St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-09-24
Caledonia County Fair.


ty fair, opened bright and beautiful
The highways were in capital condition
there being neither dust nor mud tt
mar the comfort of man or beast. Early
in the day stock began to arrive upon
the grounds from the surrounding
towns, and by ten o'clock farmers and
superintendent of stock were as busy
as bees around a hive. Yet everything
seemed to go on with so much regulari-
ty, that there appeared no confusion OF
delay in the business of the day. The
grounds seemed to be in frst-rate Or
der, and all the necessary preparations
completed for successful exhibition.
In visiting the various stock depart
ments it has been our aim to notice
them all, of whatever grade or charac-
ter, giving them as proper a place in
the public eye as we could with the
time at our command. Whatever we
may have omitted, has not been inten-
tiOnally so, but because of this reason
spoken of. We start for the sheds and
various stock pens, meeting fOotmen,
both ladies and gentlemen, some hurry
ing one way, some another, but all anx-
iously intent upon the.objects that have
this day called them together. 1t has
been a good thing to think of, that
these objects have been those of peace
full industry, instead of destructive war,
or the calamities and troubles of rag
ing epidemics.
As we go on we also meet teams OF
every description, from wheelbarrow
up to heavy two-horse wagons, and the
good old-fashioned Ox-cart, loaded
down with the various products of the
farm-some with hay, some with
lambs and calves, and some with
splendid porkers with great nests OF
handsome pigs. We have to turn out,
for here comes whole drove of cattle,
noisy with the music of the farm, some
going into stalls, some into pens, and
all to be carefully looked after-groom-
ed, fed and watered, and ready for the
public eye. Boys are busy with ma
nure and pitchfork, older men are yOk-
ing or unyoking teams and exchanging
congratulations, while others are giving
necessary directions, weighing stock,
or giving some sleek looking animal a
good square slap upon the rump, say
ing, "Did you euer see anything beat
that2" Even the ladies, interested and
sensible as they usually are, are work
ing their way through the crowd, by
teams, by the heels of horses, and the
horns of the great fat oxen.
Noticing these and many other things
which we cannot stop to speak of now,
we arrive among the thickest of the
crowd, and every corner we turn we
see the President looking at every ami
NAL and everything that comes in his
way. He is one of the "stalwart" farm
ers, and nothing is done here but that
he is either experienced or interested
in. At this time the greatest interest
seems to be centered in the
TOWN TEAMS,
and thither we wend our way. Right
in the midst of cattle nearly as tall as
our head, we come to the
Barnet String, which deservedly re-
ceives the first premium. Here is Mr..
E. Fullford's yoke years old, large
and nice, weighing 300 lbs. Then
comes John w. Gilfillan's-3800 lbs.
VIM. E. Peck's-twins, APO lbs. Moses
GilfilIan's, 1880 lbs. VIM. Roy's, $500
lbs. J. w. Hastie's, 4O25 lbs. N. Roy's
1850 lbs. James Roy's, 1900 lbs.-eight
yoke in all, the aggregate weight OF
which was 1885 lbs, averaging 42485
lbs. to the yoke. Next came the
Danville String. One yoke of Chas.
w. Shaw weighed 317O lbs. Charles
Varney one yoke a years old. Frank
Palmer, two handsome pairs 4-yr-olds.
VIM. Russlow, pair same age. Frank
lin Vance, pair 5 years old, weighing
5000 lbs. j. R. Batchelder, pair 5 years
old. o. N. Drew one yoke. These cat
tie were not all weighed, but good
judges estimated the average to be
about 5000 lbs. per yoke. We next
pass to the
Lyndon String, consisting of eight
yoke. c. D. Hubbard one yoke a years
old, weighing $500 lbs. A. F. Rowland
pair years old, 1920. A. o. Harris,
pair years DID,, 1850 lbs. P. B. Graves
pair fat, 1870 lbs. Joel F. Sanborn,
two pairs 5 years old, 3774 and 1874
lbs. C. D. Bigelow two yoke, $3.50 and
$500 lbs. Aggregate weight, 2s,63s lbs
averaging 35794 lbs. to the yoke.
st. Johnsbuyy String. P. S. Stevens
one yoke weighing 1895 lbs. A. R
Hovey pair 5 years old, $500 lbs. L. G
Wheaton pair years old, 1920 lbs
The Messrs. Fairbanks, yoke weigh.
ing respectively, 1900; 1886; $3.50
300, and $3.50 lbs. Aggregate weight
295OO lbs, averaging 36S75 lbs. to tn.
yoke. The last is the
Waterford String, which makes VI
the 5 town teams. Henry Dawson
yoke years old, weighing 1854 lbs
Calvin Brown, pair 5 years old, 350'
lbs. Willard Kinney, pair years old
$500 lbs. E. A. Parks, pair 5 years old
$3.50 lbs. G.. w. Felcb, pair years old
1860 lbs. Chas. Hoag, pair 5 years old