees appointed wore called 
the Order of Buslnesi 
EDITED BY HENRY 8. BANDA IX, LL. D 
To Correspondents.— Mr. IIavuall’s Address Is Cort¬ 
land Village, Cortland Co., N. Y. All communications 
Intended for this Department, and all Itnqulrles relating 
to sheep, should bo addressed to himlas above. 
THE WOOL TARIFF, 
We have not at the time of this writing (Jan. 
11,) seen the report of Commissioner Welds en¬ 
tire. But from abstract* of H given in the New 
York papers, it appears that he propose* no In¬ 
crease of the present duties on wool, and a 
redaction of the existing once on long or comb¬ 
ing wools to six cents per pound. The papers 
furnish an outline of his reasoning in the prem¬ 
ises, but if we think it worth while to comment 
on it at all, we will wait nntil we have his own 
words. 
A leading free trade paper in New York de¬ 
clares that it is by no meanB a free trade docu¬ 
ment—but it is delighted with it. All the froc 
trade papers are delighted with it. It does not 
go for entire froc trade, ol course, for all know 
the country must and will have a revenue derived 
from duties on foreign imports; but it probably 
goes in that direction quite as far as the advo¬ 
cates ol free trade think it expedient now to 
propose going. And it proposes a scale of duties 
which will tend to the diminution, if not over¬ 
throw, of at least one ol the great industrial 
interests of the couutry. 
Mr. Wells la quite a young man. We do not 
know his history, but presume his business edu¬ 
cation has been a commercial one. He can 
44 make figures.” lie can cook up and arrange 
statistics. He can sing the old free trade song 
over again, with certain “variations” of his 
own, making his statistics bear a burthen to it. 
What smart young lawyer could not do the 
came after a couple years of cramming, (he has 
been Commissioner two years,) and a year spent 
in preparing his points ? How great and ineom- 
tnarnd dairymen were 
including many from 
There was also a 
The commit- 
on to report, and that on 
announced the subjects for 
discussion. As the Report on sending an agent abroad 
did not properly belong to the Association—ibo en¬ 
terprise being wholly a private one, and not at all 
conducted under its auspices—a motion was carried 
to lay It upon the table. The sending of Mr. Wil¬ 
lard abroad, as Agent, to collect information in re¬ 
gard to the manufacture ot cheese, and the condition 
and requirements of the foreign markets, shows that 
the American dairy interest is iu the hands of a class 
whose capacity and energy are sufficient to advance 
it until Its products shall have do rivals able to com¬ 
pete with them in any of the markets of the world. 
The private Reports sont back by Mr. Willard were 
of great value to die parties receiving them, but the 
information gained by him regarding the dairy busi¬ 
ness, to be hereafter disseminated, will Is? the best 
result of his mission. 
On hearing tbe Report nf the Committo on Nomi¬ 
nations, the following gentlemen were elected officers 
of the Association for the ensuing year: 
PnstidenL- George Williams. Oneida. 
Vice Prextdmt*— Hoa. B. N. Huntington of Oneida; 
Seth Miller of I.ewih; M. 11. Cochrane of Canada 
t East; Bradford Stiles of Mndison ; Dwight J. Wood- 
worth of Cattaraugus; A. D. Hail of Onio; AJauson 
Slawfer of D range : A. A. Moore of Vermont; - 
Kinney of minors; G. K. Chadwick of Canada West. 
Setfy and T-rean/rer—G. B. Weeks of Verona, N. Y. 
So much time was consumed by business proceed¬ 
ings that but little w»6 left for the discussion of prac- 
| tical subjects, Some questions were called up and 
two or three CKsflyB read, but there Was very little 
discussion. The rorenoon of the next day (Thursday) 
was also mostly frittered away In fruitless, talk. The 
Convention did not get clown to its work. It did 
better in the afternoon session, and some practical 
discussion then ensued. But It was short; at five 
o’clock P. M. an adjournment stne die look place. 
We were disappointed with the ’result* cif this Con¬ 
vention, and we believe this is the sentiment of a 
large majority of those attending. Mere business 
proceedings, which might and should have been quick¬ 
ly disposed of, were dragged out to an interminable 
length, leaving too little lime for the discussion of 
practical questions. And this latter object was the 
one. which the body of intelligent, thoughtful, ear¬ 
nest workers there assembled bad chiefly at heart. 
The address of Mr. X. A. Willaud, delivered on 
Wednesday evening to a very large and appreciative 
audience, was the most remunerative part or the 
Convention, Ui those wlio had come seeking for more 
knowledge of the dairy interest. We never listened 
to art address of that character with so much interest; 
It was very able—its matter practical and fresh. The 
speaker w as frequently applauded. We can only give, 
a brief synopsis of this address, as it would cover 
more than two pages of our paper, If printed entire: 
MB. WILLARD'S ADDRESS. 
Mr. W’illard commenced his address by referring to 
the action of the convention last year in regard to 
seudlng an ngunt to Europe. He was not insensible 
to the honor of having been selected to go abroad 
upon this mission. U was one of great responsibil¬ 
ity, and while tbe. tour was one of pecuniary Joss to 
himself, It did not lessen Ids deep obligations to those 
who were active iu the movement, and reposed con¬ 
fidence in his nblity to furnish the expected informa¬ 
tion. 
Hundreds of thousands of dollars have beau saved 
to the dairymen nf America in this year's sales by 
tanving timely possession of facts relating to the pro¬ 
duction, demand and prices of cheese, in Great Britain. 
The sales iti the home markets are regulated by prices 
abroad. When the home markets were glutted in 
June, prices would have declined to from lu to 15 cts. 
had not factories been put In possession of tbe true 
condition of things on the other side. 'I bis induced 
factories to be firm in keeping the price of choose at 
remunerative rates. 
An allusion was made to the establishment of but¬ 
ter and cheese factories combined, borne bad been 
eminentlv tueeessfui and reaped large profits, others 
hud failed. With the latter it was not the fault of the 
system, but rather of the persons who did not under¬ 
stand their management. It was time in Mi kinds of 
business. Some would prosper while others would 
Ioec. 
The dairy interest in Great Britain was largo—there 
were no statistics in regard to the production of 
cheese In England, nor of the annual yield of other 
products The assumed reason for t his deficiency was 
that tbe English farmers wort*, opposed to having sta¬ 
tistics made in regard to their crops. He thought* 
there was another reason of a commercial nature that 
had more weight. The English is a manufacturing 
nation. The country is densely populated and is un¬ 
able to supply the necessary food for consumption. 
Would it be. policy far her to lay bare her necessities 
so that other nations} which have food to sell could 
take, advantage of them l Her commercial men ope¬ 
rate with more success by having these I kings covered 
up. All are Interested in having food furnished at as 
cheap rate* ns possible. When food fa dear the price 
of labor must advunre, or starvation ensue to tho la¬ 
boring classes. It is an object to keep labor cheap, 
since England maintains her supremacy in the mar¬ 
kets of the world by underselling. 
Mr, Willard gave a description of the dairy districts 
of England—the appearance of the country, the char¬ 
acter of soil, grasses aud manner in wtttch fanrtB are 
generally conuncted. The dairy farmers of America 
had much to learn in the management of farms; Eng¬ 
lish farming was vastly superior to ours. It may be 
compared to our garden culture. Weeds are not per¬ 
mitted to get possession of the soil. The English 
fanner uses more capital in his business than we do. 
His rente aud taxation are often more than the whole 
receipts of u farm of the same number of acres with 
ub, ami yet he pays these and makes a large profit. 
The speaker described the stock kept upon the dairy. 
farms and thc*way they were managed. The produc¬ 
tion of me at has become a science in Groat Britain. 
Nowhere in the world will you find such excellent 
beef and mutton. The animals are bred with particu¬ 
lar reference to thiB object. 
The English Dairy farmers do not wear out their 
cows and then sell tho carcass of skin and bones, as 
fa customary here, but when the cow begins to show 
Bigna of failing in milk she is fattened and sold at a 
profit. Mr. Willard described his tour through the 
great Cheeee District in the South of England, giving 
a particular account of the’manner of mu king choose 
in Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Somersetshire. He 
did not think there was anything in the Wiltshire or 
Glonceeter process that would be of any advantage to 
American dairymen. The cheese was generally infe¬ 
rior to our factory make. The quantity made annu¬ 
ally per cow wub less than in our best dairies, but the 
Cheddar dairymen did better. They often made as 
much as 600 pounds per cow, annually. The Cheddar 
cheese took its name from a small village in Somer- 
RVANDUSCNDEL. 
INTKWJNTvADO AND DAiTLAi 
Messes. Rogers & Sons’ SnEEr. — Messrs. C. N. 
Rogers & Son, Whallonsburgli, N. Y., writes ns, Aug. 
11,1866:—“ Onr first purchase of the Atwood or In- 
fantado sheep was of the lute Jacob Tobias of Vcr- 
gcnneM, Vt., in the year 1881, consisting of five ewes 
and one ram, and they were certified as being sheep 
bred by Stephen Atwood of Conn. Wo have bred the 
Atwood portion of our Hock purely In that Hue, hav- 
lng only tired nuns of our own breeding from that 
stock, and nuns from the flock of Edwin Hammond 
and E. S. Stowell of Addison Co., Vt. We have since 
purchased five-owes bred by said Hammond and of 
his purely Infantudo stock. We also purchased four 
ewes of Col. Stowell, bred from his Atwood stock. 
“The foundation of our I’aular stock of sheep is us 
follows;—We purchased four ewes of the Puularstock 
from the late A. E. Wadiia vs of Westport, Essex Co., 
N. Y., iu 1852, who purchased t hem or their ancestry 
from J. T. <fc. V. Rich of feliorelmm, Vt. We have 
since purchased thirteen ewes, of the-same blood, of 
the Hon. M. W. C. Wbioht, and three ewea or like 
strain or blood of Gabca Rich, Esq., of Hhoreham 
We hare also ft flock of sheep equally pure brod, being 
a cross between the Puular and Tnfnntado cabanas. 
“Onr ram ‘Gen. Sheridan’* was ton months old 
when plate vraa taken, and weighed 80 lbs., weight 
of fleece when shorn, at eleven months old, was 10# 
lbs. He wa« bred from a pure Atwood ewe and sited 
by ram named ‘John,* which wo purchased of Col. 
K. 8. Htowell of Cornwall, Vt., that was sired by bis 
stock ram ‘Sweepstakes,’ the sire of his celebrated 
stock ram ‘Golden Fleece’—Unit.showing onr ram to 
be descended from the in fantado or Atwood stock. 
“ Onr group of five yearling ewes, represented In 
the accompanying engraving, consists of three Infan- 
tados nnd two Paularv. No. 1 is of the same family 
* Tbe portrait of “ Gt n. s-herlitan" will be given next 
week.—E d. 
oil its dam s side as that of tbe above described rnm, 
and was sired by Col. Ktowell’* ram ‘ Golden Floec*,’ 
and sheared ut one year old a fleece of 10 lbs. No. 6 
is of the same blood ns No. 1, aud was sired by our 
ram ‘John,’ above named, and sheared 10# lbs. No. 
7, same blood on dam side a* No. 0. and sired by tbe 
same non; weight of fleece, II lbs. No. 11 is of rhe 
stock denominated as Paular, its dam being bred by 
the lion. M. W . C. Wright of Sborebarn, and sired by 
the celebrated Puular ram known as the ‘Tottingham 
Ram.’and owned by B. B. Tottingham ofShoreham; 
weight of fleece 10# lbs., shorn at one year old. No. 
18, same blood on side ot both dam aDdeire as No. 
II, being sired by the same rnm and from one of said 
Wright's paular ewes; weight of fleece 10# lbs, 
|N. B. The number of each of said ewes correspond* 
ous success of that general system of convert¬ 
ible husbandry which contributes most to 
individual wealth, and to the aggregate wealth of 
an agricultural nation. 
We advise our brother wool growers to do two 
things. First, that they rain, i^titions on the 
Senate from every school district ia the country. 
The wool grower who will not try to help him¬ 
self in this crisis is not deserving of legislative 
help. Second, that one and all make up their 
minds that they will have justice, and that if de¬ 
feated now this shall b» but the second campaign 
of a war which shall rage until that justice is 
secured. Let each constituent watch and rc- 
tnomher the course taken on tliis question by his 
been a* loyal to our Government as any other portion nf 
oar country, and we ask In return nn equal and just pro¬ 
tection to our vital and cherished interests, which the 
sophistry aud destructive opinions of free trade will 
never give us. but will reward us with a stone when wo 
pray for bread. 
Hesolrrd, That wc cannot soe why tho foreign nnd do- 
nne.stle importers of foreign goods, under a plea for com¬ 
merce, should outweigh in our National affairs all other 
Industries, ail domestic productions,aud keep us depend¬ 
ent on oilier nations l’or the onmiucm necessaries or life; 
** hewers of wood and drawers of water ” to all other 
people. 
liesolvct, That the See rotary Tarnish a copy of those 
resolutions Immediately to each of our members of Con¬ 
gress, and that onr henators bn especially requested to 
present them Immediately to that branch of Oongre.Ht, 
The offices* elected for the following year were: 
President ,lorin (j hkgort, Noi thhnld. Ttao-Presidents 
—Henry Keyes, Newbury ; Henry G- Root, Henning ton : 
Henry 8. Morse, Shelburne, Victor Wright, Middlebury. 
TYeasurer —Joseph rr. CalhurnySpringfield. Secretary 
— Henry Clark, Rutland. Hoard of Ltrectoru - Edwin 
Hammond, Mlddlebnry; Wni. ft. Sanford, Orwell j Goo. 
Campbell, Westminster ; Kitjah C’lcavcland, Coventry,' 
Henry Hayward. Clarendon; Henry B. Kent, Dorset; 
Wm. Q. Brown, Fairiravonj N. B. Sufford, White River 
Junction ; Crosby Miller, Pomfrel; Lawrence Bralnard, 
Jr.,St. Albans: Henry Chase,Lyndon; David Good.cH, 
Brattloboro; Henry Boynton, Woodstock; Pitt W.nyde, 
Hydevllle; E. S. Stowell, Cornwall; Jaraos A. Sqcdd, 
Bnrllngton. 
On motion of Vnrrois Wright, Hon. Kdwin Hammond 
was elected n member of the Executive Committee of 
the National Wool Growers’ Association. 
lion. ,T. W. COLBUKir was appointed to deliver an 
address ut the next annual exhibition. 
Wyoming Co. Ag. Society .—Annual meeting at War- 
eaw, Jan. 9th. Officers elected: /‘resident— T. J. Pat¬ 
terson, Warsaw. Vice Brest.— J. H. Vincent, Pike. 
Sec'y H. A. Dudley, Warsaw. Treat.— II. B. Jenks, 
Warsaw. Mmtar *—for three years: John B. Potter, 
Wetherefiekl; Stephen C. True, Castile; Carlos Stefa 
bins. Pike; one year, Randall W. Brigham, Perry. 
The Treasurer reported a balance in the treasury. It 
was voted that tho Silver Lake Wool Grower^’ Asso¬ 
ciation be jnviled to hold their annual Sheep Shearing 
Festival on tbe grounds of the County Society, and 
that the officers of the Society bo authorized to put 
up tho tent and tables fbr a pic-nie dinner, and erect 
any temporary '•beds that may be necessary for the 
shearing, if the invitation is accepted. 
Otwcgo Co. Ag. Society— At ihe late annual meeting 
hold in Mexico, the following board of officers was 
elected: Prcs'l — Ben.l G. Robbins of Sandy Creek. 
Vice f*/w7—Morgan L, Marshall, Oswogo. Sec'y—II. 
L. Davie, Oswego. IVeae.—L. H. Conklin, Mexico. 
General Supt .—Solomon Matthew, Mexico. A Board 
of Directors was ulso chosen. 
outweigh, in the estimation of Congress, the 
res n I fa of the experience of tons of thousands of 
practical and intelligent men, many of whom 
were engaged iu this business before Mr. Wkllb 
wus born ? Is it any more proper to impute in¬ 
terested motives to them, than to the trumpet¬ 
ers ot free trade? Have the wool growers of the 
country shown themselves either greedy or 
importunate in their demands ? Have they be¬ 
sieged Congress with petitions for protection 
often or when they did not need it? And (inaliy 
is Congress made up of representatives of the 
people, or ot automatons to be moved round 
like chess-men by this or that specious theorizer, 
who lias spent a year in getting up free trade 
arguments and figures ? 
Wc grant that tho tariff hill of last winter 
would somewhat increase the burthens of the 
customer. But what of that? Does not the 
wool grower bear additional burthens to foster 
other industries? Is it not tho true policy of 
evcjy industry to “ live and let live ? ” Are not 
onr people willing to act on this principle? Have 
Ihcy complained of the wool and woolen tariff 
bill of last winter? Have they sent in remon¬ 
strances to Congress against the passage of % that 
bill? Have the- manufacturers complained? 
Have they not, on the contrary, constantly and 
strenuously urged its passage? Has not their 
National Association—comprising almost every 
leading manufacturer in the Union—now its ac¬ 
credited agents in Washington, making every ef¬ 
fort to procure the passage of the bill ? Who then 
is aggrieved? Oh, the foreign wool merchants 
in New York are aggrieved. Wool speculators 
are aggrieved. Tho owners of a few vessels en¬ 
gaged in the foreign wool trade are aggrieved. 
A lot of men who, taken together, scarcely rep¬ 
resent a perceptible proportion of onr country’s 
aggregate population, or wealth, or pecuniary in¬ 
terest, are aggrieved. 
Will Congress be guided by the “smart” 
spokesman of this class — will it listen more to 
Wells’ report than to the united voice of Na¬ 
tional and State Conventions and the petitions 
in tun her of Congress, and by t he Beuatore of 
his State. 
[Since the above was placed in type, the new 
Tariff bill lias been reported in the Senate, and 
a synopsis of the same will be found in* our 
Ncwb Department.— m.] 
Livingston Co. Ag. Society.-Tint, Society elected 
tho following board at its recent annual meeting; 
President—W. II. Spencer Vice President— A. Bur- 
ber, Jr. Secretary- W. A. Brodle. Treasurer — K. M. 
8oott. Mr actors— A. B. Peck, G. W. Root, H. AUod. 
WOOL GROWERS’ ACTION 
Thule of tho Wool Growers’ Committee ap¬ 
pointed by the. National Association, viz., Mr. 
Montgomery of Ohio. 
1’ottlk of New 
Y r ork, and Mr. Garland of Illinois, arc now in 
Washington pressing the passage, of the Wool 
and Woolen tariff bill of last winter. Gen. 
White of Pennsylvania, has also been there, and 
we hope will lie there again by the time this 
paper issues. We are in constant communica¬ 
tion with these gentlemen, and can assure onr 
readers that they are most energetically engaged 
in carrying out the objects of their appointment. 
The Wool Manufacturers arc represented in 
Washington by Mr. Hayes of Massachusetts, and 
Mr. Kingsley of Connecticut. They too are at 
work most efficiently, and in strict accord with 
tbe Wool Growers’ Committee. 
The Vermont State Association has passed 
strong ^resolutions, which will be found else¬ 
where in this paper. Wc hope to receive those 
of the Ohio and Dliuois Associations before our 
next issue. 
Petitions are beginning to go forward briskly. 
We entreat our friends in every section not to 
neglect tiffs, for we are ussured by leading mem¬ 
bers of Congress that it is highly important to 
oursnecess. As we have stated elsewhere, it is 
uow (Jan. 11,) understood that the Finance Com¬ 
mittee of. the Senate will report in favor of the 
Wool and Woolen tariff’bill of last winter. This 
is excellent — but it is no reason whatever for 
slackening iu onr efforts. 
Broclgxrrl Union Ag. Society. - This Society has 
elected the following officers for 1807: President—J. 
H. Warren. Vice IYest.-Al. W. Seymour. Sec'y- 
Geo. Burrows. Trcas.-O. B. Avery. Directors-R. 
J. Cook, D. N. Hatch, J. P. Rose, F. w. Lay, and lwo 
others whose names we have noi learned. 
of JVgrifuiturat ^Odettes 
Bblow we give the lists of officers, otc., of such 
Agricultural Societies as havo recently held annual 
meetings, so far as wc are advised, and will publish 
others as received: 
Connecticut State Ag. Society .—The annual meeting 
of this Society was held at New Haven, Jan. 2d. The 
Treasurer’s report showed receipts $5, expenditures 
$55.60, and a balance of $11.90 In the treasury [ — not 
a very heavy business for the Tanners of the Nutmeg 
State. The meeting was well attended and efforts 
made to restore the Society to its former condition. 
Tho following board or officers was elected : Presl- 
dear —Ephraim 11. Htdb, Tolland. Vice Fresh.— 
Robbins Battell, Norfolk; H.L. Stewart, MiddleUad- 
dam. Cor. Sec'y— T. 8. Gold, Cornwall. Bee. Sec'y— 
Burdett Loomis, Windsor Locks. Treas.—V. A. 
Brown, Hartford. County Directors— New Haven 
Co., Dr. Chas. B. Win ttlosey; Hanford Co., C. M. 
Pond; Now London Co., James A. Bill; Fairfield Co., 
Charles nough; Windham Co., Bonj. F. Sumner; 
Litchfield Co., Geo. C. Hitchcock; Middlesex Co., P. 
M. Aognr; Tolland Co., S. F. West. Chemist— Prof. 
8. W, Johnson, Yale College. The Presidents of the 
several County Societies, and one director appointed 
by each County Society, are also officers of the Stale 
Society. 
Vermont Side Agricultural Society. — Tho annual 
meeting or this Society waa hold at Rutland, Jan, 2d, 
1867—Hon. Jobbed W. Colburn, President, in the 
chair. The receipts for past year were $9,671.09; ex¬ 
penditures, $7,659.10; amount in tho Treasury Jan. 1, 
1867, $8,094.15. For resolutions adopted and list of 
officers, see article in Sheep IinBbandry Department, 
Deviip.rbd,— In order to make room for a portion of 
the proceedings of the annua) meeting of the Ameri¬ 
can Dairymens' Association, we are obliged to defer 
several valuable articles and omit oar usual colnran of 
Rural Notes and Items. As the Rural was the only 
Agricnltural Journal which liad an Editor at the Dairy¬ 
mens’ meeting, wo shall endeavor to give, in this and 
future numbers, a full synopsis of the proceedings 
and discussions at that Important assemblage of pro¬ 
ducers. 
-We have a rod in pickle for tho Ishtn-ael of the 
Agricultural Frees —him of the New York City fancy 
monthly that proposes to ruin aU the rural journals 
in tho country,—but wc think It will keep a week or 
two longer, and besides (not believing in cruelty to 
animals,) we dislike to subject onr fragile friend to 
uninterrupted spasms. 
Massachusetts Agricultural Gollbgb. — The 
Board of Trustees of this College have adopted a plan 
for a dormitory building sufficient to accommodate 
about fifty students and furnish two good sized rooms 
for lectures and recitations, and also a Club House 
and Laboratory. The aggregate cost of these is 
$46,000—contracts being ready at that prioe. The sum 
of $10,000 has been appropriated for tbe erection of a 
barn, or bams, as shall be deemed most expedient 
Two donations of $10,000 each have been made to¬ 
ward the expense of establishing a department of Bot¬ 
any and Horticulture. Tho college farm passes under 
the supervision of the Hon. Lkvi 8. Stockbbidcb on 
the first of April next . 
Vermont State Ag'l Sociktt and Wool Growers' 
Association— The Vermont State Agricultural Society 
and Wfcol Growers’ Association met at Rutland Jan. 2d. 
Hon. J. W. Coi-Tic iin presented the following prenmblo 
and resolutions, which were nnamlonsly adopted: 
Whereas, The Vermont Wool Growers' Association, 
view with deep concern and extreme anxiety the present 
aspect or affairs with regard to a reasonable tariff pro¬ 
tection to onr woolgrowing Interests; therefore, 
Resolved, That we earnestly and sincerely cull upon 
our National Congress to give as saeb protection as will 
save this Important Interest from total annihilation and 
ourselves from bankruptcy. 
Resolved, That wc have confidence In the tariff bill 
passed at the last session of Congress bv its lower House 
and pray tile Senate, to pass the same without nmend- 
ment.so far ns regards wool and woolens. That wc deem 
it an oppressive feature lo onr tariff legislation, that the 
foreign wool grower who lias none of onr onerous bur¬ 
dens of taxation to bear, and who possesses tbe advanta¬ 
ges ot climate, cheap lands, and low price of labor, should 
have the monopoly of our markets, thus compelling ns 
to hold oar clips oil hand or to sell at ruinous prices. 
Jir/m’ts'd, That while we are clothing ourselves' and 
families with fabrics made from foreign wool, our own 
wools arc lying on onr hands uncalled for at. any price 
that wOQtd pay over hair the cost of production, and we 
have thus fur preferred to wait and hope for a favorable 
change in our tariff protection that would save us from 
bo great a sacrifice. 
Buotesd, That, we, the wool growers ot Vermont, claim 
to have done our wlqjle duty to our country, and to have E. Townsend and William I, Pariah 
of ihe people ? Will it legislate for tbe interests 
of a handful of commercial men, rather than for 
the interests of the people? We will not, we 
cannot believe it. Our prosent advices are that 
the House bill will bo reported by the Senate 
Committee, and this is a great step towards its 
passage. But the danger, even iu that event, 
will not bo over. We have individuals in the 
American Senate, representing almost purely 
agricultural Statos, excellently adapted to wool 
growing, who are violent against the hill, be¬ 
cause wool growing is not yet extensively intro¬ 
duced into their States! What wise men! What 
profound legislators! They oppose the agricul¬ 
tural development ol‘ the States they represent. 
They would limit the industry of their constitu¬ 
ents to their present channels, and permit no 
new ones to be opened. They would shut out a 
basbandry which the best farmers ot the world 
have pronounced indispensable to the continu. 
Biltbr Pheasants. — (W. C. B., Northffet, Pa.) 
Tlie fowls you mention, the “Silver Pheasant*,” are 
described by Miner, in his book on poultry, as “a 
charming breed of little fowls—perfect beauties in 
every respect, and remarkablo for great brilliancy of 
plumage and divarsity of colors.” Dr. BtraxirTT also 
speaks of them in the same way, but adds that they 
“aro chiefly valuable as ornamental appendages to 
the poultry yard.” Wo do not know of any one in 
this region who has this variety of fowls, 
Pipe Weils. — I would like to inquire through the 
Rural the address of some manufacturer or dealer of 
the Pipe Well illustrated in a late number. Why 
don't they advertise ?— W. A. Warn, Story City , Icnm. 
