The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-09-30

oept. ~ anu 20. Inc nrst Oay was
devoted to entering and arranging ex.
hibits, the second being the great day
The early morning appeared threaten
ing, but the sky improved later, and Q
large crowd, many of them from the
towns and from distance
were on hand. There was not much o.
q program OF exercises, but the show
in the different classes was large ant
varied, and good enough to take up ,
good day to see them all. 1t was, IL
fact, remarkable when 1t is considered
that no money premiums were offered
IL is doubtful If an equal territory else
where in the state could show as goot
a class of all kinds of stock as wer,
upon the grounds. The list of entire
was too large for us to make particula
mention of everything.
THE ENTRIES OF HORSES
" ere large in number, and imbracet
some of the best animals In the county
III Il Cuts, the president of the Club
who is we'll known as progressive
farmer, contributed q number of fin,
animals, among them being his hand
some stations Addison Lambert ant
Ben Franklin. Stations were also en-
tered by s Y FELTON,, r p Walker, ]
Fish and Daniel Wait. Mr.. Cuts re
ceived first and second premiums ant
Mr.. FELTON, third. Matched drivin.
horses were entered by II p Walker
Wv Blackmer, q handsome pair o
three year old colts; A III Mather, e
Douglas and Frank Wissell; singl,
drivers by S Y FELTON,, e d Griswold
p Phelps, l w Raymond, John Leonard
j G Thomas and A b Needham. Messr
Blackmer, Mather, Griswold, Walker
Wissell, and Needham were awarded
premiums. Geldings and fillies wer,
entered by III T Cuts, three in number
T. S Douglas, Solomon Sird, Clifford
Laduce, two, E l. Warren, John Leon
ard.
Brood mares and colts by ii T Cults
three, L d Griswold, Hail & Skinner
G w Jackway, w ii Mather, p Sperm
Samuel Ward, q PBarber, G Bull
lock.
Trotting horses by G P Barber, E
Warren Aaron Doud.
CATTLE.
Ayrshire COW w B Wright, first pre-
MUM; Durham bull, G L Abel, secont
premium. Jersey cows by F B Kim
ball, Il ID GriswOld, first premium; /
b Douglas, two, second premium
heifer calves by Arthur L Cults ant
Lyman II Cults, bull calf by E b Doug
las.
Working oxen, E B Douglas, frs
premium; G L Griswold second; j
third.
Pairs fat oxen, E d Griswold, first
r l. Young, second.
Mich cows, f b Douglas, matched
steers, Jamie Conkey, Solomon Sird, /
2 Warren.
Grade cattle, E b Douglas, T N
Lewis.
MERJNo SHEEP.
the display of Merino was without
doubt larger than has been seen at any
county fair in the state, and embrac
ed some of the best flocks. The num-
Der of animals was so large that we
cannot give space to the several exhibi
ions. A bare list of the exhibitors
nearly all of them entering from five tc
ten sheep, will serve to manifest the
extent of the show: II G IIibbard, G. L
Bush, Cook & Brown, WO Bascom,
7 FELTON,, A II Smith, w Buell., ID
Buell, l. Hopkins, Stickney & Jones, c
. Martin, II E Brown, Abel & Young
L Stickney, E A Baldwin, A T Vol
colt, II A Young, d Wells, Marcellui
Royce, j w Raymond: all except the
asst and some Of S Y Felton's being
registered sheep.
The only mutton sheep were shown
by Mrs. II d Hall.
SWINE AMI rUwLo.
There were few Of these. Ii T Cults
showed two fine litters of pigs; Il M
Lewis, Chester white sow and boar
J. o Wright, Chester white SOW and
Digs.
j Rlvett, coop Plymouth Rocks, Jamie
Conkey, Bantams, G Il Griswold, pair
lucks, coop of young chicks,trio Brown
Ieghorns.
GRAINS AND VEGETABLES.
There was large and varied display
n these classes which was extremely
,reditable to the exhibitors. Among
he exhibits were the following: CT
Abel, Clawson and London wheat; j
B Conkey' traces pop corn and seed
orn, spring and Clawson wheat, pump.
Inns; J . Wright, seed corn; j Rivett,
tring beans, beets. cabbage, cucumbers,
Omatoes; j o Raymond, seed corn,
'op corn, tomatoes, two kinds beets,
'abbage; j w Raymond, seed corn,
,eets; G l. Griswold pop corn, seven
of potatoes, q fine display
,nions, beets; II NJ Root, traces seed
,orn; ii A Griswold, traces corn,
wheat, beets, turnips; Is H Overhiser,
i've traces corn, spring wheat, oats,
i've varieties potatoes; L b Douglas,
varieties corn; ii ID Branch, spring
wheat, traces seed corn, cucumbers,
quashes, pumpkins; John Utridge,
iced corn, onions, three varieties beets,
'arrots, radishes: e L Warren, two
oats; E M Bottum, sweet
'orn, turnips, beets, two varieties pota.
oes; S Y FELTON,, a nice sample OF
peaches, sugar beet; V V Blackmer,
yatermelons; Burton Root, potatoes
henry Suprenaw, potatoes; Z d Girls.
void, cabhages, two varihiies turnips,
vatermelons, two varieties bee Is,
.quashes, plums, being very super ior
display; M Cummings, potatoes, beets,
'abSages; A Walker, beets, cabbages,
,0matoes.
FRUIT AND HONEY.
The show of fruit was extensive and
very fine, there being some really mag.
liticent displays, like those of III d
Branch, who showed six varieties OF
grapes, six of crab apples, eight OF
bears, five of plums, and thirty-four OF
apples; ii G Hubbard, thirty-two
varieties apples, eleven Of pears, and
W G Griswold, one sample of peaches,
six varieties plums, eight of pears,
twenty-five of apples. The other ex.
hibitors were W Blackmer, apples
md Russian crabs, also two samples OF
honey; Will Martin, twenty-five varie-
les Of apples; ii NJ Root, eighteen
varieties of apples; Mrs w Q Griswold
wo varieties OF grapes; Mrs. Sarah