Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-09-22
The State Fair.

last week, continued four days, though the
rain of Thursday night and Friday prac
tically curtailed it one day, except as an
expense, without a corresponding income.
The attendance was very good on Thurs
day, but very meagrc on the previous
days. Either times are very stringent. or
Some new means must be devised to awak
en- an interest not now felt in Fairs offer
ing only the old usual attractions. That
this is true, is shown in the efforts made
by some societies for Il new and "draw-
ing" sensational balloon ascension, tight
rope performances, or in inviting speakers
notorious from quite other causes than
their familiarity with, and value to, the
farming interest.
Could not more money be realized tor
The societies by having such attractions
exhibited as a Great Moral" side show,
like the Fat Woman and Circassian Beau
ty and enormous and wonderful snakes.
for which an extra admission fee could be
charged, and let some man identified with
farming or manufactures, and who knows
something of that he should talk about,
give the address There's no patent on
the suggesion-any society desiring SO 10
do can profit by the suggestion-no extra
cost.
The loss of the - horse day was con-
siderable, and with the light attendance
of Wednesday, will leave a deficit of some
thousand or fifteen hundred dollars of re-
ceipts below expenses, which will not,
however, embarrl>s the Society.
The show in sheep and cattle working
oxen and fit cattle cxcepted) was very
good.
In jersey stock the exhibition was no.
ticeably superior to that of last year, there
being about double the number of animals
shown.
Pomfret carried away the first premium
On herds again this year, for the herd
shown bv O. NJ Tinkham. The second
was awarded to f. ID. Griswold of Orwell.
Most of the single premiums We're award
ed to animals belonging to these herds.
Gen. Davis of Cavendsh exhibited some
tine anim,s, and Mr.. Clllffice of Rut land
llso beside single animals from some other
parties.
| In AvrshircS, L. S Dew, Burlington,
| md |. +. Parrs Fairfax. showed fine
herds Sanford of Orwell, Ripley of Rut-
land, Wheeler of Fairfax, Ripley of Cen
tire Rutland, and Ellsworth of Fletcher,
,l-o showed fine animals.
| In sheep we he lrl the exhibition re-
peatedv named Is the best ever shown nj
the St,te Fair. In Spanish MerinoeS, A
| T. Perkins of Pnmflct took the gold med
| IL; + 5. Stowell of Cornwall, the silver
medal. The single premiums We're shared
with them by \. f. Fuller. Pomfret, J. II
| lead. West Rutland, Stcknev Il Sons. w
>horeh,m and H. c. Bu>well. Bridgeport.
In CotswollS, r. G.. Hill of Elmore took
HE gold medal; G.. II. Flagg of Brain
zee, the silver medal. Premiums on sim
lie animals were awarded III. G.. kibhec
;rooktieli, and |. roy Sargent, West Ran
iolph
Hon. Fred Billings of Woodstock hat
lis celebrated flock Of Southdowns on ex.
Iihition which carried away many of The
prizes in this class, although our frienl
Charles r. Gray of East Montpelier. sue
ces> fully competed with him in several o
| 4 al &c S,,th
downs. 1t was an open question whethe
Mr. Billings money was hardly successful
in eclipsing the care and brains Mr.. Gray
had used in selecting and breeding his fin
flock Gen. Baxter Of Rutland showed
fine flock, though not equal to that of Mr.
Billings; but he did not enter them 70
competition
Moulton Bros of West Randolph, mad
a fine show Of horses from their stud
mostly of the stock of their celebrate
Hnmbletonian Horse. Monarch; and Gen
II. H. Baxter and l.. S. Drew showed fin
blooded horses.
In agricultural machinery there was lii
tie which was new. PowelHs Wheel Han
row, for sowing grain and fertilizer
broadcast. attracted much attention. II
value must depend upon actual use, but
looks well.
The new Swivel Plow, made by Worces
ter Il kezpr Of Rochester, which took tn
irst medal at the late n. f. Fair, at Mar
hester, at the blowing match, was on e>
addition. The first premium ut Manches
er was awarded to another plow, by tn
. Committee on Agricultural Implements
but when it came to actual use in the ficlt
in the blowing match. they refused to pr
A in their plow against the Rochester Plow
= which worked we'll and took the medal
The Victor IIorse-IIoe. entered by +.
& A. B. Reynolds of Brockton, Mass, w:
ftvorite of the " great general commi
tee" MeSsrs. Reynolds also had a Gan
s Plow, which they said WAS practical fo
9 level land, and their Turtle Harrow, f
y pulvcrizing and covering. The teeth
a his harrow are knives curved outwar
b and which must do the work in n satisf,
DRY manner.
IS In Mechanics Hall, the one noticcab
show was made by the Brandon Manufa
turing Company, of their scales, embra
v NO every variety, from the tiny one-four
!. ,unce letter scale. to the immense RI
:. road track scale, of thirty tons capacit
Y. with platform thirty-two feet long,
/ hree-inch planks The accuracy and de
p icacy of this ponderous machine was sill
" ply marvellous, a single thirty penny ns
= placed on one extreme corner of the pla
e form bringing up the beam, and the
j. placed ON the other, doing the same. TIL,
we're awarded gold medal, the only OF
II yer awarded by the Society for Scale
e mi they claim to have taken the first pl
l. MUM wherever they have been shown
= competition.
y, Gray's Horse Powers and Thrcshe
lie were on exhibition, and their Gener