Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-09-13
THE BURLJNGTON VT, FREE PR rs


The State Fair.
SECOND DAY.
Wednesday morning opened cloudy,
things looked rather discouraging, but peo-
pie began to come in early. and there were
evidently many who had come in on the
early trains.
CATTLR-sH0RTHoINs.
First in the line of sheds comes the fine
herd of ShOrthorns from the Vermont Stock
Farm of L,Grand b. Cannon. Is head; and
next the herd of imported Gnernseys, .
head from the same farm. These are enter
ed for exhibition only. AT the head Of the
Shorthorn herd stands the 22d Duke of Air
drie, the only duke bull north of the Ohio
river, and an inspection of him appears to
show thu popularity ofthis celebrated strain
to be well founded. Another fine animal in
tho herd is kirklevington LeGrand, I6
months old, from kirkleyington Duchess
18th. for which Col. Cannon paid a 900 in
gold when she was two years old.
At the head Of the Gnernseys stands
Clover. Is months old, beautiful animal,
whose yellow skin and waxy horns indicate
the rich, high color for which the Guern-
seys are noted. The heiiers. > years old,
have this season given, at their best, 30
pounds OF milk per day, taking 20 pounds
Of milk for pound of butter. Another
year, when older, an even better result will
be Obtained.
Mex; in line comes the Shorthorn herd OF
Go. l.. Reynolds. Esq, of Burlington, 10
head. Empress. years old, shows indica-
tons OF an extraordinary mixer, and Mr.
Reynolds gave US as her yield, in June, So
pounds per day, having dropped her call IN
May, and on Saturday last she gave A
ponds, having been in Fall feed about two
weeks.
Andrew Murray, of Moretown, shows
three head. one bull, Farmer Boy, G years
old. weighing 2.46i pounds noble ami
NAL. Beside this, he shows yearling heif-
ers.
NJ. D. Waller, OF Georgia, has head,
good stock. Among the best is one COW,
bred by c. ID. Purmort. and a yearling bull
van 'ieSieh u brigham Oh Duri'ns'on'
have head of which Monarch, > years old,
is perhaps the best on the ground, and
weighs 1856 pounds . calves, months old
are extra good. and weigh together 1866
pounuS'
D. "regorS smith, Vi o. -Aioans' sno"S
IL mead mostly young s'oeN' 'nougn the
co" Nee'ar' ITO" "f. o''h'a'o n''u' Is,
hooie an'ha' anu ''"es''i' ''''' o''
from inc same Is very nanu'o"''
AfRshiRhs-
Next IN line Comes the hno ayrshire hefu
oil l.. =. bfe"' ED Vi Duriington' Id
mead AT Inc heau OIL the heru suanu'
Atnoi' , years o!u' "hicn mas "keh 'ne
nrS' premium eaeh sno" S'hce nc was
sucking call ana Mr. Ore" Calls MIN the
oest Dull IN Ne" hneiahu' Lazy 'ane' W
years oiu mas gwen - p"unuS per Jay IN
June
MI a. risher' Vi ~ aipAi@' SHOWS !"
mead. .. a. brooks' oil o. Aioahs' anu D
IT, Macomoer' oil "rahu i7i'' eacn "hc 'hi
NAL.
Curtis Wheeler, OF Fairfax has III mead |
of very good stock, which docs not show |
a. good care or keeping as some of the other |
herds, but which look like good milking |
stock.
JERSEYS.
First ON the line OF Jerseys comes the
herd OF Hon. John "regory smith, head. |
The .2-year-oidibull. Herbert, a dun, shad-
ing down to black, IL Inc animal. The |
cows. Agnes and khoda. look like rich
mixer, and two 2-years-old heiiers are
promising anihAis, anu are h9t 100 iit iOf
", po,.,c. -, D.
,,lnt, ii !. -, ~. RI, o,ho,d
i, -. g..
. H., 80 Tbo oom I,,,;an,a -
g. e., r., 1t ,,u I,., aa,
, hnII ,a,t 80, ro,,t.s al, ru,ohas0, rron,
Tho bod 40 u ua,won =, Wo-cos,ar
"a I, opr mind the host on the ground. YES
oer. n tXc-.e.r-old beifer which came in the
trst of the month must be a fine mixer.
joseph Bnttell. Of Riptop. shows twelve
head, eight Of which are milch cows. Mr..
Battel's cattle have not been kept a. well
As they should have been. and are looking
specially bad now, As they wont eat their
eed. Frank ). Collins, of Addison, shows
i've head, mostly Young cattle, and ii. W.
Davis fine yearling bull, the best in the
ring. ). WIlmarth X Son, of Addison. two
head. j. T. Lamos, of BridpOrt. shows
i've head, Ui which the four -year-o!d bull, J
Bella David is an exceptionally fine animal,
worthy Of the blue ribbon.
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+, NJ ,,r-,:o-
.wo wear old. weighs |. $50 pounds. Mr..
Houses cattle came from GOV. uyde's stock,
IF Connecticut. and show the excellence of
their ancestry.
f Fercpson oi Borlinston. has one
huli. q II Rlako of Sxanton
v.s-I;na hill rood animal from rho Pam
I,et .t,ck Fdua-d Wb;,nev Of " ilIis,or
nm c,ur-roo-,ld hill ro,v foe animal
, Harris of No-risvilio has two onc n
ARIA tbouob rather coarse huiI
" n R-,w,son If r,s, U,rduick shows
,no si..tuo-v.ar-,rd bn,l a er.a, animal
), tho ,yno ~ ,r.ds c.,,l. aud worving
,re, tho ebou not l.rgo