Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-10-08

them.
In Spanish Merinoes and grades w. Z.
| Densmore, Mortified; ii. p. Abbott,
Williamstown and e. B. Fisk, Mortified,
had about so full-bloods and grades that
were very good of their kind.
Fine wooded sheep were shown by w.
Z. Densmore, Mortified. Spanish Meri
nos and grades; IL. P. Abbott. Williams
town, 3 full-bloods and grade ewes;
/ G. L. Fisk, Brooklield, 10 Spanish Meri-
nos; C. w. Newton, Northfield.
SWINE.
This show was particularly good. Geo.
! Crane, Williamstown, had II large and
small English Berkshires-very beautiful
for swine.
Geo. Denny, Williamstown. had l SOW
and 13 pigs of the same breed.
Boynton IL Moseley, Mortified, show 2
sows and IL pigs, grades, also White
Chester boar and shoats.
| ii. 3. Kibbee, Brookfed, had / sow and
| IL pigs of the Poland China breed
Geo. Loomis, Northfeld shows SOW and
pigs. Poland Chinas.
| Geo. King, Mortified, had sow and 10
pigs, grades of White Chester.
All the swine shown were very superior
animals and attracted considerable at.en-
ton.
WORKING OXEN.
There was large show of these, in
Guiding many superior animals.
| In the list of matched cattle we noticed
particularly j. Dyer, East Brookiield, ex-
hibited pair of three years old weighing
3240 pounds; j. Heath, pair three years
old weighing 1850 pounds; A. S. Allis,
Brookfield, 2 pairs twin cattle, one of
which, five years old, weighed $500 pounds;
Z. Peck, Brookfield, fancy matched red
oxen six years old, weight, $3.50 pounds !;
c. A. Tracy, Mortified, pair of the best
matched red oxen six years old, weight,
1910 pounds; VIM. Loomis, Mortified. u
very fat pair weighing $500 pounds; Ira
Whitaker, Mortified, pair of fancy three
years old steers.
Among Devons we noticed S. p. Orcutt
Mortified, showed fancy matched four
years old; Marvin Derby three years old; ;
VIM. Kingston pair two years old and pair
of yearlings; j. G. Hopkins and A. Cross
pair each nice working oxen; Brookfield
boys pairs two years old steers; r. W.
Clark, Mortified, herd of 6 Devons and
grades.
HORSES.
OF matched horses there were 7 pairs
w. ii. Morris, Mortified, fancy let black,
weighing 2000 pounds, six wears old fif.
teen hands three inches high; LYMAN
Work, Wiliamstown, pair seven wears
old, black, weight, POO pounds; O. c..
Wilder, Waitsfeld; Harvey Stevens,
Northfield; John Mudgett, Brookfield,
four years old; b. A. Manchester, Ran.
dolph, beautiful blacks; j. p. Davis,
Mortified, pair eight years old orays,
weighing 2l50 pounds, fifteen and one. half
hands high-very good workers and
drivers; DR.. o. q. Davis, Mortified, pair
of small bays, weighing not more than
1900-probably the fastest pair of horses
in the county Morgan blood. The doc
tor drove several times around the track,
"just for fun" much to the amusement
of spectators.
OF single driving horses there were
16 entries: from Northfield-F. II. Hop.
kins, DR.. II. Ii. Walling, A. l.. Cross, S.
II. Kent, j. II. Ransom; from Roxbury-
II. Rising, a seven years old black horse.
weighing 1850, G.. Roys, L. Wiley, M. C,
Wiley; from Waitsfeld, G. II. Paintin,
L. r. Joslvn; b. A. Manchester, Ran
dolph; E. A. Eldrdge, Warren; John
Faruham, Willamstown j. Murray, Ber-
lin; Il. L. Guptl, Brookfied; L. p. Burn
ham, RoXbury, did not enter for premium
beautiful black Morgan mare, six wears
old, that was the admiration of all who
saw her.
The show of stations was unusually
good, of which there were IL entries
l.. Il. Joslyn, Waitsfield, mahogany bay
horse, Phil Sheridan, Jr.," four wears
old, weighing 1915; l.. w. Avery. North
field, could not compete, as he drew first
premium last year on his horse. Draco
!, Prince, Jr., beautiful black seven wears
old; J.. w. Avery, yearling stallion; Tim.
othy Blanchard, Brookfeld, two years old
stalllon-dld not appear the last day; Geo
Bradley, Northtield, three years old blood
bay of Morgan blood; o. G. Wilder
; Waitslleld, three years old black-showS
. good speed; IL. N. Scott, Braintrec
eighteen years old; Henry Avery, North
field, three years old; j. W. Wills. Ran
dolph, four years old; Geo. w. Fisher
Waitslield, Black Jerry, three years old
shows good speed-a very fine colt; DR.
l y. .. Davis, Northlietd, two years old
from Draco Prince, Jr, dam by Plato
many GOOD points.
vi Two years old COTS there were l.
entries, pY ana ocack, ana we THINK
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represented: we hotlceu more particular
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