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THE CULTIVATOR. 
Oct. 
ty assumption. A cotemporary informs us that the 
editor of the Working Farmer receives $10 for an ana¬ 
lysis of soil, and $25 for a letter of advice, and ex¬ 
presses its belief indirectly, that this is the secret of 
Mapes’ scientific zeal. We do not endorse this, but 
leave our readers to form their own opinions, to do which 
they are fully competent. We desire, however, to say 
in conclusion, that it is fortunate for the agricultural 
public that, (so far as we know,) the thoroughly edu¬ 
cated agricultural chemists of the day—men who have 
devoted years to laborious and accurate investigation 
of this subject, make no such pretensions as are so fre¬ 
quently and confidently put forth by the editor of the 
Working Farmer; and when we find a professed 
chemist asserting that he “ has made analyses of the 
soils of more than 100 farms, and advised modes of 
culture founded on such analyses, and in no one instance 
without increasing the profits of the farmer more than 
one-third” we are led irresistibly to the conclusion 
that such assertions can only emanate from a preten¬ 
der, and are made for other purposes than the promo¬ 
tion of the public benefit. 
Vermont State Pair. 
The Annual Exhibition of the Vermont State Agri¬ 
cultural Society for this year, was held at Montpelier, 
the capital of the State, on the 13th, 14th and loth of 
September. The ground selected for the exhibition, 
was a beautiful plateau about a mile east of the village, 
and some two hundred feet above it, affording a full view 
of the town and the mountains by which it is almost 
entirely surrounded, with the Camel’s Rump in the dis¬ 
tance. The view on all sides was striking and beauti¬ 
ful. About twenty-five acres were enclosed by a sub¬ 
stantial board fence. In the enclosure, buildings were 
erected for the exhibition of domestic manufactures, 
agricultural implements, dairy products, Ac. A large 
tent occupied a conspicuous place, which was devoted to 
the use of the several committees. A trotting course of 
half a mile in length, was laid out for the display and 
exercise of the horses, on one side of which, long rows 
of seats, rising one above another, were erected, suffi¬ 
cient to accommodate three thousand persons. 
The premiums on horses were offered with particular 
reference to the different varieties of the Morgan breed, 
of which about one hundred were on exhibition. They 
were arranged in four classes—the first embracing the 
descendants of the Sherman Morgan—the second those 
of the Woodbury Morgan—the third those of the Bul¬ 
rush Morgan, and the fourth, crosses between any of 
the preceding classes—the whole constituting an ex¬ 
hibition which, for beauty and value, it would be diffi¬ 
cult. for any other state in the Union to equal. 
The Shermans , including the celebrated Black 
Hawk branch, were far the most numerous, numbering 
about fifty. It was a source of regret that £( Black 
Hawk” was not present, the illness of Mr. Hill pre¬ 
venting him from exhibiting Black Hawk or any of 
his horses. The premiums in this class were awarded 
as follows: 
Stallions.—Over Seven Years Old. 
1. Jesse Berry, Barton,. $12 00 
2. S. P. Peck, Montpelier.. 8 00 
3. W. Bemis, Lyndon,. 5 00 
Between Four and Seven Years. 
1. Redin A Myric-k, Bridport,. $12 00 
2 L. Hammet, East-Montpelier,. 8 00 
3. L. Ford, Brownington,.. 5 qo 
Between Two nnd Four Years Old. 
1. J. Ide, St. Johnsbury,. $7 00 
2. W. PI. Chamberlain, Whiting,. 5 00 
3. J. W. E. Bliss, Calais,. 3 00 
Yearling Colts. 
1 and 2. E. C. Everetles, Vergennes,... $4 & 3 00 
2. A. C. Palmer, Charlotte,. 2 00 
Brood Mares.—Over Five Years Old. 
1. H. R. Johnson, Bradford, .. . $12 00 
2. C. W. Sherman,Vergennes,. 8 00 
3. C. E. Benton, Newbury,. 5 00 
Betzoeen Two and Five Years Old. 
1. G. S Gale, Bridport,. $6 00 
C. E. Benton, Newbury, best yr’lng filly, 4 00 
The committee say that they had great difficulty in 
deciding upon the merits of stallions from four to seven 
years old, for which there were 20 competitors for three 
premiums, and that if almost any three of them had 
alone been competitors, they would cheerfully have 
awarded them the prizes. 
Of the Woodburys, there were seventeen stallions, 
two brood mares, one three year old filly, and one two 
year old stud colt on exhibition. The premiums were 
awarded as follows: 
Stallions.—Over Seven Years Old. 
1. R. M. Adams, Burlington,. $12 00 
2. John Ayres, Grafton... 8 00 
3. W. W. Blackman, Windsor,. 5 00 
Between Four and Seven. 
1. J. Scott, Vergennes,. $12 00 
2. Caleb Lyman, West-Randolph,. 8 00 
3. J. A R C. Johnson, Bradford,. 5 00 
Between Two and Four. 
1. J. McKenzie. Hartland, .. $7 00 
2. E. McKenzie, Ferrisburg,. 5 00 
Brood Mares. 
1. H. Keyes, Newbury,. $12 00 
2. J. A R. C. Johnson, Bradford,. 8 00 
J. M. Ackley, Granville, for three year 
old filly,... 6 00 
Of the descendants of the Bulrush Morgan, only six 
or eight were on the ground. The first premium for 
stallions, over ten years old, was awarded to French 
Morrill, Danville, $12; the first for do, between five 
and seven, W. Carlton, Barre, $12. The 2d to John 
Doty, Montpelier, $8. The first for Brood Mares, to J. 
& R. C. Johnson, Bradford, $12. 
The claimants for the above premiums were required 
to produce satisfactory pedigrees, so that the future 
publications of the Society may furnish authentic re¬ 
cords of the blood of desirable Morgan horses. 
Premiums of $12 to C. E. Benton, Newbury, and $7 
to Harry Griffith, Tunbridge, were awarded for Mor¬ 
gan crosses. 
The class of foreign horses , of which fifteen or twen¬ 
ty were exhibited, consisted mostly of different branches 
of the Morgan family. But one premium for each 
branch was offered. In the Sherman branch, a majo¬ 
rity of the committee were in favor of awarding the 
prize to L. North, Champlain, N. Y.; but as they could 
not agree unanimously, they recommended also that a 
premium of the same amount be awarded to L. C. Hall, 
Manchester, N. H. The premiums for the best Wood¬ 
bury and also for the best Bulrush branches, were 
awarded to E. Pike, Cornish, N. II. The committee 
also commended a pair of Sherman Morgan mares, ex¬ 
hibited by W. Pierce, Stanstead, C. E., and a stud horse 
of the same breed, belonging to G. W. Johnson, Cla- 
renceville, C. E. The premium for “ other bloods ” 
was awarded to J. Chapin, Greenfield, Mass. 
The premiums for “ other blood horses,” belonging to 
the State, were awarded as follows:— 
1. L. Graves, Brookfield,. $12 00 
2. E. J. Kelly, Rutland,. 8 00 
3. W. Holl, Weston, ... 5 00 
For stud colt, first premium to M. E. A 
L. Cheney, ... 7 00 
