Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-09-21
THE COUNTY FAIR.
GOOD WEATHER ON BOTH DAYs-A LARGE AT
TENDANCE AND AN AVERAGE SHOW.

clear and quite cool, but before noon the hot
sun brought July temperature. With the
exception of dusty roads, the day was favor
able for a full attendance, and large num-
Der of people were on the grounds. The ex-
hibition was better than the average of pre-
vous years in some departments, but rather
meagro in others. The show of horses and
cattle was very good. There was large
number of working oxen, and many of them
were of extra quality. We counted over fifty
pair of oxen and steers. In oil there were
about 100 cattle on exhibition. We noticed
several pair of very fine four years old steers.
Among them one pair belonging to Dea j. b.
Ware q Son of Townshend would be hard to
beat They were finely proportional, and
weighed 3410 lbs. E. W. Blodgett of New
fame had two pair of four years old cattle,
one pair weighing 3210 lbs. and the other
3270-all we'll formed and thrifty looking.
Mr.. Davis of Townshend exhibited two pair
of nice three years old steers. Willard Dodge
of Dummerston also had two pair of heavy
three years old cattle. Nearly half the steers
and working oxen weighed more than 5000
lbs. Among those not already mentioned
exceeding that weight we're two pair owned
by Davenport & Underwood weighing 1870
and 1926 one pair owned by E. Shsttuck of
Townshend, weight $685. @. w. Morse of
Newfane had one pair weighing $3.50; w. II.
Fisher of Townshend, good pair of stays,
entered as trained cattle, weighing 1886 w.
r. Bruce of Newfane, one pair, weight 1925
A. A. Mason of Townshend, one pair five
years old 1892 Baxter Cushing of Newtane,
one pair 32S5; Moses Randall, Townshend,
pair, 1880; G. O. Stebbins, Townshend, pair,
1900; j. II. Derry, Townshend, pair, 1880
II. Q. Gale, Townshend, pair, $780, Thomas
Evans, Townshend, pair, 5000; Chas. Good
enough, Newfane, pair, $500; ID. A. Dickin-
SOU. Newfane, pair five years old, $500. W.
f. Richardson of Bratteboro showed several
pairs of nice fat cattle, one pair weighing
800, one 1920, and another $500; also a very
fine pair of working oxen weighing $3.50 lbs.
There were number of good steers two
years old and upwards not here mentioned,
belonging to different owners. A. E. Torrey
of Wardsboro had a nice pair of steer calves
ten months old.
There were about 80 COWS, heifers and
calves on the ground The most of these
were owned by three exhibitors, j. b. Ware
& Son of Townshend, A. +. Waite of Brattle
boro and Henry Underwood of Townshond.
Mr. Waite had herd of thoroughbreds, con-
sstng of a bull 20 months old, number of
cows, heifers and calves, and also grades-in
all lG head Deacon Ware Il Son exhibited
their herd of thoroughbred and grade Jersey
cows and heifers, and Henry Underwood of
Townshend had graded herd.
We omitted to mention in its place p. II.
Rutter's thoroughbred stock, and a good
grade bull not quite three years old weighing
400, belonging to @. w. Stebbns of Brook
line, and a good thoroughbred two.years- old
bull owned by f. II. Churchill of Townshend.
Several pens of pure bred Southdown sheep
we're exhibited by Fred NJ. Waite, and other
sheep by H. Kimball of Westminster that ar
rived on the ground late and consequently
were not mentioned with the others.
There was fair show of sheep, and the
number of exhibitors was rather large. j. D.
Wheat of Putney had few samples of his ia
NOUS Southdowns that took the premium at
the state fair and at the New England fair,
aud among them was his ram-Sweepstakes
or whatever his name may be-that took the
first premium in two classes at both the state
and the New England fair, and for which Mr..
Wheat has repeatedly taken other first pIemi-
ums including gold and silver medals. NJ. Il.
Robbins of BrAttleboro exhibited three pens
of Southdowns, aud two pens of coarse wool
sheep; Harry Franklin of Newfane, grade
Southdown cossets H. E. Hastings of New
fame. pen of eve lambs and cosset E. T.
Corser of Dummerston had several pens Of
grade Cotswolds The names of other exhib-
itors of sheep will be found in the premium
list. A. G. Franklin of Newfane showed three
or four coups of thoroughbred chickens, Els.
sex strain of Plymouth Rocks and White Leg.
horns; Harry Franklin, Dark Brahmas G.
b. johnson, Newfane Black Leghorns G. S.
Gray, Townshend, two coups of mixed breeds.
More than the average number of carriage
horses brood mares and colts were exhibited.
In passing round the course for the inspec-
ton of the judges the half. mile track was
pretty well filled and great cloud of dust
was raised. In several classes the entries
we're sufficient in number to give the commit.
tee considerable choice in awarding premi-
ums. Their labors are greatly simplited
when there is but one animal for each premi-
UNI. This time some pretty good horses nee
essariiy failed to draw premiums, owing to
the number competing.
There was only one competitor for each of
the prizes offered for ladies' driving. The
first prize was easily won by Miss z. johnson
of Guilford. Mrs Fred Rand of Townshend
took the second, and Mrs. NJ. c. Redheld of
the same town the third.
Davenport u Underwood of Newfane, Al
fred Patch driver, w. r. Fisher, and John
johnson, both of Townshend, competed for
the prizes on trained oxen. The Davenport
Il Underwood oxen weighed 1870 pounds.
They handled easily load of stone weighing
2GOO in a cart, backing it up out of deep
hollow, and drew 300 on a stone boat without
strainng W. Il. Fishers oxen, though near
ly 800 pounds lighter (3lS5), moved the same
loads Mr.. Johnson's cattle were too light to
equal the others, but the three yoke all show
ed excellent training and drew and backed
the loads without noise or whipping.
There was small show of vegetables, and
IA ly futr NTH no aynantiOO
of potatoes, which were good. G. A. Cutler
of Brookli4s showed samples of white Rus
sian oats, wheat, s4uashes and potatoes. j.
Is. Gorham of Putney had 20 varieties of po-
tatoes W. @, Robbins of Athens appears to
have had the rare good luck to raise few
pretty good Hubbard squashes-the best on
exhibition. he also eEhihted other vegetables.
F. NJ. Barber has Il special faculty for raising
red peppers, judging from the samples shown.
Three were five or six traces of seed corn of
which Henry Underwood of Townshend had
some OF rather extra quality. Large sunhow-
or heads we're quite plenty, and somebody
showed string of onions, and another, tur-
nip beets.
The show of fruit was small but the quail
~ was very good. j. W. Hosford of the
flympton farm Newfane, exhibited go varie-
ties OF apples Abbie Ranney, HeWfane, sew,
eral varieties of grapes James Lyman, New
fame, large variety of apples Dorr Clough,
Putney, lG varieties of apples, of pears, and
. of grapes; Joel Grout, Newfaue, 30 varie-
tiea of apples, 3 of pears aud of plums and
samples of grapes and cranberries. There
was pretty good show of canned fruit; the
names of exhibitors will be seen in the pre-
MUM list. One sample of evaporated apple
was shown by L. b. Collins of Wardsboro.
W. @. Robbins of Athens exhibited 20 Varie-
ties of nice grated fruit, and II. o. Yeaw of