The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-10-07
List of Premiums Awarded.
SHEEP.

MiddIebury. $500
I'd best, S. w. Jewett, Weybridge, 600
Sd best, E. Robinson. Shoreham, AGO
4th best, Levi o. Burchard, Shoreham, 200
Best pen of 5 Merino Ewes, S. w. Jew
eft. SUI
I'd best do E. Hammond, 600
Ri hest do. r. p. Hall. Cornwall, 400
4th best do J. T. Rich, Shoreham, 200
Best pen Of lambs, P. Elitharp Il
Remedy. Shoreham, 500
I'd best do. S. w. Jeweit Wey5ridge, 900
Sd best do Z Hammond, Middlebury, 400
18th best do. P. Elitharp & L. G. Rene
ly, Shoreham, 200
man, SRoreham, 500
ID best do. Alexander Brush, Panton, 400
Best pen Of Saxony, &c. Ewes, Elias
Bottom, New Haven, 500
I'd best do. Azel Chapman, 400
Best lambs, Saxony, SC. P. Elilharp 600
I'd best do. P. Elitharp. 800
Best 25 Ewes, Marvin North, Shoreham, 800
competi,ioI9 500
For the best l0G breeding ewes, and also best
so; also the best 100 lambs, and also the best
so, and also the best 25 lambs the Commit
tee made no award, remarking that upon this
leading stock of the county, the competition
was great, and opinions various, and that
they had not had time to make thorough
examination. A future award of premiums
will be announced, accompanied with much
moro extensive report.
CATTLE.
Best nativelBull, Samuel Farmer, 500
I'd best de. Charles Merrill, 400
Best yearling Bull, Lansing Hard, 400
I'd best do. William Bass, 200
Best blooded Bull, Paris Fletcher 500
I'd best do. r. P. Bingham, 400
Best yoke ofworking oxen, Ami Fuller, 500
I'd best do. Medal Hurlbut, 400
Sd best do Gideon Segcr, 800
Best fat do G., S. Chase, 500
Best years old Steers, G.. Buckly, 900
I'd best do. A. Holland, POO
Best native COW, Heman Barnum, 500
I'd best do. Il. L. Robinson, 200
Best blooded COW, Lorin Orvis, 400
I'd best do. r. T. Robinson, 200
Bes, Cow and Calf H. Adams, 300
Best 2 years old heller. l.. Orvis, 800
I'd best do. Charles Merrill, 200
Best bull calf, Ira Alternately, 200
Best heller calf, A Brush, 200
HORSES.
Best stud horse years old or upwards,
VIM. A. Needham, Bristol, soc
! I'd best do. Hiram Adams, Vergennes, 500
Best breeding mare, ID. E. Hill, Bridpprt, 100
81 best do Jesse Ellsworth, Cornwall, 300
Best pair of geldings or mares, Daniel
Meggs, 400
I'd best do. Nathan Russell, 200
Best years old colt Samuel Haskins, 400
I'd best do Harvey Sprague, 200
Best years old colt, Stephen Benton, 800
% best do. Rufus Mead, 200
Best year old colt. Ruins Mead, 800
I'd best do. Jesse Ellsworth, 200
Best sucking colt, A. Upper, 200
I'd best do. Austin Smith, Loo
Your Committee regret that in the regnIa-
lions for awarding premiums, there was not
proviso that any animals presented for n
wards that your committee had not the pow
er to award premiums, even in cases where
IN their opinion, the animals were entitled 10
it, which was the case in regard to stock hor
res presented for the improvement Of the
breed.
Your committee also regret that twas not
in their power 10 award 10 the stock horse
Black Hawk the frs. premium, he having ia
ken the first premium last year, and request
that the President be requested to make a
certificate to this effect TO David Hill, Of Bird
port.
Your committee would also request that
the Secretary be requested 70 publish in his
report that the committee WIS highly graft
fed and pleased with the large number OF
young horses presented for examination. viz.
Colts from years old down 20 sucking colts.
and do believe that there is not County in
the State that Can produce this year so fine a
lot of young horses.
Your committee would recommend that
the committee for awarding premiums Tor
match pairs OF horses or mares. should spec
i.y that a mare and horse, ever so well match-
ed, does not come within the pervlew OF the
awards.
Your committee cannot close this report
without making special mention OF par OF
matched horses owned by Messrs. b. & ID.
C. HoIcomb. as being very fine animals-al-
so Mr.. Atwood's rome horses-also year
old colts of Mr. ,Bowdich, Mr.. Abernathy and
others.
SWINE.
Best boar, Horatio Plumbley, New Ha-
ven, .... 500
ham, 200
Best breeding sow, David Hazard, Fer
risbugh. 500
I'd best do. Grin Wheeler, 200
FARMING IMPLEMENTS.
Best Horse power Threshing Machine,
Saving, and other purposes, Ed
nund S. Newell Shoreham, 2X
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