New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-09-09
YEu.EyCLAYD Ac. RrCULrURAL FAIR.
YIsr OF HIGHEST PIP ENrUMs FOR CATTLE, SHEET
SWINE AND sTALLIONS.

YISr OF HIGHEST PIP EMIUMs FOR CATTLE, SIlEEP
SWINE AND STALLIONs'
From Our Special Cores ,opisnt
Providence, r. l.. Sept. 2, 1867.
Probably TIE most interesting question to all
farmers Who ave any interest in the NewEnsahu
Fair is as to how the premiums were distributed wiz
cndeayOr 10 answer this as succney possible tlrst
"a 60 the cattle The display of shorthom stock
80 large and fine that the Committee
four d great difficulty in deciding which pore
thf, palm OF superiority. For the Sweepstakes
pcemlum alone there entered five bulls ana seven
cows and hefers all very fine animals me mrs. mrs 10 q
however was given for the best bull OF any 49, t
plunkett OF HinSdale, Mass ior n lS Snmner of
WeoSstc VI took The first premium for the best COW,
the Pride of Antrim. Mr. Punkeu also tooh n nrsV
pISo 1vr nc second prize Mr. had also fine
herd on exhibition but through some Ss
Der took the rsf and second premiums for his cows four
years Old and upward The same gentlemen tooh Cue cue
Lefer calves For three years ola ana unuer lo
A. M Wlnslow Of Putney W, took the nrst pilSo' "
like award was given TO H. c. White OF FRAMING man, W.
for the best between two and three years ou rb
THE exhibition OF Jersey stock was very large. me
,weepstakes premium for herds was awarded to j. s
Munfoe OF Lexington, Mass for the best cow maS LAY
The sweepstakes premiHm for best bul OF any sle was
adven TO W H. Hopkins of Providence, for Comet IT,
Shoh The committee regard the most perfect Oh he
breed hE 6aEs eTf5 FITCH se Of Conn
1rst premium; A. a. Wheeler Of East Providence nrs
premium for bulls between and two years ana Geo.
A. Dresser southbrdge, Mass nrs premium iOr nun
calf Patrick. For cows, hcifer and heer calves W am
Croner's tof warwick r. H. CaIOle LYON tN H5oni '
premium, aud II. g. Whites (of traningham, Mass,I
Medora the second For COWS between three anu lo d
three Thomas Fitch Of NewLondon. Conn, and under
one year c. B. Aldrich OF smithneld r. L. TOOK Inc i'
THe moist Of the Dutch or Hosen stock exhibited
6y W. m ot 6s S OF The bull Mdwoysd took
the s%eepstakesFto Lady Mdwoved 0agTGUgs
were awarded as the Of their different classes r,
For best head OF Devon s st roioum and Harvey
Dodge Of sutton Mass. the second The frss nam l
gentlemen also TOOK the s%e traS es HarVeT podge
Comet for bulls Of two years d. WgSTahSp Mass
Nav Gland took the first premiums For COWS OF four
years' r. H. Hyde takes first premium Tor helLefs OF
a oS S6 years r. sessions carries of the prize
For the best Working Oxen, fonr years OLD simeon car
penter OF Charlton Mass, takes first premium AplSIs
Albert Wheeler Of East Providence takes me 1T b
prize, aud GrOsyenor Aldrieh OF tADHuge' MaSs 'ne
For Fat Cattle David eoOdse Of BTattlebCrO' VT
takes first prize for pair Of oXen seven years rt pre-
MUM for one OK five years For three year old steers
A. NJ winslOw OF Putney, W.T. takes first prize lAndley
Tie Dutch stock Of cattle Of Mr.. Cheney noticed above,
naye s Tf mpoTtacS and met with good
until s596O when The herd was destroyed owing To- the
made another importation Of one bull and four COWS,
The character OF his stock for milk Is ndcaten W enc SS
record kept OF the Texeaer during June, 1865 she
gave 17O pounds or an average OF % Slo Po eI
recommended. calf dropped in August gained three
bounds a dsy for over 81 days. =.
In the department allotted to sheep, Mr. Bnrde;t
IOoms Of windsor Locks, Conn., Is the largest exhDlted
connection with his brother M blLOI LOOMS, o
displayed 90 ong-wooled sheep, among when were ttee
Soiswod one OF the latter taking the sweepstakes MT
Sherman HartwelO Of Washington Conn., entered ~ Sos
weighing 300 pounds took the first premium last year
and his dam the rst TINS year i re oI Art np
Iniums; three eve lambs the hrst ana second "a
y pair of eve lambs OEeyear old, three twoyear Old
ak old ewes nine buck lambs and two Colts
.ff,.-n ,.ve all Of xvh
mTms e. PiunEett, Of Binsdale Mass entered %
head Messrs. Gleason Jones OF saIeWsDuIy w., naa
two pens OF lambs (Merinos, for yeaIiing, three
three ODDS three woyear dds and four bucks Two
and three yearod The average WgRt OF neeee b IRON
number Of COtswOd breed, consisting OF several laOs
and a buck Guelph ID which weighed 800 pounds and
was valued at over OO0 He entered too late TO be
competitor Mir. George A Hassard OF Newport entered
For Merinoes Jerome Holden of Westminster VT took
the sweepstakes premiums for best collection OF rams
and for rams hree-years old Oneyear old ram lambs
twoyear old ewes. and oneyear Old ewes D. u: mt
ney OF P9tney VI took TAX or e%Gs ran"
and Jones also took premiums for ram twoyears ola
stakes prenum for the estbnck Of sheep
A. Bemis Son Of East Burke VT sweepstakes Tor best
premiums to W Hassard OF Newport Il. l., ana 10 ~
II sherman OF Mddstown r. H. I4 s 1 h oT f
wears yearliugs and best Shropshire buck A. Belnis
took the first premium for yearling bucks DUCK anOS
eve lambs, one and twOyears old ewes - Co.,
The sweepstakes medals for rams ana ewes CotIwo ,
Conn The gentleman for three years ana over one
buck lambs, took the nrst premium
well took the first premium for three year and two
year old bucks The first premiums for one year. Two
year and three old given TO Mr.. Looms.
The exhibition of swine not as large as was expect
ed Brigham Young 3d. owned by j. ;. Monroe OF
Lexington Mass took the fist premium for bOats; Joe
Smith. owned by Bent BOgman Of Providence, first pre-
MUM for one year old boar. To John s Monroe was
given the first premium for his Beauty, %. two
years old, and to VIM CrOzier WARWICK like premium
for his Chester All the above were large breeds
Among those who took premiums for the small breeds,
s. c. Hurburt, Gardiner, Me-; Tony Mellen, South
Providence; II. W. TiOn Walpole, Mass W. j. Arnold
OF Providence. and l. D. Pearee OF East Providence.
Dictator, owned by Charles MOretOn OF SaXson-
vile, the first premium for four old stations,
and Tom jefferson, owned by W. II. smith OF Hartford,
the second For three year old stations the first pre-
MUM WAS awarded 10 Granite State, owned by W. Il.
Smith OF Hartford and second to Tom. Taylor, owned
by W. ". Cheney OF Belmont, Mass
further list OF the premiums awarded will have to be
reserved for another letter.