Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-24
WINDHAM COUNTY FAIR.
A GOOD ATTENDANCE AND AN ATERA an
EXHIBITION
THE PREMIUMS AWARDED.

Windham County Agricultural Society com
menced on Wednesday at the grounds of the
society near Fayetteville. The day was all
that could be desired the clear, invgoratng
atmosphere of the morning inviting attend
anee The number on the grounds was near
ly, though not quite, as large as last year.
when the attendance was greater than for five
years before, with one exception, as shown by
the receipts at the gate. The exhibition was
in most respects fully an average with those
of previous years The usual number Of en-
tries of live stock was made, though we miss
ed what has heretofore been an attractive fea-
ture of the stock exhibt-the herd of Holstein
cattle from the Houghton farm in Putney
the only representatives of this stock-two
pens-were exhibited by Geo. b. johnson of
Newfane. They were very likely animals.
The Jerseys were well represented by the
herd of J. B. Ware and son of Townshend.
There were several exhibitors of Durham or
Short horn cattle, among whom were O. Thay-
err of Guilford, p Rutter and son of Town
shend, G.. II. Wilbur of Wardsboro, and VIM.
Rand of Newfane Rutter and son exhibited
a number of cattle of the Princess strain.
Only two towns competed for the premiums
on town teams. The rules Of the society
make the minimum number of a town team
to consist Of ten yokes, and the quality
rather than the number is considered in
awarding prizes they seldom exceed that
number If these rules discourage very long
teams, such as are sometimes seen at the town
fairs, they tend to improve the quality. Town
shcnd had two teams, one of twelve yokes,
composed Of heavy cattle ranging from thirty
to forty hundred, and another all three years
old, of ten yokes-a very fine lot of steers.
The team of heavy oxen from Townsho nd
was very nearly matched by Newfane. The
lightest pair in the Newfane team weighed
3115 pounds, and the three heaviest $3.50,
$40 and 1860 respectively their average
weight was nearly $500. We noticed pair
of 4-year- old oxen, owned by A. C. Adams Of
Dover, weighing $3.50, and another pair Of
the same age, by the same owner, weighing
1860. The heaviest pair of oxen were exhib-
tied by Bella b. Brigham of Townshend
weight 1922 The next heaviest was shown
by j. p. Nichols of tho same town weight
4OlO. These drew the first premium for
trained cattle at the State fair. r. j. Holland
of Townshend exhibited beautiful pair of
dark red twin steers, three years old, weigh
ing 29GO also another pair of the same age
weighing BIO. A pair Of twin two-ycar- old
steers, owned by j. ID. Wheat of Putney,
were estimated TO weigh 2GOO. A. o. Well
man of Brookline exhibited a yoke of oxen
weighing 1920. Among the other exhibitors
of cattle weighing over $500 were l., j. Tim
son, Newfane, $3.50; John NJ Moore, New
fame, 3SlO; Chas. w. Morse, Newfane, 35O5 !;
| II. NJ. Hail. Newfane, $500; Seneca Miller,
Townshend, 5000; Chas Taft, Townshend,
| $500.
Five pairs of cattle were entered for the
trial of trained working oxen, one pair by W.
Il. Hildreth of Fayetteville, one by James
Bems of Townshend, and three pair by Mr..
Nichols of Townshend On the test of
strength, all of them moved immense loads
with little urging, but Mr.. Nichols oxen SEEM
| ed to excel. They were trained to obey with
very little use of the whip or voice. His heav-
lest pair are models in form as well as in train
ing. James Derry of Townshcnd had on ex-
| hibition sixteen head of cattle, among which
were two yoke of oxen and some grade Jer-
sey heifers. Rodney Marcy of Newfane,
| Henry Underwood of Townshend and Luther
Osgood and son of Brookline, exhibited herds
of grade stock. We have time to mention a
| part only of the live stock emitting, doubt
| less, many equal in merit to some that have
| been noticed
There were the usual number of entries of
| horses of the various classes. Many of those
exhibited were really fine animals, but, not to
| speak of them here in detail, we refer the
render to the premium list which follows.
There was fair show of sheep, mostly
/
two pens of extra Southdowns. Ct. NJ. Cory
Of Westminster had six pens of Southdowns
| Nj. w. Adams of Newfane, l.. Osgood and son
of Brookline, j. o. Follett of Townshend, A
| s. Barnes of Brooklne and T.. L. Corser of
| Dummorston, who had three pens of Merinos
were among the other exhibitors of sheep.
The poultry show was not extensive, and
indicated the decline of the hen fever. One
turkey gobbler was the sole representative of
| i.
| ses Aldrich of Newfane j. L. Herrick of
Dummerston was more fortunate, having a
mate for his gander from Hong Kong, China
| G. G. Nash, Williamsville, had game fowls :;
G.. b. johnson, Plymouth Rocks VIM. Rand,
| Silver Hamburgs, and L. E. Griswold, Town
shend, n hen hawk.
The exhibit Of manufactures was much less
than it should be, though it was as large as
usual. o. /. Miner exhibited Hake's swivel
| plough, the Buckeye mower, Ithaca rake, and
| Nash a Bros crusher and pulverizer; ID. c..
Howe, La Dow's pulvorizng harrow S. F.
Whitney, a lumber sleigh H. Adams and C..
c. Haynes, their recently patented sap-holder;
d. &. Leonard, the Vermont Farm Machine
Co. 3 evaporator. A nicely finished Cooley
creamer was ON exhibition also the Moseley
creamcr, shown by o. p. Black of Putney.
Milk pans having device for regulating the
temperature by water conveyed beneath, j..
VIM Kelley of Manchester agent. Clark s
improved milk pan, exhibited by +. p. Batch
elder, Manchester, Ia; this took a first pre-
MUM at the National Dairymen's Association,
New York The swing churn and one or two
other patterns were shown.
VEGETABLES AND FRUITS.
There was good display of garden vegeta-
| bles-the best that has been shown for sever
al years. Moses L. Aldrich of Williamsville,
exhibited fourteen varieties among them
we noticed watermelon weighing % lbs,
peanuts, caulflowers, and two vegetable SER
penis. A sunhower measuring eighteen
inches in diameter and having a stem
like a small tree WAS grown by Harry Miller
| of Dummerston, who also contributed a spec
linen of something called diamond wheat,
which appeared to belong to the corn family.
Louis jackson, Fayetteville, showed the
product of four Burbank seeding potatoes
one bushel and half. With large variety
of vegetables grown by Luther Osgood, ap-
peared a strange production that he calls L.
gro pumpkins, the complexion and general
appearance justifying the name. 1t is not
singular that they should grow on the soil of
one of his well known political proclivi-
ties. A bundle of fax, contributed by T. N.
Lynde of Guilford, attracted some attention,
and We heard several inquire what it was.
Ernest Tuthill, Newfane, twelve years old,
exhibited specimens of excellent potatoes
and some good corn from fields cultivated by
himself There were many other exhibitors
of grain and vegetables.
The show of fruit was not large, but it was
good. The principal exhibitors were I. o. P,
Smith, Brattleboro, several varieties of
grapes II. NJ. Williams, West Brattleboro,
extra peaches A. A. Blanchard, Brattleboro,
Concord and Merrimae grapes A. A. Mason,
pears James Lyman, Newfane, II varieties
of apples o. L. Miner, grapes Mrs. j. j.
Green, very nice evaporated apple; s. H
Yeaw, Dover, nine varieties of fruit Henry
Eager, Newfane, apples and pears E. P.
Wellman, 80 varieties of apples Rev. Chas.
Burnham, apples and grapes T. @. Rand
ounces Mrs Emily Prescott, West Dunn