Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-09-16

and milch COWS. Peter LaCllir Of VIII
: oo>ki, T. Chatfee of Rutland, Il. Pritchar
of Pttsford, all showed animals in tn
- class and took premiums.
- The show this year plainly indicates tn
growing interest in dairying, butter max
6 ING especially, and the Jersey COW, 70
which Pomfret seems to be the great hca
center in Vermont.
sIIEEP
d Notccablv the best in their way was
fine flock of Southlowns from Hon. Fred
erick Billings of Woodstock. which tool
: the Gold Flock Medal. and nearly al tn
t premiums on single animals: beside
. which, a flock was shown by {. Il. Ora,
: of East Montpelier, which, in absence o
Mr.. Billings flock. would have been callct
GOOD.
IN FINE WOODS.
Cherbino Il Williamson of MiddlcburN
took the first, and A. +. Perkins of Pom
fret second flock medals while in s.n
= Gle animals. premiums We're awarded t'
+. S. Stowcll of Cornwall G. ID. Lane o
Cornwall, Bu>wcll Il Stowcll Of Cornwall
II. F. Bottom of SALISBURY, III. c. Bias
well of Bridport, and J. III. Mead OF
West Rutland
HORSES.
Noulton Brothers exhibited stock from
their breeding farm in West Randolph.
mostly the stock of Monarch. their Rvs,!icl>
llambletonian horse. which was also on the
ground, They showed some fine stock, cs-
pecially in two year old>, though their most
promising colt WAS kicked while on the
way To the Fair. and 50 severely injured
that She could not appear, and also to MAKE.
ii Il question whether it would not spoil
her.
The " Stock Farm made Il good show.
The colts of the Waikiki Chief. (vho died
on their hands, one Of their heavy mi>ior-
! Iunr>) were especially promising Some
/ line two year cd stallion colts of Ethan
Allen stock was shown hv $ w Smith.
and Daniel Lambert stock by A. c. Mar
TIN.
Farm implements and machinery. while
fair show, WIS not large. Walter 4.
Nood exhibited one each. one and two
horse light mowers; one heavy Mo horse
mower, and one of the same with a chcap.
simple and apparently effective rvapino
attachment, int, nded to meet the wants OF
that class of small farmers who have not
enough gram 10 cut to make a rcaping
machine Il profitable investment. This i
applicable to any of the widc-cut ma
chimes at Il cost of fifteen dollars. and i
readily attached OF taken of 1t looks like.
good thing. and the machine on exhi-
bltlon WIS stated to have cut the present
season one hundred acres of Grass an
thirty acres Of grain VIM. Arson Wood
showed several of his mowers. and a new
moWer-the " Peoples WIS shown. which
had some good points, but which must h,.
tried further before we would advise flrm-
crs to purchase,
HE Anc> PlOw Co. mEld,. an extensive,
show of their ftrm machinery. chiefly
ploWs-of the Knox patent. in iron. and
their new Improvement of hardened Steel.
which Is said 10 be much superior in
strength and lightne>s to the old lion piow.
Mr.. hnoX WAS present AMI told what ne
knew about plow~, AMI we think he did
snow what he was talking about.
There We're several horse rakr> shown
but the Granite State manufactured
10y the Vermont Farm Go. Of Bellows
Fall-. seemed to possess the mos rood
points first of which, there i, no tension
OF pressure on the tooth while rakinr
each tooth being inlcpen,cn. in itS action
amt it own weight all the force to keep i,
down. Tha Wi>ner rake. made NJ DAYTON
OHIO, had an ingenious sclf-tlumrinr ar
ran.rmcnt.
Mr.. Messenger. of the Priz. ChuIn Go.
showed Tho il churn>, which are still crow
me IN favor and Use, and which from per
>onal knowledge We can commend =, =
most excellent article. The Jersey ,i.iri,,
IN Windsor county generally use them. and
the butter which took the premiums ut this
l'lr was made IN them. An improvement
in the gar and its attachment. seems to
have made 1t perfect.
The Merriam Manufacturing Co. had ON
exhibition an adjustable tin cutting ma
chine. which is furnished with dies f 7
eating out stock for pms. basins. etc. and
Tor small shops where power i not used.
we should think it Just the thing. cu;tinp the
work ready for folding and absolutely per
fee. and quicker than it can b,. marked to
cut in the old way
\. w. Guy Il Sons of Middleton had
horse powers. tlrcshcrS. scparatorS. saw
In@ machines. ttc., on exhibition The
merits of these are TOO we'll known to need
mention.
In fruit and vegetables. the show WIS
mea%rc: butter and cheese COOL. Jersey
butter taking first and second premiums;
Iinmouth taking the first in both dairy
md factory cheese
Now aho1t committees. People attend
me f;urs very naturally like to know
which animals or articles take prizes, and
which prizes they take Exhibitors WHO
take prizes quite as naturally like to have
people know the facts. To show this. the
management designate the grade of the
premium by ribbons of various colors to
he attached to the article reccivino tl,,t
prize; but OF what avail is it when some oft
the committees don't do their work fin 81
late IN the fair rs to make it of no account .
Instance, committee on LUTHERAN article
which every we'll bread man or vom,n
looks on with great interest, as ut table.
they spread at once it and themselves: an
1Htrt s. ttb(c in fact. Well, that commit
tee did not do its work till abont the last
thing. Thursday =. NJ. 1t should have been