Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-12

bill. l must acknowledge I am neither
judge or admirer of these cattle, there
fore l will not expose my ignorance OF
taste by attempting to describe or dis
criminate between those exhibited. There
seems to be quite dispute between the
owners of different importations whether
theirs are the Holsteins or the Dutch, OF
helted cattle. However the contest may
be decided, we believe it would (so far as
the cattle are concerned) be best for the
community at large that it be made a
Kilkenny cat affair at the earliest pos.
sible day.
WORKING OXEN.
A few very fine yokes of grade Devons
were exhibited. Joseph Hilton and Ed
mund Crawford, of New Scotland, and O.
Fl. Jewell of Westville, taking the first
prizes in the different classes of oxen and
steers.
FAT CATTLE.
This show was much less than we had
anticipated, but EMBRACED some good ami
mails. A. Rowland, of Auburn, exhibit
ed 3-year old steer weighing 1925 lbs,
blue ribbon, and a heifer that has also
won the blue.
We regret we cannot give at this time
the winners of the gold medals as the
prizes for herds of the different breeds.
HORSES.
The show Of horses was said to be fine
by those who had more time to devote to
their examination, and more judgment TO
discriminate in this class Of stock. We
also regret that we cannot give many of
the names of winners of prizes. Among
the most worthy of note of those we had
an opportunity of examining, was
"Thorndale," owned by Mr.. Edwin Thorn
of Millbrook, noble year old bay stall
lion by Alexander's Abdallah, dam by
Mambrino Chief. ThorndAle is IS hands
and 2 inches, and weighing 1892 lbs, q
horse Of great substance and power, with
a very fine easy road gait, and said 10 pos
sess gre Il speed. He carries the blue
ribbon AS the best roadster stallion. The
rcd ribbon in this class is worn by Berk-
shire Boy, 10 2 hands, 6 years Cd, a
beautiful bay, much cleaner, fner bred
horse and more beautiful style in har
ness and ont than Thorndale, but not 50
heavy or strong, aud perhaps not 80 fast
He il owned by NJ Z. Williams, Chatham
/ II II, hat II Il
of Rysdyk's Hambletonian, is on the
ground, and exhibited by Alden Grove,
Blooming Grove also, Goldsmith, dark
bay stallion of eight years, presented by
D. B. Haght, Dover Plains, and many
others of different breeds and competing
in the different classes of draft horses, car.
rage horses, roadsters, work horses, sad
die horses and ponies. We regret we
have not had time to make q more criti-
cal exami alton, take notes and give q
more extended description of the many
horses on the grounds, and will pass
along TO the
SHEEP.
Promising what we may say of them,
with the remark that the show was much
smaller than we expected, and much be-
low that at the Vermont State Fair at
St. Johnsbury, and in fine wool sheep,
very inferior, we have the impression
that the awards in the class of heavy
wooded merinos in former years have not
given satisfaction to the growers of heavy
woods, and therefore they do not bring
their sheep into unfAir competition or,
will not expose them TO unfair and par
tial decisions we therefore refrain from
making any comments on this class OF
sheep, AS we think those exhibited do not
merit much notice. But the show of NUT
ton sheep was good, comprising some
South Downs of rare quality exhibited by
Geo. n Brown, Nillbrook, and which
Justly attracted great admiration. d. B.
HAight, Dover Plains; Geo. Van Deveer,
P. J4ck7on, and Joseph Juljand, BIN
btiigc, are exhibitors of meritorious
South Downs. Ia Cotswold'5 there is a
very foe slow. Chase s Harris of Rooh-
ester, are wipning many of the prizes,
and Sherman Hartwell of Washington
County, Samuel Browne of Millbrook, |
Jacob Albright of Etna, George Ingersol
Of Chsrlestown, ard G. T. Mills, are max
lag creditable exhibitions in this class !
Very fine Lncolns are shown by Wolcott |
& Campbell of New York Mills, and
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George Ingersoll, ChsrIestown, and Shrop- |
shire Downs by s. G. & E. Fish, Diego, |
n. Y.
SWINE.
In this department the show is large
and fine, composing fue specimens of
SIN I'll and large breeds by various con-
tritu'ors We regret that we have not
the time to give a more extended notice,
as well as of the poultry, but we have not
the time at this writing.
VEGETABLES.
The show Of choice vegeta bles is good,
tut not large, while in the Horticultural |
department there are but few exhibitors
but iae show of apples are on exhibit
tion, made from Kansas and California
These are noticeable for their great size
aud beauty, one specimen from Kansas
weighing rs ounces, ard others of such
disproportionate sizs as hardly to be re-
cognized under their old names. Elwhar-
ger & Barry of Rochester, and others,
make fue shows of apples, pears, grapes
and ounces, J. Wick, Elwharger & Barry,
and Briggs & Brother, Rochester, make