Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-09-19
The State Fair.
A GREAT SUCCESS.


was very successful affair in about every
respect The weather was fine throughout
except slight shower Thursday night.
The exhibit was good, the attendance
large, the grounds beautiful and nicely fit.
ted up, the crowd orderly and quiet, and
the grounds nearly free from the objection
able features which we have so strongly
condemned for all these years, and but n
single side show on the grounds, said to be
model of church, or n miniature one,
made by man confined in Jail on charge
of murder, and the belloWS of the concern,
would for awhile expatiate on tho beauties
of the exhibition and then assert and argue
the innocence of the prisoner. What pity
that now the fair is SO nearly clean it could
not be made entirely so, and every gam
bling device, and all liquor selling I've ban
ished from the grounds. Tint, with one
more decided step in advance, the securing
of expert judges for stock and machinery
and paying them would plice our exli'
biton right out in the advance line, a
clean, impartial discriminating exhibit aud
award. The last idea Of p,id judges, we
believe, would be cheaper for The society,
more satisfactory 10 exhibitors and faciIi
tate the awards.
THE STOCK SHOWN.
The exhibition of stock is excellent;
compare, with that of last year il is both
larger and better in quality rs Who'll
CATTLE.
The cattle have been changed from the
pens at the left Of the entrance, which lest
year were rather cold and windy, to til ,>e
on the lower sheltered ground back of
the track, where they mostly have com
Portable quarters in the pens, which nu-
merous as they are, cannot accommo late
all the exhibit some finding quarters in
the sheep pens and some being hitched to
poles outside. Probably the most notable
show is the Jersey herd of
MoULToN BROS. OF WEST RANDOLPH,
who show a selection of TWENTY-FIVE head
from their excellent herd, and the selection
does not include several of their best ami.
mails, though their absence would hardly
be noticed in the general excellence Of
their exhibit, by those not familiar with
the herd.
With taste for and an appreciation of
good stock, with an ample means for the
qualification of it, the Messrs. Moulton
have gathered by selection and importation
the finest herd of jersey cattle in Verne mt,
and with but single competitor So far AS
we know in New England. They entered
the stock as herd, taking the first prize.
the single animals being for exhibition
only.
Pearl Rex, a solid orange fawn is Il
beautiful animal, reckoning among his an
cestry, COUGHS Lily, Albert II, imported
Splendid, and is very strong in Pansy
blood.
Another beautiful two years old bull
Albert Rex, we think even better .han
Pearl Rex, he being sired by Duke of Oar
lington out of COUGHS Lily. Duke of
Darlington is a son of the celebrated COW
Eurotas, and COUGHS Lily being daughter
of Albert A, and taking in inI her pcdi-
gree Sarpedom, Europa, Jupiter and other
celebrities.
Space fails to mention the animals
worthy of note. For best bull, three years
old and over, II. M. Wilson, Hinesburgh.
showed a fine one and carried away the
first prize; on yearings Kelly and Watson,
Winooski, carried away the red Joseph !
Battoll, Ripton, I'd. In heifers in this
class, Fl. W. Reyes, Newburv, ,howed |
handsome ones, taking lst and , | ribbons |
THE AYRsHIREs.
The most numerous class in the dairy |
breeds was the Ayrshires, four herds being |
entered by C. NJ. Wnslow, Brandon; |
Charles Sanford, Orwell; Alexander Fish
err and son, ST. Adams, and |. T. Paris, |
Fairfax. The herd prizes. 1st ID and Sd. |
came in the order of the three first named |
Charles Stafford had the best bull three |
years old, fine handsome animal, while |
In two years old, |. T. Paris came in |
ahead; G. M. Winslow 1st on yearlings.
Messrs. Fisher a good second, while l.. S |
Drew brought in the best bull calf
In cow, The comnetition was var, sb.rr
excellent animals making ,he Jecisinns |
diflicrlt matter Mr. W,nslow tool If
Mr. sanford "a. Mr. Fisher Tia sa,,,o
mioht he said with eonal fnrco Of ,ha hnit
or. one and two wears old bnt Mr. WINS.
low was snccessfnl in ho,b ,ho;r o,assas
takino ID also in two years oIIs win A.
Sanford I'd on yearlpos,
DUTCH
A breed not much shown before in the
State, are this year showing large in.
crease in numbers and popularity, the
Dutch" or "Hols,eins' as they are some
times called These COWS are large, very
deep mixers, and one COW shown has
given, as stated BY her keeper, 60 pounds
IA ounces OF milk in one day this season.
Ex.Gov. j. Gregory S,nth shows Is ami
mails, at the head OF which stands imported
bull "Smond 3i,' l4I7, IS months old,
weighing lob pounds They are large
in frame, apparently heavy fee ers, with
llrOe. round barrel. black md N biia in