Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-29

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year-old Ayrshire bull, and number Of Devon
COWS aud hoiicrs Jersey cattle were well repre-
scented G. u Smith and Z NJ Kelsey had fine
specimens Of grade Devon cet'lc, in the shape OF
yearng helfers aud bull Some frst-class
steer calves were shown by 5. Somcr,ille and G.
o. Boyce The display Of working oxen and
steers was especially good. Messrs. Holden
wilder Pierce, Bshec aud others coming to the
front in this respect C. Spaulding exhibited
yoke Of fat oxen which tipped the scales at three
thousand four hundred and six pounds II Nc
Kinney showed some fine matched oxen Drew
& Palmer aud otis Wallis, exhibited fine lot Of
Durham CATTLE as did also + McCaity and others.
Daniel Murray had four good specimens Of Dutch
cattle IN the ground The display Of Ayrhres
and Hcrclords was quite up to the standard
The show Of horse flesh was not as large as usual.
Mcssrs. Holden Wallis and Wilder made a
good dispny u Cotswold sheep, the palm being
carried of by o. G. Wilder
The show Of swine was not very extensive but
was very good there being fine lot Of Chester
Whites, ON exhibition Ivy l.. NJ. Learned.
Popltry waswellrc represented by coors " leghom
fowls Bun Cochins and turkeys. shown by G. c.
REYNOLDS Josiah Holden exhibited some fine
geese and ducks.
Among the article. in the hail. We noticed
fine specimens OF marble work. lt"W''u' '""P "'
Geo g. Arms, of Waterbury. Mrs Fisher eX-
mhtcd tine husk mat, ANA G. n bn-hheh h""
a basket NJ good hops. The display OF no"eS
W0- rather smHi hul th"' was que ''l ne H''''''''
of the season. Maple sugar ana syrup ln lnp'
aud cans. we've wei represented ana were OIL his''
class quality There was O. large sho" oil po'"-
toes which it would be hard 20 excel at any i"'r
! Specimens Of the Snowflake ana h"Dy speeches.
/ were shown by O. G. Wilder and the fary Rose
and Chill species were shown to good advantage
Josiah Holden made hne showing oil 'urnps'
beans and hcets We are Inclined To oene'e tn"'
the bcets were OF the sort that can ne ne"t pN
any other hcets III inns pa" oil the country
Things in the apple Tine were up TO tne unle''
there being excellent samples oil 'r"n ana othe'
sorts. Josiah Holden had good samples o' peas,
and some large and hnel'oA'ns tomatoes rs u'u
also A. NJ Pierce.
Melons Of various sorts were to he seem ana IT,
! o. Boyee exhibited some rs rousing cucunoers as
/ ever the % dew cumneis. "'Id rear Deans were
e+hi''ed Ivy Co. g. heyn'H'' me seen corn
shown wasoi the hestqnah'y. stalk oil corn was
shown winch was soWn Tor fodder IL seemingly
was not aware oi the intention OF the sower Tor y
/ sp"hs up ABOVE the lever oil l"uder corn 10 'h'
tune OF unlleen le't NOT many caonases OF
h"nd hh what there "eic OF tn'm were very sooo
| box oil very handsome goUds was SHOWN by
Mrs. y. Robinson Pumpkins and slua'he
showed on el-especinlly the latter We no
uced One squash which weighed one hundred an'
eighty pounds, and whose circumference was sp
audi tftt NHN IlU sis OIL
u WIS exhibited in t''e name OF Ore" Palmer
though it is reported that Mrs Palmer did most o
Che coaNing necessary TO bring 1t to It's i'm
mense size sh" succeeded nohly The othe
squashes ranged IN weight from tins enoumon
one down to ihity poumispccimcns. T. bushnell
exhibited samples OF ionr sorts OF grapes and als'
specimcnts of sweet POTATOES. Butter and chee''
were eNcellently rcpresenied-in fact, the who'll
Of the agricultural department wasyery good an'
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p'''' o' ''e i"'''i "''us ''''''i a. "'"'e
"'"h-e "onr tlo meaning o' WHICH, we pre-
hTt-cn-s
combined smoothing, CLOSING, band an'
huting iron was exhibited hy A. DNinel of Nor
nS'iHe' 1t is convertible into use for these severa
purposes, and we judge it TO be very conyehien
and useful oontrivance samples Of it, worl
were shown, and they certainly appeared all tba
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''s' "'''o "ere many o'"er attractive
'","S' ~" 'I''o'''on III 'n' hall-aH worthy Of