Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-09-19

SOlAClluo w VI DOolbl' AAlO at
imal is finely proportional, of good styI
l. and quiet disposition. Mr.. Gaines has
X fine two-years-old heifer, yielding lai
e April seventy pounds of milk, from whic
d four pounds of richly colored butter wa
e made. He also exhibits two fine one yeal
= old heifers and two calves-one bull An
one heifcr. The Yearling heifers are {
e very good size and style. The bull cal
! although only fiJe months old, is Il larg
md finely developed animal, showing goo
dairy points.
VIM. Locke of St. Adams exhibits ill.,
family cow Minnie Sd, four years old
This is a very nice little COW, and evident
y much set by, from her appearance.
We believe this comprises the class o
Jerseys, over eighty in number, and on,
of unusual excellence, and showing I'm
mistakably the interest that is taken in th
popular breed of cattle
SHORT Horns. The exhibition in thi,
class is about the same as last year in re
gard to numbers, and is very fine in quail
ity.
Col. L. G. b. Cannon of the Vermont
Stock Farm, Burlington, has twelve hca(
on exhibition. This herd is in splendid
condition, and ut the head stands the 226
Duke of Airdee, lG,695, bred by A. j. AL.
oXander Of Kentucky. Col. Cannon has
some us fine stock rs is to be found in the
country. We visited his place last spring,
in company with Mr.. Cheever of the New
England Farmer, and were much pleased
with his stock as well rs the care and good
management everywhere evident, and
which is due to the personal supervision of
his superintendent, Mr.. Taylor.
Geo. L. Reynolds of Burlington shows
thirteen head-three bulls and ten COWS
from his herd of forty,three animals-an
excellent herd.
Other exhibitors in this class were Gov.
Smith, c. d. Purmit, North Troy, NJ. d.
Wallace, North Georgia, A. A. Moore, E.
Berkshire, A. II. Royce, Swanton, Van
Sicklen and Brigham of Burlington.
Charles X. Gray of East Montpelier ex-
hbits fine e-year-old heifer, Elsie Sd;
also one other hcifer of the same age, and
Il bull calf; and Snow Drop, fine two.
years-old COW.
DEvoNs.-'rhe principal exhibitor in
this class is George Davi. of East Montpe-
Iicr, who has eleven animals in all. com.
prising one tive-years-old bull, three cows.
with calves ut their sides, one three.years-
old heifer, one two-years. old, and two one
year-old. This breed is justly celebrated
for beauty of form, uniformity of color,
being of Il rich, dark red, and although
not as large mixers as some of the other
breeds, yet the quality is good and the
yield of butter satisfactory. The animals
on exhibition are evidently good specimens
Of this breed, and add materially to the at.
tractiveness of the display from their ex-
cellent appearance.
Joseph Purmort of Georgia exhibits IA
pair of three-years-old Devon bulls, which
completes the entries in the class of full
bloods.
AYRSHIRES.-The exhibitian of Ayr.
Nhires is good, both as regards numbers
and quality.
l. 1. Paris of Fairfax has thirteen head
One two-years'old and one one-year-old
bull, three COWS, two two-years,old and
tw) one-year-old hefers and four calves.
Curtis Wheeler of Fairfax has Il herd
two COWS, one two-years old heifer, one
heifer and one bull calf, and one three.
years-old bull.
Charles Sandford of Orwell exhibits nine
head, consisting of one two-year-od bull.
two cows, two two-years, old heifers, two
one year old helers and two calves. The
two-years old bull was bred by J. P.
Dawes Of Lachine, P, O.; Is dark brown
and white, of good form and disposition.
which are excellent qualities, certainly, in
of this kind. The other animals
were bred by Mr.. Sanford and are very
line specimens of the breed, and are claim
ed to be superior for the dairy.
VIM. e. Bellus of Fairfax has eight
head, three COWS, one two.year-old, two
-year-olds and two calves. This stock
is from the herd of the Messrs. Dawes of
Canada, noted breeders of Ayrshires, and
is of very good quality.
A. Fisher of St. Adams is on hand with
thirteen head, one two ear-old bull, bred
by l. Brainerd of St. Adams, two COWS
out OF the imported COW Ann one two.
year-old COW, three two-year-old heifers,
three one-year-old heifers and three
calves in his own herd
S. A. Brooks of st. Adams exhibits a fine
Ayrshire bull, which we believe completes
he number now on the grounds
There were bnt few grade or native ca,-
lie, and the show of working oxen though
small was good.
SHEEP.
The show of sheep is very large and