Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1861-09-20
correspondence of the Springfield Republican.
THE VERMONT STATE FAIR. Fl.

Correspondence of the Springfield Republican
THE VERMONT STATE FAIR fs
.a RUTLAND, Thursday. September IL.
Things look blue to-day on the western
slope of the Green Mountains, and the
eleventh annual state fair, though this
year an unusually dry subject, is in all
conscience damp enough for officers and
exhibitors. Natures big sprinkler was
generously held over these thirsty hills
all day yesterday, and this morning the
moaning wind and flying columns of angry
clouds from the north, are ominous of
more wet. Water is nice thing to
quench thirst to clean linen, and help
young ducks along, but disastrous to out
door pleasure, stylish muslin and agricul-
tural fairs. Both biped aud quadrupeds
lose starch and wilt under wet blanket,
and as a consequence the exhibitors and
exhibitees here are slim. The following
list of entries taken from the society's rec
ords will show for themselves - aireea
Stations, Sherman Morgans 10, Wood
bury Morgans 8, Hambletonians and 9th
ers s; Mares and Foals, Morgans 7, Ham
bletonians and others SO; Matched Horses
Is, pairs Geldiags and Mares 90; total
entries of horses l55. ,. ru .r .r
That this is much less number of
entries than usual, may be gathered from
the words of secretary Cummings, who
has faithfully oficiated ever since the Or
ganization of the society in all its gy-
rations, and who afirms that the average.
entries Of horses at the state fairs for the
last ten yeats has not been less than 450
There are three horses entered here from
Massachusetts, one Of them Black War;
rior,7 owned by Adams of the express,
Boston. and two from New Bedford. Gdt-
tie, chiefly bulls, Durhams &c. Devons H.,
Ayrshires 2, grades %, oxen in pairs IL,
fat cattle in pairs 8, steers in pairs 10,
milch COWS 2, cattle from New York 4 ::
total l3l. .a .U s.. ... ..s. e..
Vi. .Sheep.--Spanish Merino bucks lG, do
ewes 81, do. lambs SO, grade Spanish and
Saxony so, Cotswolds and long wools III;
total 267. Considering that Vermont is
so largely adapted to wool growing, this
number is small for state fair much
smaller than it would be in massachusetts
Richards Bradley of Brattleboro is said to
have an imported Cotswold on the ground
worth looking at, and vice e-president Ham.
mond of Middlebury the best and largest
breeder Of Spanish Merinoes in the state.
He sold buck to go to California last
year for Sl50. ... .,.u.. ... rs,s
OF swine there are. seven lots entered.
embracing about 100. There are 10 en-
tries of butter, each in jars or frkins
ranging from 25 to so pounds. and IL
cheese entries of about 1000 pounds in
the aggregate. There are also. entries
of maple sugar mostly bleached),3 en-.
tries of fruit, of vegetables, 6 of field
crops, 2 of Wines and about 100 of me-
chanic arts. AS entries continue to be-
made, these numbers wild be slightly in
creased ..,a ~. -.
The fair grounds are about mile south
of the depot and adjoining the railroad
track. They consist of about 40 rolling
acres In compact form surrounded by an 8
foot spruce fence. The entrance is through
an imposing archway surmounted by the
national ensign. Capacious substantial
Offices on either side are the pillars on
which the archway rests. Inside the en-
closure on the nosthera fence boundary
are 10 pens for sheep and swine and 140
four feet wide horse stalls. On the west
10 cattle stalls are ranged. Three new
permanent, fiat rooted buildings about 80
by 100 feet designed for vegetable floral
and mechanic halls, occupying the northern
interior grounds, and clustered together
at the left of the entrance are numerous
eating houses of the oyster and ginger
bread persuasions. A well graded and
fenced oval half mile track 60 feet wide
lies near the center of the grounds, on
which is square double decked judges
stand Of the most approved pattern, and
outside Of which, but facing the track and
the south, are 16 rows of seats rising one
above the other, capable Of seating 5000
persons. The whole expense this summer
is about $450o-and it is the intention
to have the state fairs permanently here.
The usual hangers on at such fairs are
present, including Ross, the celebrated
soap orator, the snake show, and the fat
woman. The hotels are running over full,
and private hospitality is to some extent
trenched upon. The hotel registers show
names from almost all the free states, and
the adjacent provinces whittier Vermont
enterprise has carried her sons. Among
them we recognize many who have attend
ed Springfield Horse Shows and whose
love Of horse bears them wherever horses
are cultivated. Among them may be
mentioned Gen. H. II. Baxter, the largest
agricultural president we ever saw, Fred
erick Holbrook, governor elect, and David.
Hill OF Bridport. w nNl s''asea '.tee"