Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-09-27

some Partridge Cochins by j. Learned
lsome brown Leghorn fowls by l.. Il
Joslyn.
Geo. O. Boyce has 4 pair of White
Brahmas, pair Of Gray Brahmas. some
ducks, geese and hens quite 4 fine lot OF
poultry.
J. Learned had also some gray Dorking
fowls, and G. III. Whitcomb II Bantams.
The class of swine is well represented
0. G. Wilder had two sows with sixteen
pigs of the China breed c. +. Ramsay
t had some very fine Chesters three weeks
old. Geo. Folsom also had 4 fine show
of pigs, and some Others are present.
And now to the stock pens, where we
meet rs fine Il show Il, is often seen. There
are II horses and colts entered, oil cattle
and SO sheep; Il good show for five towns,
and most of it was from three.
Mad River valley has always eXcclled in
fine horses and the show this year shows
that the reputation is not undcserved.
There were five stations entered. OF four
years old and upwards, j. Sawyers Dick
Connolly took the first premium, Drew "
Palmer Fleetwood the second VIM. Som
crvile's Rocket, Jr. the third There
were five pairs Of matched driving
horses entered o. G. Willer's be
ny uCtultu luc best, Though an
were meritoriou-. OF brood mares with
ing the first premium; O. G.. Wilder see
ond: +. McArty third There were five
thrce-vcars- colts O. c. Wilder having
a very fine one. also n n. Robinson.
There We're fourteen two-ycars-old colts,
those of J. ID. Andrews and Benjamin
| Bean being rcckoncI the best. OF eight
yearling colts, \. ID. Bragg bore off the
palm, Drew Il Palmer standing second.
OF gents single drivers there We're ten
entries, and some very fine ones; l.. r.
JO>lvn taking first premium, Samuel Som
erville second.
OF working oxen there were six pair
entered, some very fine ones. There We're
six pair of matched oxen, and eight pairs
of matched thrce-vcars-old steers, some eX-
ira nice ones. A. VI. Pierce took the first
premium, but it is bat Justice to say that
III. Palmer had Il pair thHt would have
taken the first premium had they been en-
tered in season. They were Il splendid
pair, weighing 900. There We're five pair
Of two-yrar-ods l.. Il. .Joslyn's being the
best, and we doubt if they can be cNceled
in the st tie, their weight being 5000 lbs.
LYMAN Fi>k's were also an excellent pair,
wtinr 2iNo.
OF steer cllYr, there wrrt several nice
pairs. There We're several entries of
trained steers trained to htndle without
or with yoke. Fred Palmer, eleven years
Old took first premium: Lewis Palmer
nine wears old, tn" second: Earnest Thorn
rs, the third. Fred Wilder did nicely
with his, bat the Committee thought the
little chaps deserved the premiums.
T. \. Fisk had one pain If fit oxen. and
Il. ! Il
that u IS fat.
OF thoroughbred DARN ms, l.. Il. JOS
lyn stood at the head. Ire having nineteen
heaI OF splendid cattle. His four-ycar-
old bali, Gen. Grant, weighed 200 pounds
three bull calves. one of which weighed
665 pounds; two he.fcr calves, one of
which weighed 6i) pounds. Three YEAR
linz hclirr> with calves, that gave milk at
sixteen months Old, and five fine dairy
COWS. john SlmmrrviIlc had ,l~p a two
year OLD Durham bull. weighing 100.
OF Durham grades there We're seventy
entries. 50 one may easily see that Dur
hams are the ttvoritr breed in Mad River
Tallcy. NJ tnv OF these We're very fine
cattle. but We have no. space to note them |
In thoroughbred D,.von>. Edwin House
was the uMlv exhibitor. and his sleek herd
ara, :" Well known ~ t. scarce need men
ton. We fancy they are the boss "
breed for butter. n they ALWAYS take first /
premium on butter At the fairs: perhaps ii |
i because they are 80 sleek and well fed |
OF Devon grades. there were several en-
tries. Q. {. Wilder lNo-vrar-old ball tax
M the first II MUM. There was but |
one native breed. and two JERSEYS \ \. |
knecl;tnd had a tine thrtc-yeir-od bull : |
Drew X Palmer one COW. OF grade |
Jerseys. the entries were much larger.
or Ayr~hlrr> there WAS bat one entry.
OF Dutch grades y. H. Bragg had two
COWS, {. l.. Jones one and e. @. Bovre
one TWO ycar>-o!d htiler
OF sheep there wrr,. ST entries all told |
which shows in what estimltion sheep
raising i head in Mad River Valley.
@. G Wllier and !. Holden had some
tine C"t>W"li~ there We're no fine woods
on exhibition.
On the afternoon OF The second day Rev.
\. Is. na~combut Winche>trr. Mass. waste
deliver the address. He alluded to his
recent lllnr>s. AMI said he WAS not preplr-
ed /" make speech. but would mar a
few rem trk~. which he d i briefly, using
no notes. II spoke OF III" manner in
which farming was neglected. no other
business would bear >uch ncrlvct H..
spoke OF the duh times from which All
classes have >ut,crc.. hat farmers have
suffered les TIA any other cl - They
have not failed Ike the merchants and oh
er business men. Better times are com
I'M again bat the DAYS of likeness and cN-
travA-tucr are over. aud am rltd of il.
here i an cvrnues> in farming that there.
i not IN ANY other bl~inr~~. You may
thnk Col for that cvennp-> which some
call dizziness. Il i better 10 labor for the
welfare Of GU children than t. l.av up
treasures tor ourselves OF them
The m'n who l,veas h> quiet flrm in
these pleasant valleys for some more mon
cy making business TIA, may i, pard.ze the
best good OF his family. commits a great
wrong.
The schools in Massachusetts are superb
or but are not tIl>rn advantage of ~ in
Vermont. Let oar BOYS and girls improve.
these dull times in study and improving
their minds. and learn to think less of
speculation and dress
Ma>sachu~ett~ is the mranc>t agriculture
came from there to thcsr remote valleys to
live IN l"- hats " did our early settlers.
We give hut brirf>vnupSis of his shor,
address. which was we'll received bv the.
audience.
After the address came the cloSinr trnt
and thus ended Mad River Valley Fair for
1876. " Inch was Il success rs far as th;.
show was conccrncl though the unfavor
able weather kept many at home who
would have been present otherwise.
1t raned nearly AL day on Tuesl.v. but
the trot came OFF AS advertised.
- mrs \ 80 Yi%n t. al! tire years Old owned
WITHIN the hunts # the S,cetN. ~ y r.
black nare Nellie: GOV Fisher sorrel stalliI JONAH,
Henry Bhrd bay mare. kltte Wood Nellie Won hrs,
m 'tey, time. q: kltile. second: uker third -
Parse : = SO. open t. all four wears Old Owned
wlthln the llls u" the society Joseph Palmer ent"r.
back mare; Mountain Mtd J. |. Palmer black reiI !
M II Nsrk lMaln 10 Fisher black mare DGu!1tfnI
Mifk VAIN Won ht> money ll,. To- =. Mann
tara Maid. sec md; u ,ubtiui. thlrd 49, ''"u-
On tAc se'Nllu day. IN the free t0-all trot W,n
SaT H er ttrs hith mare M'ssle Palmer niaik
Dan tltttwnnd won the iir>t heat D. but alter
ward Black Dan Won. aud Fleetwood was draw
second neat. Back Dan first IN ,lr\.. II ~
sec ma time. Ia except for last heat
l'an Is MAGNIFICENT animal, and at,lultt4i h,,nIH
nObly. i''''eu himself
Class FIRST HORSES
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