The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-09-21
Tuesday, Sept. 18th.

Tuesday, Sept. 18th.
Tuesday was more rainy than usual
in fact it rained hard all Monday night.
Nothing, however, could dampen the ardor
of our farmers and stock -raisers, who have
looked upon these yearly gatherings with
becoming pride and satisfaction. I'M
doubtcdlv much stock was kept away by
the rain, but there was much, and that
which was very good, present.
ClTTLE.-TOWN TEAMS.
The town teams were not rs long as at
some former fairs, but the oxen would ay-
GRACE better. Waterford led of, as usual,
with IS or 20 yoke. There were many
choice oxen in this string, among them a
beautiful pair OF five years olds, owned by
Cyrus Hi; two Jokes OF four years Odds
by l.. ). Freeman, one pair OF which
weighed over 5000 lbs G. W. Stiles al
so had a pair Of four years ODDS that
weighed 5000 There were three pairs of
twins in the Waterford team a beauti-
pair of Dcvons owned by Chandler Works,
par of four years olds, by c. L. Davi-
son, Ton exhibition last Year, and a pair of
white-faced ones, by G. ". Stiles.
The Barnet team consisted Of ten yokes
of extra good cattle; the heaviest pair
was owned by by Geo. Galbraith, and
weighed over 800 lbs. Taken all to-
gether the Barnet team would be hard to
beat.
There were also within the enclosure Il
very good pair OF cattle owned by III. NJ.
Hall, whose united We 4ht was S32 lbs.
The heaviest pair on the ground, howev-
er, was presented by Ruggle5 and Has
tino-, and weighed 1910 lbs, and meas
ued over eight feet in girth.
STOCK IN PENS.
The Fair Ground company have mate
rally improved their facilities for accom-
modating stock in pens, but had the
weather been pleasant the accommod;;-
tions would have been quite inadequate
this year.
Among the entries in this department
we noticed a two-years old Aldelney bul
entered by Horace Brown Of Barnet
Many of the farmers looked at him much
as they did at the mcrino sheep, as though
he want of much account, any way
But the Attorney is the breed for ricl
milk. James Trefren Of Lyndon entered
COWS and helters, very nice in appearance
and good bull. VIM. Roy of Barne
had three years Odds and yearlngs Jane:
Harris Of this town entered some Durham
stock cows and young cattle; Charlie
Stark a Devon;hire and Kentucky heifer
A. Il. llovey a large and fine show o
native steers and hcitcrs. j. i. Carr o.
Waterford showed some good native
mich cows. p BelviIlc of Burke gooC
two year old bull L. D. Stiles of thi
town lot Of yeariings; and iona. Law
renee pen of two years ODDS
VIM. d. Bronson of Hardwick present.
ed q nice pair Of three years old steers
and L. W. Fisher of Goshen Gore, a yer,
good pair Of two years olds JOSEPH
Beck of this town had fat COW on exhi.
ton, ana l.. =. Cheney mich cows anC
steers. There We're several pens Of II
NJ Halls nice Devonshire stock, so wei
known and SO much admired by the PEG
pie Of this county None passed thes,
pens without stopping to look more mi
nutely than usual.
SLEEP, POULTRY AND SWINE.
The exhibition of sheep was very lare,
much larger than ever beiiG:r'a in Thu
county. Merlnos We're entered by LoleS
Kline, VIM. ID. Bronson, 5. S. Brigham
Of Hardwick, E. J. Grey Of Wheelock,
J. r. EMERSON of Peacham, A. H. Wilcox
Of st. Johnsbury
South Downs, by Luther 2 Cheney, St
Johnsbury, II. NJ. Hall, Burke, J. Hig.
gins & Sons, St, Johnsbury. Grade
sheep were presented by James Trcfren,
Lyndon, J. 7. Carr, Waterford, Ii. NJ