Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-10-16
HEREFORDS.

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HEREFoRDs.
w. P. Small, Canterbury, shows sixteen
head of Herefords. These cattle are sell
dom seen in our state. They are of the
Shorthorn style of cattle, and are growing
in popularity as beef breed They are
said to sell dollar per hundred higher in
the markets than Shorthorns, and are now
being shipped to England. They are a
race Of red cattle, with white faces and
broad, long horns, "a little finer bone, and
are said TO mature sooner than the Short
horns. This fall six of these cattle were
shipped from Canterbury to Liverpool,
bringing S. 90 per hundred on estimated
dressed weight. These cattle are claimed
to be better fitted for New England graz
ing, from their early maturity, being
smaller boned fatlening easily. while, for
the praires the Shorthorns might be quite
as desirable, though the quality of the
beef is said TO be finer in the Herefords
j. P. Kimball, Canterbury, shows twelve
head of same breed Mr.. Kimball sold
last winter a pair of three year Odds,
which weighed thre, thousand pounds
and another pair, same age, dressed two
thousand pounds, and pair of yearlings
this fall brought $500.
sHoRTHoRNs.
OF this popular breed there was q good
show, and of Devons as well, but there il
no exceptional excellence or amount to be
observed, and the same may be said of
SHEEP,
which are nearly equally divided between
Merinos and mutton sheep, with perhap.
a few more of the latter.
Swine were fair in number and quality
and the same is true of fowls, except II
pigeons, of which there were an unusua
number of entries, and of all the kind.
usually seen. beside several rare sorts o
curious and varied plumage.
NOVELTIES OR MERIToRIOUS ARTICLES.
First among these, and conspicuous b,
contrast, is Buckeye mower, one of tn
"old-fashioned kind" This machine
weighs nine hundred and fifty pounds
has been in continuous use twenty.on
years. and the owner thinks that by layin,
out few dollars in repairs it would b
good for about as much longer. In com
parison with the machines of to-day, tn
march of improvement is plainly seen
though we question whether some of tn
lightness and elegance now seen has no
been secured at the expense of some of tn
lasting qualities, and the exchange a goo
one, too, for the farmer. for the differenc
in durability secured at the expense of s.
great weight is more than compensated b
ease of draft and handling.
Here as in lots of other things not al
desirable qualities can be combined in on
article. A good refrigerator will not gen
orally make desirable cook stove, an,
we would just as soon look for that as 70
many combinations which are claimed b
some people in stock or tools.
A new thing, shown this season for tn
first time, is Kemp's manure spreader
from Kemp & Burpee, Derby, Vt Thi
is cart with stationary sides, but a bot
tom like the lags of a horse power, which
rs the cart goes forward, gradually move
the load toward the hind end of the cart
where swiftly revolving shaft with spik,
teeth seze and spread the manure owe
the ground 1t is claimed that two mel
can Iond and spread fifty loads per day
with the spreader. which is graduated t
spread the quantity desired.
Another exhibit from Vermont is A. W
Gray's Sons, whose horse powers and
threshers are too we'll known to need
nj re extended mention.
0. B. Higgins shows a cast iron arch
sheet iron pan and tin heater for sugar
making The pan is four and one-hall
feet by twenty-six inches, and with the
heater is claimed TO boil down eight bar
rels of sap in ten hours.
Another article. shown by A. 4. Rice,
Birmingham, Conn, which seems of posi-