Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-10-04
THE CATTLE.
One Of the Rest shows Ever seen in
Eeruuout

OuF OF the Hest show EVER seen
vermont.
The VALLEY Fair has heretofore been M
mou. for il. show IT cattle. hut this wear
the exhibits in this department -x.-..-i
any before male More than this might
with truth, be said Il was one &C the best
shows of cattle ever made u NiudlHm
county not even excepting the state FAIR.
which was once held here. and the New
England aud state fair combined Once held
IN Brattlebpro The number Of oxen 600
exhibition we should say, was about tine
same that We have seen here before bout
there we're among them ~1me notable auI
mails Two hong lines IT oxen W-re shown
in the town teams. one from Bratteptr,
aud the other from Guiifurl The prem.
ums. IL was understood. we're divided equal
Is b-tWeeu them. each being aWari-.i sij
Nearly all the cattle IN the teams we're VI
heavy weight aud superior quality. many ni
them such a. would gladden. the eyes uf 40,
Judge of tine oxen We are unable % give
list II the whole of them. hut here +,
what was shown by one Brnttl-boru farmer
and partner, ". r. Richardson 81 ~.u
Four pair IT steers, each three YEAR, pI
weight 300, 1850. 33lu and j~r lbs 'A-
latter pair. ~- are informed, tank the fret
premium at the New England fair year
ago, in the years Oh elias, They are
beautiful H-rrlurd- also hy the same eN
hbitor~ one pair of steer, years .li.
weight $40 jos "a handsome pair four
pairs each > years old. weight BIO 1850
HEn aud 1000. the last pair We're extra
guoi in bath form and weight. also by the
same. five pairs of oxen G-ycar, old. weight
800. 1850 .,S.iu. $500 aud 1910 pounds lu
all. the Richardson's showed : pairs Of oxen
and steers. which vas only part OF their
exhibits As will appear
Mes,r, Waite X Michel, had H. pairs II
oxen and steers. including years ODD steer,
on exhibition. Among them were several
Of their noted premium oxen which have
been often described in this paper in the
reports uf the fairs They we're all Of TIN.
upper elias, kind, aud ranged in weight
from 244u for the first premium, twin Two.
years old steers, t. $50 l,> These oxen
t,-k niue first and second premiums There
We're three pairs Of twins among them. and
the large red pair were great beauties Mr.
+. + StDck~el was also on hand with his
celebrated premium cattle and draft oxen.
ranging in weight from $500 T. 1900 pound,
h q. Clark also showed hi, famous pre-
MUM draft oxen. The Asylum farm eN
hibited six pairs Of heavy, well proportional
oxen. We find in another place un our
note book another PAIR Of " years old steers
weight 2@'io. and a pair of , wears obi steers,
24lo pounds. credited to W F. Richardson.
other brattlehnro exhibitors ot oxen were
D. ;. Pratt, good par weighing 500 lbs.
D. j. Ward, pair $50 \ NJ. Akely, pair
5'D NJ. {. Go"denough, pair 1900. II. y.
Burnett, par J"u Luke Weatherheai.
par 3l4o II. + Neatherhead Bon Mar
shall Wilder town teams, i:i!'s and AGO
D. NJ. Barber, two pairs Of steers 3-year~-
old, ZOO and 3;'1o two pair years DID,
@'tb and @41O-an extra good lot Of steer.
There was large number Of oxen from
Huliiord. T.. II. eatherhead OF this town
tNhlnlted one par Of @hbb pounds weight
r r, W ard par $50; W. j. Bullock,
par %4"o' years pair 1916. years a.
lngraham, par $50, yrs. W. W. Bar
ney, 34io; T. Shearer, 2Jjo, yrs VI
Norden. "43s, yrs. Geo. :. Perry. 3l4"
T. 7. Nqulres, $50, l.. {. Adams, BOO,
gopd II. \ Henry, good pair yrs. old.
3p%@ r W Miner, 300 ". II, Taylor
2tpo ~ y, Bond ,'-i%u' r. eatherheat.
300 +. II. eatherhead, steers , yrs.
'"'-' good'
Among the exhibitors oi oxen from other
towns were j. 4. Miller ami G.. +. Wilson Of
pummerston the latter had two pair,
weight '-o+ anu "bpo q. l.. hendrick,
" ih'hester, " H. par draft oxen, .i4o
= ~ heeier' par same, %9ld G. J. Brig
nam oil Sorthle,I, Mass good par oi
W ,r "i' oxen f'''.
mere were some interesting exhibits Of
~ aiiiSu steers uTlNeh by boys Melvin
Ihurner oil 'Iulliord drove pair of nice,
~ months old calves drawing small hand
VaTt MeiElh Is seven years old. NJ
SeiS'h oI berharnStoll, Mass, hal very
une par Oh Erahe holstein twin calves,
iarse' wen matched AMI beautiful IN form.
IhTy we're driven without the yoke 10y Mr.
nelson hoy ana made tn perform Vare-
I'll eNn'utolhS with the precision of null
t"rN "rih' changing from right to left 10y
front or rear aud lying down at command.
'i'ah was seen riding IN an old buggy
I '"Nu -! Pa'r ol steers driven with relnS
'ie ''a'e s'NN' progress anu appeared utter
UNCONSCIOUS thht he was not driving q
span "l nice horses
\ Pa'r OF oxen that no one would he like
y =" MISTAKE Tor calves belonged "a
Moore oil Barnet They We're shown with
IN rope PEI. enclosure IN an open tent. They
Me'fn o"'" pounds and are claimed 10 Ice
Tue heaviest oxen IN the world. very
E"'i par 70 hr'hS up the rear m Brattie
'"Io "N eNn'mt,
a. III "'ue' A'h's oil I'VE stock the Nho" was
'N ~ ''''l ii''''
uerS' Nearly all the leading breeds m
cIu''hs durham ShorthornS. Jerseys. Hol
s'1'..S aug 'IuernSeyS' were well represent
er' anu mere were lew good specimens
Vt iier't"rnS ana a SprlnEhns OF pevonN.
'iS "i the best exhibits of neat stock
was mat from the asylum farm. 1t deserves
spe,la' 'hSh'l'n both from its merits and
''i'' w 'a'' '"a' 'he institution generous
- ''aNe '"IrieS III competition
LOT premiums The quality and condition
~ ~. tne I'VE STOCK ana products which 1t eN
t u'u.'s speak wen Tor ITS intelligent and gen
t,e'i'1n'! head farmer, Cleo. W. Pierce.
nesl,ieS the SIX par OF heavy oxen before
nlen'i 10 the aSy lum showed the thorough
nI'' ~ 5lHls'eih pun ierrit ;, No. ,5ii in
:; s''S 'i"'s'eih r'eSian nerd book this bull
Is - months old' and Is a very large, smooth
ana Snapely ANIMAL; also the finely proper
tlone" Wearing nun Angelo r registered