Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-09-21

AYERsHIREs.
We found but single entry in this class
that Of A. K and G.. N. Dewey OF
Greensboro. who show three head, bull
four years old and two calves.
MERNo SHEEP.
There are four entries only in this class.
F. D. Barton, Vergennes. showed thirty
five head as black as printers towel. and
as wrinkled as a miser's forehead.
L. p. Clark, Addison, showed twenty.
six head OF much the same character, and
as far as we could Judge of about the
same quality.
o. and E s. Hall, East Randolph, show
ed twenty-eight head. not as wrinkly as
the west side of the mountain sheep.
Messrs. Hall received the first prize on
pen of five breeding ewes.
Dean & Jennings showed twenty-three
head. being selections from the late Colonel
Stowel's flock. which Messrs. Dean &
Jennings purchased.
There was some dissatisfaction expressed
on the matter of premiums on Merinos
Messrs. Dean e. Jennings charge that Mr.
Albert Chapman, the secretary of the
Vermont breeders association, who was
on the committee, is half owner of tn
buck bell nging to the flock to which he.
rs one of the committee, awarded the gold
medal.
One OF the aggrieved parties asked Mr.
Chapman why he acted on the committee,
to which Mr.. Chapman replied that he did
not know of the rule in the book which
says: No person shall act on committee
in any class in which he is in any way
interested. The parties who feel aggriev-
ed by this action have filed protest with
the secretary, which went before the di.
rectors Thursday evening.
There should be some way OF riehtng
such wrong as this. or it will soon be
difficult to secure honorable men to act on
committees, and it will be dsreputable to
he an officer in our state societies, remem.
boring that the president of the dairy
mems association is charged by its secre.
try with getting himself put on the com
mttee and awarding the $50 prize to his
own butter.
The very foundation of all success in
these and all kindred enterprises is the
'bsoIute honesty and impartiality in max
ny their awards.
MIDDLE WOODS.
H. S. Towne, Montpelier. showed four
teen head of Shropshire Devons, and H. G
Smith, Pomfret, flock of South Devons,
which comprise all in this class.
CoTswoLDs.
&. w. Flagg, Braintree, showed twenty.
live head of fine sheep and received five
first and second premiums. One of his
sheep is said to weigh $50 pounds.
E. Perkins, Montpelier, has four head,
and Charles Winterbottom, Shelburn, six
head. He received two first prizes, but
hey were so placed that we could not tell
IN what they were awarded
This comprised tho sheep, which is
much smaller exhibit than last year.
HORSES
The show of horses is first.class. H S.
fowne of Mont pelier showed his dark hay
aIlinn, Auclioneer, with some of his colts.
Aucioneer, while showing, made halt
mile IN |: 10. One of his colts owned by
+. d. Gray, Montpelier, took the first
p emum as yearing, and the three prem
iums on sucking colts were all given to
his colts.
l. r. Joslyn, Waitsfeld, showed his
stallion, Phil. Sheridan, Jr.. and seven of
his colts. One pair of yearings shown
We're thoroughly broken to harness, and
were shown in with the class of horses
under fifteen hands.
j. N. North showed pair of three wear
old, Daniel Lambert fIlies very perfectly
matched, one of which was own sister to
I he celebrated mare, Susie, and received
first prize on three years old FLIES.
John Porter Of Ticonderoga showed
mis- stallion, Aristos, who made his half
mile in Is
Madison Miller had u half blooi Nor
man Percherson stallion, three years old,
weighing 1925 pounds. He is dappled
iron gray in color, handsome and fine &C
ion for so heavy horse.
G. W. Potter showed thoroughbred Per
chefon Wei, nine years old, weighing 1850
pounds. He is handsome, black as a coal,
not white hair on him..
j. A. Williams, Burlington, and H H.
Martin of Bradford, showed handsome
p.,irs. Of brood mares and colts the dis
play was good, and the same is true of
young horses.
POULTRY.
The display of poultry was fair, en-