Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-12-18
A9rirultural.
By our Agricultural Editor.
t.Tenf sale Of .rrSnfreS

Mr. M1eer ;. kcilogc OF Chicopee. Mass,
sid at arc:ion, ON llunpien Park. SpTi ~
field on Thursday the "a inst. MS entire herd
Of thorough bred Ayrehres. consisting of 50
animals. The day WAS clear but very cold,
nevertheless the attendance Of intelligent and
enthusiastic admirers % this, the sc Corning
breed Of cattle Wa very large. representing
I'll the New England States and New York
and Pennsylvania The cattle had been
brought into the park day or two before,
but were not quite at ease, and did NOT eat
lr drink quite well. TO compensate for which
an attemp; was made to fll them up with
pumpkins, which. together with the piercing
wind quite chilled them through, and almost
doubled them up It would be hardly poss-
be to hit upon more efectuol plan Of max
ing stock appear to disadvantage, especial
" Oh dry day. The sale commenced with
Duchess ID 90. 8, of the Herd Bo5k) de-
scribed as follows, Red and white spotted;
calved july 10Th 1860, bred By Il. II Peters.
scarborough Mass. sire. King Coil 10;
dam, Duchess 2d, s.. In cali, time expired. -
The bidding was spirited and she was
knocked down to VIM. /. Field Of North
Bridcewatcr. Mass, at $40.
No. Jenny, (Herd Book No. 96) dark
red. and white; calyad Oct. p 1850; bred
bvA. II. Warren, Concord, Mass. sire AYR
shire bull bred by Wm. $. Lincoln, Worcest-
or. Mas p sire NcGre-5r imported by the
Trustees %. the Massachusetts, Society for the
Promotion Of Agriculture. Dam Young Jen-
nv Deans, by Prince Albert, imported by the
Trustees Of the Massachusetts, Society for the
Promotion Of Agriculture "a dam, Jenny
Deans, imported by tie Trustees of the Mass
achu-etts Society Cor the Promotion Of Agri-
culture 1874 Served Arril27 by Zero, 40I.
Sold TO Rufus Nut-ir-, Randolph, Vt, for
300
No. Jenny ls,, ys4r. old, was cold TO
L. i. Chaplin. of Cairopee, for Sl2o.
Ne. :, year. I'D, sold to same for 500.
No. ), years Old. sold to Geo. 6. Kennedy,
Rox5ury, Mass for Sl05, was by far the
hest rurcbase made during the day accord
ing TO our Judgement No. 6. > years old
and No. vearlin- wer, sold TO w. A. How
ard Of Providence for 500 and so. Mr.
Howard also bought No II (H. B. NJ. I6O)
for sIq5. No. calyed Sept. 1865 was
sold for So. No. Q. . wears old was sold f.r
sos. No. 10. year. old. bought for $50.
No. II. : years old. bought for SIN 50.
No. -. vearlinr. BROUGHT 500 No -.
ycarlinr. brought So. ~. i. > vears
Old. bought for sl37 80. No. 10. calved
Au-l 1868. sold 10 y. Mason OF Haml-
Ton Falls. y. Il. f- S53. N1.I-.7 years
Old. sold to ,le-.r.. :. ". ii d. Wells of
Wether7felI. Conn. for 5l2j. NJ Is.
calvei july - 1858. sold t. d. Ra.. POLKA
dclphia. for Si5. NJ. -. 3 years old. sold
O. John Dimon. Pomtret. Conn, for SIP.
10 Calfof same dr1rued AUG l5 sold 10
Mason of Y H.. for So. NJ. p. 3 years
old. sold to NJ. +. Myers. Saratoga. y. Y. for
Sl32. 50. \ bunch up,n the devlap of this
animal NOT seen rre,ilu-lv. was believed TO
invaliiat, the sale. and -a, was ~,-,lI and
bought by the same rar,v r,- SlI2.50. Her
calf dropped Aug. L. was sid for SO. No.
%. Ninna II. p. n. 62l-Red and white.
caly,d AprIl 10 1861: bred bv Z. B Fi-r,
Amherst Mas. sire lUile-ey As. dam J.7-
ny p 40. was sold Z, As. Livingstone.
ar,nt for lIe-.rs. EAT. F..ir'.rnk. a. Go s..
.I,hn.bi,rv VI f- ell5 Mr. aI-.
h,g-bt Jenny Lind Is- 49,. red and white.
.c,lyad Dec 1867 sin. >,,.,s .lahrri.
dan, .Icpnv Lind 100 ,r;.c r,id elf1
II,
sale Two year oid hliI o.. ''r- "ia. h'fii'-
The Bull Zero, 40l, red and wH'ta ca.rai
Dee. rs. 1863. Sire Robert B5r1. 81 al-
L.. III 81 - ali F--f.-1
=, -,
Dlo"" 'I Nil'''ie''"' i' , ''' -'l S-e' NO 80
dam Of Mr.. Livingston Jenny Lind was sold
10 Mr. Myers. president Of the Worcester
Nj. ,.,-;...,-.,-,1 s-........ r...-1--
20 yeaiIiiS' SOFA 10 the same ioT 80. No.
p calyed March Nth. ieu0, bought by Nr.
,,e,rI;,.- t,.1I l-,,-b+ -.,n ,r:. i-u ..f-
.,n
Inc animals are many oi iAein i'-se','a OF