Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-24
THE STATE FAIR.

@hSiN WOO ~ bOVu hinlAh1 ~ hho h'hhtS NiA
held at Montpelier last week, but the rainy
weather interfered seriously with tho attend
ance. OF the display of cattle the report Of
the Burlington Free Press says
Ayrshires Landlord Drew, of the Ameri-
can House, Burlington, has o herd of four
teen Ayrshires ON exhibition which receive,
as they deserve, high praise. Messrs. A. X.
and G.. N. Drury, of Greensboro, exhibit five
head of Ayrsbires among which is fine
three-years- bull, Sir Gibbie, whose sire
and dam were both imported. OF this favor
lite breed fine specimens are also shown by
A. Fisher of St. Adams and l. II. Paris Of
Fairfax. Mr.. Fishers herd consists Of nine
head, conspicuous among which is the bull,
Sir Marmion, three years old, and the COW,
Maud, six years old. Mr.. Paris's herd num-
bers eleven. His COW Carrie made 10 pounds
and 10 ounces of butter in seven days from
pasture food in June, 1879.
DeUons.-There is fair display of Devons.
j. w. Willard of East Montpelier, shows a
splendid bull three years old. Geo Davis Of
East Montpelier has ten head, three pens,
splendid specimens all of them.
Dutch. most remarkable display Of
Dutch is by II. w. Reyes of Newbury. This
enterprising young farmer has seven head,
all imported-two COWS, two bulls, three
heifers. The cows are deep mixers, and are
said to have averaged apiece about 20 quarts
of milk day since June.
Peter Wheeler of Marshfeld exhibits a fine
two-y ears-old bull imported from the Carlos
Pierce farm at Stanstead, p. @.
DUrhdmS. -Messrs. Van Sicklen x Brig
ham of Burlington exhibit splendid herd of
3 grade short-horns, among which pair Of
calves, weighing l 400 pounds, pair Of Eve
years-old oxen weighing t. 600 pounds, and n
mir of ttybffo x-aar1iup rootrT ut
tention. II. II. Martin of East Montpelier
shows fourteen head, and L. c. Fisher of
Cabot shows 10 head.
Jerseys and GuerHseyS. As usual the show
of Jerseys is magnificent, and the specimens
of this favorite stock outnumber everything
else in the way of cattle on the ground.
Among the conspicuous exhibitors are L. p.
Darling of Gilmore, w. ID. Bronson of Hard
wick, Timothy Davis of East Montpelier, @.
p. Bartlett of PlainGeld, L. Il. Town of Wa
terbury, II. w. Davis of Alburgh f. d.
Beckley of Barre, II. w. Reyes of Newbury,
Mouton Bros. of Randolph The display Of
Guernseys is from Gov. Smiths farm, and it
attracts great deal of attention.
OF the display of fruit the report above
quoted says:
The display of fruit this year refutes the
idea that it cannot be raised to perfection in
q better display than is to be found in Floral
Hall. Mr.. L. NJ. Hager of Burlington leads
the list with beautiful collection of apples,
grapes, pears and other varieties that cant
be beat" and Mr.. David Mitchell of the same
city has on exhibition an apple which rivals
in size and beauty the famous Western
growth. Among the other exhibitors of fruit
are c. Miller Il Son of Pomfret, o. w. Davis
of Waterbury Centre, who have large collec-
tions of apples, and Mr.. G. b. Landon Of
Milton, with his famous grapes.
The following are the premiums awarded
on neat stock
sHoRTuoRNs.
Bull, . years old, st, So, II. II. Mar
tin, East Montpelier I'd, so, l.. G. Fisher
Cabot. Bull calf LIST, 81, Geo Gould. Cow
3 years old, lst $l5, IL. II. Martin ID, so,
d. G. Fisher; Sd, So, C. r. Gray, East Mont
pelier. Heifer, years old, LIST, 81, II. H.
Martin I'd, 81, L. C. Fisher; Sd, SO, G. R.
Gray. Heifer calf, LIST, SO, L. c. Fisher; ID
81, L. j. Town; Sd, 81, L. O. Fisher. Herd
gold medal, L. G. Fisher.
DEvoNs.
Bulls, three years old, LIST, Edward Hun
gerford, Burlington, SIS; I'd, j. w. Willard,
East Montpelier, TO- Bulls, wo-years-old,
G. L. Stevens, Danville, 10; I'd, Edwin
I1Oube, Nhltbuetll u. Learning DullS, ISL El-
win House. I'd, George Davis, East Mont
peler. 3; Cows three years old and over LIST,
Geo. Davis, 15 %, E. Hungerford, 1O 3d.
Z. House, 8. -years-old heifers, 1st E.
Hungerford, I; also I'd, 3; Sd, E. House, 3.
Heifer calves, LIST, L. Hungerford, 3 also
I'd, Sd, Geo. Davis l. Bull calves, LIST,
f. Hungerford, 8; I'd, Geo. Davis, 2. Year
ling heifers, LIST, E. Hungerford, 3; 3D. E.
House, 81 Sd, Geo. Davis, ..
DEVON HERDS.
Edwin House, gold medal.
Farm TEAMS.
Geo. Davis, LIST, $40.
STEERS.
Three yoars-old, LIST, C. P. Whitney, $40.
Two ears-old, LIST, Q. n Morse, 8 I'd, c..
P. Whitney, .. Yearlings, LIST, H. @. Jones,
81 3d. II. II. Morton, 3 Sd, Van Sicklen &
Brigham, . Calves LIST, L. G. Fisher, 4
I'd, Geo. Gould, > 3D. Van Sicklen 4 Brig
ham, l.