Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-10-27
Washington County Fair.

A1 ~ HNO
Agricultural Society last week, though fall
ing short for obvious reasons of what the
ability and zeal of our farmers and manu-
facturers had led US to expect, was a SUBJ
~stantial and gratifying success. The unex-
ampIed weather Of the two weeks for which
it was successfully appointed would have af-
forded a. good excuse for a total failure, for
it certainly seemed as if the storm god, Jeal-
Gus of Ceres and Pomona, had interiered to
prevent all friend by rivalry among their
votaries. That there should have been an ac-
ceptable fair under such circumstances au-
gurs hopefully for the future of the Society.
The attendance Of spectators was very good,
though the Legislature kept many of our
citizens away, and their absence was not
made good by the presence Of sundry of the
wisdom and virtue who honored the occasion
with their company. The ncwness of the
organization was slightly apparent by sundry
defects and omissions, whose repetitions will
De prevented by a little more experience
Our inspection was necessarily rather hasty,
and we cannot find space to mention the
many excellent things VIC saw, and only at
tempt to name the more noticeable.
CATTLE.
The show of cattle consisted largely OF
Short Horns. of which the herd Of Charles
X. Grey of East Montpelier, was especially
noticeable from its size, eleven animals, and
their uniform excellence. w. ii. LOOMS
exhibited one very fine four year old
bull f. r. Alexander and ii. G. Jones, had
each a good y%earling bull, and A. d. Arms,
II. NJ. Cummins and \. o. Cummins, had
some good stock, part pure bred. Of Jerseys,
F. c. Gilman showed a pure bred two years
old Jersey bull, that took the first prize as a
calf, at the New England Fair at Providence,
two years ago last fall, a grade Jersey two
years old heifer, that calyed January ., and
made a pound and a quarter of butter a day,
on hay, through the winter, and from the
middle Of May to the middle Of July, made
ten and a half pounds CT butter a week, from
grass alone. She was bred by S. c.. Gilman,
of Milford, Mass. He also exhibited three
grade calves.
OF working oxen and fat cattle, William
GalIison, A. o. Cummins, Timothy Cutler
and A. d. Arms, made some good entries of
these, also ii. p. Martin, and others. John
Benjamin, and L. \. Persons. had some ex-
%cellent y~earling steers, and Stephen Wooster,
had a pair of calves unusually well broken to
the yoke. L. o. Bailey exhibited a fat Dur
ham cow, and Timothy Cross a cow and two
calves Of the Brahmin or sacred cattle. We
were surprised to find no Deyons on the
ground. This county is acknowledge to have
some Of the best Devon stock in New Eng
land, some that has taken first premiums at
the State and New England Fairs we pre-
sumo that bad travelling affords a reason for
this absence.
SHEEP.
The entries were numerous and excellent,
and among them were animals that would
have attracted attention in the best sheep
raising counties. The Cotswolds were de-
cidedly in the preponderance, r. G. Hills Of
Elmore, had a superb herd, an excellent two
years old buck among them. The pure bred
buck Of G.. c. Chandler Of Montpelier, also
much deserved attention. o. C..
Wilder. had five very large grade lambs
averaging 127 pounds each, and l.. E. Per
sons, ten Southdown yearlings and lambs
Benjamin Town of Montpelier, exhibited
good SOuthdown sheep and H.. ). Town
of Montpelier, four pens of Merinos that GER
looked handsome enough to come again
into fashion.
SWINE.
These were nearly all Of the favorite
White Chester breed, and Of these there was
a good exhibition. I. P. Cutler had a fine
boar J. Benjamin, a large five months boar
James Bowers aud c. X. Grey, of E. Mont
Pelier, good sows and pigs; L. A. Persons,
had ten fine pigs, which were afterward sold
to D. Taft, for $50, who, with such stock
will have no difficulty in proving the saying
that /" millers always have fat hogs"
POULTRY.
The Poultry was hard to beat to this de-
partment Geo. DAVIS contributed two coops
of large Brahmas 5. H. Bosworth, one
coop of Black Spanish and one of Crossed
Hamburgs Ii. S. Town, of Montpelier, a
~ par VI nulbC IE8uOID5 alien
Tobcy of Calais, had three coops. containing
wild geese, wild ducks, white Leghorns, and
and white Polands A. A. Sweet
showed a litter of twelve fine chickens. all
raised by one hen. In the extent and varie-
ty of his exhibition, and, if the premiums
tell the truth, in excellence also, Geo. NJ.
Scribner bore off the palm. He had = blue
brestedd games" Irish gray games ssStone
fence games, > I" White face black Spanish
9 Rumples," imported /" Golden spangIed
Hamburghs," imported = Brahma Pootras.''
and White LeghorDs."
HORSES.
In this department there was no steed of
rcat renown, but all the entries were GOOD.
Of gentlcmen's driving horses there were sew
eral fine animals; beside those competing for
premiums, Mr.. Tucker, of Mortified. and
Mr.. Sawyer, of Moretown, entered two very
fine and fast horses, for exhibition only.
Mr. Ii. Morse had a very stylish gray
horse said to be hard to beat. At the trot
Wednesday for four year olds, there were
four entries. William Joslin, of Waits6ed
took the first, and S. & III. S. Town, of Mont
pelier, the second premiums.
The closing exercise on Thursday was a
trot for the Society's premiums of $50 and
$50, open to all horses owned in the county
the first of which was taken by Mr.. Rice's
Dan Riley" of Mortified and the second
by j. II. Morgan, of Calais.
Besides these the Wheeler and UPTON
horses and "Young Reindeer showed good
stepping qualities, the style in which the
latter did his work being especially notice
able. g. c. Chandler exhibited three fin.
brood mares with colts by their sides two
of them /" Ethan Aliens" and one I" Ham,
iltonian-" g. R. Dodge also had two brood