Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-10-09
Windham County Fair.

LUG A0tH hHHudl rdlr OF the w lnu-
ham County Agricultural Society, was
held at Fayetteville on Wednesday and
Thursday of last week. The number of
entries were large, but less than they
would have been but for the rain of the
first day, and as whole up to the aver.
age. The more remote portions of the
county were not SO fully represented as
on some previous occasions, mainly ow-
ing no doubt to the doubtful weather
Wednesday morning, but there were
large representations from Newfane,
Westminster, Grafton, Putney, Towns
bend and Wardsboro, &c.
HORSES.
The show of horses was good, and en-
braced several stations of note, among
them "Carnac" of this place by John
Wilmoth, and Black Diamond " by C.
w. Fairbrother of Saxtons River, both
of whom took first premiums on four
and six years old stations. There were
also several valuable of matched horses
and geldings, by ]. ID. Wheat of Putney,
Clark Whitney of Westminster, M. w.
Wiley of Saxtons River and others.
CATTLE.
The exhibition of cattle was fine, and
included specimens from several of the
best herds in the county, by P. Rutter &
Son, Townshend, A M. Winslow & Sons,
and Charles Houghton of Putney, j. B.
Ware of Townshend, and others were
well represented by oxen, bulls, steers or
cows 1t is very noticeable that the
cattle stock of Windham county has
been much improved within the past
dozen years.
SHEEP.
There were about thirty entries of
sheep, of which % were coarse woods
and the others fine, the whole making a
very good display.
FRUIT.
The display of fruits, especially of
apples was quite extensive Willard
Lindsay of Newfane, had 20 varieties of
grated apples and % of pears o. T.
Howard had AZ varieties of grated ap-
pies and E. P. Wellman of Brookline,
exhibited 10 varieties of both natural
and ,yra ffad fr,,it G,anE uoIIa r
Brookline, had very fair specimens of
both apples and pears. S. d, Conant of
Grafton also made good display, %
varieties Of apples and five of large and
choice pears. In vegetables there was
good show, and of excellent quality, but
not equal to some former fairs.
FLORAL HALL.
This hall was well filled, and as usual
presented an animated appearance. The
aggregate was not, perhaps equal to
some previous exhibitions. Among the
fancy articles was ladies work box,
inlaid, composed of 227O pieces, by
John Leland of Athens C. E. Allen
of Brattleboro, exhibited fine collec-
ton of green house plants; L. II. Reed
a collection of coins. There we're also
several specimens of good handi-work,
paintings, crayons, needle-work, &c.
AS we could not be present either day
this year, we have made the above &C
count from the Brattleboro papers the
proceedings of the second day we copy
from the Brattleboro Phoenix, as follows:
SECOND DAY.
On the second day, Thursday, the
= weather, though pretty cool, was much
more favorable, and the attendance larg.
er, reaching two or three thousand.
The address by Col. John B. Mead Of
Randolph, at o'clock, was plain and
. practical and embodied good food for re.
Election. The subject was " The calling
of the farmer q sufficient field for a laud.
ableambition." Hepleaded for higher
j standard of success among the farmers
of Vermont; for more brain work. A
better scientific and practical education
for farmers sons be considered neces
siy. Only by reducing farming to sci.
ence can We prevent the continued de.
population Of our back towns, and make
it Profitable for cur sons to remain at
/ home. The science of farming the