Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-10-01
FfaIsi.A County Fair.

Tie fourth annual fair of the Franklin County
Agricultural and Mechanical Society, vas held
at Sheldon on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Of this week Unusual interest was manifested
and the attendance much larger than on any
former occasion The number Of animals and
articles on exhibition was also greater, while the
character Of the cattle was especially noticeable
fer the large increase Of blood animals A few
FEARS ago not one pure blood animal was on ex-
hioition at the fair whereas this year most of
them are claimed to be such, and some few are
shown to be. They were of the Shorthorn, the
Ayrshire, the Jersey and the Devon breeds, and
We see one two years Old he:fer is entered on the
books as a -' pure mixed Durham ami jersey
We suspec, that Is sor' Of purity that prevails
d little more than Is really desirable. 1t may
not be doing the sior,horn breeders Of Franklin
County any injustice to say that their animals
are not Of the Booth or Bates families In Ayr
thires the show was fIirly creliAble. Mr. y. 5.
Whitney, Of Montreal and Frclighsourg stand
ing at the head with his herd OF a animals
among which are yearling bull and year
ling heifer imported the last summer. They
were selected by Mr. John Thornton, u we'll
known stock broker, Of London, England aud
are supposed 10 be fair specimens Of the very
best stock offered for sale in the United Kingdom.
Three cows and some yearllngs and two years
old make up the herd. They are not entered in
competition for premium but for exhibition only
Of the other animals in this class it hardly BE-
so
Of the animals on exhibition at the State Fair
was SO discreiited by the award Of the commit
tee. in the Jersey class was one very good bull,
and one good COW, owned by different parties.
The display Of working oxen was good AMI rather
large for county show. The cattle exhibited
bv J. II. Button Of Swiutou at the State Fair,
were the hest we saw
The trial OF horses and oxen was thorough
and elected much applause. The show Of
horses was not large, but there was some very
fac animals There was a fair display Of coarse
aud middle wooded sheep, small display Of
Chester County swine, one very noticeable litter
Of red rock pigs, and very meagre display of
poultry. Master AbueF Bliss Of GeorEl, lad
/ Of IL years, showed a trio Of gray Dorking-
/ from the importation Of VI. II CochrAue Of Mon
treal. better specimens than We saw y, Portland
/ or Burlington; trio of Ives, pencilel Brah-
1 mas and pair OF large Bremen geese, aud 4,r
/ Chadwick Of Swanton a pair Of Java geese.
/ The hall display was really excellent in all its
appointments. Cary sugar eyaporator has been
/ largely introduced in this county, and result
the show Of maple sugar and syrup was large and
good.
+ But the great feature Of tle exhibition was the
butter and cheese Fifty dlllars Of premiums
for each Of these products, in the hands Of the
committees, composed of Well-kuowu, good jud Ees
and - proper place for exhibition without expos
ing the goods to injury, are inducements 90 farm
ers 20 bring uut their best, and We suppose IL
was here. though the "crack diaries Of the
county were not represented. Ii was stated by
persons accustomed 90 attending fairs with es-
uecial reference to these products that this was
the best display ever made in New England
We have not attended all the Fairs In New Eng
land. and cannot quite say al. that, but We can
and do uuLesitatugly say II was much Tie hest
We have ever seen.
THURSDAY at one O'Clock Horace Greeley %!
New York, delivered the annual address. u
was a very able discussion of the subject Of grass
farming and was listened o. by "a large ami el-
gerly attentive audience. How much of the iu-
terest attached 20 the person AID reputation
of the speaker If course i- au open question bur
that f. very deep interest was taken iu the adj
dress Uf itself was and Is manifest AT Fl'
beard t admit thar IL WAS rer.eie with practical
instruction intersrtrs,d, Of course. with so-e
little " philosophy L would have 1t rlci Us
much pleasure 20 have given our reaIer- an a1-
s-7act at least. had circumstances favored We
hope this is the beginning at d -erie, oi f;ae-i-
cal addresses and cHucratu.ate the society ,l ,le
suspicious resul; Of this venture.