Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-10-07

There were no entries IN the class oil
tat cattle.
There was a very fair show Of
DURHANs;
VI. II. Chamberlin & Son of Brad
ford having the finest herd of Ii
head, and 2 cows, which it would b.
hard to beat in New England, one
of them having q pair of twin calves
by her side. q. X. Gray of East
Montpelier had also very fine herd
of ~ head, including a good 2 yrs.
old and yearling bull. II. Il. Mar
tin of East Montpelier had az yrs.
old heiter and calf, which could
hardly be eXcelled. j. Johnson 4
Son, Bradford. had u pen of good
stock. II. Underhill, PiermOnt, a
fine 2 yrs. old bull aud e. w.
Chamberlin of Newbury, good year.
ling bull and 2 yrs. old heller.
THE JERSEY CLASS
was well filled. O. Il. Barron OF
White River junction, and Heaton
T. Child of Thettord were the larg
est exhibitors the former having a
herd of II head, and the latter ID
head. A Gyears Old bull in Bar.
ron's herd and II 2-years old in Hea
ron q Child's herd was both fine
animals. j. q. Stearns, Bradford
showed two very extra cows and a
calf in their class. He made 60 lbs.
of butter from one of them in the
month of June. j. II. Jones, Brad.
ford, showed a good 3years old
heter; b. 9. Metcalf, Piermont, r.
large 3-years old bull; A. M. Banks
ii 2-years old; j. l.. Crook, Haver.
hill, yearling bull, and NJ. Il. Quinn
by, West Fairlee, COW and calf.
There was only one exhibition OF
DEvONs.
N. N. Kimball Of West Fairlee, had
herd OF 10 very good animals.
NATIVE AND MIXED
blood were exhibited by ID. X. Cum.
mings of Bradford; John Sawyer,
Oxford; Gilman Chandler. Pier,
mont, and Thomas Goshea, Brad.
ford. There was a small show OF
SHEEP,
though those on exhibition were of
superior merit. j. ii, Peters Of
Bradford had 6 pens of Spanish
MerinOes, and ii. Q. Kibby of Fair.
lee one buck, which were all we saw
in this class. G, X. Gray, Ea. Mont
pelier, showed some extra fine South
downs, and II. Ii. Martin, of the
same place, some extra good Cots,
wolds. r.. FL. Forsyt Topsham
was OH hand with his nice South
downs. and some grade sheep. 9.
q. Smith, Corinth, showed 9 pens
of grade sheep. There was an ex.
cellent show of
9. X. Gray Of Ea. Montpelier, show
ed 2 large boars and SOW and 10
pigs of the Poland China breed. B.
f. Haselton, Oxford, a fine large
boar; and w. Fl. Gilmore, Fairlee,
some fine pigs of the same breed.
N. & g. Bailey a SOW and pigs.
MECHANICS HALL contained a
fine display of Agricultural tools,
vegetables, &c. Among the former
may be mentioned spiral cornhusk
err; horse rake, harrows and other
farming utensils by j. Golden Gil
pin pillow by s B. Hayes of Fairlee
horse rake, moving machine, har.
row, hay tedder by j. Fl. Peters
the celebrated Strickland pillow
Hakes' patent pillow by j. Smith,
Newbury !; Woods mower by w.
II. Gilmore, Fairlee. The pillow that
attracted the most attention was
"Hawse's Swivel Plow," manufac-
tured in Barre, by Smith, Whit
comb & Cook. By a simple device
readily worked 10y the holder the
pillow can be steered wherever he
likes.
MIR. Charles Morse of Plainfeld
had splendid display of fowls,
an. ong them bronze turkeys, silver
and golden Hamburgs, Brown Leg
horns, Aylesbury Ducklings, gray
China goose, &c. Fowls were also
exhibited by Fred e. Carleton, w.
Newbury, and w. S. Nelson. Brad.
ford. In the vegetable department
were fine exhibits by N. w. Kim
ball, h. Nj. True of No. Haverhill,
N. H., d. X. Cummings; j. McGin-
his, Wells River; Arthur J. viii
liams; q. p. Simpson, Waits Riv-
err, mammoth squashes; w. A.
Williams, West Fairlee; d. G. Har-
ris; Samuel Peech, Wells River;
IL. w. Kimball and w. e. Norcross,
oats, B. +. Ordway, Topsham wheat;
ii. &. johnson & Son, ID. X. Cum,
mlngs and MIR. Dickey, corn; II.
Whltcher, Newbury; U. 9. Rogers.
Newbury VIM. Dickel, G. e. Ty-
Ter, Newbury, exhibited butter, and
Mrs. b. p. Carleton and Mrs. Olive
Rogers, cheese. Other articles eX-
hibited in Mechanics Hall were but.
.er boxes by w, II. Levitt & Son;
patent hay knife by w. E. Norcross;
excelsior churn, G. B. Buzzell; nail
)uller, pinchers, and tongs by AFRO
Adams Of Tunbridge. /
FLORAL HALL
vas we'll filled with articles useful /
md ornamental. Without attempt 2
ne to give complete list of the
thousand and one things on exhibi-
ion we will mention enough to
how that the display was unusually ,
arge.
Pictures were exhibited by Ellen
lorse; Mary s. Horner, Fairlee : .
)rpha johnson, Oxford Anna E.
stevens; Emma A. Rogers Carrie l.
stevens; Clara Eastman, Wells o
siver; AdelIa Stevens; Kate Ste.
ems; N. w. French. Muttos by 1,
LATHE Shepard /; lanpscape in silk %