Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-04-10
gmoiIIe County ylrps.
Written for the Newsdealer.

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4 of the Lamoille Co. Agricultural Socle
!. will remember that long since promise
: TO take tour through the several tow
f of the county, and report through ii
f NEwspEALER whatever should find Of il
terest among them. We visited the tow
Of Stowe last week for that purpos
r Calling upon Mr.. Richard R. Wait. "
were cordially received by that gen lena
and his amiable wife and spent pleasa
evening with them. The next morni
we we're shown his beautiful herd of da
ry cows and his full blooded Durhar
steers which were exhibited by him a
oul last fair, aud on that occasion DIRE,
around them large crowd of admirers
For size, faultless form aud perfect mattel
these steers cannot be surpassed by an,
of their age in the county. Mr.. Wal
has long been engaged in breeding full
blooded Durhams and Jerseys or Alder
peys so that he has obtaind one of tn,
finest herds of dairy COWS we have eve.
seen mostly composed af cross of the
above breeds. Mr.. W. is still reporting
progress, having during the past winter
purchased of Mr. H. E Day of Hartford,
Conn. full biooded Ayrshire heifer three
years old, and a full blooded Ayrshire
bull of Mr.. VIM Burney of Springfield,
Mass, who is one Of the most extensive
breeders of pure blooded Ayrshire stock
in New England. Mr. W. has introduced
these splendid animals with a view to
improving the dairy qualities of his al
ready fine herd of COWS and we doub,
not they will be a great accession the
dairy stock of the locality where they are
Kept We honor his Judgment in making
his selections. Mr. W. is procticing
mixed mode of farming. keeping upon
his farm, horses, cattle and sheep lie is
an extensive breeder of fine wooded sheen
He has three year old buck, purchased
OF Nathan Gushing of Woodstock, which
is an animal of rare merit, being low.
broad chested, with short, heavy uesk.
heavy dewlap and clean, white and very
fine uniform fleece, with perfc It form he.
ing one Of the finest stock bucks in he
county, as his progeny well shows. Mr..
W. has coupled him with ewes selected
by him out of the best hocks in Wind ham
County. from which he has obtained his
present flock, which has but few sureriors
n the state. Mr.. w. is extending his
improvements beyond his aocks and herds.
His farm receives its share of his atten-
ion. He has erected . large and commo
lions barn, rs #. by AZ. with celur
lnder the whole into which be has thrown
! large amount of muck the past season.
md mixed with The excrements of the
took which is stabbed on summer nights
fter being driven FROM the pasture as
veil as in winter, thus obtaiaing large
mount of liquid manure which is absor-
ed by the muck and mixed with the SOL
d manure, SO that he has large amount
f well composted manure to be drawn
ut aud applied to his cultivated fields
nd grass lands, all of which show sigrs
Improvement under his thorough syy- Z
IN of cultivation. After a pleasantly
assed time with Mr.. Wait aud his agree.
ole family we were kindly driven TO the /
'sdeuces Of several other members. The {
st visit was upon Mr.. Eli Edison, esq, /
no, by the way, is an old friend of ours 1
nd is on the farm he Grst settled upon a
hen commencing life, and is one of your .
Iorough, 60 ahead men that never does
lngs by halves. Mr. Edison showed Us q
e best pair cf best matched, best train. .
three years old colts, exhibited by him b
the society's last fair, and which sh ould
Ivc drawn the first premium as year v
d matched colts. He has also fine q
I'D of graded stock. He went with Mr.. q
ait to Connecticut the past winter, and te
released Of H. i. Day Of Hartford a II
II blooded Ayrshire COW which is tinc to
imal showing all the line characteristics B
a full blood animal and possessed OF hi
those fine points that 80 to make up
st class dairy COW. After spending &C
'asant time in the house. where we III
md that the same order reigned that be
outside, we left for the farm of Mr.. W
ndon McAlister. He is yet starting in as
but starting right Here we found I'M
&c herd of fine dairy stock. all selected
h great care and good judgment, and of
ne full blooded American merino ewes pr,
ich were crossed with Mr. Waits buck n,
ducing stock that is worth going req
way to see. Calling on Mr. VIM. W. de,
dc We saw there those large 8 year old clio
RS that be exhibited at our last fair. CO,
which drew the first premium on 8
olds. They are probably the largest
Of steers Of their age in the county, iuy
ching about 340O. Mr.. Wade has ban