Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-09-24

we copy the following, btteratim This tent
is taken from life, the executor being person
ally acquainted with the parties. Some four
or five families are yet existing in England,
and are still added to the cxcentric notion Of
camping
CATTLE AND SHEEP.
The number of Cattle on the ground has
been large, and the average of excellence, as
we have intimated, high The blooded stock
is mostly Devon and Durham, and Of these
breeds, there are some magnificent spcci !
mems. Noticeable among them, arc a lot Of
nine head of pure Durhams, brought from
Ohio, Kentucky, by Mr.. L. j. Wright, Of
Weybrdgc They are from the herds Of
Hon. j. b. Clay, tson of Henry Clay) and
Mcssrs. Fullington, Of Ohio, who are well
known as importers Of pure blooded stock
from England Several Of their animals took
prizes at the last State Fair Of Ohio. Among
them are . year old gras,led hcier, weigh
ing 1900 lbs, another . year old, weighing
400 lbs, and two splendid bulls Of one or
two years old.
Silas Boynton, OF Hebron, y. y, exhibits
a Durham bull of splendid proportions,
yrs. old and weighing 2l00.
f, d. Bush, Of Shorchan, exhibits very
fine yearing Durham bull and two steers of
great size.
j. NJ. Dodge, Stowe, fine Durham bull,
Buckeye
Edmond Whitney, Williston, yoke Of Steers
of years, grade Durham, weighing $3.50
lbs, and fat OK Of Hereford and Durham.
t years, weighing zoos lbs.
II. W. Lester, OF Rutland, has a fine lot Of
pure Durham cattle, bull, COW and calves,
and a lot of mixed blood
\. NJ. Whitney, Of Putney, exhibits
Durham calf of months, weighing GSl lbs,
ycarling heifer weighing 1922 lbs, and
other specimens Of the same blood, heads
in all.
Lyman Brigham, Of Essex, Vt, showed
fine Devon bull, 3 yrs. old, and steers Of
mixed blood
Daniel Davis, Of Windsor, also very fine
Devon bull Of / years. There We're mum
Der of Devon cattle of great excellence, whose
owners ar unknown to US.
6. W. Brownell, of Burlington, exhibited
a fine Hereford bull of years, and Messrs.
II. Il \, Dcane, of W. Salisbury, an other Of
the same. Fine cattle ofmixed blood, were
exhibited by Noah Tyler, of Westiorl, j. \.
Shedd of Burlington, j. W. Walbridgc, of
Bennington, W. X. Taft, of Williston,
Durham and liereford) and many others.
OF sheep there were from fifteen to twenty
pens, OF Merino, Leicester and Cotswold
breeds We have no minutes Of the various
lots and must leave 1t Tor the award oi pre-
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merit
Ot Poultry there was a larger display
tnan is often seen At opr State Fairs which
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we had purpOsed to examine on Thursday,
but were prevented bv the rain
u very pretty exhibition OF white rabbits
were made by Masters j. II. Worcester .Jr..
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uh" lioratio ll'ckok' ol burlington, IN neat
| hutch made by the bows themselves.
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and today in Gor.of .l, s.o,,.l.r,tu /. -
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hlDDfR, the " lloney-bee man, who lee
tured at lrnrth uron thn hoo and .yl1,;,ol
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the merits OF ms patent Lives. and other
| contrivanccs for bee culture. Mr. KidI.r
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certainly EXHIBITS Il uegrne OF familiarity
with the habits of the Bee. and a now
CT oi control over them WIIch Is nothing less
| than remarkable
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