Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-27
Coos and Essex Counties Fair.
Continued from last ,Ueek.)
SHEEP AND LAMBS.

SHEEP AND LAMBS.
The display in this class was not
as large or as COED grade of animals
as might reasonably have been ex-
pected. Why this was so we are I'M
able to conjecture or explain, for GER.
tainly there is not in the country a
better section for sheep breeding than
Coos and Essex Counties. But al
though the display was small, some
really meritorious specimens were ex-
hiblted. George Wilder, had very
fine Cotswold buck, Geo. w. Cum
mings, showed a flock of sheep, cross
between Cotswold and Southdown,
and though they were in rather thin
flesh were presented for their prolifi-
cacy. From II eve sheep he raised
25 lambs the past season. H. r..
Norris, Lancaster, presented some
very good grade sheep, Mrs. Boyn-
ton exhibited her pet lamb, but as
there was no premium offered for that
class the committee recommended
that two dollars be paid from the
funds of the society not otherwise APP
proprated.
HORSES AND COLTS.
The display IN this class was very
fine and surpassed that of any subse,
qnent year, and to attempt to speak
Of all the meritorious ones, would be
task beyond our space. G. NJ
Stevens, had his black stallion Oar
Rysdik upon exhibition, though not
for premium. The pedigree of this
colt is claimed to be the best of any
stallion in this section. He was sireC
by Danville Boy. Dam, TrottinG
Childers. Grand Dam, Rysdik Ham
bletonian. Mr.. Stevens also showed
fine bay Hambletonian stallion that
took the first premium.
Oscar BotLell had very fine pal
Of spanking blacks that appeared tt
very good advantage. X. B. Fletch
err had his beautiful bay horse, tina
weighs over 200 upon the ground
and was closely observed by connois
seurs in horse-fesh. We UNDERSTAND
that Mr.. Fletcher refuses $500 70
him. S. F. Brown, Stratford, had
very beautiful pair of blacks, almos
perfectly matched and of fair size
Geo. p. Rowell, the we'll known ad
vertiseing agent, of New York had
very fine brood mare with a nice col
by her side upon exhibition. b. G
Towne, showed a matched pair
horse nnl+o which appeared to III
fine specimens of horse flesh. Get
H. Watson, showed his stallion, LIE
Rogers, also sucking colt sired b
the famous trotting stallion, Tol
Patchen Mr.. Watson informs us ths
he was offered $3.50 for one half {
this colt, the expense of raising to b
borne equally. Colts were exhibits
for premiums by John Costello an
Aaron Cummings of Lancaster, Han
ny Crawford of Guildhall, and S. T
Hale Of Iunenburg, and others.
SWINE.
The show in this class was small
not more than half dozen hogs an
pigs being shown. Among whic
were those belonging to f. G. Grant
ofConcord, and Proctor Jacobs an
Geo. D. Hodgdon, of Lancaster.
POULTRY.
There were some eight or ten cage
of fowls shown, comprising turkeys
ducks, geese and chickens, shown b
Zeb Twitchell, C. p. Hartford c
Lancaster and Hazo Woodward, {
Lancaster, and others.
FLORAL HALL.
Though not so large display as
some years, yet the show attracte
considerable attention and most
the articles displayed were of a rea
ly meritorious class, and the fruit an
vegetables fine specimens. S. N
Harvey, of Columbia, dealer in fru
trees, exhibited twenty varieties
crabs and English varieties, amor
which were the Queens Choice, Mo
treal Beauty, Rose of Stanstead, L
dies Favorite, Spafford and sever
other crab apples, all of good size an
quality. Of the English varieties til
Peach and Brunswick were excellen
He also had tree one year and 70
months old, Of the Brunswick varie
on which were growing two appl
measuring each ten inches in circul
ference. He had also a portable {
der mill, and samples of emery whee
and saw gummers which he is sellin
There were some fifteen lots of pot