Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-09-17

The twenty-third Annual Fair Of the Yer
mot State Agricultural Society and Wool
Growers Association, closed at Rutland on
Friday last, after four days exhibition which
was unusually successful in every particular
The weather, that important element TO the
success Of any exhibition, was propitious
throughout the entire week The attendance
was simply enormous, the audience assembled
on the third day being, without doubt, the
largest ever gathered together in Vermont at a
State fair, or other celebration.
In the line Of competing agricultural pro
ducts the exhibition, although fully up to the
standard Of former years, was not such an one
as the people of this agricultural State ought
to have made 1t. Tho best represented inter
est was that Of the dairy, with the mechanical
appliances connected Herewith, showing to
some extent the growth and development Of
this important branch Of industry among Us.
The display in the mechanical department
was quite large, and the entries Of horses we're
respectable, both in point Of numbers and
quality. The cattle department was well filled
by blooded stock. though the display Of natives
was quite meagre
The swine, poultry, vegetable and fruit de-
partment, and Floral Hail. were fairly filed,
but not as well as they should have been.
The horse trotting was, Of course, promi.
nent feature Of each day exercises. We have
not the space to enumerite the various races,
but the following table gives the amount Of
stakes won by each successful horse, during the
entire exhibition. Nellie. S275 Kitty Thorn,
seas Royal Mike, 500 General sherman.
500; Kitty Pearl, $751; Lady Foxley, $40
Honest Fred, $50; Vermont Boy, $50 Black
knight, $50 Dirigo Chief, S95 Cassius'
Prince, s25 Storm King s2j Canton Boy
500, Topail 500; Glld-dust, SIS; Young
Lambert, SIS Gleneida Chief, $40 Rob the
Ranter. $40.
The address by Rev W. II. II. Murray was
the same as that delivered by him at the New
England Fair. 1t took well, as Mr.. Muir.
rays addresses are apt to do, and was very
creditable production.
On the whole, the officers Of the Association |
and the public generally are to be congratu- |
lated upon the success Of the exhibition, which /
was paying one to the Society the first they
have had for several years
We give below list of premiums awarded
in this vicinity
FLORAL HALL.
Mrs. j. F. Barry, Bnintree, Belquilt 80
cents
MECHANICAL.
Pardon Bushnell, Waitsfeld. portable cider
press, $40 CO. r. w. Page, Northield slate
stone steps, s. co.
HORSES.
Stock Horses first class-lst premium 10
George Z. French, Woodstock, SIS and medal
Stock Horses second class-3i premium,
A. o. Cummins, Montpelier, $40
Stock Horses three years Old-lst premium,
A. w. Griswod, Morrisville, SIC
Stock ilorses-two years old-2l premium,
\. W. Griswold, Morrisyie, So.
Brood Marcs-third class-2d premium. u.
II. Morse, Randolph, SIS ith premium, j.
b Wells, Randolph, IS.
CATTLE.
Two-year old bull-lst premium, A. W.
Griswold, Sl2 81 do. to same, So. Also Sd
premium for best bull calf 81 Also lst prem.
ium Tor tw0-year old heller, s.. Also 1T
premium for yearling heifer, So Also 81
premium for best heller calf, 81.
SHEEP
In this department A. Il. Fuller, Of Pomlret,
secured tho 81 premium on Spanish merino
bucks three years old, $40; the lstpremium on
two years old bucks, $50 the lst premium on
two year old ewes, SIS the LIST premium on one
year old ewes, Sl5 the 3D. premium on eve
lambs, IS the Sd premium on buck lambs,
50 the lat premium on stock of 10 ewes SEQ
Charles X. Grey, of East Montpelier, took
the LIST and 2d premiums on two years old,
middle wooded bucks, SIS the lst premium
on two years old ewes, IS; the lst premium
on yedrling ewes, So, the l-t premium on
buck lambs, s. also the LIST premium on eve
lambs, IS.