Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-09-21
The State Fair.


commencing Tuesday and ending Friday Of last
week
The fine weather added ~ the usual attractions
oil the Fair, drew out a large crowd, and proba-
bly, the attendance on Thursday was greater than
that at any previous Fair Of the Society, beng
placed at upward Of 5000
The exhibition Of Horses, Cattle and Sheep, as
well as Of the various articles in Mechanics, and
Floral Hall was very creditablc, although we
missed seeing several fine herds of cattle, and
pons Of sheep from exhibitors, who have hereto
fore made fine display. Wcsupposc the reason
Of their non-appNmnce was that the Fairs at
this season Of the year come in 80 thckly, that
they preferred 10 exhibit their stock elsewhere,
and give the State fair the go-by this year We
know that this deferred several exhibitors from
this section, although the display from this Coun-
ty on the whole was exceedingly crcditable
CATTLE
To the farmers present, Of course the cattle
stalls were great attraction, and MI were agreed
that the display was a good one though deficient
in one rospect-the exhibition Of short-horns not
being up to the standard Of last year. An i'm
proyement, however was noted in the general
quality of the stock All the leading breeds Of
cattle were well represented
The AYRsnREs were principally represented by
Nlessrs J. I. Paris, of Fairfax, and l.. S. Drew
Of Burlington, who divided the premiums on this
class Of stock pretty equally between them al
though the first premium for bull over three years
old was awarded to Eli Barnum, Of Milton The
show in this class was very good
OF DrRnN Cattle, Mr. A. W. Grswod Of
Morrisyille, exhibited six head, ranging from the
90 Malvern Boy four years old, weighing 1900,
10 d" Niobc ID, calf We have taken occasion
several times 10 speak Of the merits Of Mr.. Girls
wolds cattle, and have only space to say now
that they were seemingly perfect. Messrs Shcld
e Van Sicklen Of Burlington, had also very
r fine show Of Short-horns, as well as Mr. L. S
Drew, of South Burlington.
ALpERNYs.-Of this class there were very few
entries, and the following were the prizes award
ed lst premium, \. n. Toby, Calais, $1,000
% premium, c. w. Brownell, Wiiston, SIP 90.
OF DEyoSs, Messrs. D. Davis Il Son, of Wind.
sor, exhibited two bulls four COWS and six beiiers,
and easily carried away all the premiums in this
class
4. Durcn CArrLE.-The very fine herd of this
class, exhibited by Mr. lIoughton, of Putney,
secured for him the first premium without COM
petition
GRADE CNrrE.-rhe display in what is de
nominated Grade Cattle was quite large, and to
the cattle exhibited by Mr. G. L. Reynolds, Of
Burlington, were awarded nearly all the first
premiums.
We give below a list Of the first premiums
awarded to cattle, aside from those above men
toned
t WoRKNG OxEN.-Oxen five years old and up
wards, A. II Royce, Swanton Oxen four years
old and under five f. j. Kent, Panton
Mucu Cows -Shedd q Van Sicklen, Bur
lington.
FAT OXEN-George Alger, IIinesburgh -Four
years Old, c. NJ Sherman, Clarendon: Three years
old J. A. Ford Poultney Two years old, 4. o.
, Cummings, Montpelier
FAT Cows-Shedd Van Sicklen, Burlington
STEERS Two years old, 4. H. Royce, Swan
ton; fearngs, L. Brigham, Essex
Buus-Two years old, W s. Martin, Plain
field One year old, \. W Griswold, Morrisvlle
Bull calves, Shedd a Van Sicklen.
Cows.-Three years and over, Shedd < Van
Sicklen, Burlington; lleiier, two years old
Shcdd x Van Sicklen lleiier, one year old
\. W. Griswold Heller calf Shedd x Van
; Sicklen,
HORSES.
the exhibition Of horses was very large, and
We thought, particularly good although the bad
weather of Friday prevented any great display Of
4 speed by any Of them. Among the STOCK HORSE:
exhibited for premiums we noticed particularly
one on exhibition by D. Rider, of Middlebury
(Which took the second premium on stock horses
first class one by V w. Smith, of Mortified
(Which took the first prize ON stock horses second
closs) a two-year old colt exhibited by \. o
Cummings Of Montpelier, sired by "Yodnq
America - aud which took the second premium
at the New England Fair, and has trotted hall
mile in minute and thirty-six seconds, as wei
as a stallion owned by Brown and Hutchinson
ofTunbridge, weighing 300 pounds, called tn,
50 Smith Morrill,"
The premiums in this class were awarded as fol-
lows
SrocK HoRsEs-First class, lst premium, c
= NJ. sherman, Clarendon, 500; ID, d. Rider
Middlebury, $50. Second class LIST premium, 5
H. c. Miner, Richlord. S2j %, V. w. Smith
Mortified, SIS 81 c. NJ Sherman Clarendon,
} $40 Four years old. LIST premium, Chas NJ
{ sherman, Clarendon, SIS; %, j. p. Ryan,
Fairfield, 10 30, G. II. Brown, jericho, s.
ONee wears Oh. LIST premium, y.
SIP %. j. Oakes, Bristol, S Sd, \. ii. Dan
, forth, Rutland, IS. Two years old, LIST prem.
A. o. Cummings, Montpelier s.; %, H. C.
Hill, Isle IaAlott, s.; "a, j, b. Bishop, Jericho
three dollars.
Among the other classes of Horses may b,
named as especially noticeable, a black ;rottisg
mare five years old, owned by Snow and II. S
8 Town, Montpelier, mixed Blackhawk and Morgan
thorough bred mare and foal of A. W. Girls
void, of Morrisyie beautiful driving mar,
" Deceyer" exhibited by Z, II. Gilman, o.
Montpelier, and a splendid thoroughbred English
stallion. three years old exhibited by W s. Che
ney of Morristown.
A fine matched pair Of horses driven by j. NJ
Elkns, of Montpelier, also attracted much otten-
I ton as well as the magnificent span of John w
Currier, of Newbury. The following is list o.
3 premiums awarded, aside from those already Civ
! en-.
MARES AND CoLrs-lst premium, H. Chaplin
Williston, S25 % do, b. +. Van Nliet, Shell
n burn. SIS; 80 do A. W GriswOld, MOrrisylle
r $40 lth do, W. L. White, Pomfret, S..
GnDINGs AND FLLIs.-lst premium, C.. A
IIoabird. Shelburn, $40; ID, ii. g. Holcomb,
Isle lANlotte, SO; ID, L. Brownell, Williston
ri 81.
MATCHED HoRsfs Firm CLAss.-Oger ~
hands, LIST premium, j. w Currier, Newbury
e $50 % c. II Pine, Georgia, $25; Sd, A. j
Chase, Wnoosk, $40. Under i5I hands, Isl
! premium, d. " Sunderland, Highgte s25 I'd
Col. Parker, Casteton, Sl2 Sd, r. W. McFar-
land, johnson, So.
; GENTS DRIvING lioRsEs list premium, 81 Fan
ny" H. g. Root, Bennington, S75 %, " De
eeiyer," +, IL Gilman, Montpelier, $50; 81
&" Quckstep," 5. & II. $. Town, Montpelier, sos
IloRsEs FoR ALL WORK, EIGnTEENTH Glass
e LIST premium, W. r. Sanford, Orwell, $25 ID
= C. H. Bodgett, Burlington, $751; Sd, l.. John
son, Bakersfield $40,
SHEEP.
The display in this department was quite ex
tensiye, and we noticed with pleasure that the
majority of those on exhibition belonged to the
coarscr wooded sheep, which we believe TO he mucl
better and more easily raised than the merno