Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-09-22
CALEDONIA COUNTY FAIR.
We are indebted to the Caledoniaa for
the following

We are indebted to the Caledoniaa for
the following:
There was an unpromising outlook
for the fair on Tuesday morning, but
in the early part of the forenoon the
rain ceased and the clouds gave way
to sunshine. The first days attend
ance was materially lessened on ac-
count of the bad weather, as the
number of people present was COM
paratively small. The exhibition was
what it purported to be-a cattle
shoa0;; for such fine collection of
heavy cattle was never before
seen in Caledonia county. The ster-
eotyped agricultural address, which
few people hear and benefits as few,
the taking attractions loudly adver-
tised to draw a crowd, were wanting,
and the money expended in premi-
ums for questionable attractions were
offered as an inducement for stock
raisers to show the best their farms
afforded. The result, as regards the
quality Of the stock that has been
called out, must convince all that the
farmers best good is subserved by
keeping these annual agricultural ex-
hibitions more closely within the
scope originally intended.
Two strings of cattle from st.
Johnsbury entered the arena. The
average weight of the eight yoke in
one string was $3.50 pounds, the
heaviest yoke of which was entered
by e. & I. Fairbanks & Co., which
weighed 5000 pounds. Within the
last year their weight had been in
creased 400 pounds. L. D. Hazen
had a yoke that weighed 1910 pounds.
The heaviest yoke in the Barnet
string was owned by James Roy, and
weighed $500 pounds. This and the
yoke owned by E. 6 7. Fairbanks &
Co. were the two heaviest yoke ever
exhibited in Caledonia county. The
average weight of the Barnet string
was over 400 pounds. The heavi-
est yoke in the Lyndon string weigh
ed 1850 pounds. The weights and
owners of the Jokes in the Waterford
string were as follows: III. G.. Davi-
son $500, G. L. Dawson 300, Will
lard Kinney $500, G.. w. Felch 300,
A. E. Parks $500, j. w. Stoddard
1910, R. W. Remick $500, Thomas
Mason $3.50.
The fine lot of Hereford cattle
shown by L. B. Harris of Lyndon
deservedly attracted much attention.
He made twelve entries of this breed,
one of which was an imported year
ling bull that weighs 100 pounds,
seven imported cows with calves by
their sides, four yearling imported
heifers, and q herd of fifty native
cattle with grade calves by their
sides. The eleven head of poiled
Aberdeen Angus cattle, lately i'm
ported for the stock farm of I. n.
Vail of Lyndon, drew many interest.
ed people to their pens. Among
them was q yearling bull that weigh.
ed 1900 pounds.
L. d. Hazen entered eight yokes
of oxen for one of the st. Johnsbury
strings, which weighed respectivel,
5000, $500, $500, $500, $3.50, 1910
$3.50 5000. He also entered fou
pairs of working oxen, which weigh
ed respectively 5000, $3.50, $3.50
$3.50.
Floral hall showed to good advan
tage, the articles being of superio
order to any previous exhibition
The number of entries was $50, fall
short of last years entries 1S9 an
of the previous year "a.
The vegetables were fully up t
last year, while the fruit fell far shol
of last years display.
A game of ball was played on til
grounds on Tuesday between til
Creepers of this place and the Gov
entry club, resulting in victory fe
f the former by score Of 81 to 8.
The Creepers defeated the Peacl
am boys Wednesday, by a score {
46 to 4.
! The St. Johnsbury band, by the
! fine playing, added much to the ell
joyment of the fair.