Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-09-16
Reported for the Waterman
The State Fair.

The twenty -fouith annual fair Of the Vermont
State Agricultural Society was holden At Rutland
on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Of last week opening ON Tuesday morning with
a larger list Of entries than at any fair for the
past few years though the visitors from the east
ON and central portions Of the state could not but
notice the fact that by far the largest proportion
VI these entries were nom the western part Of the
state-from towns most easily reached by rail-
roads, and in the immediate vicinity Of Rutland
We shall not attempt TO lay before our readers
complete list Of the entries nor will our limits
permit ms TO publish the full list Of premiums
awarded by the society No one who has eyerat-
tended state county fair land in these days Of
fairs who has not2) will need to have rchearscd
TO them the details of entry, examination by COM
mittocs and the award Of premiums, Of the thou
sand and one articles large and small, useful and
ornamental, that go to make mp successful fair
Tho assurance that the late fair was one Of the
best ever held under the auspices Of the society," Is
sufficient to enable those most interested in such
matters to understand full well wherein were the
chief elements Of success. The farmers and me
chauics Of Addison, Bennington and Chttenden
counties sent few contributions from their farms
and shops while Windham, Windsor, Orange and
Washington counties had here and there a repre-
-cntation leaving by far the largest proportion Of
entries to come from Rutland county And this
is not so much to be wondered at since every
county in the state has lis annual fair, and some
Of them two or three fairs in different parts Of the
county, which fairs have a larger local interest,
and We doubt not are rendered even more bcnoh-
,iu to the farming community, than one state fair
/ can be, wherever it may be held.
Iuthelist u entries we shall notice mainly those
made from this section Of the state being Of the
/ greatest interest to the readers Of the WArcnMAN
HORSES
! And first and most prominent in all fairs, are
the hoiscs The two-ycar old stallion Munllo"
owned by Hugh Mcbride, Of West Randolph, took
the second premium, So 90, while Dana II More,
Of West Randolph, received tho second premium,
| SIS %, for his brood mare. These were the only
premiums awarded 20 this section of the state, the
only other entries being q thrce-yearsold FLY by
| Hugh NJ Bride and pair Of fine fye-ycar-old,
matched black mares by G.. y. Morse, both from
West Randolph and gentlcman's driving horse
by NJ b Gaylord, Of Brookheld It was some
what noticeable that Washington county, which
has been 80 famous for It's fine horses WIS not
represented at an Ia this department fact which
we can account for only on the ground hat The at
fractions of three distinct fars In the county are
all that are necessary at this time 10 test the good
| qualities Of Washington county horses. We can
not, however, furboar 10 notice the fine stock Of
Ilambetoulans, owned by the Messr. Moulton
Brother of Randolph which, we think, were not
entered for premium, but which were exhibited on
Wednesday, after all the other horses had been
examined. These gentlemen have, A. Is generally
known one Of the four horse stock farms IN the
state and are meeting with much success in breed
ing fine horses making an enort to procure the
finest dams 90 breed from and combining their
good qualities with The bood " their crack stall
lion Hambetonian Monarch They had at the
present exhibition eight hor-es, and their stalls
we're visited by su.lc Of the best horsomen Ia the
state. ON Wednesday, they showed the big stall
lion Iiamblctouinn Monarch to harness following
him with DonGiovanni, iour-y ears Old stallion
by a SON Of llambotoniau. dam by Volunteer
There was also on the track the black stallion
Portland. @ handsome f,c-y year old llambletonian
mare and four wei built tvo-y ,ar-old- by llau-
olotonmn Monarch These wer al fine specimens
ni the Hauhictoniau stock aud were much adj
mlrcd by good Judges Had Mcssr- Moulion- en-
tered them for premium, there might have been
some changes ia tho award Of the committee
CATTLE
Next. in course, ave the cattle, aud Of these
there were but two entries of Thoroughbred short
horns from this section L. G. Fisher, Of cabot,
our-ycars-old ball, OsforI Prince and Henry
, II Martin, Of East Montpelier oue-yeai-old bull,
Green Mountain Prince and each Of them took
the first premiums la their class so % and 81 -
respectively Mr. Fisher also sold his uNforl
Prince ON the ground Tor handsome sum- and
has more Of the same soit at home
OF Dovons, } Rollins, 81 Calais, entered three
: ! af u "a - q
Davis. Of East Montpelier, entered herd of pine,
5 fine animals, of which any farmer might well be
proud taking for them the second premium Of
S25. the first premium going to Mr. Gleason Of
benson whose herd WAS more numerous, but nj
g lowing us 10 be judge no better
h OF Jerseys. the fine herd II Obed Whippe & Co.,
Of pomtc,, very justly received the inst premium
Of $50 The only other entries from this section
being one-y car-old BAH, Jack Horner I'd, by
= Chas lIambun, Of Fast Montpelier and year
f ling bull and tuo-years-old heifer by Dana H.
q Morse, Of West Randolph.
{ sHKEr
d OF Cotswolds, there we're two entries from this
section, one by r C. III, Of fillmore, which took
the fir-t premium, a gold medal ~ a flock, and
six single premiums. amounting to So and four
tine animals, by Henry II Martin, Of Fast Mont
pelier, Of which his three-years-old ram took the
j. third premium
b OF spanish Merinos, the only entry from this
section was that Of o. q T. 5 Hall, Of East Ran
+ doh. but we do not find them reported as receive
y ing premium.
OF Southdowns the only entries made were
those OF Frederick Billings Of Woodstock, and C.
X Gray, Of East Montpelier; and the premiums
were shared between the two, MIR Gray taking
q f.,U
having much larger number oil exhibition.
With the mention Of three trio- Of partridge
= Cochin chickens, and one trio OF light Brahma
: fowls exhibited by Mr. Geo Davis of Fast Mont
policr, the last named taking the first premium
and one half-bushe IIulless oats, by W. 4, Bou-
j telle, Of Montpelier and lat, hut not least the
Washington county milk-par by Chas. o. Graves
z Of Waterbury, We have completed the let Of OK.
hibitors from this patof the State Agricultural
mechanics and floral halls, were wen filed with
a variety Of useful and ornamental articles, which
it would be impossible for us to notice in detail
and would he Of very little interest to any except
r those making the entries and they were almost
all residents OF Rutland county.
rIE ADDRESS,
I Thursday was ne day Of the fair, that being tho
day Unsigned for the address by Hon Justin S Nor
illi winch was Igll ~ lNnhEk TOR llc FARMER, the
mechanic and the scholar Full one-han OF the
address was devoted to the proposed reciprocity
treaty with Canada, against which Mr. Morrill, en-
tered his very decided protest, giving his reasons
therefore as briefly as was possible, without too
4 much wearying the patience Of his hearers The
. closing recommendation in bis address that Of
= gold medals for model iarms-is worthy the con-
sdention, not only the managers of the state fair
n but Of our various county fairs as well. We shall
j., give the address in fall next week, press of mat
ter rendering it impossible to do In this issue
A THF rRorTING
OF the trotting for the various premiums offered
j. by the society worry little can be said In praise
h =" Linnie Case" bay mare entered by W, c.
+ lrasted and taking three straight heats, and the
e first premium, In the two-ffty class; and Kitty
c Thorn, entered by A. II. Danforth Of Rutland
# and taking the first premium in the two-thirty-
> eight class, both noticeable well-trained
honest trotters. But in most Of the races the col
> fusion between the drivers noticeable that
# very little interest manifested IN the result
g Whether the outside betting aud poql-sellipg had
G anything 10 do with this state OF affairs on the
~ track can only Inc indeed nv ADnparances hut we