Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-10-01

likes Merino sheep, and says he is going
to keep them, and such man will make
a success of the business. One will be
most likely to succeed in doing well what
he likes best to do.
g. X. Gray. East Montpelier. has three
pens twelve head of fair sheep. His
yearlings are the least meritorious of his
flock; but the "yearlng" is the hard
spot in sheep life.
c. X. Gray, East Montpelier, shows one
pen Poland CHINA sow and seven pigs.
L. S. Wheeler, East Montpelier. shows
sow and eleven pigs-Chester White.
ii. Alexander, Berlin, shows a Chester
White boar.
NJ. NJ. Cory, Middlesex, shows White
Pekin SOW, fifteen months old. weighing
545 pounds, which has raised pig. now
seventeen weeks old, which weighs 1893
pounds. These are the first we have seen
of this breed on exhibition in Vermont.
and the mother of this sow was imported
from England in 1877.
POULTRY.
George Davis, East Montpelier, shows
two coops Light Brahmas. One who is in
the business and should know, says Davis
has the best in the state, and competitors
| have small show when he comes out with
his hens.
Herbert Kelton, East Montpelier, shows
handsome Partridge Cochins.
Charles N. Barber, Barre, has Brown
Leghorns and doves.
Mrs. Lucy II. Hollister, Plainfeld
shows handsome Buff Cochins-the best
we have seen this year.
Stephen Arms, East Montpelier, shows
Brown Leghorns and Partridge Cochins
d. w. Sowles, Barre, shows one coop oil
Aylesbury and two coops Pekin ducks, one
coop African geese and two pairs bronze
turkeys. One gobbler was about the size
Of fair sheep.
Gearge G. Willard, Barre, shows two
pairs black turkeys, one pair pea fowl,
and two coops Guinea fowls.
w. G. White, Barre, shows two coops
Plymouth Rocks.
Chester Fl. Beckley, Barre, shows pea
fowls, old and young, and one coop doves
N. A. Tempeton, East Montpelier
shows two coops Guinea fowls.
HORSES.
The show of stations was considered
very good by competent judges.
A, S. Bliss, Calais, exhibited one stall.
lion five years old; A. j. Darling, Middle,
sex, one years old; A. j. Mower, Cal
ais, one 3 years old; D. o. Joslyn, Waits
field, one 8 years old; VIM. FArwell
Barre, one 9 years old; Geo. Bradshaw
Berlin, one year old; l.. w. Avery,
Northiield, one year old; Henry Averill
Mortified, one years old; l.. w. Avery
Mortified, one years old, with five o.
his colts; Geo. o. Hale Middlesex, one
year old; VIM. Ward, Duxbury, one
years old; L, r. Joslyn, Watsield, one
years old; L. j. Cheney, Barre one
years ola.
Matched driving horses were exhibited
by d. w. Dudley, Montpelier; j. L Beck
ley, Barre; C. j, Gleason, Montpelier; II
Keton, East Montpelier.
Matched working horses were exhibited
by D. w. Dudley, Montpelier; John. w
Smith, Berlin.
There were eighteen entries of singl,
driving horses.
There were forty-seven entries of broot
mares, and Of colts of three years old an,
under, some of which gave promise o
making very valuable horses, which We
may expect to hear from at the prope
time. No better horses can be found il
the state than in Washington county.
f. Z. Fuller, Barre, showed pair O
beautiful black horses sixteen hands an,
two inches high, weighing 2300 pounds
five years old, of Hamiltonian and Nor
gan blood, good steppers-not entered 70
premium.
G. j. Gleason also drove nice pair o
large, we'll matched black horses, but W
: did not learn their weight or age. Thes
were not entered for premiums either.
, The marshals were promptly on han,
and did their duty very efficiently. Th
best of order was maintained and every
thing passed of pleasantly.
FLORAL AND AGRICULTURAL HALL.
Commencing with vegetables, we wi
. say it was the best show we ever saw, f,
surprising the show at the state fair, an
one of which every farmer in the count
4 may be proud. Among so many som
., may have escaped notice.
- We will commence with l.. A. Perkins
# East Montpelier, early rose, snow flax
- and early Ohio potatoes. He claims til
Ohio to be two weeks earlier than tn
/, rose and quite rs good, Lost nation whea
- flour and bread from the same. IT
: young man is lucky who gets that lady t
make his bread and butter through life
tub OF sugar and bottles of syrup. Jc
Buzzell with Mr. Perkins had three lars
sweet cucumbers of his raising. Joe is
vs. good little fellow.
d Nathan Skinner, Plainfeld, showed tn
of sugar boiled in Corey's evaporation, an
= twelve potatoes weighing fifteen pounds
Oren Cummins, East Montpelier, ha
K two lots of muskmelons and early TO-
potatoes.
IN S. F. Cufhmins, East Montpe lie
showed Concord grapes.
Ill f. w. Bisbee, Moretown, showed sno
v flake potatoes, white globe turnips an
two tubs of white maple sugar, not entere
OF for premium. Mr.. Bisbee made twent
81 three hundred pounds of white sugar lai
spring from seven hundred and fifty tree
r n NJ Rorbop R,rrn uho,uoJ .,n>.,.