Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-10-05
Mad River Valley Fair.

Mad River Valley Fair.
The valley was 81 owing at its freshest
and best as we rode up it on our way to
lis annual fair. The late rains had brought
up the grass fresh and green on hill side
the abundant corn stood in its mimic tents
thick on the stubby fields. The trees
we're taking on their brilliant autumn
hues. the weather was fine and everything
promised well for the coming fair, which
opened on Tuesday. with an excellent
show of stock. products and fancy articles
Agricultural machinery was minus, there
being but a cart, Il plow or so, and other
minor articles.
CATTLE.
The exhibition opened in the afternoon
with cavalcade of the oxen and young
cattle, which made good display. The
working oxen were good and lots of them,
The exhibition of trained steers was one
of the prettiest things on the programme
They give great attention TO raising calves
in the valley, and raise good ones, too,
though the best have gone out, several
pairs having been sold at big prices, Mr.
LYMAN Fisk sold pair, seven month,
old weighing 1890 pounds for $50. l.. ID
Savage. Carlos Barnard, Henry Phelps
and Drew & Palmer have each sold pair
at the same price. MeSsrs Drew e. Pal
mer sold four pairs for $50.
GRADE sHoRTHORNs.
A. f. Hanks, Warren. had three good
Animals-pair Of steers and heifer-good
size. red and white; Samuel SomerviIle.
Duxhury pair of steer calves, handsom,
and well broken
JIG. & C. o Prentss and Eugene Nc
Canhv had good vearlings.
LYMAN Fisk, Wait-field had pair o.
two years old steers weighing 2490 pounds
John A. Granield, Waitsticld, SHOWED
six cows, two years old hefer and othc
Young stork. Mr.. Granteld's stock i
claimed 10 he thoroughbred, though the,
are not registered, but they show blood.
James Baird, Waitsfield, has a goo'
roam and white Shorthorn bull, one yea
old.
John Ferris, Waitsfeld. has roar
bull three years old weighing 900 pound
a good animal. in high flesh, and tha
makes an animal show we'll. though !
thin IN flesh good form will show as well
as fat will cover poor points very nicely.
JERSEYS.
Fred A. Joslyn has n handsome thre
years old bull, dark fawn. shading to darI
brown.
Alfred Joslyn shows two COWS tw
two years ODDS two yearling heifers ant
one calf. The cows show good mikin!
qualities, and their uniformity in color an,
form show careful breeding, and they al,
all registered animals.
c. E. Jones has IA good lot of grades
cows and young cattle. Mr. Jones ka
selected his herd for butter making, al,
not for fancy points, and we judge he h
been successful in getting good cows. H
keeps we'll. and his young stock SHOW
more size than is sometimes found, thong
some of that may come from the native o
shorlhorn blood on the side of the dam.
DEvoNs.
G. Spaulding, Moretown, had six hea,
of handsome dark Devons, two COWS, TIVE
one year old heifer, one yearing bull ant
heifer calf,
Edwin House, Waitstield, shows fiftecl
head. seven COWS with heifers and youu.
cattle. Mr. Houses stock is all reg stere,
and is bred in part from Governor hyde
stock of Connecticut. Mr.. Houses her
is looking well for the feed they have had
DUTCH CATTLE.
L. P. Joslyn. Waitstield, has some goo
stock Of this breed, one COW three year
old, one four years old and two ca We!
and a grade two years old heifer. Thes
cattle are of large size and we shoul
judge the cows to be deep mixers.
Mr.. Joslyn had also tour grade Shor
horn COWS, good size and shape, and al:
yearlng bull.
TRAINED STEERS.
There were five entries of trained stee
and one of bull calf which was ve
well trained.
The first prize was taken by A
Hanks two years old steers, which we
shown last year as yearIlngs. They we
quite handy, and evidently had not be
whipped very much.
Samuel Somervile of Duxbury took t
second prize with pair of red and VIII
steers which were only less perfect
trained than those of Mr.. Hunks.
Chandler Preniss took third prize wi
apair Of handsome yearings.
There were cattle which we did not 81
as it began to rain before we got to the
and forced US so seek shelter in floral h;
HORSES.
The show of horses was good q
especially in mares with colts by side.
these Florence Mccarthy took first pr
for mare and colt. Lawrence MurT
second, w E Ward best colt and Fl
ence Mccarthy second. Seth Boyce,
G. Wilder, George Folsom and stepl
Nelson had good entries.
G. + Piper of Lincoln did not enter
handsome mare and colt, being ont of
limits of the society, but his exhibit
quite meritorious.
SHEEP-IONG WOODS.
D. G. Wilder of Waitifeld had one
three handsome bucks, large size
long, silky wool.
Drew & Palmer have one pen or
Cotswolds and three fat sheep.
George o. Boyce Of Fayston had a
of handsome Lecesters. Mr.. Be
speaks in strong terms Of The exceIle