Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-10-27
Washington County Fair.

| iii'NaA i't-Nr ilNt lHi~t Ni llt r9iHlnt luu-
tmry to general expectation, after two postpone
mcnts, on account Of weather, the first fair Of
The Washington County Agricultural s1ciety has
proved somthius more than success. It has
proved % deeded success aud the managers nndall
concerned, may well congratulate themselves that
/ DO spite Of Che many adverse circumstances they
have bad go contend WITH the interest felt in this
first exhibition has overcome all obstacles. And
we trust that in This instance the old aphorisn
that a " new broom sweeps clean, viii not prove
true, but that succeeding iairs, under more favor
able auspccs' will prove equally successful. We
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'"'' Wv NOW ~ W. i''o"ll unuei "nVei 70
manifest our usual energy, besides the absorbing
demands and cares incident to the commencement
I,r,ee..i.o Of the te,isl,t,,rc yvcs,,,ttis c,r
I 'D' ''''''. 'l "'N'l portions "i ue 'ouhtyi thnt
they may feel assured their efforts and contrbu
tiana nro duly nnpreeate1 and bv those entirely
] l.i,t.rc.,of ti-fiy ,,,o,,crd.T c co.. h.,,
~
''''i' .'''''s ''''' =" n'''S resPevVS
the cNhiniuln was equnl to any ever visit
ei m any section of the State. The show
ar rt,.t cr an tils ,,,. r,,,r,.,,,. al 80
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quo ni7'o oi'a'' WINS. the proauets oil The infm
Nud tne diifF attestea ihot the husimudman and
tha dairy-wom1n mad laitlrel 20 sorne nurr,o.e
i.ri.,. t. r..,..,., o.. ,,o,ri,, ,t.e,i IT, M.
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"'me 'io aN4 l'hcy departments usefulness ami
good tw.c were well represented, and in short,
instead of u failure. as almost every one predict
cd g. ,,,s e s,,r,,rige tr q, tt, ,,,,i;.. .,1
.,' f''',S "'i"
Iu"N.'9 'i tie eN'"1itoh ana thc numbers M
.ultoulluoc.
or the admirable address of Mr.. GREGORY we
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readers 30 icngth'
l0 this hastily prepared introduction We annex
tbo e,llotyiu, reueroi rer,orka
E,Trl r
In the cattle dennrtment the show IL opito
lcrelibble. olthourh NOT me bcst tbot Wasbino,-
ton co,inty ,.,n r9ke Ia, am, means The yya5,
of or7,n,,,s,n,rt ,vith rslr,nSe ~ hrcod m cs,
mokes IL extremely inconvenient to form anv
opinion of the relative merits of bertls or inJ{
yidual animals and ms that more leytimntplv No
Ionrs L, the eonmittces we iorern7 nnv sucR ex-
prps.i1ns THE most nnmerons 6eri an exbilS-
tinp yyns that ar Chas X Cr,v or Fast Mont
pelier. CONSISTING of eleven head Of nnrc hired
short horus ,yit6 most evceliert ,e1irrees n
Ia Cilmnn showed n nure breI tyo yc,rs iii
Jersey btU tlet t,ok the grst rrigo a. ~ ,,ir az
tLe Ne,v Frgioni F1ir nj p,,vjIcnce t,,,, go
lnro lnst all m ,r,le Jersey two years oJ bsiier
Iti,t e,ivnJ lon,,,.,, % ,,I ,,,.1s 4, r,,,,,1 od
ii ortcr ~ i,t," ,' ~, to tL,,,.L Su'i a'I ~,
winter and Gron tlle mi,llle or Nav fo tbs midi
N dle of Julv mo,le fen and a half nopnds Of hnt
o Ter n ,yeeF from, or.,s. oIonp She ,y,s bred b,,
lis. &. Gilman. of Milford. Mass lie nls, exhiG-
itnd tIrro Grade calves Tvn,ar Cnctrn, sL,,,,oa
a short horn and Jersey erIs-ed bull and one nv
rv, ,tier ,orties ,,rSle or s,r,,b L,,IIs w,
heard not liaie comment upon the Rnpr mproprioty
q of pnyng premiums for grade bulls, and it must
be conceded that there is much real force to the
] Ws1menl advanced m opposition to the practice
{ w II; Looms showed l-years old short-horn
b. bull, that We thought n very good animal. II.
e. Jones ana r. a. AleN4nder each showed
r yearling short-horn bull. IL NJ Cunmlns show
ed iOur pure bred animals, among them very
q fine 2-years old heller lie had also very pret-
- ~ grade Aearung neher' a. y. Cummins, \.
d. Arms, Il. r. Andrews, anu several others, had
e eloha iew animals, some portion Of which were
{ pure bred, and q. \. Reed very pretty cow and
TWO ycHhng heiieiS. /. O bailey showed a fat
, ., Durlmn COW Ihe show OF working oxen,
r though not large, perhaps not large enough to
pc considered entirely pfnl5eworthy, y,-wns very
good. H. +; Martin, Hiram Iempleton Tim: =.
Cutler, a. O. Cummins and William Gallison
contuuuted tQ tins department OF the exhibition.
stephen Nreelcy ana A. H. Arms showed each
= yoke Of lnt oxen. l.. y. Persons showed one
4 YOKE oil S,yeafs ola steers ana two yoke OF year
|, ilngs AL Whlte grade sh1rt-horns. stephen
p1slef shoWela par o. calves thoroughly brok-
$ en- o. the yoke, ANA Josiah Benjamin yoke OF
p. yeMhngs.
. ne nid not hptce any cows on eXhlhlton sim
ply as mion COWS, win the single exception oil
, native cow belonging t2 Elisha Cove, which was
70 a matter ol some surprise TO us, nasmuch as the
i9ow 81 dalry products Tas particularly notlcea-
calves, grades of the famous Burmah or Sacred
Cattle.
l SHEEP
T., ,l,i. .i,s, ,Loro ,,,s ,or,. ,.,.,l sh,,, G
II r.n ,ylii,oI c',,r wy s'SJr ~ S1og sIon, .
- 80 3 i'"t oN.'u..J' ioNt PIt9 ", 5ioti'El's,
& B
80 ~ i.ti, ~ y" rViu'IGif
rt , much ,,, tie,ti t l,,, tho, ~ IL.
n m ,bilsa na, WIN r,s NS" fo ,l'l' ,es;e ,isie
and hung out his colors. We trust there IS yet
''''', ,, @ q ''iS'" crol,,IS, Io'7golau ,r.
Li. n'r, hr,J en-, G,,, tLo aDoi, ~ p'rIett
T,a,i. ,r ,yin,lsnr tocts CDnn and hrcJ cor,
20 tbc yor1 best English docks 4 n Arms sbo,r.
10 ni 2 Mons or Li4 Cotsv,lds oriyinailv irom the
H. ~ ~ W. ~ ,.,,,,,il ,f,,,', -. ~
nntahic 49, n q lIiIor Iloor'a' ,',' vIib;,cd ~
Erc o,.,,rs ,IJ r,,, LroI L,' NJ Tan,n; III
am. mn, i,,,h AMI t3, c,,, gnLi he9idns 'r',S f''
,d W. b,ye ,r,' l;.t;not roe'il"o,;'r ~
2, ,i - c,, ~ - - '.;at ~
nost,,rnee s,ne two yeors aoo Inst .Iune IN ind
the several animals co1stituti5g his gnek' and do
rt loo,,, n !, ,nott,r ,r grv,,ise ~ olI tbat ha
ebonlj he nble IN r,isc bcayv mutton hetrvean
M fine ,piu,,ls and s,,ncr,bnndant food Ran
amin ',,,yn Slowed n Sonth Down ram lan,b
a ond .,,,,,r,I otLers from tbc aock of Ne IJill
lo q \Vilor shoyye i've snrinr, lor,ls that ayer
3 ore l97 n1,n5s wc;,,ht grnds Cntsvolds s az,
n n r persons five veaTlings ond ave l,mbs Grad
y South Downs.
SWINE
" perhaps the least we can say for this depart-
ment. is that il exeels the show at the State Fair,
S and Is believed % be rs rood as has been made at
any county fair in the State this Autumn A.
Holt. Clns. X. GRAY and james Bowers showed
IS each SOW and pigs Of The pure White Chester,
ar Chester tinuutv NJ hito brpei |, 4 per-