Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-04-19


The trotting premium for best and fast
est was awarded to Tom Hyer. There
were SO entries of roadsters, among them
"Black Hawk, owned by ID. Rogers,
"Flying Cloud, by ID. Delorimer.
"Iawkeye", by w. Burden, "Charley
Morgan" by A. Reed address not given,
and "Royal Morgan, by f. II. Craig,
Cambridge, Mass.
1S63-"Tcm Hyer" gets the first pre-
MUM in the roadster class and is now
owned by Jos. c. Simpson, Sabula, Ia
Reuben Overpeck gets first premium of
SIS and diploma on "Grey Hawk Nor
gan" and four of his colts. "Tom Hyer"
also gets first as trotting stallion.
1S64-The names of the horses to
which premiums are awarded are not
given, exceptin the trotting-stallion class,
in which "Wid Home gets first Owned
by G. w. Conner, Muscatine) and "Cana-
da Lion,' owned by John Patterson,
Monmouth the second. b. Ladd, OF
tumwa, on horses for all work, gets first
on "a Black Hawk Morgan, and Jas. ID.
Byers of New London, second, OH a bay
horse
1S65-The names of the horses are not
given, trotting stations excepted, and in
that class "Tom Hyer", owned by J. G..
Simpson, again gets first premium, and
"Bashaw," owned by Starr q Co., Tip
ton, Ia, gets second
1S66-The names are not given. All
of these reports are of but little value on
this account. Not only the names of an
imals receiving premiums should be Civ
en-, but of all entries in each class, and
with these entries the pedgrees should be
required.
On page 26G, in the reports on horses
from the different counties, is: jackson
Co.-Black Bird stock preferred. lie
was three-quarters bred Kentucky
horse, and died three years ago. Black
Bird, Morgan and French stock are most
needed. Harrison Co.-"The Morgan and
Black Hawk stock are the choice of the
farmers" Cedar Co.-Bashaw, Jr., is
owned here. "For farming, draft and
general purposes the Morgan or Norman
French is preferred" Jasper Co.-"Thos.
Arthur has a Morgan stallion as tho
roughbred as any of that strain; A. X
Emerson has high-grade Morgan stall
lion. The stock in highest estimation fol-
all purposes is the Morgan" Marion Co
-"With many farmers the Morgan and
the Hiatoga blood for stations are pre-
ferred." Polk Co.-Black Prince (Mor
gam, raised in Vermont and bought anC
brought to this county by George Craw
ford, is jet black, weighing 300, a SURE
foal-getter and the best stallion for al
purposes we have. Panocb, sired by Eth
an Allen, and raised by G. w. Ensign
and now owned by DR.. 7. X. Brooks, il
a perfect beauty, coal black, two whit
feet, weight, 90O." Adams Co.-"Th
Morgan stock is in the highest estma
ton" Fremont Co.-'There are tw,
blooded stations in this county-one
Sherman Morgan owned by Daniel Pick
ems of Sidney, and one an English Hunt
er from imported stock. Farmers prefe
= Morgan stock to any now here, but tn
stock most esteemed is the 'Copperbot
tom, on account of their great power O
. endurance and soundness but there is n
stallion of this stock in the county" Pc
: cahontas Co.-"The Morgan blood is tn
choice of the farmers" Hamilton Co.
ofh &, ln1
highest estimation" Jefferson Co.
y "Farmers regard the Morgan as the bes
stock of hOrses-the most profitable t
II raise and to work :. We may stat
l. that the Morgan is the best stock for a
! work, the most darable and the best tray
/ elers, as they do their work with MOI
Z" care and on less food than any otht
/ kind" Each of the above reports
: signed by the party who made it, an
IL each is from different party. 'f1ley al
the results of circulars sent into nearl
every county Gas they state) by con
> mittee of three appointed by the State A:
e ricultural society to get information O
. horses. In their report the committee sa
e that they "sent printed circulars in,
y nearly every county, but received only
% answers" The quotations given are fro
II IL of those, and are a remarkable TESTING
e ny to the value and popularity of Mo
n gan stock.
p" 1867. '6S and '69-No names of hors,
- are given with the exception of "Hone
ty'', owned by Con- Lewis of Ottumwa.
v In the 18th annual report of the Oh
r State board of agriculture for 1857 pr
" miums on horses are reported as follow
d. Thoroughbreds-bes stallion, "Edwi
I'd Forrest" six years old, G. b. Shepher
H. Middletown, $50; roadsters-best sta
l. lion, "Stockbridge Chief" Joseph Coo
w er, Glendale, $50; second, "ParagC
" Morgan" four years old, |. b. Bale
+. Springfield. The sweepstakes, for whi(
,e there were SO entries, was awarded