Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-10-07
ADDISON COUNTY FAIR,
AT MIDDLEBrRY, SEPT. %, %, IS aud 20
The Register says of this fair:-

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entries of stock and articles for exhibition
were unusually numerous during the fore
noon. But in the afternoon II drenching
RAIN set in and all business was suspended.
Wednesday morning it cleared up and the
weather gave promise of something fine.
Entries We're made rapidly and the crowd
came in. BY evening more entries had been
made than ut any previous Fair for II number
of years.
The number of cattle entered was about
100, but the number on exhibition exceeded
that somewhat. The entries for oxen and
steers were for 26 animals, and comprising
some very fine animals. For fat cattle the
entries were for only four animals. For.
mich cow five entries. The show of short
horns was very large, (some 60) making IL
very fine appearance. Messrs. l.. l.. Wright,
Cornwall; L.. j. Wright, ID. L. Wright IL
Sons, Weybridge; A. j. Benedict, Cornwall
G. f. & S. S. Wright, New Haven; W. A.
Newcomb, Middlebury, and II. Dean, Corn
wall. were the principal exhibitors.
Then IL Ayrshires, represented by +. &.
Birge, New Haven; G.. Hammond, Henry
Hammond, and +. II. Hayden, Middlebury.
Henry Hammond shows II two-year-old bull
that has taken the first prize ms II calf at the
Vermont State Fair mt Burlington, and whose
sire and dam received the first prizes in their
classes us the best Ayrshire COW and bull at
the State Fair mt st. Johnsbury, the COW also
taking the first prize rs the best mich COW
of any breedin competition with other breeds,
including the Dutch.
The Jerseys were well represented by the
fine herds of j.. Battell, Ripton, and j. &.
Wellington, Middlebmy, while fine animals
were shown by G. ii. Baxter, Cornwall
n. Buttolph and +. Bailey, Bridgeport.
There were but three Devons exhibited
II fine bull by j. p. Douglass, II bull calf by
G.. G. Cady and n COW by l.. c. Burrows, all
of Middlebury.
In the class of stations the show was very
poor, the owners of the very best stations in
the county neglecting to bring them before
the public. The three-year-old Patchen
colt of Col. Stowell, and the two-year-old of
III. G. Goodrich being the best animals in
this class, they both received us they well
deserved the first premiums in their
classes. The entries for matched horses, as
lOr slngl drivers, was Vely small, being only
five of the former and three of the latter, but
there were some fine animals in this class.
The great attraction in all the horse show
was the mares and colts, there being 81
mares with foals by their sides, comprising
more worth and excellence than ever came
together before in the history of this county,
and we really believe than even before in
the state. The Patchen stock of Col. Stow
ell was represented by some very fine suck
ing colts. The Columbus stock was repre-
sentcd through stock of the Ring Horse, of
ID. Rider. But the great interest in this part
of the show was undeniably in the colts
sired by Messrs. Bates IL Harris horse
"Lambert." The sucking colt of VIM. Bald
win, of III, n. Y; for which his owner has
refused 81 800, was present, rs well us II large
number of others, including the sucking colts
that received the first and second premiums
in their class.
The show of merino sheep was not large
but good animals were presented. The COM
petition among mutton sheep was much
greater and reminded one that the interest
in this class of stock was revivinp with tbn