Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-09-10

las pounds. His maple sugar and maple
syrup We're purified by patent process,
but he remarked that the secret Of max !
ing good sugar could be expressed in two
words, quick and clean. He tapped 500 |
trees, and made 1900 pounds of sugar,
He realized greater profit from his three
weeks labor in the sugar season than
from his dairy during the whole of the
month of June.
With regard to stock, the interest APP
peared TO centre mainly in sheep and
horses. There are, however, some very
fine cattle, and we must not omit to men-
ton the Mammoth Bull, which is being
Sho,ga mp near the entrance of the grounds.
Said animal was raised by Mr.. w. K.
, Dean, of Manchester, and when less than
three years old weighed 5000 pounds
It's nine feet and half in length, eight
and a half in girth, and is probably the
largest animal of the bovine species in the
State, if not in America.
We noticed three fine Durham heifers
entered by Mr. Richard Bradley of Brat
tleboro also the bull called "Field Mar
shal,n by which they were sired. He is
four years old and weighs 1900 pounds,
The same gentleman has also on exhi-
hition Kerry (Irish) bull and helfer
each two years old, which are very small,
very peculiar, and very decided curiosi-
ties.
Mr.. Bella L. Buell. of Orwell had on eX-
hibition a COW and calf, the latter of which
was FIVE months and half old and &C
. cording to the scales on the ground, (Which
/ seem to indicate greater or less weigh
according to the position of object on thu
platform) weighed SOS pounds. Mr.. B
n said he was disappointed that it did moi
= weigh more.
g There were several pairs of fine work
ing cattle, and few mich cows Tn
e triel of the oxen is to take place, we un
f. derstand, to-day, after which further no
tice of them can better be made.
= As we have already intimated. one grea
f. object of interest and attraction is tn
i merino sheep, a particular notice of whlc
t, we will omit, till we have made a NOR
,e particular examination, We will simpl
,. remark that we stopped at one of the pei
q where were several lambs owned by N
d. T. Sprague, Jr., of Brandon, for one
mr. which, now about four months old, Nj
S. lately refused 500 dollars. This lam
O. was gotten by the Peck Buck, so calle
H. for which the owner has been offert
O. 1880.
n The scene in the afternoon about Il
x trotting course was animated and plea
h. ing. A large number Of fine horses, 81
At gle and in pairs, were on the ground,
in pass the scrutiny of the judges. We n
nv ticed particularly pair belonging to 'Ja'
ba MerrllI,n of Colchester, which far OF
trotted all others on the track. There W
a. also fine pair of Sherman Morgan
on nearly black, five and six years old, DO
4
IN from the same dam and sire, belonging
,tv Mr.. Samuel J. Merriam, of Brandon.
If Next came the Sherman Morgan sta
lions OF which we noticed one driven
~ Mr.. Tilley Norton of Tinmouth, viii
trotted around the course with appare
ease in minnie and half, or at the re
of a mile in three minutes. Mr. Les
Fish of Ira, drove two year old ST
- lion which took the premium last fall a
g weighed at that time 744 pounds. '
~, particularly noticed also the horses of \
Miller OF WilGston, Mr.. q. Nearing
Brandon, and Mr.. George Halabar'
>. "Ethan Allen" OF Shelburne, the last
which trotted his half mile in a mini
- and half,
i The ampitheatre was tclerably W
AL filled with spectators The Band d
= coursed excellent music from their stan
The track was in fine condition. 1
- weather was delightful and the people 0
iob and all appeared to enjoy themselves,
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