The American Agriculturist. Vol. II. No. XI, December 1843: Designed to Improve the Planter, the Farmer, the Stock-breeder, and the HorticulturistVarious
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The American Agriculturist. Vol. II. No. XI, December 1843: Designed to Improve the Planter, the Farmer, the Stock-breeder, and the Horticulturist
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Agriculture -- Periodicals; Agriculture -- United States -- Periodicals
Albany, Syracuse, and Rochester, each having had the advantage of one
of these meetings, other towns now are soliciting the like favor; and
among those which are preferring their claims for the show of 1844,
we understand that Buffalo, Utica, and Poughkeepsie, are the most
prominent. Perhaps as the northern and western parts of the State have
now had the benefit of three of the exhibitions of the Society, it
is no more than fair that some attention be paid to the southern and
eastern portions. We have heard this city named as a very suitable
place for the show of next year, and the only objection we can
anticipate to it is, that it is an extreme end of the State. Granted;
and is not Buffalo the same? Yet, notwithstanding this, we contend that
New York or Buffalo is just as fairly entitled in their turn to one
of the exhibitions of the Society, as Albany, Syracuse, or Rochester.
However, as our own interests might be somewhat served by a meeting of
the State Society in this city, we shall waive advocating its claims
to one for the present, and content ourselves with stating those of
Poughkeepsie.
1. This town is 210 miles by the usual travelled route, northwest from
Montauk Point, the southeast end of the State. This is as great a
distance as from Poughkeepsie to Syracuse, and 41 miles further than
the railroad route, though a circuitous one, from Syracuse to Buffalo;
so that it may fairly be said to be the hither-end of a third-part of
the limits of the State.
2. The population, from Dutchess county, south and east, includes about
one fourth of that of the whole State.
3. Poughkeepsie is easy of access by land or water, and being situated
on the Hudson, hundreds of strangers from the neighboring States,
especially the southern ones, would visit a show here, when they could
hardly be induced to go farther north or west, and as these visiters
are always purchasers to a greater or less extent, it is quite an
object to get them to attend.
4. This town is the capital of one of the oldest, wealthiest, and
most populous counties of the State, and the one whose general system
of agriculture is probably more highly advanced than any other.
Dutchess, and the neighboring counties, have also considerable improved
stock--much more than we had any idea of till our recent excursions in
these parts. Durham, Devon, and Ayrshire cattle abound; superior road
and blood horses; Cotswold, Leicester, South Down, and numerous flocks
of Merino sheep; the products of the dairy; agricultural implements,
and roots, seeds, fruits, flowers, and domestic fabrics.
5. Poughkeepsie is ready at her own expense, to build pens for the
stock, and furnish all other needful accommodation for the Society,
which will be a saving of expense to it of at least $1,000.
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