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

we described at the state fair and at Beth
Ell. Mr.. Martin has a good thing. ant
believes in letting it be known.
Stephen Greeley. East Montpelier, ex
hibited one pair fat oxen, five years old
weighing SSl6 pounds, red roam, and
handsome cattle; also one pair twin oxen
five years cd, Hereford grades.
c. X. Gray, East Montpelier, showed
his Shorthorns as ut the state fair.
II. II. Hollister, Marshfeld showed u
handsome red and white Shorthorn bull
calf, received from the Shakers at Enfield
Those Shakers raise good stock. and Mr.
HOLSTER has done well in getting SOME
of it.
George Davis shows the dark Devons
had on exhibition at the state fair.
Peter Wheeler, Marshfield, showed one
yearling bull and one yearling heifer o
the Dutch cattle.
F. G. Huntley, Marshield, showed a
Jersey bull, one year old and heifer on,
year old; also two two years old grade
heifers.
John Scott, Berlin, showed one bull calf
N. G. Tabor, Montpelier, showed Mint
head of Jerseys, of which three yearlins
heifers are choice, and one three years old
is to our mind the best in the lot.
F. c. Beckley, Barre. shows yearline
bull.
w. E. Marshall, Waterbury, shows bull
calf.
Squire Bailey, East Montpelier, shows
two years old.
NJ. Marvin, Montpelier, shows a pair o
steer calves in very handsome yoke, sill
yer tipped bows.
George NJ. Scribner, Montpelier, show,
yearling bull, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS" {
handsome squirrel gray from the herd o
O. M. Tinkham, Pomfret.
George w. Lawson, Barre, shows fv,
head of full bloods two years old heifcrs
and three CALVES, all promising and al
recorded.
Grade and native cattle make Il goo,
show.
S. w. Benjamin, Berlin, shows tire
cows and three calves.
VIM. Templeton, and |. c. Dodge, East
Montpelier, show two cows, large an
handsome, two two years old heifers, on,
yearling and four calves.
w. c. Walker, Montpelier, shows twt
COWS, one with calf by her side. Both ar
good cows, and in our judgment the bes
mixers on the grounds.
James w. Brock, Montpelier. shows
good grade COW and calf, with good mill
ing signs.
]. NJ. Willard. East Montpelier, show
two grade Durham, one grade Devon COW
and one two years old heifer, also grad
Durham.
VIM. Chaplin, Mddlesex, showed pur
native and grade calves.
George Bradshaw, Berlin, shows year
ling heifcr, grade Jersey.
S. Ii. Swasey, Berlin, shows yearlin
heifer, grade Jersey.
George o. Hale, Middlesex, shows two
years old heifer, grade Durham.
G. c. Graves, MiddIesex, shows pair 0
handsome trained calves, dark red wit
white faces, nicely matched.
n Sorihnor po,l;n ono l.; ~.
grade Jersey COW, and calf five month
old-gool stock, we think.
A. d. Arms, East Montpelier, show
two grade jersey COWS, two two year
olds, one yearling and one calf.
j. L. Otm1bee, East Montpelier. show
large, handsome and very nicely mattel
ed yoke of oxen, good size and in goo
order.
WILDER Cutler, Orange, exhibited or
two years old heifer, grade Shor;horn, "
should judge, and pair of twin steer
small but handsome.
A. j. Darling, Mlddlesex, showed thrc
grade Ayrshire calves, and and one fu
blood Ayrshire bull calf.
George W. Lawson, Barre, shows or
grade calf, good size and dark color.
George w. Smith, Barre, shows two e.
cellent grade COWS. They are deep mil
ers, and Mr.. Smith would find it profitab
with these COWS to feed little better.
Oren Cummins, E. Montpelier, show
grade Durham COWS. One five years o
grts over seven feet, and three yea
old girts six feet eight inches. He all
shows pair of oxen which weigh abo
5000 pounds, and several of the grad
and natives.
The exhibition of grade and native stoC
is excellent, and those exhibiting it a
deserving much praise for bringing it f
show, when they knew there were no pl
miums for them.
Levi A. Persons, East Montpelier, sho
one pair each three and four years O
steers.
w. f. Marshall, Waterbury, and L.
Andrews, Berlin, show one yoke each
The show was not large, but was of e
cellent quality.
Town Team, East Montpelier, had
yoke.
Oren Cummings had very large W
matched pair of fat oxen, weight not g
en-.
Stephen Greeley had beautiful pair
roam Durhams five years old, weigh
1916 pounds.
II. II. Martin had four year old d.
hams, magnificent pair, weight I
given.
S. Greeley had one pair of tive-year-t
twins, Herefords, we'll matched, wcig
1870 pounds.
The other six pairs were very fine Gait
of which their owners might be proud.
SHEEP.
The Cotswolds come first in line n