Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-09-21
The State Eair.

All reports agree that the fair Of the state
Agricultural Society, which was held at ST,
Adams last week. was one of the most sue.
cess.ul exhibitions which the society has
eyer ri uer., Tie weather, with the excep-
tion of the dr,i, was all that could have
been desired, and 10000 people were in at
tendance. The exhibition of stock was one
of the best ever made in the State, and in
all departments the leading Industries of
the State were well represented. The show
Of Short Horns aroused much interest from
the fact that Col. Cannon of Burlington
exhibited twelve from bis herd, embracing
some of the finest and costliest animals ev-
err owned in Vermont. Among them was
his $4,000 bull, "22d Duke of Airdrie" three
or four cows Of great value, and some
younger animals of Col. Cannon's own
raising. During the heat of The season his
dairy of 20 cows averaged 20 quarts of milk
each per day, producing 81 lbs. of butter
each per week, on grass alone. The dis
play Of Ayrshifes was excellen. and there
were some fine specimens OF Holsteins and
Devons. The show Of Jerseys was very
large and excellent, there being so animals
~ u.s. oAN - - ~ lhtul luhl ll4S interest I'D
an d appreciation of this valuable bieed is
yearly increasing. The largest single herd,
comprising IL head, was shown by Boyden
& Curtis of Randolph. One of the cows
years old, large, fine animal, has given
milk for two years without being dry, and
during The last year gave 20 pounds Of milk
day for tie whole til. q, sixteen pounds Of
which would produce uue OF butter, max
ing the amount for / t year 45G hounds.
L. X. Frost of East Ilighgaie, ex-Gov.
Smith, O. NJ. Tiukbam Of Pomfret, and sew
eral others, exhibited fine specimens of
jersey stock. The display of grade or ma
tive c-iile was good, and, in the official list
of awaiG>, we notice thai j. l.. Ellis of
Westminster look the second premium on
cows, the second on heilers Two years old,
and the third On heifers one year old, while
Clark p. Whitney Of the same town took
Is dollar premium on lour-years-old and
The second premium ON two-years-olds-
these awards being all on grade stock.
In The display of horses, those shown by
Mou lion Bros. of Randolph attracted spe-
cial attention. The show of sheep was ex-
cellent and comprised 80 pens Of Cotswolds,
: " hich is said to have been the largest ex-
hibit ever made in the State by Vermont
breeders. Some fine specimens of swine
were shown, tho exhibit of poultry was
large and varied, and the displays in Agri-
cultural nd Floral halls are well spoken
Of.
Al meeting Of the directors of lie socie-
~, held at The Weldon House, on Tuesday
evening, Col. LeGrand Il. Cannon present.
ed TO the board the subject of the preva-
lence and progress of the cattle disease, and
the necessity of early measures to prevent
its spreading, aud that in the absence Of
legislation upon the subject, agricultural
societies should inaugurste measures for
the protection OF the farmer In accord
ance with Col. Cannon's suggestions, a
committee, consisting of Col. Geo. A. Mer-
rill, Henry Clark, n. b. Stafford, c. Hor-
ace Hubbard and Henry Chase, was ap-
pointed to take the subject into considera-
ton, and inaugurate measures 10 prevent
the spread of the disease and TO call the at
tenIion of the governor to the danger which
threatens Vermont.