Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-10-05
SHEEP.


wool and lambs has cooled the farm
er's ardor in sheep somewhat, as the
show was not very full in this line.
The different breeds were most of
them represented, while the grades
made up the larger proportion. Phil
lips Bros. and Kimball Bros. were
the chief exhibitors in Cotswolds. @.
E. Rowell in Leicesters, L. Darling
Southdowns, A. D. Patterson and
R. w. Buchanan had some very fine
Shorpshiredowns This breed seems
to be very hardy and we'll suited to
Vermont. There was not an animal
of the Merino order. G.. b. Leland
was the chief man on grade sheep.
as usual.
There were hogs of both male and
female persuasion, big pigs and little
pigs. HI. B. Coburn had some Berk-
shires, w. A. Hovey large animal
two-years-old. VIM. Merriam a fine
lot of pigs, F. A. Belknap his moth
er hog and her progeny, while there
were other squealers in different
pens.
POULTRY.
Fancy poultry rearing seems to be
a little on the wane, but there is no
reason why this part of the show
should not be made better, or rather,
larger. This time there were some
pretty specimens, running all the
way from pencilled chicks to big
gobblers. Geo. S. Fisk exhibited a
large horned owl in this department,
whether as an g-producer or chick
en-killer we do not know, Under
some head-perhaps not poultry
George Reed showed Beagle
hound and some high blood ''purps. +"
On woman took in a tame fox which
was of interest to the smaller people.
BUTTER, CHEESE AND SUGAR.
The number of exhibits in this de-
partment were too small, but the ar
ticles were good. We wish that this
part of the exhibition could be made
more of and prove more beneficial to
the farmers.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.
The show of apples increases large.
ly from year to year and never was
better than at this fair. Several
farmers who do not make fruit-rais.
ing a speciality showed from ten to
thirty varieties of apples, ranging al
the way from small crabs to apples
that weigh pound apiece. There
were beautiful specimens of both ma
tive and modern stock. The county
is deficient in plums, cherries anf
small fruits, perhaps must be. The
year considered the vegetable depart
ment was well filled. There were
fine specimens of seed grain, brigh
strings of corn and a remarkable
display of potatoes and onions.
MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT.
There was about the usual displa,
of farmers tools. Mr.. Whitche
had Warrior moving machine
| horse rakes, steel plows, ploy
sulkey, fine seed sower and harroy
combined. Somebody was shown,
a Eureka mower. new machine il
the moving order which cuts 81:
, foot swarth, runs the knives fror
both ends, and appears to be valu
able machine. o. V. Joslyn will Sc
this machine next Year. MI. Murk
land showed a sugar arch and tire
sizes of the Hubbell plows. S. I
, Bickford exhibited lumber, expires
and several buggy wagons. He mar
ufactured them and they are yer
thoroughly built. G. j. Ufford show
: ed pretty phaeton, and good pa
: tern of sleighs. john L. Twombl
exhibited handy and pretty secr'
D tary from his cabinet shop. C.
Percival made fine show with
beautifully painted and finishe
chamber set, rocking chair and vi
h holstered furniture from his sho,
Mr.. E. Liddell and Geo. Dean al
responsible for the ornamental pain
ing and upholstery work. Mr.. Pc
> cival had specimens of spring bed
FL. 7. Seaver showed ten or doze
stoves and ranges of beautiful pa
terms. We mention two frames
excellent photograph work by M
Thayer of Newport, one of portrait
the other of landscape views. Fl
sewing machine people and orgt
folks filed up large space in Il
hall and entertained quite croy
= of people. A. r. Cowles had sever
of his noted Wilcox & White orga
and an upright piano On exhibit
W and showed the merits of his exc
lent instruments. Z. L. Bale,
agent, Mr.. Hopkins, had three
four kinds of organs from Mr. B
ley's rooms and their muscia
showed their merits. Mr. Bailey fl
. nishes anything in the line of orga
and pianos. j. M. Cass of Sheffie
agent for the Smith American, sho
:. ed the good qualities of his instrmen
III. A. Blake, the Pacific Guano m;
w was present to take orders, and [
tain testimonials of the value of
70 goods. A. r. Bennett showed a
gar evaporation which constitu
arch, pan and heater all in one thu
v 1t looked as though it would