Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-17
TIE VIEW ENGLAND FALR.


A LARGE ATTENDANcE-soME FINE Exhibits
VICE PRESIDENT WHEELER AND OTHER DIS
T1NGU1sHED GUESTS.
The fair of the New England Agricultural
Society, which was held at Worcester, Mass,
last week, was equal il not superior TO any
previous fair of the Society, and the dis
play showed not only that there is no dimi-
mutton of interest on the part of the farmers,
but that there has been a decided advance in
tho selection of stock, the raising Of crops
and the applying of machinery to farm work.
The attendance on the second day was es-
timated at 10000, and all the attractive por-
tons of the grounds were crowded The
morning hours were spent in the trials of
working cattle of all ages, so dear to the
granger, and the rings were throngcd with an
eager crowd of spectators. At 1Ol o'clock
Governor Long with Adjutant- General Berry
of his staff, Governor Matt Head of New
Hampshire, Governor ~ G. Ordway of Da-
kota and Henry G. Bowen of New York were
received at the Union station and escorted TO
the grounds by the officers of the society and
the Worcester Light Infantry. Arriving at
the grounds the guests were escorted to the
grand stand, where there was series Of
pleasant speeches. In the afternoon there
were two horse trots.
The third day was very successful in spite
of threatening weather. At least 20, 600 poo-
pie were on the grounds while the admis-
sion to tho rink, where the horticultural and
industrial exhibit was located numbered at
1oogG Tho of tho Ioxy
exercises was the reception of Vice President
Wheeler and the accompanying introductions,
speeches and banqueting. The city appro-
priated $500 toward civic reception, which
was blended with that of the society, and
nearly the whole day was filed with exer-
cisos in which the Vice President bore a con-
spicuous part.
SOME OF THE LEADING EXHIBITS
The St0cb Erhi5H.-Tho total number of
entries in all the different classes was 1865,
of which al were for cattle, and, as might
have been expected, some very fine animals
were to be found among the number. In
deed perfection seemed almost to have been
arrived at in some cases, while an enumer-
alton of even the best exhibits would be i'm
be mentioned. OF Jersey stock, o. b. Had
wen's herd of : fine cows, led by the bull,
Massachusetts, was one of the most remarka-
BILE for uniformity in general appearance.
color and quality This herd is so well known,
as are also Mr. lIadwen's ideas in regard to
Jerseys, that further description is hardly
necessary. w. H. Hopkins shows n herd of
II choice animals from his Harlow stock
farm at Providence. Admiral FarTagut, IA
Ill - 1.
followed by several younger bulls, all giving
promise of perpetuatiug the good qualities of
their sire Among the cows Lady Harlow,
Lady Theresa, I'd, and Lady Theresa, 4th,
are particularly noticeable for their fine marks
and general appearance, while the hefers are
worthy descendants herd of II head was
exhibited by William T. Winfield of Wor-
cester, which contains some young cows and
hoifers that give promise of fine milking quail
tiles. There are several 20 and - quart
cows in the herd and one little two year-old,
Pearl Sth, has II record of 100 quarts.
Burleigh a Bodwell of Fairfield, Ct, OK
hibited some fine Hereford stock, and Her
bert Merriam Of Weston, Mass. and S. S.
and d. Wells of Wethersfeld, Ct, were on
hand with fine herds of Ayrshires, while
William A. Russell Of Lawrence was one of
the many exhibitors of fine Holstcins.
One of the features of Tuesday afternoon
was the exhibition of trained steers, for which
there were four entries: f. L. Carpenter
of Charlton, calves; II. NJ. loft, Uxbridge,
10 months old; d. NJ. Carpenter, Charlton,
, years old and w. NJ. l.. Day Warren, .
years old grade Ayrshires. The intelligence
| displayed by these bovines was indeed re-
markable and elected much applause, and was
a very amusing and attractive sight.
The Indoor lSh0r-At the rink the hort-
aultural display was superb considering its
magnitude, quality, and taste with which it
was arranged, it may be said to have been
| one of the finest, if not the best display ever
made in the United States of garden products.
| Some idea of its extent may be formed from
the number of entries, which aggregated con-
| siderably over 20O0, divided principally as
follows: Grapes and peaches, 1874 pears,
$50; vegetables 53l apples $50; while
| there were BOO entries of needle work, and IS
| of works and collections of art besides many
| entries of musical instruments, furniture etc.
| too numerous to mention. On the railroad
side track near the rink was the Northern Pa
cifc railroad exhibition car, containing speci-
mems of the agricultural and mineral produc-
| tons of the golden northwest, which received
| deserved attention The state Of preserva-
| ton of the fruits and vegetables was truly re-
markable, while their quality and size was a
matter of great moment. This railroad has
thousands of acres of land to sell, and takes
this way of bringing it to the attention of the
public, exhibiting the car at as many of the
fairs as possible. -HOmestedd