Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-09-23

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stock showed a very fine bred bul
and several grade animals that were
awarded premiums. w. t. Wiggin'
exhibited a bull of the Commassit
pattern that was very meritorious
c.. f. Cutler had grade stock tina
showed excellent points. c. B. LIE
land, E. p. Beach, B. M. r. Nelson
and others exhibited grade jersey
stock
In the Durham line Charles Lun
of Derby made good show his bul
was very large and fine animal, anG
his other stock worthy of its class
In grade Durhams, F. d. Williamson
w. 7. Wiggins, B. M. r. Nelson
G.. B. and A. !. Leland, and Ell. P
Coburn had stock that helped up the
department considerably. The Dev.
ons were present in fair numbers. A
G. Chase showed a very fine bull anC
bull calf. E. F. Hinkley showed
several fine young animals, and Mr.
Nelson some young stock. The Her.
efords are coming into fashion some
what and were shown by G. B. Le-
land, w. E. Anderson and B. M. r.
Nelson. Fred Collision got a premi.
um on his heifer calf. Frank Wheel
ock exhibited very fine bred and
pretty Holstein bull and bull calf
John Simpson also had some pretty
young animals of this breed. John
Simon had some good Holstein calves
which he had bought in Massachu-
sets. We omit the mention of some
other cattle which were not to be
seen when we made our rounds.
SHEEP.
Orleans County has always had 8
good reputation for sheep raising, and
this department of the fair might be
made very attractive if the sheer
raisers would bring in their stock
Considering the weather this show
was good. In the line of Cotswolds
Phillips Bros. and Salmon Bros. made
the only show in full bloods. There
were several pens of grade Cotswolds
Phillips Bros. showed their big buck
(2S0 pounds) bought of the Hill stock
at Elmore and which took second
premium at the State fair, buck
lamb weighing 100, a yearling weigh
ing 200, several ewes, and lambs Oh
which wool of more than inches in
length is growing. They showed the
yearling which took first premium al
State fair. Salmon Bros. had sever
al pens of this class of sheep and
their premiums showed that they are
getting close on the heels of the
Phillips Bros. Messrs. Leland and
Hlnkley had several pens of grades
that were large and fine. Mr.. Nelson
showed some very heavy and pretty
sheep of the Leicester and South
down orders. Laban Darling showed
his big Leicester buck and other
sheep. In Shropshiredowns, full
blood and grade, there was a good
show in which w. B. Stiles, T. F.
Wright and S. r. Lathe had perhaps
the best. The Lelands and Mr..
Hinkley were entered in this class
also.
SWINE.
Whatever else could be said of the
fair, it must be conceded that the
show of hogs was first-class. There
were enough of them and the size and
quality was all that could be desired.
Milo Owen showed a very large SOW
with a full litter of pigs, Geo. N.
Jenness, G. P. Fisher and B. F. Pi-
per each had sows with pigs. Ira
Sturtevant showed very large Ches-
ter boar, and Geo. w. Jenness and
E. A. Norton boar pigs.
POULTRY.
This department which might be
made of interest was not full. A. n.
Bedell showed q trio of Partridge Co.
chins that were remarkable for size
and beauty. They had taken big
premium at Stanstead fair, and Mr..
Bedell has large orders for eggs and
chicks of this breed. f. A. Belknap
showed some pretty fine bred Brown
Leghorns; Roy Coburn had some
Buff Cochins and Bantams L. P.
Cook some Hamburgs.
SUGAR, BUTTER, FRUIT AND VEG
ETABLES.
We noticed several tubs of very
excellent stirred and hard sugar. c..
III. Hannant, j. G. Oliver, E. F.
Hinckley, B. F. Piper and several
others showed very white sugar. In
the butter department there were
15 OF 20 specimen tubs, and the COM
mittee called the lot unusually good.
1t will not be best for us to under
take to discuss the merits of butter,
inasmuch as all good women in this
section read the MONITOR, and, for
that matter, love it. The show of
fruit was somewhat small. Mr.. Cheney
showed six or eight varieties of ap-
Piles from his orchard worthy of spec
ial mention. O. w. Davis of Water
bury, who makes fruit trees and
fruit-growing a speciality, had Is va
rieties of apples. They were excel
lent and helped this part of the show
much. Ira Wyman had some good
apples on the tables, and there was a
little showing besides the above men
toned.
In the line of vegetables, VIM.