Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-09-16
agricultural.
New England Agricultural Fair.

This association held their annual fair at
New Haven, Conn, on Tuesday, Wednesday.
Thursday and Friday of last week The at
tendance Is reported having been large
each day. Financially the fair a sue
cess Ten thousand dollars were received
for tickets on Wednesday, and the expen-
ses are stated to be $50 900, 1t is estimated
that the society will net $4,000. Gov. Eng
lish delivered the annual address. 1t is i'm
possible Tor us to give an account OF the fair
in detail for want of room, but as a matter
of general interest we publish the following
list of premiums awarded to exhibitors OF
Massachusetts,, New Hampshire. and Yer
mont, as report by the correspondent OF
the Boston AdUertiSer:
= For working oxen, five years old, Mar
shall IL Day of Chesterfield, n. H., was
awarded the second premium of 800 and a
diploma. He also took the first premium for
the best yoke of oxen-S25 and diploma.
For Durham herds, the first premium, $50
and diploma, was awarded to D. s. Pratt
Of Brattleboro, VT, and the second, $3.50
and diplomat to William Eames of Wor-
cester- W. w. Chenery of Belmont Mass.
took twenty-four premiums for Dutch cattle.
the same ranging from so to $50, with
dipl mas. For Jersey bulls, John Brooks of
Princeton, Mass, took the first premium j.
G. Converse OF Arlington, Mass, took anoth-
er first premium fer Jersey bulls; and Will
liam Brine of Springfield, Mass, received the
first herd premium for Ayrshire stock. FOR
short horn bulls A. ID. Norcross of Monson,
Mas, received the first premium. All of
the last namei premiums Were so and a
diploma. For working oxen, David Carpen-
ter and son of Charlton. Mass, received the
third premium of SIS and diploma. In
department for stallion for general use, W.
W Chenery Of Belmont took the first premi-
um of $50, and he was also awarded a first
premium Of $50 for calves in lots of five.
William BIrnie of Springfield received the
second premium of $50 and a diploma fol
Ayrshire cows. and also the first premium Of
$40 and a diploma for the best Ayrshire
calf
In the sheep department seven premiums
were awarded to Col Stowell of Cornwall
VT, and other Vermont gentlemen who Sc
cured premiums ranging from so to %
were j. Ii lden of W Westminster. +. ID. Bar
ton of Vergennes, and III. g. Gleason o
Shrewsbury The second premium of ST.
for fat sheep awarded to W w. Chen
cry. In the department for apes for TIM
best collection of five specimens, the SECOND
premium of IS was awarded to A. e Rock
wood of Hollston, Mass. The first premium
Of s for the best eight varieties uas givel
to D Goodrich of Stockbridge, Mass. Fo
the best five dishes of five specimens of pears
b. Harrington of Lexington, Mass. receives
the first premium of 81, and the second G
So was awarded to ). Goodrich of Stock
bridge
For the best eight varieties ofpears, S Good
rich OF otockbrIdge received 81. Most c
the remaining premiums are awarded to Cor
necticut contributors. The first premium
$50 for lump butter was awarded TO Wi
liam Ames of Worcester, Mass. William q
Putnam of Brooklnc, Connecticut, was til
only exhibitor of cheese, and he was therefor
awarded the premium of SO. The commit
tees ON implements have not entirely fnishe
their report, but they have awarded the fir
premiums TO the American Piow Compan
for their celebrated American hay tedder an
for their best horse rake. -