The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-16
and altogether the exhibition throughout is
AGRICULTURAL TOOLS.

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here. L. d & o. b. Reynolds of Brockton
have good show. The Walter A. Wood |
Co. of Hoosic Falls have u fine large tent,
and make one OF the finest exhibitions OF
mowers, tedders, rcapers, etc., ever shown
in Vermont. The Bay State rake, made at
Winchester, Mass, is very fine rake aud
is exhibited by G. Il. Allen. The Wilson
manufacturing company of New London
have very nice and simple machine on
exhibition which must commend itself to
the farmers right away.
POULTRY.
In among the other outside shows we no.
ticed a very extensive and rare collection
of doves, turkeys, hens, ducks, etc. about
thirty coops in all, which are shown and
were raised by Evan, the young and bust
ness-like son of Mr.. N. T.. Sprague. jr.. of
Brandon. These fowls are all of the first
class and Master Sprague seems to take
great pride in raising them, and he has sue
ceeded in producing very extensive exhi-
bition of the feahered tribe. Geo. Davis
of East Montpelier has also six coops of
very choice light brahmas and two coops
of partridge cochns, which show remarka-
BILE good breeding. Il. Ives of Tinmouth
has a pair, also, of very choice buff cochins.
THE SHEEP
The sheep pens are in the middle of the
north end of the ground. Beginning at the
east side we find the flock of II. c. Kibbe
of Brookfield These are cotswolds ana are
particularly noticeable for their fine silky
fibred wool. There is IA fiBe buck among
the flock, bred from imported stock. r. G..
| Hill, of Elmore, has a flock of "a Cots
wolds, including two splendid bucks
| A. +. Fuller, Of Pomfret, exhibits a
fine flock of Spanish merlnos. This
nock---eigbt rams and sixteen ewes-bas
taken four first and two second premiums
at the New England fairs. Ii. M. Bot
tum, of SALISBURY, has flock Of four
teen Spanish mcriuos. e. ii. Boardman,
| Rutland, shows twelve Spanish merinos.
| III. G. Burwell, Bridport, has a flock of
fourteen j. IT. Stickliey Shoreham, ex-
hibits nineteen; Tyler Siickney & Son,
nineteen, and A. Il. Perkins, of Pomfret,
thirty Spanish meruos. J. Fl. Mead, Of
West Rutland, has The largest flock of
merinos on the ground. He exhibits
thirty fine looking animals, and among
them are two buck lambs dropped, one in
4 April and The other in May, weighing
eighty pounds each. Col. e. s. Stoweli, OF
4 Cornwall, exhibits handsome flock OF seven
| Spanish merinos. This show is the largest
and best collection of mcrino-, sheep ever
seen in this section, and much superior tc
that of the New England fair. Hon.
Frederick Billings of Woodstock has or
exhibition flock of thirty Southdows. In
this flock are the celehratee ram ''Royal
George" and five ewes, all imported by Mr.
Billings. General ii. Henry Baxter ex
hibits a flock of ten imported Southdows
The above are the only specimens of i'm
ported stock upon exhibition. and they at
tract considerable attention from sheer
breeders. i. Ives of 'Emmouih has /
+ flock Of five Colswolds, and G. w. Flagl
of Braintree shows twenty five of the SAINT
class G. X Gray of East Montpelier hal
ilock OF twenty-one Southdowns
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The exhibition of fruit and garden sas
and choice vegetables is quite large thi
iIiyear and shows fine and careful cultivation
by cur farmers Among the best ant
, largest exhibitors Of apples pears, etc, W,
notice. friend l.. l.. Wright of Cornwall
, who is on hand with his usual large show
ing of fruit, which comprises some on
the largest collection Of apples On th,
! ground. w. J. Chapman of Hartford. N
/, T., also shows n large and varied assert
ment of fruit, sixty-four varieties of apples
thirty of pears, eight of grapes, seventeen
of plums and five of large. luscious eral
apples. Some very large and fine pear
: are shown by a. ID. Smith of Dandy, abou
eleven varieties, which nie lice and fine
II. N. Morgan of Castltton also exhibited
| fine large and choice collection of vegeta
bles of his own raising, comprising abou
seventy varieties. +. S. Brownel Of Esse,
Junction shows over fifty varieties of pota
toes, all his own origin. and are very fine
. John Gallalapd, the gardener of Gen. w
q Y. Ripley, has On exhibition about ninet,
varieties of different garden produce, max
ing very extensive aud shpwy display.
' EXHIBITION or MATCHED HORSES.
!. hlAt tive o'clock the exhibition of matche,
/. horses was called, the exhibit being yer,
: extensive. The grand stand was file,
t with spectators and the grounds were alv
e with people. The display was exceedingly
A fine ana the showing reflected great credi
n upon the owners Of our state horses. Tn
l.. palm was borne off by s. W.. Jones q
q Brattlcboro, with his Joker aud mate, tn
r Following being
y SUMMARY. ~.
q RUTLAND DRIVING PARK, Sept. 10, 1873
-Race for fancy matched horses, to har
ness, best IN g. $40 to first, $15 to secon
= $40 tp.thlrd, tft no tNOO0
e s. W. Jones of Brattleboro,
a ns Joker and mate. |
II. N. Solace of Bridport, MS dis.
Diamond and mate 9
Q G.H .&H. w. Cheney of Rutland,
. MS matched pair . ..... -. 3 ruled out
n Time, 3, 2;57, 1928. 1904.
THE FLORAL HALL.
y Meandering up through The floral hal
4 we noticed several new things which W
: failed TO get into our note book upon tn
8 first days report. There is very larg
: and fine display of canned fruit exhibite
d by Warner, Rhodes & Co., of Philadelphia
/ These canned fruits have world wild
a reputation and are very excellent. Mis-
1 1 Cornelia B. Williams of Rutland nhnws