St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-17

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! THE COUNTY FAIR.
The 3Sth annual Caledonia fair be-
gan Tuesday and has been in operation
through the week, closing tomorrow
The fair is held four days this year
instead of three as formerly, giving an
extra day for the exhibition of stock
The premiums and special prizes have
been much larger and more attractive
than in preceding years and the result
has been to bring together an unusual
array of stock, etc.
4 GETTING READY.
Weeks ago the management began
the work of getting the grounds il
readiness for this exhibition. The i'm
prOvements, costing $500 or more
have been noted from time to time in
The CALIFORNIAN as they have progress
ed. The track, the arrangement of the
+ grounds and the facilities for exhibit
ing stock, etc, are now equal to any in
the state. The entries of stock began
much earlier than usual and were more
numerous. Some of the exhibits were
on the grounds Monday and there was
considerable doing considering that
the show hadn't begun. Mr.. Harris's
and Mr.. Wallis stock, that took prizes
Monday.
THE OPENING.
Tuesday morning found an unprece-
dented number of entries on the books
in every department.. A better day
could not be asked. The cOpiOus rains
of the preceding week seemed to have
emptied the clouds, and the sun came
out in all it's glory. Early in the morn
ing the roads leading to the fail
grounds were alive with the farmers
who were coming in from all the
their cattle, sheep, etc, all sure of the
first premium if they only got theiI
just deserts. On the grounds all was
life and animation. Long before noon
the booths of the ginger bread and
lemonade vendors were well stocked
and the various devices to get from
the country lad his dimes were in full
blast. The india-rubber man was
there and the snake harmer, the dime
museum, the peanut dealer and the
peripatetic peddler, all came in for Il
share of attention and cOppers.
THE CAVALCADE.
At 30 o'clock in the afternoon the
cavalcade of oxen and steers, marshal
ed by Col. William NJ. Dole and led by
the ST. JOhnsbury drum corps, formed
on the track. The Barnet string of
eight yoke of oxen, with Uncle Roy at
the head, came first. They weighed
respectively, $500, 4535, 1860, 347O,
$500, 1890, $3.50, $500, averaging 40I5
pounds. Sixteen yoke from Concord,
came next, all owned by L. ID. Hazen.
This was probably the largest one
man exhibit ever made in the state.
The first string of eight yoke weighed
respectively $50, 4l30, 1850, 1900,
APO, 394O, 1850, 1900 averaging 4I43
pounds Mr.. Hazen's second string of
eight yoke weighed as follows: 3740,
1920, 1850, 1850, 1910, 1880, $40, $3.50,
averaging 3770 pounds. Next came
the st. Johnsbury string of 10 yoke,
! five of which belonged to E. & T..
! Fairbanks & Co. The Fairbanks
string weighed 1000, 1850, $3.50, 1850,
$500, 1900, averaging 1851. The Fair
bankses also had in the string a pair of
two year Odds, which weighed 1850
pounds. The other five yoke in the
st. JOhnsbnry string were also
very heavy cattle. Eight yoke
from Waterford came next weighing
37IO, 1890, 1850, 3460, 3535, 37l5, 34OO,
1900, averaging $500. Following these
came yoke of year-Olds belong
ing to F. X. Palmer of North Danville
and weighing 1850 pounds, probably
the heaviest pair of fOur-year olds ever
on the ground. A. o. 81 j. Bemis and
Sherburn Moore had each very hand
some yokes of fOur-year Olds weighing
about 1850 pair. Sprinkled along in
the procession were notable fellows
and will be mentioned elsewhere. TAX
en- all in all it was the finest show of
the OK kind ever on the Caledonia
track.
CATTLE IN PENs.-JERsEYs.
In Jersey stock there were some fine
exhibits by S. j. Hastings, F. G. Grant,
John Ladd, Jonathan Ross, Ii. II.
Wheeler, ID. S. Cox, l.. A. Darling, E.
& Il. Fairbanks & Co. and |. p. Hill.
The Fairbanks herd, the Grant and
Cox cows and the Darling stOck-Of
Fifth Avenue hotel fame-were much
admired.
HOLsTEINS.
II. w. Reyes of Newbury exhibited
his remarkable herd of HOlsteins that
won the first prize at the state fair last
week. The thoroughbred Holstein bull
Banjo" was there, a sight for stock
raisers. BanjO's weight is now $500
pounds. There we're three cows, two
2-year old heifers, four yearling heifers
and bull calf a year old, weighing