Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-09-15


LIST premium, three years old, A. Dyer.
I'd premium, three years old, A. I.
Nichols.
LIST premium, two years old, A. Dyer.
Cd premium, two years old, A. j. Sum-
ner.
1st premium, one year old, A. Dyer.
CATTLE.
Best Durham yearling bull, FL. A.
Sumner.
Best yearling Devon bull, d. L. Pack
ard.
Best two years old bull, T. B. Smith.
Best three years old bull, q. y. Swim
iugton.
I'd premium, A. s. Cook.
COWS YEARS OLD AND UPWARD.
1st premium, G. P. Hatch.
I'd premium, VIM. Blackmer.
COWS 2 YEARS OLD AND UPWARD.
1st premium, Lucius Merriam.
I'd premium, @. P. Hatch.
BULL CALVES.
LIST premium, A. s. Cook.
I'd premium, d. L. Phelps.
YEARLING HELPERS.
1st premium, Lucius Merriam
The committee desire TO say that the
stock exhibited by G. P. Hatch and Lu'
cius Merriam shows that these gentlemen
well understand the needs of the commu'
pity, and intend to be up with the times
The great need of our farmers is an i'm
proved breed of cattle, and the committe {
think here may be found what is needed
BEEF OXEN.
1st premium, J. Barker of Leicester.
I'd premium, H A. Sumner of Brandon
WORKING OXEN.
1st premium, five years old, Fl. & w
w. Ellis.
I'd premium, five years old, David
Stems.
1st premium, four years old, G. N. &
L. Bartlett.
BEST MATCHED OXEN.
W. R. Ellis of Salisbury.
1st premium, yoke Of steers, Lewis G
Jones.
LIST premium, Cotswolds, Frank Win
slow.
SWINE.
LIST premium, H. q W. w. Ellis.
POULTRY AND EGGS.
The committee make special mention o.
the Brahma chickens shown by q. b
Rowland; the pair of game fowls shown
by K. @. White; the pair of turkey
shown by H H. Merritt, aud the trIos o.
Creveceur fowls shown by DR.. A L
Woodward.
It will undoubtedly be interesting tt
manv 10 have a short description or the
latter variety of fowls, which are attract
ing so much attention at the present time
THE CREvECGUR.
This is better known than any of the
French fowl, it Is one of the best layers
not only on account of number, but ais
of the size of the eggs, being equal IN thu
respect to the Spanish.
1t is a short-legged breed, squssre bodied
deep chested, well shaped for the table,
Like most of these breeds it II bearded
and top-knotted, but the latter appendazt
is not like that of the Poland. Il Is NOR
like a crest and allows room in front lo
the comb.
This is singul4rIy shaped, and I shal
again quote from Mr.. Jacque: Cont
various but always forming two horns
sometimes parallel, straight and fle-hy
sometimes joined at the base slightly
" notched, pointed, and seper lting at tn
extremities; sometimes adding to thu
latter description interior ramlication
like the horns of young deer
The same author says: THE cOml
"like horns gives the Crevecoeur the APP
"pearance of a devil" The legs shoul,
be black or very dark slate blue.
| The plumage should be entirely blacl
with bright blue and metallic lu~tre, tx
| cept the feathers of the belly, which ar'
dark brown.
The topknot as on the Polands viii be
come partly white after moulting two C
three times.
Mrs. Ferguson Blair says she has bret
these birds largely and continues TO 4.
so, which is a sure proof of the considers
tion of which she thinks this variety
worthy.
Many have their hackles, saddles, anl
wing coverts straw color. These are no
less pure and they will breed black chick
ems, but they are less esteemed by very
particular amateurs.
The hens should weigh from lbs. to
lbs, and the cock from lbs. to 2 , lbs
just as the Houdan has a roguish al
and deportment,so the Crevecoeur IS stsid
solemn and grave.
BUTTER AND CHEESE.
1st premium, dairy cheese, P. P. Gibbs
ID, J. V. Parker.
1st premium, tub butter, Mr. D. T
Packard.
GRAPES AND PLUMs.
Largest assortment of grapes, DR.. o G
Dyer.
Second largest. JOS Bu5hey.
Third largest, G. Kinsman.
Best display of plums, III. ?. June.
CEREALS, ROOT AND FIELD CROPS.
LIST best onions, J. T. E~tabrook.
lat best watermelons, Hiram Alden.
I'd J. T. Estabrook
LIST best carrots, J. E. Mcclellan.
LIST best white beans, J. X. c mpbell
I'd best Chus. Grover.
LIST best Boston marrow squash, E. II
w eDBrer.
1st best Hubbard squashes, Henry C.
Webster.
LIST best seed corn, NJ. G. Clifford.
I'd best F J. Thomas
1st best tomatoes, Norman Squires.
1st best oats. c. P. Hatch.
1st best muskmelons, Chiffon Merritt.
1st best Early Rose potatoes, w. II
Breed
Largest and best potatoes, John Hal
sey.
Largest and best Rutabagas, Perry
Ayres.
Largest and best seed cucumbers, Geo
Hatch.
Best mangel wurtzels, C. P. Hatch.
APPLES AND FRUIT.