Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-09-20

State Fair.
The first exhibition of the combined state
and Champlain Valley agricultural socie.
ties was opened at Howard park, Burling
ton, on Tuesday, the 18th inst. The
grounds are about a mile below the city
NJ towards Rutland and are very hand.
some. They lie beside the track of the
Rutland railroad, the passengers by cars
-.cpiing from,them upon the platform at
the. entrance gate. A broad avenue, we
Judge nearly one hundred feet wide, leads
from the city TO tho grounds for general
travel, ending at the main entrance gate,
which is n handsome piece of architecture
tastcfully painted and covered with slate
It was presented by Mr.. Howard, and
cost, we believe, about seventeen hundred
Nars.
Floral and machinery halls are also
slated and painted. We think Il mistake
was made in putting floral hall over mc.
Sanics' hall. and especially in the very
narrow walks between ,Lr .blcs on which
he exhibits are placed. People at such a
line have walking enough to do without
climbing stairs.
The grand stand is fine one, the seats
being comfortable benches with backs "a
hem
There was lack of cattle pens. md The
cattle were put in wthou. any system
exhibits of the same class being some
tHcs at the extremes of the grounds
The track is said to be one of the best in
the United States, and is most thoroughly
constructed.
The attendance on Thursday was very
large, and good on Wednesday. Friday
was cold and threatening, but Il good
crowd turned out to see the splendid races
OF the afternoon. Machinery hall had
bat two exhibits; floral hall was crowded
with pretty things, and mechanics hal
was we'll lllled-good exhibit The show
Of stock was excellent especially in horse,
and cattle.
JERSEYS.
The Jersey is emphatically the butte,
COW. For the great quantity and extrg
quality OF this product she is famous, anC
jhe Jerseys of Vermont have wide an(
excellent reputation. One party has takcr
the present season about one hundred anr
fifty head to Iowa, the Vermont of Yves
srn dairying. In this breed of cattle The
how is excellent, though it lacks the here
of Gov. Smith of st. Adams, which wa,
entered to have been here hut did moi
come.
The most extensive exhibit is from III,
tireen Mountain herd of Moulton broth
Es, West Randolph, Vt, who show Is
head. The animals from which this hero
~ been bred, are strong in the most eel
sSrated blood of the breed; Splendid >,
i'ansy s, Albert Al, and Rex 133. They
show three Rex bulls, Pearl, AlEert ant
Ben Rex. OF these, the latter, a yearling
we think the finer animal. His pedigree
is remarkably good, tracing back five
times, each to Pansy, Albert, SplcndiC
and Mcclellan. Among the cows w,
@lmire, "Trudio 3D." 1881, and two stree
IVY old Rex, "Arawana Belle ST." GlG1
and "Almeda Rex" 10416. They art
soid color, light fawn. Almeda has
large frame, and the wedge shape in form
which, connected with her yield, madc
The Old Cakes COW so famous. OF tn,
ieifers, we like Bell and Nancy Rex, H.,
100, and 1l,743. The Mcssrs. Moultor
have probably the finest herd, all thng.
considered, that there is in New England
and not eXcelled by any other in the com
try.
Mr.. Z. D. Griswold, Orwell, has 81,
head, and the bull Champlain, 1893. 4
y II. Il. leads the herd, fine animal
avn in color, shading TO dark. His dam
Corrolla, 1892, has tested this season il
pounds 4 ounces on grass. HIS stock are
~olid color and rich. Duke of Caamp'an
one year old, is n faithful copy OF his sire
Lady Aspinwall" and "RockmaI1, - fcu
wears Old, are iine.cows with cool mlkin!
~igns, handsome l. fawn, dark points
lockwood Maid tested y pounds ounce
Oh grass alone, Mr.. Griswold is in ucl
IN being the owner Of Champlain, lo
since his dam has tested so remqr.abl,
well, it has drawn attention to him, an,
Mr. Griswod has refused an Offer of ON
Apusand dollars for him. Mr. Griswol
SHOWS also two handsome heiior calves
ii. w. Reyes, Newbury, has Is head
tanto, l9ll, five years old, and Shrcy
Mouse, 10, 257, three years od,a eNcelcn
COWS Two heifers of the Rex family ar
specially notew orthy. MI Keves I'm
also entered nine head OF the Dutch cajt'c
often Enormously called lIolstrins
These cattle are large frame, coarser tha
ne Jerseys, more in build like Shorlhorn-
black and white in color and are said t
u" deep mixers These are the only am
mails Of the breed on the grounds audtao
ere raro in Vermont.
GUERNSElS.
These cattle take their name from anoll
~ Of the Channel Islands, the second i
-iAc, Jersey being the first These Gatl
are larger and cOarser IN frame than tt
Jerseys, are said to be equally rich mill
,rs, and to produce butter Of even Il dcel
~ color than the Jerseys. They are
rich golden yellow in appearance, with a
a,mpst orange color shout the eyes an
,aFzzle. OF these there are three cutrr
~. ~ Diltt Jul ut. l. UDIlltls SHOWS II Ill
hree years old and a two years Old hclt,
and a calf; G.. NJ. Wmsow. Brandu,
Iwo yearlngs, and S. II. Weston II bu
and two calves. These, with tn" few Go
smith has, comprise all We know of
thG state.
IIEREFOHD>.
an arrival that we are very glad to s,
Is tie fine Thoroughbred Hereford hu
Highland Chief 2d,n shown by JuI.
Taft Of Burlington, the only one we kno
# in the state. The llrrefords are CT
olaticaly beef breed, finer in bone q,
meat, than the Shorthorns. They III
.nre earlier, take on flesh more reldi
snd it is claimed, viii make 20 per ce
more meat on the same feed.
At the fat stock show in Chicago la
year the HGreiords took the prize over Il
Ih0pthorns, of which there were scv,
torjs present They are meaty, 90,
-hapc, red in color, with white face N
.road bones standing out from the hoa
b, we are to raise beef in Vermont gi'
u5 the lIerefords for it is now couccd
by tho best breeders, that the most pro
comes from animals that mature early