Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-10-03

was proved by the cows and other ami
mails that there is still some good stock
in the county not of the ''patent" Varie-
ties. There were sixty entries of this
class of stock which compared favorably
with any kind exhibited.
The show of oxen was creditable, but |
no very large or especially fine pairs
were seen. S. N. Fisk probably has as
heavy pair and as good working pair
as there was in the lot !; E. S. Nelson a
pair of thrifty young cattle which ought
to be grown to weigh 1000 pounds.
W. G.. Hawkins had two yokes, one. at
least, fancy. David Cameron had the
best pair of fat cattle. Mr.. Hawkins
and Jesse Virgins also good fat pairs.
There were eight pairs of three years
old steers, as good lot, we imagine, as
could be found in any county. Lester
Brown had pair that won premium
at st. Johnsbury last fair. E. G. Row
ell pair of fancy ones and E. E.
Pierce, Bean Bros, S. G. Wilcox those
that were but little inferior. Of two
year-olds E. G. Rowell had pair of
twins that were perfect in looks and
build. E. S. Woodward had two fine
pairs. W. T. Wiggin also a pair of
good ones. E. G. Rowell had a pair of
devon calves. handy, which he recently
paid $40 for. G. B. Leland took second
premium on trained calves.
| SHEEP.
The sheep pens were not as full as
they have been some years, but there
were several sheep of remarkable weight
and length Of wool, and the cotswold
and southdows were very fine. Kimball
Bros. of Albany, who are introducing
much fine stock, had 55 sheep and lambs,
cotswolds and grade cotswolds. Among
this number was thoroughbred buck,
lately purchased, which took pre-
MUM at state fair and weighs 800
pounds. Their ewes and lambs were in
good condition with very long wool.
Messrs. Darling of Glover exhibited a
lot of southdowns that were considered
very fine animals. G. B. Leland, a
large sheep raiser, filled several pens
with good animals. B. M. R. Nelson
had several fat sheep that weighed from
200 to $50 pounds. E. B. Peckham
showed premium Leicester buck that
came from Franklin county recently
The Phillips Bros, j. G.. Hall. W. c.
Brown, G.. e. Rowell and others helped
to contribute to this part of the exhibit
ton.
] The show was too small IN this de
{ partment. E. L. Stanton had fine SOW
e and pigs, and there were few othel
animals of the masculine gender.
: POULTRY.
i For some reason, since the fancy her
!. fever which prevailed in this villag
some years since, the show of poultr,
r has been insignificant. A few coops o
g chickens and other fowls are all that en-
b liven this part of the fair. This yea
), there was an exhibition of fan-tall pig
d cons which were at least raruna aUes bu
they are not considered extremely valu
n able as reproducing animals.
e BUTTER, CHEESE AND SUGAR.
e There was good show of butter an
l. cheese, some of it from the best dairy
IS men in this section. Messrs. Horac
Re Story, E. F. Hinckley, J. G. Oliver an
'e F. H. Conner, all good cheese-maker:
d brought one or more large cheeses. I
a H. Lothrop showed fine box of butter
t. stamped and ready for market. He Re
ceived compliment from the committee
t. The sugar show was small, but the chal
e. acter of that shown was good. G. {
Noyes of Sutton, Bean Bros. of Glove
re and Otis Sawyer were the main contrib
ne utors. J. F. Taylor of this villae
", showed specimens of box honey from b
ed large apiary. Mr.. Taylor is making
very successful bee-keeper. N. G. st
U. vens had the maple honey matter b
own way.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.
ey The department of fruit and veget
~ bles was not what it ought to have bee
ce Had it not been for Messrs. N. F. Bs
rs, of Derby and H. Bradley of Craftsbu
n there would have been little to mentio
ell Mr.. Ball makes gardening and frui
mt raising business, and his show of a
ell Piles was credit to himself and t
las county. He showed nearly fifty var
for ties, many Of them good winter apple
Id with all sorts of kinds that he has fou
ge. to be of value. He had good show
ais tomatoes, plums and four kinds
ed grapes, some of them as COOP as can
lde produced anywhere. In the line Of W
lit etables Mr.. Ball was the chief contr
a utor. Mr.. Bradley. M. H. Mason. O.
her Hunt, A. G. Hall, William Chamber
u. and F. P. Cheney had good apples.
of mon Gray showed monster squs
as weighing 126 pounds. There were s.
ron eral fine traces of corn and good sh
fer of seed wheat. w. w. Foster show
i'm his wheat on the straw, in the grain a