Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-09-18
The Vermont state Fair.


particularly favored in the way OF good weather
and large attendance, and consequently was as
much ola success as usual. The main features
Of the fist day, Tuesday were the races In the
stallion ace, for Si75, II. s. Towns " Auctioneer''
from Morrsville, took first money-bcst time
2Bl IL the race for threey ear-ods, for $50 first
money was taken by Il. d. Kinds " Brandon
Boy "-best time, 30i and in the four-year-old
race, first money was taken by Echo" owned by
Mr.. Hhds-best time 2.52
| The second day opened with dense cloudy
weather which detained many from attending
early m the morning, but as the sky began to
| clear large number began to arrive interested
in the variety of exercises stated in the days pro-
gramne. Besides the usual examinations by
| committees in the forenoon, for the award of
premiums, horses entered in both stock and
trott1g classes were exercised upon the track TO
| the entertainment Of gazers The programme
| for the afternoon was first the annual address,
which was to have been delivered by the Hon
George B. Loring, Of Salem, Mass. but who was
Obliged TO telegraph TO the secretary his inability
TO be present. his wife being at the point Of death
| The Doctor was obliged for the same reason 10
cancel his engagement TO deliver the address
| before the Wisconsin State fair. The failure to
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GENERALLY SPEAKING.
From the Messenger and Free Press we CLEAN
the following in regard to exhibitors from this
section of the state
Andrew Murray of Moretown exhibited six
year-old white bull of mammoth size weighing
over twenty -four hundred pounds This animal
is from the stock of A. W. Griswold, formerly
of Malvern Farms, Morrisvlle. and was sired by
Fourth Lord of oxford; is a very quiet animal
and has gotten some excellent milking stock
One COW, three wears old this season has riven
from fifty-three to tifty-seven mounds Of milk n
day. Also exhibited two one-year-old beifers
sired by this bull, and good animals. II IL
Martin of East MONTPELIER exhibited an eight
year-old bull, Weighing TWENTY-FIVE hundred
pounds a descendant of the "Peri family
four-year-old COW of the Aabela" family is n
good animal of large size and wel-made. weiybs
twenty-one hundred pounds Gives about twenty
quarts of milk day. besides suckling a calf q
X GRAY, of East Montpelier. exhibited "Snow
Drop" a three-year-old COW n one.vear.old
heifer and bur calf all ,ood stool
In the wav Of Devons Georga Davis NJ Foo,
Montpeler exhibited dve.vear-old buu throo
cows. one tvo-vear-od cow and o,e ,,o.r,in,,
heifer good animals Ed,vi, uo,sa 81 w.t.
field exhibited six head. a tyo.vear.o,d hnu
weighing fifteen hundred and thirty rornds a,d
a very fine animal. being Of the hest form and
STYLE. three cows looling verv ,nrch alba -,
fine build and STYLE, and extra mixers Two
bull calves were shown. looking very nuch alike
are dark red and will make first.class animals
The show of Deyons was rather small in npmbers
but contained very fine. handsome animals
In Jerseys there was a splendid showing Row.
den & Carter of Randolph exhibited fourteen
animals: one bull three.year-od one one.vear-
old three cows two two-vear-old four ma vaar
old heifers and four calves. This stock is good
for butter, one eight-year-old. having averaged
twenty pounds of milk per day for a wear six
teen pounds of which would make one of bntter
William d. Bronson of East Hardwick showed n
three-year-od bull of good shane and STYLE He
also exhibited good herd of ten animals one
bull, three cows, two two-year-old cows. one
yearling COW, one yearng heifer and two heller
calves. This Is a good clean looking stock and
must be excellent for the butter dairy. Also six
head OF Swiss stock.
In sheep, G. W. Flagg of Braintree r. q Hill
of Elmore, and II. II. Martin of East Montpelier.
made excellent exhibits of Cotswolds C. X
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