Connecticut western news., 1884-10-01

country meeting of three days Ill the | village of Great Harrington, some time | next December. At the recent fair Mir | Avery P. Slade was the visiting delegate from the State board. He was present the first and second days of the exhlbl- tion, and expressed himself as greatly pleased with all the arrangement of the society,-its beautiful ground; its per feet management, and the exhibition of those fine herds of Holstein, Guernsey, Ayrshire, Jersey, Durham and Angus cattle, not to speak in this connection of all the grades on the grounds.
 But to return to the subject proper The first day of the fair is more strictly speaking, considered to be cattle show day, for then all the domestic animals, except horses, are oil tho ground, all ar- ranged under their respective divisions, and in all over 800 animals were entered and among them was the most noble herd of Holsteins ever seen on the grounds. By the way, Berkshire IS the great Holstein county of Massachusetts; the Bradley brothers of Lee importing large numbers of these beautiful animals annually direct from Holland. Other farmers have purchased of MT Bradley, and at the late fair the exhibitors of Hol- stems were Alonzo Bradley and P, NJ. Shaylor of Lee; William M. Chapin of | a1 IT GsIN1,pyNc If Great Burlington.
 Of Durham stock, 37 head were en- tered, the chief exhibitors being F. K.
 Hinkley of Lee; P. G. Comstock, Fred. Abbey of Great Burlington; J. A. Kline of Egremont, and Wm Wilcox of Shef- field. All these gentlemen received
 first premiums.
 Of Ayrshire stock, comprising as did the other divisions, bulls, COWS, heifers,
 calves and specimens, there were eleven entries, representing IT head. The
 chief exhibitors were T. l.. Foote of Lee
 B. w. Crissey and Wm I. Walker of Gt . Burlington. MT Foote received 8 first } premium on his specimen of the stock ' of four in number; also on two-year-old 5 heifer. and on his three-year-old bull, l Jerry, No 2642 in the herd book. Wn
 I. Walker received first premium or
 his noble bull, Harrington Boy, not ye
 three years old, while Mir C11ssey car k ried off the honor for yearling heifer
 T,,1;o r1;AorJ NJ, TiI7
 The growers and importers of fin, n Jersey stock, who have been holding
 back for two or three years. were ou o this time in full force, and the displa,
 was very creditable, the chief exhibitor
 who obtained first premiums being 8 Wellington Clapp, Samuel Newell, P
 A. Russell, J. M. Mackie, Mark Hum ,- phrey of Ct Harrington, and r. Hoffmaa }. of Stockbridge.
 There were 12 entries of Guernse 9 stock or Is head in all, and among tn N number were the most noble bulls eve
 seen on the fair grounds, conspicuou Is among them was the bull, Victorious IS less than three years old, belonging 'e the Stony Brook Guernsey herd of l.. '
 N. Blakeman, South Egremont Mir I ,1 had several other fine animals on exh bition, comprising COWS, heifers, an
 bull calves; and for his herd of eigl ,1 head he received the first premium (
 $8; and also first premium on a bu - calf and COW. James Rowley of Egr, ,s mont and E. c. Sedgwiek of Lenox a so obtained first money.
 , What are known as Black Rolled ( T Angus cattle, now jet black but ono ;s the old.fashioned red mulley or hornle' |. COW, were exhibited by Henry A. Tobe - of Ct Burlington These cattle are vel is scarce in this section, and having I
 opposition Mir Tobey took the first pr
 mium.
 :, The display of swine WAS small, b1 " some fine porkers were shown of tl '' Berkshire, Chester, Yorkshire and grat !" varieties, or in all entries, k. F. Lit oi of Sheffield exhibiting the Yorkshi " breeds.
 Of sheep there was an innumerab
 host, comprising long wool, Southdow
 Hampshire down. grade and fat shee
 Merinos and hocks. They were chief )n from Afford, Egremont, Monterey al Ills Great Burlington, |" thus proving tn m these towns are becoming more a1 Is, more the great sheep-growing towns he South Berkshire" Those obtainil he first prizes were on long wool shee ee OH Munson of Monterey; Southdowr It. Hiram Dings of Afford; J. A. Kline all Egremont, Samuel Newell, Ct Barrin Ire ton; Hampshire down, J. A. and l..
 Kline, Egremont, T. L. Foote, Le ito Pratt Tobey, Ct Harrington ; Merinc pd G. l.. and W. H. Day, W. l. Walk rst and l.. K. Kline.
 ,n- The chief attraction the first day bo the fair was the bicycle races in the m- tcrnoon. At 2:30 the two mile race | cb gan with seven entries and three sta Fl CTS, H. S. Wallison and c. A. Dew si- of Pittsfeld and wv. Burget of Stoc TO- bridge. Wallison took the lead ar nr- won the race Tn 7:23. At P. NJ. t ,l, five mile raco was called with six entr4 ,us and four starters, Burget Wallisc se Dewey and Tobey. Wallison was pa ess ed several times by Dewey but at l, in took the lead and obtained the if
 prize; time 1893. An exhibition
 plain and fancy bicycle riding was tn
 given by Pressey and Lester-the grt
 riders of Boston. Their various man