The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-09-28
CONDUCTED BY ALBERT CHAPMAN,
Notes of the State Fair.

seuuenlly found TOO little tIiiIe 10 loo"
over all the articles ut lie iale stat,
fair at Rutland 10 notice any large l'of
ton ot them, Uus among such as hap
ueued to fall under our nOtice wer.
iugiy animals ana articles vi superio
rleril aud we propose To mention II lew
OF them. The show III many respect
was veiy large aud compete and ia"
the Gather been yUOu the last uny ..
the far II would lave been IL success
every way, tut the lain prevented tis
must ui those from Attending on Ell
day that would have been called GU
by good weather and the large induce
meDts In the way of trotting for fou
premiums OIL that day, and the society
will probably he called upon to pa.
over thousand dollars of the premi
ums and other exl enses from their re
served funds.
The show of stock was very larg,
and although in some departments no
equal to former yea $, as whole wa,
full aud complete.
In cattle the show Of short-horns
was not rs large as In some forme
years of the society, but some very fin
animals were exhibited 10y Daniel Kim.
ball of Clarendon, VIM. Y. Ripley O
Centre Rutland, and others. The show
OF Ayrsbires was very fine, if not tn
largest, 1t was characterized by the ex
cellence of the animals exhibited
From Addison county was exhibited
the finest specimens. The herd o
Charles Sanford of Orwell carried OF
nearly every first prize in the classe-
in which he co .npeted, the first OIL
aged bulls and cows, and also the first
on bull calf, and first on one and tw
year old heifers. L. S. Drew, Burling
ton, l. 7. Paris, Fairfax. w. Y. Rip
ley, Centre Rutland, H. and A. r. Els
worth, Fletcher, all presented fin,
Ayrshires, many Of them mentione
In the premium list. The show of Jel
seys was large and very fine, but "
had no opportunity to make persona
examination of them all. +. ID. Glis
void of Orwell, u. +. Davis, Cavendish
and one Tinkham of Pomfret, all hao
fne herds, and their names appear,oflei
In the premium list. The show q
Devons was not large. but some yer,
choice animals were exhibited by Ro.
lin Gleason of Benson, and Geo. Davi
of ast Montpelier. There were l.
humber Of grade cattle OH exhibiio.
the most noticeable being the triple
COWS 0i {. Crook, Salisbury. The shov
ofworkung oxen, or tut cultle, was no
us good as last year.
The show OF sheep was large and
good one. The Spanish Merinos wei
numerously ani worthily represents
from Addison county by the liucks
Col. 4. 5. StUwcll, Cornwall Ii. [ .
Burwell, Bridp.rt; T. oIicknty & son
Shoreham. Very fine and numerous an
iniuis were also shown RON The h,oh.
OF II. NJ. Bottom, Salisbury: a. /.
Perkins and A. Z. Fuller, PomiIct
l.. H.Buardman, Rutland; J. II. Mead
West Rutland. There was fin,
show OF Cotswo!ds 10y II. G. Hill, El.
rn"rS; G. w Flneg. braiitree II (
r pley, BroOkfieid, and L. ives. I n
mouth Very fine Soutldowns we e
exhibited 10y Frederick Billings. WOOD
stock; g. X Gray, East Montpelier,
and II. III. Baxter, Rutland Among
the latter were some very fine animals
imported direct from the flucks of Wei l.
In England, by Gen. Baxter.
There was large show of swine and
we noticed the names of Gen. Baxter
and WY. Ripley, Rutland, who eXhiL-
tied Berkshires and ChesterCountA {.
C.Pierce, Clarendon; J. Ingraham, anu
A. S. and @. w. CHAMPION. Rutland
who exhibited Berkshires, and S. C.
Gibson, Clarendon, Yorkshires. The
Berkshires seemed most numerous, ana
are evidently gaining in popularity
over other breeds.
There were but few exhibitors OF
poultry, but the number of coops Of
choice fowls was large. Geo. Davis
of East Montpelier carried off the first
premiums on Partridge Cochins anC
light Bramans, DOM KINDS being excep
tionally fine, and represented by a large
number of coops of old and young lowk
E. Il. Sprague, Brandon, was til,
largest exhibitor by far in this de
partment and his collection carried of
the first premiums In over thirty class
es of fowls, turkeys, and pigeons.
In horses there was very larg,
show. The class Of Hamblet0nian'
was very fully represented. Among
these was the stallion. Landlord, ex
hibited with his stock by Col. stowell
of Cornwall, who attracted much atten
tlonby his fineness and superior action
The stallion, Blackstone. exhibited 10y
H. d. Noble. Tinmouth, is one of til
finest Hambletonian stations we eve
saw. Either of the above would he gu
choice over the stallion, Monarch, ex
hibited by Moullon Bros, West Ran
doiph, and who took the first premium
over them In the class of stations wit
stock. The latter Is n heavier horse
but much coarser, with duller, colder
more llfeless action, He may get som
very fast stock. but we think either {
the other stations named will exec
him in the tineness as well as the coui
age OF their stock, aud we cannot bi
think and cannot help saying her,
that little Morgan blood, finish an
action would Improve them all, and "
are sorry to zee the places of our be'
Morgans becoming vacant. to lie file
with horses that we think are reall
less valuable for general use. FroI
Addison county was exhibited som
fine colts Of Landlord stock by J. I
and E. 4. Stickney, Shoreham Henr