Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-09-18

could not have been better by any posslbill-
ty. 1t is ahead of any previous fair Of the
society.
The display of sheep is large and embrace
es many varieties, the silver medal offered
by the society for best herd in their respect
i've classes having made competition lively.
The idea has been very prevalent during the
past few years that the grades Of sheep for
which Vermont was once famous had great
ly declined, but visit to the pens on the
grounds that are devoted to the herds there
represented will satisfy the most sceptical
one that now, as heretofore, Vermont sheep
are hard to beat.
Poultry.
The show Of poultry, though not very
large in each class, represents about every
variety of poultry to be found in Vermont.
The bulk Of the collection comes from Addi-
son aud Rutland Counties.
Floral Hall.
The vacant space that was left IN Floral
Hall Tuesday night was all taken up early
Wednesday morning, and the eyes were not
greeted with any barren walls, and the dis
play Of bed.quIlts, pictures, flowers, tides,
mats and every conceivable kind of fancy
work was fine. The general superintendent
OF the hall is that veteran in such matters,
Jonas Wilder, who has been ably assisted
by Mrs Thayer, and the right spot for each
and every article has been chosen and given
out, so that all are satisfied 1t is impossi-
BILE to mention the many meritorious articles
in this hall but among them we notice the
exhibition Of III different varieties of ap-
Piles by j. NJ. Ketchum, of Sudbury, and as
both 60 well together, near them is loaf
of bread by Miss Hattie L. Roys, aged ten
years, and loaf of cake by Jennie f. Bar.
ton, Of Landgrove, another miss of the same
age.
j.. Il. Ray, Of Bennington, exhibits his
celebrated apple gatherer and worm destroy
er, which it is to be hoped is sure death to
the pesky worms.
The music from the various organs and
pianos in the hall is not enough, SO to give
more Mrs. George Sawyer has 80 canaries
IN seven cages, which speak plain.
The articles on exhibition are mostly by
ladies Of Rutland, although Bennington and
Addison Counties are quite well represent
ed.
The display of oil paintings on the north
side Of the hall was one Of the attractive
features.
Mechanics Hall.
A. w. Gray 4 Sons are on hand as usual
with their horse powers, they not being con-
tent with the laurels they have recently won
at the New England Fair. The manufac-
turing establishment OF the Messrs Gray is
conceded to be one Of the greatest triumphs
OF skill and enterprise in the manufacturing
industries of our state, and it would be well
for the state if other manufacturers would
come and "do likewise" We need more
manufactures in Vermont, and all that is
needed to make such enterprises successful
here is the production of an article needed
by the people, selling it at price within
the reach Of the people, and advertising it
where the people will see the advertisement.
All this the Messrs Gray have done, and
that accounts for their success.
There were wagons, sleighs, churns, reap
ers, mowers, plows, harrows, rakes, harness
es, and, in fact, everything one would expect
to find here. The Wakefield earth closets
are on exhibition, and should be in every
sick room, at least.
Butter, Cheese, Honey, &C.,
are IN good supply, and of the best quality.
We particularly noticed two lots of creamery
butter from the creamery Of NJ. +. Marshall,
Clarendon, which looks as though the cream
cry enterprise was success in Vermont.
We did not learn whether this enterprise is
successful, financially, but have no doubt it
is, as it certainly should be.
Second Day.
At eleven n. m. occurred the grand caval-
cade of horses on exhibition. The first in
the line we're the matched teams, eight in
number, headed by the splendid bay team
belonging to Gen. ii. II. Baxter. Follow
ing these came the single drivers, seventeen
in number, comprising some of the best stock
in the state. In the procession was the eel
ebrated stallion Woodburn Pilot belonging
to the Vermont horse stock company, fol-
lowed by five Of his colts and after them
came the two and three-years old colts,
twonty.four in number, then the brood mares
with colts by their sides. The horses were
all in good order and made fine appear
ance.
At three p IN. came the trot for three.
years-old colts, half mile heats, best two in
three, for purse of S35-S20 to FIRST, $40
to second, S5 to third. The first money was
won by Gamma Low" entered by j. 9. Car
ter; second by liking William entered by
Leonard Fish; and third by "John Cram
ton" by II. II. Hamilton.
Following this was the exhibition OF
gentlemen's driving horses, for $3.50
At the close of this exhibition Moulton
Brothers, Of West Randolph, exhibited on
the track their herd of horses brought from
their stud farm, and which are fine and no.
bic looking animals.
The last exhibition Of the day was the
show of town oxen. There were ten yokes
each from Rutland and Clarendon, the Rut.
land team being generally considered little
the best.
Third Day,
The morning dawned bright and clear
and in the afternoon the heat was intense
and more like june than September day.
Notwithstanding the appearances in the
morning that tho day would be hot and sui
try, the people were not to be deferred fro m
visiting the fair, and in early morning the
people from neighboring towns commenced
to arrive in town, and the excursion trains
all came in to the depot heavily loaded
The train over the Rutland road from the
north brought in twelve cars, that from the
east, over the same road, brought in ten
more. The train over the Harlem Exten.
sion, consisting Of nine cars, brought every
car full, and the trains over the Rensselaer,
& Saratoga road brought many to swell the
numbers. On the grounds all was excite.
ment aud hustle, the number of people being
estimated at least 10000, while one could
hardly pass to any part of the grounds so
thick and numerous were the carriages, and
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