Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-10-04
WINDSOR COUNTY FAIR.
The First Day
woodstoch. septembsr a5th and aatf

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The First Day
was devoted to entries aud preparations for
the exhibition, and the attendance was as usu-
al somewhat light. After all things had
been put in place tour of the grounds gave
the opportunity to note the extent and ex-
cellence Of the show.
The cattle of the county were represented
by about seventy head beside the oxen, and
large share of them we're full bloods, Civ.
ing evidence of a progress gratifying to all
lovers of good stock. OF
Durhams
N. b. Stafford Il Co., of White River juno
tion exhibited herd of over twenty beauti 1.
fll animals; and there we're other noticeable
herds by jesse Boyden, Eliza Ann Caprou,
A. d. Washburn and Solomon Woodward of
Woodstock, I. II. Gill of Hartland and WIN
Hutchinson Of Pomfret Superior
Devons
were shown by d. Davis Il Son, of Windsor,
Eliza Ann Capron and John Brockway of
Pomfret; and four head of
Poned Cattle
by @. Q Buck, of Woodstock Also nil e
head Of
by Q. f. Lincoln of Woodstock.
AyrshIres
by Carmi Osgood of Bethel and Sullivan Ca
dy of Hartaud.
by Frederick Billings, of Woodstock, j. f..
Russell Of Hartland, Elisha Smith of Pom
fret, and Allen W. Thompson, of Woodstock. /.
Especially worthy of notice were the thorough
bred bull shown by Mr. Billings aud the m-
ported bull by Mr.. Russell. OF
Mixed and Native Cattle
the following persons contributed "a good ex-
hibition; o. Thompson, Eliza Ann Capron,
Frank II, Chapman, o. Ii. Mckenzie, ii. N.
Atwood, Willard Ii. Dow, IL. j. Il He.
Lockwood, Solomon Woodward, Il. Ii. Slay-
ton, all of Woodstock, Sullivan Cady aud j .
l.. Paddleford OF Hartland CredItable as
it was, the show of cattle would have been
much better but for short sightedness on
the part Of the Society that we hope to see
set right in the future. We refer to the fact
that all cattle are thrown into one class, the
several breeds being compelled to compete
with each other. This is wrong and it will
prove a source of dissatisfaction in the future
as it has already in the past.
The show of
was said to be by good judges, the best ever
made in Vermont. This claim is made with
particular reference to the beauty aud value
Of the stock presented We had here the
best animals aud many of them, in the ceIe =
brated Morino hOcks Of Eben Bridge, A. Il.
Perkins, A. II. Fuller, all OF Pomiret, and
Nathan Gushing, of Woodstock, and by their
sides first class stock was exhibited by V. NJ.
Hubbard, Of Rochester, George ii. Moore Of
Windsor, ii. q G. ii. Vaughan and q. X.
Lockwood, Of WOODSTOCK. A. Il. Perkin
exhibited fine two-year-oll buck, bred by
K. S. Stowell, of Cornwall aud shown at the
State Fair, where he took the first premium
and was afterward purchased by Mr.. Perkins
The exhibitors of
COtswoIds,
were II. II. Townsend, of Woodstock, who i,
giving particular attention TO this breed and
had in pens some very noble animals, j. a
s. S. Walker Of Hartland, and ii. N. At
wood of Woodstock. Of
Grades,
there was good show by Messrs Daniel
Frazer, of Barnard, W, w, Bagley, of Hart.
land, Paul ID. Dean, of Barnard, Moses
Paine, of Pomiret, H. L. G. II, Vaughan OF
Woodstock, and Charles II. Kingsley, Of
Pomfret. But perhaps the most attractive
pens were the beautiful
sOuthdOwns,
shown by Frederick Billings, of Woodstock
The six imported yearling ewes were bred by
Col. Kingscote, of fKingsoOte, 'rcestershire,
England, and won the first prize at the Glou
oestershire show the present year. The Kings
cote Aock is one of the oldest established il
the kingdom, and has been bred almost ex
cusively from rams of the Duke of Rich.