Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-09-26
Mad River Valley Fair.

10 Mad River Valley Fair.
The annual fair of Mad River Valley
Society was held on their grounds in Waits
field, on the 18th and 10Th insts. Uninter-
rupted good weather was their good luck,
and an excellent attendance was conse'
quent. The whole affair was harmonious,
spirited, interesting. The one drawback,
was their disappointment in their address.
Mr.. Dillingham;, of Waterbury, being ex-
pected but prevented from attending, and
instead of his address were few remarks
by the editor of these columns. The fair
must have been financial success as it
was as an exhibit and socially.
CATTLE.
The show of cattle is equal to any we
have seen in the Society. though less than
it would have been if the farmers Of the
valley had not been at their old tricks OF
selling off fine stock at high prices before
the fair. Mrs. II. O. Skinner sold Il pair
of steer calves in July, for SIS 90 /; j. G,
Lewis pair for $40 90; Julius Palmer
two pairs for $l25 90, but there was coed
ones left.
SHORT HORNS
Jacob Andrews, Duxbury. shows ii
handsome dark red yearlng bnlI Joseph
Palmer, Wailsfeld, shows II, othet SAME
age, as fine shape, weighing 1925 pouads
not quite so fine color that of Mr.
Andrews Mr.. Ben. P. Avery, DuxburN,
shows yearling bull, good size, but largely
white with roam spots, would have to com,
in third in our judgment.
We failed to get the name of the owner
of fine three-years old bull--or he may
have been but two-a handsome animal
worthy of first class notice.
George O. Boyce, Fayston, shows for
grade fat cows, and pair of handsome
red steers, with little white on them
j. Eldridge, Warren, shows bull calf,
red and white. weighing 625 pounds,
and c. F. & J. w. Ramsay. Waitsfield
one just as handsome but not quite
as heavy, but better made. Otis Wal
lace, Waitsield, pair grade steer
calves, too much white for fancy, but good
calves. J. Holden, pair roam steer calves,
and heifer and bull calves. o. C. Wilder,
bull calf, full blood, and two pairs seer
calves. D. G. Barnard, one pair trained
aud pair yearlings, do. G. l.. Walbridge,
grade Durham,
WORKING OXEN
The exhibit of working oxen compr sed
twelve yokcs, several OF which were en-
tered as "matched oxen" This class OF
premiums rests on different basis from we
ever saw before-it has always been ''besl
pair of matched oxen" and now it reads
"best matched pair So, if one pair of
matched oxen is worth 200 dollars, and
another pair worth $50 dollars are more
nearly matched, the $50 dollars pair takes
the prize.
The best pair Of workers shown were by
Cassius Joslyn, five years old. weighing !
370), red and white, grade Shorthorns. |
Charles f. Wheeler, Duxbury, handsome |
pair five years. olds, we'll broken, extra
pullels. and something of credit is due the
driver, Who has good understanding with
his team, and who pulled their load with.
out whipping. After this yoke pulled no
others would put in an appearance. Drew
& Palmer, workers, l.. R. Joslyn, fat Cat.
tie, Seth Boyce, nicely matched, Thomas
Maxwell, and Charles Wallace had per
haps the best cattle among a lot which did
not have poor yoke.
Samuel Somerville, Duxbury, showed a
clean pair of three-years Odds, not well
matched as to horns, but well otherwise
Frank Buckley, Moretown, good pair, 2 $50 |
pounds weight; d. G. Barnard, two pairs,
one OF Devons, slick as u trout, and pair |
grade Shorthorns; Josiah Holden, pair |
Devons. Altogether an excellent exhibit,
JERSEYS
A. e. F. A. Joslyn, show a herd of nine
handsome Jerseys, with especially fine
one. and two.years old heifers. and a
handsome solid fawn bull calf NJ II |
Griffith, Moretown, one ycnrling bull. 9. |
T.. Jones, eight kind era les, and evidently
of good milking stock
DUTCH CATTLE
l. r. Joslyn, W.i'siirld, shows niue
head of Dutch cattle OF vario Is ages, two
cF ~
mont, Mass They htv excellent milking
points, and gave a average of fifty five
pounds per d.y before being turned to
grass in the spring, being MIXED but
twice per day Two two-yerrs old heifer S
bid fair to equal the cows mentioned.
Though large, they are s,i to bo hardy,
peaceable, and hearty feeders Mr.. Jos
Ign shows also two yearling hefnrs and
two calves grades, and one full hood bull
calf
N. d. House, Waitsfield shows seven
teen head of Devons This VII known
breed needs no description; every body
knows the handsome, docile, active red
cattle, and these are COOL samples of the
blood. This herd comp rses ten COWS, one
twoyears old bull, one yearling, three
yearlng heifers, two heifer calves
We must not omit some mention Of the
well trained steers of Bert Bardard's yea,
lngs and calves, and the handsome ones
of Fred Palmer. They were well handled,
and as Alfred says, do about everything
nut turning themselves wrong side out