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

days Of fine weather was unusual 900
luck for them, and good crowds of peopl
came to see good display of unusual Vi
riety.
The accommodations of the society M
entirely insufficient for the proper care an
protection of stock and machinery. Las
year and this there was enough stock hitch
ed around to the fence posts to have mad
quite II respectable show for an ordinar
Fair; and the poutry-about fifty coops il
all-were stacked up around Agriculture
Hall, while all the machinery WIS out O
doors, and no covering smaller than thu
blue canopy Of heaven, except such as ex
hibitors provided for themselves, to shielt
from the sun, and rain if it had happened
to come
The first day gave very good opening
more people being in attendance than i,
usual, but everybody ut all Fairs seems tC
wait for the second day; then all come il
jam, and nobody can see anything ii
any Of the halls, but crowd about, punc
each other in the ribs, and mash the most
teDderly cultivareG COWS, till night disper-
ses crowd which by this time are pre-
pared to take very gloomy view of life,
and think the theology which consigned Il
very large majority Of the human race to
perdition sound doctrine, and quite justf-
able under the circumstances. Well,
Wednesday saw just such .josting, sweat
ing crowd. There was there the fat wo-
man in black silk, who looked as if she
wished she was at home in her own kitch-
en-; and the woman with baby whose
condition should have subjected the mother
to the penalties of the law against cruelty
to animals; there was the man in fautless
attire, striving to maintain his dignity, and
to appear unconscious Of the very potent
fact of his willing shirt collar; and the
young gentleman and lady whe seemed to
feel that everybody knew and was highly
interested in the fact that this was their
first time out together. Yes, they Were
all there, and were enjoying" the Fair.
But what was there to be seen? Well,
in cattle there were about eighty head of
Jerseys, considerably leading the show III
numbers. Commencing at the west end
we come first to the stock of L r. Frost
of East Highgate. This consists of nine
head-one two-years-old bull, two COWS,
one two.years old hcifer, one one-year.od
and four calves-two heifers and two bulls
The three-years-old COW " Topsy " is fine
little COW, solid colors, and good mixer.
Last year she made eight pounds of butter
in one week and the past summer made
four pounds of butter from two and one
half days milk. She has had two celyes
and has not been dry. The COW "Plym-
oulh Girl " is also good dairy animal,
making twelve pounds of butter in one
week the past season.
Boyden & Carter of Randolph make a
fine exhibition, and the largest on the
grounds, having in all seventeen head
one three-years-old bull, one wo-years-old
and one one-year-old and one calf, five
cows, two two years old hefers, three one
year-old and three calves. This stock is
all of their own raising, but came origin
ally from that of the late Judge Steele of
Hartland. The COW Julianna, eight wears
old, large, fine animal, has given milk |
for two years without being dry, and dur
ing the last year gave twenty pounds of
milk a day for the whole time, sixteen
pounds of which would produce one of
butter, making the amount for the year
four hundred and fify-six pounds-a pref |
ty good yield, certainly. Pansy, six years
old, is fine COW. When five years old,
in August she made two and one.halCI
pounds of butter a day. The COWS are OF
good size, light fawn and white, and pos
sess much uniformity. The heiler Vesper.
now one year and eleven months old, the
first week in September, gave twenty-five
pounds of milk day, which produced one
and one-half pounds of butter. They have
other heilers that give good promise of flu
ture usefulness.
y. NJ. Tinkham Of Pomfret exhibits ten
animalS-four COWS and six one-year-old |
heifers, Among the COWS we would notice
Jessie, twelve years old, bred by L. NJ.
Reed of Lowell, Mass, from Mr.. Motley's
imported Europa. During the past year
she has given six thousand six hundred
and sixty-four pounds of milk, or an aver
age of eighteen and one-fourth pounds per
day for the year. In September last she
made ten pounds and fourteen ounces of
butter in one week, without grain. This
is doing well for COW of her age. The
heilers are very uniform in size and an
pearance and The herd makes good ex.
hibit.
c. H. Blake of Swanton exhibits fine
bull calf, bred by II. w. Vail of North
Pomtret' He is squirrel gray, and of good
form; also has one grade hefer calf
three months old, and showing the blood
decidedly.
E. d. Bush of Shoreham has fine two
years-old bull,
Gov. Smith has herd of ten in all. in.
GLIDING one-year-old bull, three cows.
two two-years old and two one.vear-old
heliers, and two calves. The stock is
looking finely, although running in pas
tire, and numbers some extra animals.
Our reporter had no means of obtaining
names, and cannot give as faithful arecord
as should be rendered. The COWS appear
to be excellent for the production of milk
and butter, and the heifers possess fine
points One COW was imported from the
Island of Jersey, and is great mixer.
Her calf a heifer. has remarkable dairy
points.
Nenia Blaisdell of Fletcher has three.
years old bull, black and white, bred by
G. G. Shaw of Milford, N. II. He is A l
good stock getter.
A. j Beebe of Swanton has q two-years G
old bull of good size and fair proportions.
Peter Leclair of Wlnooski has splen. |
did herd Of fifteen animals, comprising I
one three years.old bull, one one year-old. g
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