Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-10-02

] premium, and ). Stow of MlOrrisyille I'll
r second.
: In the show of the different breeds Q
! cattle, the Devons. sleek cherry coloro
, animals, took the lead in numbers. A
and A.. E Smalley of Hyde Park had thin
teen head of these handsome animals. "
I 5 Page OF Hyde Park had pair of tw
wears Old steels that weighed POO pounds
, and line four years old COW; Vernon
/ Jewett, also of Hyde Park. a pair of year
llngs; w. M. Small of Morristown, tel
head; G. w. Foss of Hyde Park had tire,
, calves, perfect beauties, all of the sam
f beautiful breed.
Jerseys were next in number, w. ID
Bronson of Hardwick leading with hi.
herd of ten animals. some of which tool
hrst premiums ut the state fair, all looking
finely; S. Harris of Morristown next, witt
five head, and his bull, Commodore II.
the heaviest bull on the grounds, if he is a
Jersey. Rufus Ferrand, Murristown, and
ii. w. Butler OF Stowe, each had stock OF
the same breed.
w. ID. Bronson, Hardwick, had six head
OF Swiss cattle-the only ones in Vermont
His two years old bull is of squirrel
gray color, and this breed are all of Il
uniform color, and said animal was the
handsomest of the cattle kind your
reporter ever saw. Mr.. Bronson says
they are good dairy cattle. They will
certainly excel for beef
OF Ayrshires q. N. Drury of Green's
boro had five head and two grades Rufus
Place of Eden and N. Whitney, each fine
grade COW.
In Shorthorns Charley Sargent had a
calf which was the only one your reporter
noticed on the ground, although there was
quite number of grades exhibited.
No horns or jamestown cattle were
exhibited by james Atwell of Eden.
The list of the various grades was nu
merous,-too numerous TO name the own
ers-and some of them very fine animals.
There were no native cattle, and no
premiums for any.
In swine. E. G. Carpenter of Morristown
exhibited White Chester boar, one year
old,-a really fine animal for a hog
the best looking hog on the ground; and
two Cusha pigs, which, if seen in the
woods would probably be shot for wild
game; j. w. Fisher, Morristown, q one
year Old boar, not quite so good; a sow
and six pigs, shown by Jesse Thompson,
were extra COOL, US were also a SOW and
six pigs Of E Stowe, both of Morrisville.
l.. ii. Ward of Elmore exhibited boar
and SOW and nine pigs of the English
Yorkshire breed. These were without
bristlcs nearly, and looked thinly clad.
SHEEP.
r. G. Hill of Elmore had six pens of
Coswold sheep, with his buck, Prince
Arthur Cd, who sheared seventeen pounds
of wool last spring and weighs two hun
dred and eighty-fve pounds. ID. i. Chaffee
of Morrislown exhibited Il ycarling Cots.
void buck.
Alfred Dodge, W. S. Gilbert and Bryant
and Cheney of Morrsown, each exhibited
Leicester sheep. us did also A. NJ. Whit
comb of Hyde Park.
j. B. Cook Of Greensboro had five pens
of Merinos-vcry fine ones, too; and S.
Stowe two pens of the same breed.
FOWLS.
A. o. Gates of Morrisville had GOOD
of White and Brown Leghorns; W. B.
Earle coop of Brown Leghorns and
Plymouth Rocks; E. w. Hardy coop of
geese with Strain of the wild in them;
G. w. Bliss, Hyde Park, turkeys; l.. l..
Wood, Morrisville, Pekin ducks, and that
was about all the poultry there was on
exhibition.
In agricultural tools the show was small.
IL. II. Morgan had II shovel pillow culliva.
tor and three swivel plows; E. D. Wis
well of johnson, three steel pows made
in Castleton--not entered for premiums;
cornsheller by William Wilder of St.
Johnsbury; q. j. Smith. couple of hand.
rakes and harrow, which finishes the
list.
A double spring buggy by Hiram Dodge
of Morri>vile had excellent points. +. A.
Wales of Wolcot had double sleigh. &,
The dairy product consisted of one
cheese each by N. S. Warren and II. j.
Harris of Stowe. and Jesse Thompson of
Morristown-no butter on exhibition.
The show of sugar was not large, but
it made up in quality what it lacked in
quantity. G. S. Holbrook of Hyde Park
and r. r. Waite of Stowe had packages
of as fine looking sugar as you see any
where, with scarce shade of color about
it.