The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-10-24

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ABSENCE to the many failures among the
3wuers of sboN herds; some to the
sxy,ense and danger attending the-high
course of feeding necessary to get them
into "fair-going fix" and not few to
The cause first named above, viz, that
Short-Horns nowadays neither
adds 10 the attraction of fair nor ad-
yertises herd to its advantage, norA
are the premiums offered equal to the
cost of making ready to obtain them.
!. Roughly estimating them, the differ
Of cattle were represented as
follows: Devons, 20; Short-Horns, So;
40; Ayrshires, so; Hol-
so; Jerseys, 160. Indeed, the
milk breeds were ont in splendid force,
and the show of Holstcins was SO un-
expectedly large and good, that one
disQnsted (but .adhiring) Short Horn
mar, Of m Z dcquaihtance, declared he
believed nearly every Holstein in the
United States was present. There is no
doubt the late rapid development of
the dairy interest is the chief cause Of
the great Increase of the milk breeds at
State fairs, and there is no occasion to
deny that the Herefords are making
friends; and at the same time, it is ev-
ident that the Hereford and The Hol-
'stein steer will SCARCELY allow Of that
monopoly Of the beef market In future
which has been in possession of the
Short-Horn. $500
The Exhibition 81 sheep was not a
large one for State fair, but they were
of exceptional good quality. The pop
ulae SCotswolds showed their popularity
by their numbers and the crowds they
drew; the South@Downs wontfDy re-
gard above oil other breeds, as they
woulttget Iny,money were / disposed to
invest In sheep; and the Shropshire
Downs seemed to combine the good
qualities of their progenitors = the
Cotswolds on one side and the South
Downs on the other. The American
Merinor is now an sanimal of nearly
twice the axe he was 20 years ago, AND
by their numbers, together with those Of
the other breeds, showed unmistakably
that bef6rv many years Illinois would
resume and soon achieve something
more than her old rank as a sheep.
breeding State.
The Swine Department was not as
fun as might have been expected
though no fault could be found will
the quality of the breeds displayed
But how abofit fheifntnre of tile Berk
shire? Ills numbers have been SO in
creased that he has practically become
To common hog OF the country, ant
There are thousands slaughtered for the
Chicago market daily, which are just al
fgood for breeders as any, except the
best breeders, which remain behind
If in the State and county fairs of the
future the Berkshire should follow il
the footsteps of the Short-Horn ant
partially disappear, would it be any
more than might be expected from thu
paralleiism of the two cases?
| As immensea as the exhibition of agri
cultural machinery was, there was littl,
of importance which was new, ant
radical in that newness. The progress
made seems to be in the direction o
greater Seimplicity, more thorough
workmanship, the falling of the better
class and more valuable patents into
fewer and ADLER hands, and the mass
ing, SO to speak, of capital into compa
MES which are assuming general con
ttrol, rather than in the Invention ant
making Of snew implements To b,
sure, the tile-making machines are thu
nntgrowth ofithe' last few years, iant
they were present in such number ant
variety as to show that there was littl,
lIresent danger of q monopoly in these
| Judging from what could be seen O
the French and English dranght horses
the latter are gaining favor with tn,
public at theexpense Of the former; tn,
general complaint being that tbs Nor
m$hs are over sized that they do no
cross rs profitably with common Stool
as the Clydes; and that they do no
furnish that class of animals now 81
much in demand-the large, stylish ant
powerful family and coach horse.
The representation in the dairy ant
farm product department was nearly ,
purely local one, and would have beer
creditable to a county fair. The exhi
bition OF fruits was more particularly
sharp c0ntestbetween horticultural so
cieties5 and f-nurserymen in differen
parts of the State than the contribution
of individuals. But the show of fruits
with the exception Of peaches ant
plums was good one, and uotabl,
strong in grapes, though it was, fafhel
late in the season to see them at thei
best. The Fair was in many respects
great success, the total receipts amount
ing to something more than $3.50 fol
the entges week. There was neithel
lottery 6f racing, and games of everJ
kind wee vigorously excluded, ais
everything in the form of liquors, ex
cept lager beer; showing it is still pos
sible. to hold successful State Fair
even in Illippis, without the NECESSITY O
inviting DISQUALIFICATION of those who
see few if any attractions in such gath
erings unless herse-racing, gambling
epd -whiskey are made part OF the
programme.