Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-10

The sixteenth annual fair of the New
England agricultural society was opened
ut Worcester on Tuesday, the 81 instant
with favorable weather and a poor attend.
ance. The display was quite good and
"olher attractions were procured to at.
tract visitors. In the forenoon, Tuesday,
foot race for 800 in gold came off, in
which one runner came near losing his
life from over-exertion, and in the after
noon base ball match was played with
little enthusiasm and no excitement
Wednesday was governors day, and at
1880 A. NJ. Cows. Talbot of Massachusetts,
Van Zandt of Rhode Island and Head of
New Hampshire. with their stats, officers
OF the society, and other distinguished
gentlemen were escorted on to the ground
by the Worcester brass band, the city
guards, the city light infantry and the
post of the grand army, which last was
the most suggestive of any part of the es-
cort; some limping along with canes,
here and there an empty sleeve, and one
with both sleeves hanging flat and limp.
There were trials of speed during the
day to which we gave no attention, rs we
felt no interest in them. The show of
stock was large and excellent in quality
except in horses, which was neither large
nor especially mertorious. First al the
left as one entered the gate were the Jer-
sey cattle, and here we began our tour of
observation,in company with Bro. Cheever
of the New England Farmer, whose well
come company always makes our labors
the more easily performed.
JERSEY CATTLE.
In Jerseys, o. B. Hadwen, ESQ, OF
Worcester, heads the list with twenly-one
head, with the bull Massachusetts first
next, six COWS, six heifers aud six year
lings follow, and show remarkable uni
formity and success in breeding.
John Brooks, Esq, of Princeton. Mass,
has fourteen head. His cows show signs
of being good mixers.
VIM. T. Mortified, Worcester, showed
very nice bull and twelve head, the cows
of large size, and good large bags, promi-
nent milk veins, and we will venture they
are deep mixers.
Geo. Blanchard & Son, Portland, Me-,
Luther Crawford, New Braintree, G. p.
Mattocks, Portland, Me-, N. r.. Boutelle,
Waterville, Me-, f. A. Bemis, Spencer,
John Dimon, Putnam, Conn, II. M
Howe, Bristol, R. l., L. A. Dawson, Wor-
cester, G. W.Talbot, Westboro, II. Brock,
Newton, all have fine herds of from seven
to twenty head.
On herds o. B. Hadwen, Worcester,
took the first premium, Z. A. Bemis the
second and Boutelle the third.
On bull years and over, with five of
his get, Hadwen; years old bull. with
three of his get, Howe, who got the
sweepstakes for best bull, on the same
animal. Boutelle took the second and
Moulton the third. On years old bulls,
Bemis took first, Taft second, Mattocks
third. On yearlings, Howe took first and
Brock second. Cows, Hadwen first, and
sweepstakes, Mortified second, Talbert
third On years old heifers, Hadwen
first, Brooks second, Howe third. years
olds, Howe first, Hadwen second.
W. dlC luuCjICu W L. DOGubIl, IxSu.
of Randolph. VT, for information, as he
was on the committee.
One could not fail to note the great i'm
provement shown in the animals of this
breed on exhibition over that but few
years since. In no class has the improve,
ment been more marked or the exhibit
more largely increased in numbers.
AYRCuIPEc
Bella j. Stone, Westboro, stands first in
line with twenty head-who takes
the second on old bull, and first on 2 years
old, and second in yearling, and same on
bull calves. Mr.. Stone also took first on
2 years old hefers, second on heifer
calves and first on yearling heifers. Mr..
Stones stock was uniform and of fine ap-
pearance.
C. T. Foster, Holden, VIM. A. Childs,
New Braintree, stand next with good
stock. Herbert Merriam. Weston, shows
ten head. On Lord Douglas he re-.
ceived the sweepstakes on bulls also the
first premium on old bull. with five of his
get. He received the same last year. Mr..
Merriam also took the second on 2 years
old bulls. On cows he took second-on
Harriet, who gave S115 pounds of milk in
year at four years old. Mr.. Merriam has
also herd six Guernsey cattle, on which
he took the premiums, there being no
competition. The Guernseys show points
indicative of rich butter cows.
S. NJ. ID. Wells, Wethersield, Conn,
has nine head of Ayrshires. He took first
on herd. first and sweepstakes on cows,
and first on yearliDg bulls. Flora 18th
gave in three months and twenty days
from May 18th 4599 pounds OF milk.
Mysie I'd gave in five months from April
1st, 7044 pounds. Mr.. Wells informs us
that Myse I'd gave in 1873 over 12,OOO
pounds of milk, which looks like milk
enough for one cow. Through May and
June she was MIXED three times per day.
John Dimon, Putnam, Conn, had
eleven head. He took first on years old
and yearling heifers.
C. b. Metcalf, Worcester. also had a
herd of fair cattle. G. P. Young, Grafton,
G. F. Halves, So. Vassaboro, Me-, have
fine stock.
J. S. Halves has a fine show, which is
headed by bull years old, which weighs
5000 pounds, and has six head beside
which are splendid animals. We made
extended notice Of the quality of Herfeords
last year.
DEVoNs.
Devons are shown by Harvey Dodge,
Sutton-sixteen head, good specimens of
this handsome breed. r. L. Coe g. Son,
Centre Harbor, N. H.. thirteen head, Isaac
Woodbury., Salem Depot, N. H., nine
head, John B. Sanborn, East Concord, N
H., sixteen head, who took the first on