Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-09-17
lier exhibited home-bred Poland Chinas appar-
emily as good az any

lier exhibited home-bred Poland Chinas appar-
emily as good az any.
AMERICAN MERrNo suEEr.
In these, as well as other breeds, we can do
little more than enumerate the principal exhibit
ors and their exhibits, referring to the premium
list for the judgment Of supposed unbiased ex-
perts. No one, however, who has been familiar
with past shows can doubt that our breeders Of
improved Metnos are working with the zeal born
Of emulation and profit, and with the cumulative
skill Of years, to maintain their position In the
van; and that they are doing 30 with success is
attested by the satisfactory nature OF their sales
to other breeders in all parts Of the world Tyler
Stichney Son OF East Shoreham, three pens; j.
7. Stclsney OF East Shoreham, four pens; :. II
Hazen Of West Hartford two pens; A. +. Fuller
OF Pomfret four pens; George Hammond Of Mid
dlebury, three pens S. J. Brigham Of st. Albans
two pens; E. s. Stowell OF Cornwall, six pens.
soUTHDowN sHEEr
This, eoufessedly the best mutton breed, seems
to be growing in popularity as our city markets
demand increasing quantities Of this cheap and
wholesome meat The wool sells we'll and the
lamb, full blood and grade, are reckoned as extra
c. X Gray Of Fast Montpelier exhibited first
class flock Of these sheep; H. o. Smith Of Pom
fret had three pens; W. T. Dearing Of East
Randolph, two good bucts (also pair Of goats) IT,
D. Moore of Moores Station, Province OF Quebec
four pens; A. ]. Bemis Of Fast Burke post-offlce
Lyndon) who are among the Oldest breeders Of
these sheep in the state, four pens.
corswoLD SHEEP.
This mammoth breed, producing great heeces
OF what is called "combing WOOL" from which
many OF our incest fabrics are manufactured
made splendid show Charles Winterbottom's
flock (six pens) which took the first premium at the
recent New England fair at Worcester, included
a buck weighing two hundred and fifty pounds
whose fleece at the last shearing weighed eighteen
pounds. A large representation OF this breed was
present from Canada. J. Woodnorth Of La Collie,
Province of Quebec, had three pens Charles and
Peter Robinson Of the same place, seven pens; L.
c. Everest of vergennes, two pens G. W. Flagg
OF Brandon, four pens; o. c. Wilder of Waits
field, four pens; r. G. Hill Of Elmore, six pens
A, D. Arms Of Montpelier two pens; H. II. Mar
tin Of East Montpelier, three pens; W. c. Dam
forth Of Barnard four pens; T. d. Wheat Of Put
ney, five pens.
sHoRTuoRN CATTLE.
This noble breed continues to be represented
at our fairs by herds that have long been noted
among u.s. L. X. .Toslyn Of Waitsfed exhibited
eighteen from his herd; H. II. Martin Of East
Montpelier seven thoroughbreds and eight grades
Brigham & Van Sicklen Of Burlington, some fine
stock; j, A. Shedd very fine grade yearing
George Reynolds OF the same city his valuable
herd
DUTCH CATTLE
This famous milking breed of cattle, noted also
for their peculiar black and white colors in large
masses, seems on the increase W. A. Farnham
Of Royalton exhibited considerable herd Of
" Chenery" stock, and also some good grade
steers; L. r. Joslyn Of Watsfeld, two good
heifers.
DEvoNs.
The finest calf on the grounds was a Devon,
seventeen weeks old, exhibited by James r.
Langdon Of Montpelier Edwin House Of Waits
field had good herd including some superior
cows; c. L. Stevens OF North Danville yearling
bull and two-years-old heifer; J. & S. S. Walker
East Montpelier herd hard to beat; John NJ.
Willard Of East Montpelier yearling bull Of de-
cided excellence
AyRsHIREs.
This excellent Scotch breed Of dairy cows di-
vides the interest with the Jerseys among our
dairymen who do not aspire to the Shorthorn
heights; Isaac T. Paris and Curtis Wheeler, both
of Fairfax, exhibited some twenty head of re-
markaby fine stock in this class. They look good
and are good.
THE JERSEYS
This breed far outnumbered any other-in fact,
we helava all others-on exhibition, and .'.i..h
that while strictly fancy Jersey stock is not
very plenty in Vermont our array Of practical,
butter-making Jerseys would be difficult to sur
pass, orperhaps to equal, anywhere in the country.
Aside from their numbers the chief thing we
seemed to notice about our Jerseys is that they
are increasing In size as they recede from the
original mportations, and this without loss of
any valuable qualities. Most OF the herds on
exhibition were represented also by their products
in the dairy department, and the breed triumphed
as usual there, our friend Tinkham getting first
premium on his butter, on which we congratulate
him. The exhibitors OF Jerseys were NJ. T..
Qumby of West Fairee, bull Costello" 2l71
Little 4 Holden, Williamstown, a bull; George
IL. Alexander, Middlesex, bull calf T. d. Beck
ley, Barre, yearlng bull; J. Bartlett, Middebury,
bull; Charles w. Potter, vergennes, bull calf
Warren W. Ring, Vergennes, yearling bull Gar
BONO" 1901; ]. W, Ketchum, Barre bull calf
Leo" 1928; W. II. Adams, North Pomfret herd
of ten; W. d. Bronson, East Hardwick, herd of
twenty-four; c. +. Chandler, Montpelier, two
years-od heifer Kitty Martin " and COW " Ber-
tina Belle" "a. J. c. herd-bookj; Frank Norton,
Fairfax, yearling bull; W. II H. Bingham, Stowe,
herd of eleven; James A. shedd, Burlington, four
years-od bull (also grade heifer, Jersey and
Ayrshire; J. G. Smith, St. Albans, imported
stock. Governor Smith also exhibited Guernsey
bull, COW and calf Of his imported stock, which
much attention as specimens OF another
strain Of Channel Island cattle
MISCELLANEOUS CATTLE.
Two town teams" were on the ground one
of eleven yokes from East Montpelier and one OF
zen yokes from Marshfeld, all noble oxen A. d.
Arms exhibited two-years-old heifer and heifer
calf, grade Jerseys. L. r. Joslyn, yoke OF white
steers, grade Shorthorns, two-years-old weight
2375), and another yoke of grade steers OF the
same age weight 2550) also yoke OF white four
years-olds weight 4O70), II. c. Waldo, East Ran.
dolph, had nice yoke OF calves. The same diff
Guilty was experienced among the cattle as among
the other exhibits in not finding owners "at home,
and although we spent whole day among them
we cannot hope we have got everything right, oil
just as we might have got 1t II the right men had
been in the right place.
THE HORSES.
1t is hard for one who is not initiated to under
stand how row OF closed and locked stalls can be
called "horse show" The quietest and most
deserted part of the fair grounds was that around
the horse department, and the reason was not fal
to seek, since, though the horses there, they
could be seen only by special favor, except while
upon the track or In the ring for inspection by
the committees. After two or three trials We
gave up trying to interview these reserved and
aristocratic beasts Through the intercession OF
our old friend Eldredge of Warren we were al
lowed sight Of that famous veteran Rocket, bet
ter known perhaps as the Joslyn horse, nov
twenty-seyen years old, but as brisk as a colt
and OF some of his numerous colts on exhibition
one OF which is the property OF Mr.. Eldredge
OF Rocket Colonel Wallace remarked TO us tha
he was a remarkably good specimen or type Of
the old Black Hawk strain, and he has perhaps
sired more, and more uniformly good, colts thar
any horse that was ever kept in Washington
county. And by good we mean not for racel
merely, but especially and above all horses 70
general SERVICE good In the wagon and the ploy
as well as good steppers and aDeedv in harness