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

Tuesday with beautiful day. though very
windy and dusty. The entries in the
different classes of horses are quite full,
as are also those in cattle, sheep and swine.
OF machinery there is good show.
though much of it being outside, leaves
Mechanics Hall looking rather bare. The
attendance was mostly limited to these
bringing in articles for exhibition, bui
with continued fine weather there is
every prospect of a successful exhibit
ton.
Wednesday morning opened cloudy,
things looked rather dsoouraging. but
people began te come in early. and there
were evidently many who had come in on
the early trains
CATTLE-SHoRTHoRNs.
First in the line of sheds come the fine
herd of Shorthorns from the Vermont
stock farm of LeGrand B. Cannon, Is
head; and next the herd of imported
Guernseys, head from the same farm
These are entered for exhibition only. Al
the head of the Shorthorn herd stands the
22d Duke of Airdrie, the only duke bull
north of the Ohio river, and an inspection
OF him appears to show the popularity OF
this celebrated strain to be well founded.
Another fine animal in the herd is Kirklev
ington LeGrand. 16 months old, from
Kirklevngton Duchess 18th. for which
Col. Cannon paid $1,000 in gold when shc
was two years old.
At the head of the Guernseys stands
Clover, Is months old, beautiful anima,
whose yellow skin and waxy horns in
dictate the rich, high color. for which thu
Guernseys are noted The heiers, 2-year,
old, have this season given, at their best.
so pounds of milk per day. taking %
pounds of milk for pound of butter
Another year. when older, an even better
result will be obtained.
Next in line comes the Shorthorn herd
OF Geo. L. Reynolds, Esq, of Burlington,
10 head. Empress. 4-years-old, shows in.
dicatons of an extraordinary mixer. and
Mr.. Reynolds gives us as her yield. in
June. 55pounds per day. having droppe''
her calf in May. and on Saturday last she
gave A pounds, having been in fall feel
about two weeks.
Andrew Murray. of Noretown, shows
three head, one bull, Farmer Boy. 6 years
old weighing 2.464 pounds,-a noble ami
NAL. Besides this, he shows yearling heif
erS
NJ. D. Waller, of Georgia. has head
good stock. Among the best is one COW
bred by G. d. Purmot. and q yearing
bull.
Van Sicklen & Brigham, of Burlington
have 6 head of which Monarch, 2-years
old, is perhaps the best one on the ground
and weighs 1885 pounds; 2 calves,
months old are extra good, and weigh to
gelher 1865; pair of 2-years-old steers
weigh 2S45 pounds.
J. Gregory Smith, Of St. Adams, shows
II head mostly young stock, though the
cow Nectar, from Mr.. Cochrane's herd. is
IL noble animal; and Sylvester, 2-years
old, from the same, is very handsome.
aYRsHIREs.
Next in line comes the fine Ayrshire
herd of l.. S. Drew, Esq, of Burlington
10 head. At the head Of the herd stand,
Athol, 5-years old, which has taken The
first premium each show since he was &
sucking calf, and Mr.. Drew calls him the
best bull in New England. Lady Jane
10 years-old has given AZ pounds per day
in June.
Mr.. A. Fisher, of St. Adams, shows II
head. S. A. Brooks, of st. Adams, anC
S. G. Macomber, of Grand Isle, each ont
animal.
Curtis Wheeler, Of Fairfax. has 10 heaC
of very good stock. but which does no
show as good care or keeping rs some o
the other herds, but which look like goo(
milking stock.
JERSEYS
First on the line of Jerseys comes tn,
herd of Hon, John Gregory Smith,9 head
The 2-year old bull, Herbert, dun, shad
ing down to black. is fine animal. Tn
cows. Agnes and Rhoda, look like ricl
mixers, and two years-old heifers ar,
promising animals, and are not too fat 70
milking stock.
Next come Boyden and Carter, of Ran
dolph, with Is head, John Bright I'd head
this herd, and as 2-year-old took the frs
prize, last year. The COW Julianna tool
the first prize as best mich COW, last year
A bull calf, ten months old, purchased
from the herd of o B. Hadwen, 0
Worcester, is to our mind the best on the
ground Vesper, 2-years-old hcifr
which came in the first of the month mus
be fine mixer. Joseph Batelle, o
Ripon, shows ~ head, 8 of which ar,
mlch cows. Mr.. Battelles cattle hav,
not been kept as well as they should hav,
been, and are looking especially bad nov
as they won't eat their feed. Frank S
Collins, of Addison. shows i've head, most
" young cattle, and II W. Davis. fin,
yearling bull, the best in the ring. S
Wilmarth d Son, of Addison, two head
j. t. Lamos, OF Bridport, shows fiv,
head. OF which the 4 years old bull, Bell .
David is an exceptionally fine animal
worthy of the blue ribbon.
Next in line come the handsome re-
Devons, and Mr. Edwin House, of Waits
field, shows SIX head. The bull Felix I'd
2-years-old. weighs 1880 pounds. Mr.
Houses cattle came from Gov. Hyde
stock, of Connecticut, and show the
excellence of their ancestry.
j. f. Ferguson, of Burlington, has on,
2-years-old bull; c. II. Blake. ofSwant ton
ayearling bull, good animal from tn,
Pumfret stock; Edward Whitney, of Viii
llston. one 4-years-od bull, q very flint
animal; S. Harris. of MorrisvIle. has two
one Il large though rather coarse bull.
w. ID. Brownson, of East Hardwick
SHOWS one oWlSS Z-yearS-Olu Dull, II Sreh
animal of the type. OF grade cattle an,
working oxen, the show is not large.
Morrison & Moron, of Addison, show
five. three cows, one 5-yearsold bull, an,
one 2-years-old heifer. These cattle, Mr.
Norton informs u, have been bred in and
in, for twenty five years, without singl,
infusion of new blood, and show no Sign
of deterioration, but are growing steadily
better for milk and butter.
SWINE.
Edward Brownell, of Williston, has
pair of large Berkshires. Gregor,
Smith shows a boar and SOW with fou
pigs, the largest on the grounds. Geo
Jones. of Bradford, P. O., shows one pail
of pigs. six months old, of not remarka
Bile merit. H. w. Davis, of Alburgl
Springs. one SOW, a en-months-old, of In
small breed we should judge, but handsom
and chunked."
There was one pen of Chaster White
shown by NJ. d. Waller, of Georgia. whicl
is all shown OF this breed, and one Polan