Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-10-08

We judged. one of the largest exhibitors d
,attie. They were grades. with slight
strain of Devon blood, and very fine animals.
BE exhibited two pairs of twin two years old
bright red heifers, that were beauties. They
wsre fair-sizsd, we'll formed. and showed SUI
perior milking qualities. So exactly alike
are each pair that MIR: CLARK can only dis
anguish the one from the other BY notch
tut in ones horn. Mr.. Clark also exhibited
! yoke Of large oxen, fine two years old
,ull, a bull calf, &c. The best of all his ex-
additions, however. WASH t in the cattle line;
but took the comedy form of a splendid four
months old boy baby, which, we regret to say
the committee failed to reward with pre-
MUM. 1t may perhaps here be relevantly
that the committee on that depart
ment of productive industry had as little
practical knowledge and experience as ex-
perts therein, as was possible in a committee
of their years and social position, and their
awards must not be taken as entirely con-
elusive against the merits of the competing
but unsuccessful babies.
To return to the cattle, F. Thresher exhib-
tied bright red two years old heller, very
large and with many fine points; Geo.
Nichols splendid looking Jersey COW; j.
Reilly, a large grade Durham COW with calf
by her side, both good hay consumers and
doubtless, as mixer, equaled only by the
ten years old grade COW of R. Reynolds Of
Brook6eld; G. G. Stevens showed fair
Jersey COW and II. D. Abbott a superior
Jersey cow 5. S. Clough had three fine heifel
and two bull calves. We were just inter
viewing the two years steers shown BY f. S.
Kimball and N. w. Cady, when friend pu,
his arm through ours and walked us bach
toward the main entrance.
At first we thought it was one of Sheriff
Lyford's deputies resolved on bringing Ut
bt fore that much-mentioned and more dread
ed grand jury-but We were sober as an owl
and about as wise, aud he let US off opposite
the sheep pens. Here we found a large dis
play OF sheep and these were mostly of very
tair quality.
II. G. Kibbee of Brookfeld had the fines
show of Cots wolds, including three years old,
yearling, and lamb bucks; pens of eve sheep
and eve lambs, &c. He is careful breeder
and knows all about sheep raising worth
knowing. F. 5. Kimball had large number
of long woods on exhibition, tut we were to-
simple novice to determine whether the'
were full bloods or grades. The same hold
true in respect to the sheep shown by J
Morse, but those of Geo. Denny were 81
perior Cotswolds. d. Denny showed pen
of both long and short woods. Henry Jone
had a large and choice display of fine woolet
sheep, as a so did o. NJ. Winch while c. N
Fisk OF Brookfeld exhibited the pure black
greasy and wrinked Spanish Merinos.
The swine pens were not numerous, an
we only glanced at the two likely pigs shown
by w. Il. Densmore, the pair of hogs AM
lively litter OF eleven fine grunters, exhibits
by Boynton and Moseley, and walked on.
The poultry coops were more numerous
and We found great pleasure in making al
inventory OF them. F. L. Ayres showed
Slver-spangled Hamburgs and white Leg
horns :. Winthrop Cove, a coop of pet Ban
tams A. j. Darling. twenty-three whit
9rahma chickens patched the first of June
which prove that both blood and feed Wi
ell, also pair of monster white Brahmas
NJ. Emerson, Hamhurghs; E. G. Fisk,
trio of Brahma Is and eight foe geese; e. NJ
Adams, three likely geese, and Clarenc
Randall a pair of ducks; while L. II. Guy
nau had fancy bantam hen and . ruster $"
Coming now to Floral Fall, small it
true, but exceedingly neat and trim in il
! exterior appearance, We are moved to take
look within its walls. We attempt to reac
the entrance within through the sheds al
ached to the structure. These sheds ad
| nothing but uncouthness to the main build
ing, convenient as doubtless they are 70
sheltering-we will not say concealing-th
| furniture and chairs and machines and wood
en- wares and nJti ms and inventions whicl
must have, We suppose, a place somewhere
They are stuffed and most lily arranged fc
display or to allow anything to be shown
but Intellectual attempts to sec "what
what amid these cavernous and crOwde
receptacles, but only to become more full
convinced that possibly,
Full many a gem of psrest ray serene,
The da K, unfalhomed caves of ocean BEAR"
which it would be neither wise nor proftabl
nor practicable to attempt to bring betor
the public gaze. Comforted by this sudde
conviction, we turn and at once seek an
find an admission to the richness and graz
and loneliness of
| FLORAL HALL.
One would think the wonderful beauty
our grand old mountains must have inspir,
even the exquisite taste of the commit
(,lrs. j. II. Orcutt, Mrs. j. P. Davis, Mr.
Chas. Dole, Mrs. Abbie Howes, Miss Abb
Kimball, and j. II. Orcutt, Esq.,) who ha
Floral Hall in charge; certain it is that OF
beautiful forests lent their aid, in the mo
graceful profusion of evergreens and Autuu
leaves The walls draped with festoons
evergreens made beautiful backgroun
aud served to enhance the beauty of &
pictures with which the walls were line
Among the profusion it is almost impossit
to partcularize; however, we could not
notice the oil paintings, by Mrs. R.
dreene, Miss Minnie Moore, Miss Mel
rhayer, ana a rare little gem by Miss E,
Whittemore; crayons,b by Misses Jennie MOT
ton and Emma Thomas. "The Italian Girl
by Miss May Tilden. attracted unusual a
miration, and worsted picture by NJ
George Clark could not be passed by.
wax work in all it's forms there was a gre