Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-09-26

As we remarked last week, the weather
of the Fair was simply perfect. bright and
cool, so clothes were comfort instead of
~ burden. us ut the State Fair at St. Al
bans; and people seemed to appreciate
the fact and to come in. A very fair at
tendance was noticed on Tuesday, and on
Wednesday there was n good crowd,
which being distributed at the various
points of interest over the grounds seemed
smaller than it really was.
Of cattle there was good show, the Jer
seys and Shorthorns being about equal in
numbers, and much larger than any other
class.
Commencing at the cattle, L. r. Joslyp
had fine herd of Shorthorns. Among
the animals shown was u pair of white
steers, two-years-, Id, and weighing 2540
pounds. The three-years-old steers shown
at 81. Adams by Mr.. Van Sicklen were
purchased of Mr.. Joslyn by Mr.. Van Sick
len. Mr.. Joslyn also showed II COW esti-
mated to weigh 1900 pounds, choice
yearling bull, four bull calves, Il pair of
-years-old steers and Il pair of steer
calves. Mr.. Joslyn's show was very cred
table to him and Mad River valley.
Next in line were the Jerseys of N. G.
Tabor of Montpelier-eight head in all.
The COWS, "Mollie" and "Gold Dust,
showed excellent milking points. and IL
yearllng heifer, " Gold Drop" was an ami
NAL of fine promise. Mr. Tabor also
showed two three-Years-old grade hcifers,
which we will venture were excellent
mixers; also two calves, which showed
good blood, but poor keeping and care.
Charles r, Sabn of Montpelier exhibit
ed very handsome bull calf, five months
old, which he procured from EImdale
Farm, Lunenburgh, Mass, and which will
be valuable animal for the vicinity where
he will be kept.
F C. Gilman, Esq, had three head-one
nne gearing Dull.
Dr. G. f. Chandler showed beautiful
two-years-old heifer, evidently used to and
well repaying good keeping and care.
Joel Hersey of WiIliamstown shows i'm
ported cow "Dnah," ten years old, evil
IDENTIFY Il rich mixer. Mr. Hersey says
she made fourteen pounds of butter the
last week in July, on pasture alone-a
very great yield, considering the feed
which, we should Judge from the appear
ance of the COW, was correctly stated.
A. d. Arms, East Montpelier, showed
some fine stock. Cow "Mollie gave,
March 18th, thirty-one and one-fourtb
pounds of milk, from which was taken af
ter setting it, three pounds and ten ounces
of cream, which being churned, yielded
two pounds, eight ounces of BUTTER and
one pound, two ounces of buttermilk; her
average yield the next week being thirty
and tive-sixteenths pounds per day.
II. II. Meader had pair of trained
twin caves, good size and shape, and han
dy as, as-well, so handy that the judges
thought they had five dollars worth OF
handy in them, and SO awarded them that
much.
j. G. Emery, Esq, and A, D. Bancroft
of Montpelier, VIM. Farewell and D. w
Sowes of Barre all had some good grade
stock on exhibition.
M. and c. NJ. Fisher of Cabot had two
pens of Devons-good specimens of that
very handsome breed.
f and o. D. Town of Woodbury. had
two pens of Dutch or lIolslein cattle, the
most noticeable of which was bull two
years old which weighed 1870 pounds.
G. X. Gray of East Montpelier showed
five very fine Shorthorn calves.
II. ii. Martin, East Montpelier, had an
excellent Shorthorn COW which was award
ed the first premium in Sweepstakes. He
also showed yearling heiler and bull
calf. In this class L. R. Joslyn took the
second premium. In this class the com
mittee expressed a sense of embarrassment
in their action by the wording of this
classification, which simply says, For
the best cow" and are of the opinion there
should have been two classes of Sweep
stakes for cows-one for the BEST mich
cow" md another for Best COW for stock
raising" in which we should heartily con.
cur. As it now is the methods of, and
points for, comparison must be entirely
different, rs the uses for which they are
bred are different II would be Just us
logical to put cattle and horses and sheep
in one class for the Best animal Mr..
Martin also took first premium on yearling
heifer in this class. Mr.. Andrew Murray
of Morelown took first for bull, second on
yearling heifer, and first and second on
heifer calves; l.. Q. Fisher of Cabot, first
on yearling heiGer, and second on COW
i. r. Joslyn, on best three calves; B. b.
Martin, Marshfeld first for bull calf.
HORSES.
The show in horses, though not large
embraced some very fine animals; bul
when we were examining them, there was
no one at the pens to tell us whose or what
they were, and very few had cards on the
stall.
We noticed good mare and colt, own
ed by Clark Alexander, and II very fine
yearling stallion owned byS c. Woolson
beautiful blood bay, showing good blood
II. P. Martin showed nice one-year-olC
FLY weighing GA pounds L. S. Worthen
Barre, three years,old mare, of Morgan
blood, weighing 1925 pounds.
M. X. Dodge had fine three-years- ole
Black Hawk stallion; E. F. Stevens ma
hogany stallion of the old Morgan
blood, which called to mind that race O
horses, SO common twenty years age, now
unfortunately so rarely to be met with
either at Fair or on the road.
SWINE.
In swine the show was fair in quantity
and excellent in quality.
II Alexander, Berlin, exhibited a boar
SOW and eight pigs of the Chester Comfy