Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-09-24
Washington County Fair.

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Washington County Fair.
II gives us great pleasure to record the fact
that the farmers Of Washington County have
at last held a Fair 10 some good degree worthy
Of themselves
unquestilnlbly the beautiful weather Of
Wednesday and Thursday, together with the
timely facilities for transportation afforded by
the opening Of the Montpelier q Wells River
Railroad, added largely to the crowd in attend.
ance, as well as to the variety aud excellence Of
the show
But there were other and better reasons for
the signal success which crowned the late ex-
hibition The greatly improved facilities Tor
transportation, and tie impetus given to ogri-
cultural industry by the introduction Of a great
variety Of labor saving machinery, resulting in
the increase Of both the quantity and quality
Of agricultural productions, Inns been most re.
markahIe; and this. added to the more potent
fact, that our farmers are fast being educated up
to the point Of approaching the influential and
commanding position which they occupy in
reference to the actual wealth and strength Of
the nation, constituted tie great sccrct Of the
wonderful success which crowned the late Fair
in all It's departments
There was abundant evidence on every hand
that the onward march Of improvement during
the last decade had produced ts results The
horses have more than hcll their own, in fact
we have never seen better exhibition in this
department There were horses, matched and
single, exhibited on both days Of the Fair that
would have placed the equation Of the County
high in the estimation Of the most critical
horse iancier. The " thorough brcd- " in the
cattle stalls were moro frequent and Of better
quality, while the grades and " natives
showed more attention and care, both in breed
ing and tending. Working oxen were abund-
ant and large, and if they could not all draw
premiums, it would be difficult 20 name any
thing else that would exceed the limits Of their
power in drawing way The fue wooded
sheep were accompanied by something more
than alternate pens Of the Cotswold, suggestive
Of good, wholesome mutton after the fleece is
of. Even hogs appeared more respectable
under the bigb sounding c3pnomenor. e., Chester
County Whites and gruntel their swini.b
satisfaction over tic improved blood and
enhanced value, both real and speculative. The
" coop occupants also boasted pedigree,
and more aristocraticp prefix than " dunghill."
and the fowl Gnciers had evidently counted
their chickens to sJme purp9.e. or thcy oould
not have made the fine di.plov thew dii with
them
CATTLE
lnueli-tof Durhams (thoroughlte1-) Luke
C.. Fishers yearling bull. Oxford Prince.
who took the frs. premium at the New England
Fair, stood "a; the head, while Me,srs Fisher
Martin, c. X Gray. l.. g. Town and several
others exhibited quito extensively from their
herds of this breed Of cattle, AMI made q good
show There was some fine Devon st,ck show,
by j. 5. Robinson and j. 1. Severance. A
yery creditoble exhibition of Jersey. or Alder.
news was made By Edward Lawrence. $. W
Davis, NJ. b. Ilamblin. d. b. Wbeelock. l..
W. Pitkin and A. j. HOLSTER. William
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