The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-10-06
Aorirultnral department.
CONDUCTED BY ALBERT CHAPMAN.
THE NEW ENGLAND FAIR.

With The Rhode Island Society for the
of Domestic Industry,
was 10 many respects finer display than
Usual, aud exceedingly creditable to the
management of both associations. The
proverbial happy fortune Of the New
England Society brought most propit-
ious wrather-hot to be sure in the
middle OF the day, and dusty beyond ex.
preston, but cool and pleasant every morn.
ing, with no tbreatenings of rain; and
this aided materially in drawing out
vast concourse Of visitors, itself sight
worth seeing.
The exhibition was divided into two
distinct parts, the Horticultural and Fine
Art classes occupying Howard Hall in
the city, for lack of suitable buildings at
Narragansett Park, Cranston, some miles
out, where the main show was held
rather 40 awkward arrangement on some
accounts, but not without advantages, as
it placed the fruit and flowers and pic.
lures within easy reach Of anybody in
Providence who had half an hour to
spare. The permanent buildings that
there are at the Park-stands, horse stalls,
entrance gates, &c.-are very commodi.
Gus and tasteful which is perhaps the
reason why the temporary structures e.
rected for the cattle, sheep and swine
looked rougher and less convenient than
usual. These were however we much
a. a-l
each other, than has often been the case
an improvement which does much to-
ward reconciling the visitor to their un-
pretending appearance and if the inev.
table side.shows had only been assigned
less prominent position. there would
have been hardly point for unfavorable
criticism at the arrangement of the
grounds. The track, very fortunately,
lies beyond the whole show, so that visit.
ors interested solely in the agricultural
features of the occasion had no trotting
forced upon them and the numerous tri.
ais of speed seemed to absorb the popu.
lar attention much less exclusively than
usual. The general management of the
fair was as excellent as it always is, the
officials and their assistants understanding
their duties,a and discharging them quietly,
efficiently and without confusion. 1t is
perhaps needless to add that every facility
and convenience was afforded to the rcr.
resentatives Of the press
AS to the show ITSELF we will follow
the order of the premiuln.list, which is
also that Of the grounds, and begin with
the cattle. The Short. Horns numbered
l07, and are remarkably fine lot, with no
lack Of specially excellent animals. The
first and third herd prizes 90 to Benz
Sumner and w. d. Hilton. who showed
the bulls Baron Hubback ID, Second Ba.
ron of Lyonsdalc, two bull calves and IL
females. The second prize is taken by
Geo. f. Wilson Of Fast Providence who
had the fine bulls Count Rumford, Lu.
cius, Duke Dunmore, Feldspar and Lime
Rock. with l2 cows and very good pen
Of FIVE calves. Other exhibitors were
Matt Hazard, West Greenwich, Y. l.. Zone
bull calf and three females); ii. G.. Rus.
sell, Providence, (bull Beverly and COW
Agatha); A.. e. w. Sprague, Cranstou
(bull Earl of Antrim); Chas S. Bradley
Providence, 3 females); G, X. Wilder
Petersham, Mass, I'D Earl of Conway
II. NJ. Elwell, Langdon, N. II. (bul
Marquis of Oxford, two young bulls and
IL females; Chas. Parsons. Jr. Conway
Mass. (bull George Thorndale, bull calf
II IelnaIeej, James Il. LEACH, DrIuge.
water. Mass; s. S. Slater and Sons, Web.
ster, Mass. (bull Lord Lorn and Lancas
ter's Oxford); S. A. Bates South Hadley
Mass. (bull Heir of Oxford and ic.
males); A. T. Judd, South Hadley Fall,
bulls Dairyman and Oxford Chief and :
females.
The Devons--09-were only little
less in number than the ort.Horns, and
like them we're generally very good it
quality. VIM. Nation of Springfield
made fine show with the bulls Lyon
Duke of Hampden and Nation Lyon
and females-and took the first hero
prize. j. Sherman Titus, Washington
Conn.,, carried off the second, showing
bull, bull calf, and G females. Alansor
Warren, WATERFOWL, Conn.,, won the Sd
and showed the bulls Valdimar and Lo.
tus and females. Other exhibitors were
+. II. Hyde. Stafford, Conn; John F
Hibbard, Jericho. Conn; Harvey Dodge
Sutton, Mass; Charles s. Bradley; Geo
F. Wilson; Joseph Holmes, Bozrahville
Hnno ,nd I n.rtar Rronn E,st n -oo,
wich. r. |.
The Ayrshires constituted perhaps thu
leading feature Of cattle classes, and at
tracted much attention. There wer,
l43 of them, and 6 excellent herds wer,
entered for the herd prizes, Of which Jos
F. Brown, Providence, took the first
Obadiah Brown, also Of Providence, thu
secoud. and s. n. and D. Wells, Weth
ersfeld, Conn, the third-all these gen
slemen making very finc displays Othe
exhibitors were G F Wilson j r Ken
dali, Woburn, Mass. Henry Aldrich
West Smitbfeld, Il. l.; l., +, Averill
Pomsret. Conn. John Dimon, Putnam
Conn: b. j. Stone. Westboro, Mass.
Herber. Merriam Weston. Mass. Jas. L
Leach Bridgewater, Mass 4. Lawrenc
Motely, Groton, Mass. A Il W Sprague
l. Fl Wood and j II Lee of Cranston
Isaac Hazard, Chas. II. Peckham, w. D
Hilton, H G Russell and T X Newhall O
In Herefords, the show was small a
usual, II. G. Burleigh. Fairfield, Me
owning most Of the animals. though ie,
specimens were sent from the herd Of
+. Wilson.
The Jerseys equaled the Short. Horn
in number, and perhaps rather exccIe
them in their average good quality. j
Garter Brown made fine display wit
the bull Mogador. . bull calves, and
females; Hayward Bros of Bridgewate
Mass, Samuel c. Colt of Hartford, T. /
Motley, II. B. Bowen, G. +. Wilson an
Chas. s. Bradley had each a noteworth
herd; and few good specimens cac
we're shown by VIM. II. Hopkins, z. NJ,
Giuley, +. Is. Perry and Stephen Brow