Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-09-15

! leads the herd, fine animal, fawn in color
shading to dark. His dam, Corrolla 4302
has tested this season Il pounds ounces OF
grass. Ills stock are solid color and rich
Duke OF Champlain, one year old, is faith
ful copy of his sire. Lady Aspinwall' ant
Lockwood Maid four years old, are fin
COWS with good milking signs, handsom,
fawn, dark points. lockwood Maid testet
IL pounds ounces on grass alone Mr.
Griswold is ia luck in being the owner d
Champain, for, since his dam has tested Sc
remarkably well, it has drawn attention t,
him, and Mr.. Griswold has refused an offel
Of one thousand dollars for him. Mr. Girls.
wold shows also two handsome heifcr calves.
ii. w. keyes, Newbury, has 10 head
Canto, l04l, five years old aud Shrew Mouse,
O,251, three years old, are excellent cows.
Two hefers of the Rex family are specially
noteworthy. Mr.. Reyes has also entered
nine head of the Dutch cattle. often (erronc-
ouslyl called Holsteins These cattle are
large frame, coarser than the Jerseys, more
in build like Shorhorns, black and white in
color and are said to be deep mixers. These
are the only animals Of the breed on the
grounds, and they are rare in Vermont,
Guernscys.
These cattle take their name from another
OF the Channel Islands, the second in size,
Jersey being the first. These cattle are larg
or and coarser in frame than the Jerseys, ure
SAID to be equally rich mixers, and to pro-
luce butter of even deeper color than the
Jerseys. They are rich golden yellow in
appearance, with an almost orange color
about the eyes and muzzle OF these there
are three entries, j. G. Sherburne, Pomfret
shows bull ihree-years old and two-years-
old hefer and calf G. NJ. Wnsow, Bran
don, two year,ings, and .. ii. Weston a bull
and two calves. These, with the few Gov.
smith has, comprise all we know of Ia the
State.
An arrival that ~c are very glad to see is
the tine thoroughbred Hereford bull High
land Chief I'd, shown by Judge Taft of Bur
llngton, the only one we know of in the
State. The llereiords are emphatically
beef breed finer in bone and meat than the
Short Horns. They mature earlier, take on
flesh more readily and, it is claimed, will
make 90 per cent more meat on the same
feed.
At the fat stock show in Chicago last year
the Herefords took the prize over the Short
Horns, OF which there were seven herds pres
ent. They are meaty, good shape, red in
color, with white face, and broad bones
standing out from the head. If we are to
raise beef in Vermont give US the Herefords,
Tor 1t is now conceded by the best breeders,
that the most profit comes from animals
which mature early.
In Working Oxen
there were but four entries. Brigham and
Van Sicklen, Burlington, had the largest
pair, very handsome; and j. p. Nichols,
Iownshend, handsome pair of grays.
There was no poor stock in this class
The improvement in stock in Vermont is
indicated by the character of the entries,
nearly all being blood stock. There was but
one entry Of grade or native stock, Leonard
and Wilson, llincsbuigh, who show good
grade Jerseys, and fine yoke of oxen.
This includes good portion of the cattle
shown, some animals not especially worthy
being omitted.