Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-09-18

SHOULD.
II. C. Smith, of Pomfret, has G pens, 2l
head, good sheep. These came from the
herd Of Hon. Frederick Billings, of Wood
stock. who has probably the best flock in
New England.
c.. X. Gray, of East Montpelier, shows
20 head,-some good animals but not us
even lot rs Smiths.
A. C and j. Bemis. Of Lyndon, show
% head of very good sheep. though we
beard doubts as to their purity OF blood.
J. d. Wheat, Putney, has 81 head, prob
ably the best flock shown. Mr.. Wheat's
sheep are from Mr.. Billings flock, and all
The old sheep were sired by the imported
- Royal George" the best Southdown
buck we ever saw.
MERINos.
j. II Hazen, of West Hartford. comes
first in line with 20 head, the herd which
look the first prize at the New England fair
1t Worcester last month. A. E. Fuller, Of
shows % head. which were also
shown there. Mr.. Fuller's took more
prizes than any other flock there. Mr..
Fuller's sheep took a medal and diploma
at the Centennial Exposition.
II. G. Burwell, Of Bridport, shows -
head 2 rams and 10 ewes. The sire of
Ihese sheep drew the sweepstakes prize at
Philadelphia, and these show careful
breeding and good care.
o. and ID. S. Hall, East Randolph. show
% head, the flock which took four of the
tirst prizes at the Worcester show.
S. e. Holyoke, of St. Adams, shows II
ram with 10 of his get,-a good pen of
uniform animals.
Col. f. S. Stowell. Cornwall, shows %
head, which fills the show of merino,
which is in every respect fine one.
POULTRY
made very good show, there being some
~evcnty-ive or eighty coopS.
Charles Morse, of Plaintield, had four
coops of mammoth bronzed turkeys, of
which the cocks were truly mammoth fell
lows, which will weigh rs or 30 pounds
each. He has also two coops side by side,
IN one of which was light Bramah hen
and cock which would weigh 10 and II
pounds each. and next some red game
bantams, which would weigh scarcely
more than pound, and brood of chick.
ems no bigger than humble bees.
George Davis. Of East Montpelier, had 6
coops of light Bramahs, nice birds. G. d.
Millington, North Bennington, has Is
loops, first two pairs Felch pedigree light
Bramah chickens, next II pair OF light Bra.
nah fowls one year old. Beside these he
shows Partridge Cochins. bro Wn Leghorns,
white-crested black Polish and Plymouth
Rocks. These fowls are first-class, are
thoroughbred and Mr.. M. gives his entire
,ttenlion to the business, and so doing will
probably succeed.
MACHINERY.
In front of Me- hanics Hall stands the
tent Of the 81. Adams Foundry Company
containing their exhibit, the most notice.
able Of which are their hors powers, and
lhreshers, and saving machines. land side
and mired plows and the Remington slee
plows. polished for Use in clay and muck
soils, which they consider equal to any
made. Tney also show farmers boiler
store jack, screws, etc, etc.
Next comes the tent of E. G. and S. C
Green, St. Adams, with a general assert
ment of stoves, tin ware and plumbers
goods.
Sampson & Co., East Berkshire, show a
one horse power, barrel rhurn. etc.
On the right of Messrs. Green's tent is
the collection of ploughs, harrows, feed
cutters ETC., lown by j. H. Crosby, ESQ.,
agent of the state grange. Then comes
The stone and stump extractor of T. c.
Naramore, of Willston. This is hand,
machine for farmer 10 have as we have
had occasion TO know. 1t Is n rachel whee
suspended in shears, worked by lever
and link, and will easily lift very grea
weight.
Levi Promo, of Rulan |, shows q fine
line of carriages.
o. B. Landon, of Milton. has an assert
ment ofthe Syracuse chilled plows iron
beam, and the white iron pillow.
Morrison's patent sap heater is a series
of pipes running over the evaporation /,
heat the sap by The steam. This is showr
in connection with an evaporator.
The Vermont Farm Machine Company
of Bellows Fall. VT, show the CooIe,
dreamer, tie Davis oscillating churn AN,
Cleaner holse-rakes.
In Machinery Hall stands the perfected
creamer of o. S. Bliss, of Georgia, which
uses either water or ice to cool the milk
On the right is Mr.. Ferguson's burear
milk pan, made at Burlington, bearing
this, " device" Awarded the highest
prize at the N. E. fair, 1873"
The American fruit drier, by the Ameri
can Drier Company, Chambershurgh, Ia.
is machine for the rapid drying of fruit
and the samples shown were very fine
The machine is simple and seems to be eff
fective. Something similar in appearance
to the bureau pan, is Reynolds dairy re
frigrrator or common-sense milk pan made
by j. S. Reynolds, Of Essex, VT. and
they claim the good points Of both til,
Cooley and Bureau systems.
Pope d Watson show the Tink ham but
ter packages, which are small boxes linec
with tasteless paper, to hold the butter
and large box to hold these small ones
which is lined with steam felllng whcl
does away with the necessity of using ict
in sending away the butter. The Mon,
gomcry package AS also shown, being far
ing square boxes TO hold butter and ches
with ice for the smaller boxes.
OF fruit there is "a very meagre show
j. M Haynes, of 81. Adams Bay, has +
collection, o. G. Wait of Georgia, one
and Chas. Winterbottom, of Shelburn
one, which is all there is of apples. A
b. Landon, of Milton, has 20 varieties o
grapes and IL. L. Seymour has ten vare
Ties of pears.
There is Il table six by twelve feet whicl
contains the entire stock of vege
tables. besides which there are sever
strings of seed-corn, four samples of peas
two of potatoes and two of bcets. filling
their respective lines. The show of mapit
sugar.syrup and honey is very fair though
not large.
Six cheeses keep company with six sam
pies of butter. and near by are two loaves
of bread, one each of white and brown
This completes Machinery Hall.
The attendance yesterday, was YER,
large. The annual address by Hon. George
B. I4oring, of Massachusetts, vas fixed fo,
two P. M, but dispatch was rec ever
from him in the morning stating that hi,
wife was lying at the point of death. Sc
there WAS no address.
The display must rank as success
though i'll solne departments il was piliful,
small. Think of fair held in the mld,i
of dairy section like Franklin county
and state fair AT that-and six cheeses
and six samples of butter making the en-
tire display of IA dairy product.