The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-09-26

[ from the Hooks of a. y. n j. Bemis
Lyndon, |. Higgins d Son, st. Johnsbury
(who exhibited largely of excellent south
downs and Mr.. H. Cockrane, Canada
who sent some fine Oxford Downs who
drew the first premium on ycarlipg rams
Mcssrs. Beinis took the first on rams
over years and on ewes under years,
Messrs. Higgins took first on buck lambs
and ewes years old and on ewes lambs.
All the exhibitors Of swine were Ches-
ter county whites, by II. II. Wheeler and
Charles Stark, st. Jobusbury, and Essex
by George +, Nutting Randolph. Own
crs Of poultry must have been afraid their
fowls 'could be appropriated TO charita-
bic purposes or they would have made a
more extensive show. Only one pair Of
Turkeys, two Of Brennan Geese and FIVE
pens of light and dark Bramahs, Buff and
Partridge Cochins comprized the whole
exhibitions. Mr. Houghton, St. Johns.
bury, two first prizes on excellent Part
ridge Cochins and Dark Bramah fowls,
d. 7. Conway and II. II. Wheeler, st.
Johnsbury, on Brennan Geese and Tur-
keys, II. G. Hastings, St. Johnsbury, on
Light Bramash and II. II. Wheeler on
Turkeys these last being too poor to cook
well he was allowed to carry them home.
The show in the Mechanical Department
was not as large as usual, but on the
whole excellent Mr.. Holbrook g. Co. of
Boston, had large assortment of their
improved plows, swivel and others, for
side-hil or level lands, that are so fast
becoming popular among those who be-
lieve in thorough cultivation, while the
Amcs Plow Company represented by the
Veteran Plowman and inventor "Knox"
exhibited largely of Steel Plows Perry
Mower, Knox Horse Rake, and various
other implements. There were on exhib.
ition of mowers, the Kirby, the Buckeye,
the Meadow King; the New Clipper, the
Sprague, the Eureka the Granite State,
Woods New Iron Mower, and the Perry.
We cannot give the exhibitors names as
we had no time to take them all
The following Horse Rakes were ex-
hibited: Holingsworth's Patent, Burt's
Self-adjusting, Bay State Improved, and
some others that we cannot now recall.
There was a very fine and extensive show
of Howe Scales by the Brandon Manu-
featuring Company. A Steam Road wa
gon, by some one from New Hampshire,
attracted much attention by its perfor-
mances on the track, but the Superintend-
ant Of Mechanics Hall could not be per-
suadod to ride on it for fear of being
blown up. Thine and space prevent our
noticing many other articles in this de-
partment, some Of them of superior mer.
it. The show of Dairy Products was
small but some excellent butter was shown
by Allen Toby, Calais, G.. A. Balor,
Waterford, Charles Gale, Peacham, and
others the first prize being taken by Mr..
Toby. There was no factory cheese
shown, and but little of Dairy, the first
prize being awarded to Horace Strong, of
lrasburgh.
The show of Fruit was very small Mes.
sers. C. Miller d Son, Pomfret, being
the best exhibitors of apples and taking
the first premium on best II aud on best
6 varieties. Walter Ingraham, gardener
to Mr.. Fairbanks, exhibited very super.
ior lot of grapes, raised under glass, and
very fine lot peaches of number of
kinds, on both of which he was awarded
premiums. b. Bryant, j. 6. Glider,
Nurserymen, Derby Center, presented
large assortment of Apples and Crab
Apples, on which they received the pre-.
MUM for the largest varieties. Messrs.
c. & W. A. Walters. Boston, Agents for
NJ. Keller, California, sent a fine assert.
ment of native Wines and Brandies that
were pronounced remarkably free from
impurities or foreign substances and much
superior to those imported and usually
used for medicinal purposes. The Com
mittec awarded Mr.. Keller silver med
al and Dipolma, for these, and another
for his Native Wine Bitters, for Dyspep.
tics and other invalids.
The show in Floral Hall was very
meager, and contained very little worthy
Of note, but there were some articles and
flowers of merit, Of which we regret we
have no memorandum, and cannot there.
fore particularizc.