Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-10-02
THE VALLEY FAIR
ALI Rivals DiStanced by BrattlebOrO.
More than 10000 People Saw the Show Which in All
Departments Was Unprecedented.
The story of Two Days by The Phoenix STAFF

( TO be, large proportion showing extra good
/ points without the aid of excessive flesh
/ The West Brattleboro team was not as large
in numbers but averaged about the same in
quality as the Guilford team. They rang
ed in weight from 300 to 400 a pair
Probably no single exhibitor in this sec
ton of the country ever showed eighteen
pair of better oxen and steers than were
shown by W. f., Richardson at the Valley
fair. He had one pair of yearling steers
great beauties-and seventeen pair three
years old or older. 1t did cattle men good
TO look at his fat Hereford steers One
I pair four years Old. weighed 1900: they
were extremely sleek and peaceful looking
animals. In competition for the prize Of
fered for the best five pair of oxen. Waite Il
Nichols had five pair of arge-framed we'll
proportional cattle weighing from 1000
to 1850 pounds; heavier than Richardson's
five pair of Hereford steers, which were
also in the contest,-bu not so fine. smooth
and feshy. Waite d Nichols were award
ed the first prize, S25. and Richardson the
second, SIS. Waite ~ Nichols also won
the first prize for the best single pair. and
f. f. Stockwell the second. II. G.. Clark
had some good yokes of oxen. and /. II.
/ 'tAAANi iA'dl a lldllhsbnlt pair VI lJtNOis.
! There were many other oxen of great mer-
it, which we cannot separately mention.
Trained steers.
Two boys exhibited trained steers-Mel-
win Thurber and Master Barber The iudg-
es thought the merit about equal but final
! ly gave the first premium to Melvin, and
the second TO the Barber boy. The two
years-old steers driven by young Thurber
had taken first premium as yearlings one
year ago and as calves two years ago.
ID. NJ. Barber exhibited pair of two
| years-old bulls which were worked togeth-
er as oxen; one was a thoroughbred Dur
ham and took the first premium in his
class, the other, a grade, also took a pre-
MUM. Mr. BARRIERS steer calves werr good
ones. and there were several other pair of
steer calves and yearing steers Of high mer-
II not specially mentioned
Draft O1eu.
The drawing contest always draws a
crowd of rather too much interested wit
nesses. 1t is wonderful what heavy loads,
drawn upon a stone boat on the soil. a pair
of cattle can be made TO move. This time
the prestige of the old-time victors was
somewhat though not much abated. J. ID.
Avery of auckland, Mass. winning the first
prize in the less than 1000 pound class. load
drawn, ll6O pounds, and ;. = Sargent the
second, load $685. pounds, Waite Il Nichols.
third, load $3.50 pounds. In the less than
5000 class Waite N Nichols won the first
load drawn, 7213 pounds, F. W. Morse the
second, load 7l0j pounds; third. +. f.
Stockwell, $685. pounds. In the class open
to all, Waite d Nichols won first and sec
ond, drawing 943S. 9335 pounds T. T.
Stockwell, third, S26S pounds.
Notable Exhibits.
Perhaps the most notable show of live
stock was that made by Chas. Robinson a
Son of Barre Plains, Mass. They were able
to show several score of premium ribbons
taken at numerous fairs in New England
and New York. They have the reputation
| of having some of the best breed Holsteins
that can be found anywhere in the coun-
| try, and the representatives of their herd
shown here fully sustain ii. Their great
bull. ARTS Peer is four years old and
weighs 300, is straight, smooth and svm-
metrical throughout. He has long line
OF distinguished ancestry on both sides.
and has taken the first premium at many
| fairs. Several HOlStein cows and heifers
shown by the Robinsons have milk records
OF from 80 pounds day up to IS pounds.
/ which is the record of their great COW. Mar
cedes 2d. Mercedes ID weighs about 2OOO
pounds.
NJ. II. Nelson of Bernardston. Mass, al
so exhibited a herd of good Holsteins con
1 sisting of sixteen head of thoroughbreds
and grades.
The Asylum had on exhibition u of
their handsome thoroughbred Holstein
cows, and six Hostein grade COWS or heif-
ers, four pair of oxen, six grade yearling
heifers and sixteen thoroughbred. regis
! tered HOlsfaiD palvas FrIair
ed about 1000 each pair, and one pair of
. their two-years-old steers weighed 3062 lbs,
another pair of two-years-old steers weigh
ed 2l6O. The Asylum management is en-
Titled To great credit for their excellent eN-
hibition of live stock as well as for their
numerous and valuable contributions TO
departments of the show. The Asylum
enters nothing for a premium, but all for
the benefit of the fair
There were several other exhibitors of
/ HolsteinS and their grades. among whom
were :. l.. Goodell of Putney. NJ. McVeigh.
o. i. Miner II. Akley, H. &. Clark, and
Hoyt Spaulding.
Mr.. Goodell had eleven head on exhibit
ton including four grade Holsteins and
seven grade Durhams. a calf fifty days Old.
weight 20, one eleven months. weight go.
a blue ribbon two-years-old. weight 1000
Mr. Goodell had a fine herd and took sey
eral first premiums. O. L. Miner showed
six grade Holsteins and one thoroughbred
two-years-od heifer and was awarded two
premiums. NJ. McNeigh took the first
prize for his grade Holstein COW. H. G..
Clark and Hoyt Spaulding also took prizes
on these grades. II. Akley took the first
premium on grade Hosten yearling bull.
Jerseys and their grades were exhibited
in even greater numbers than Holsteins.
W. c. Stoughton of Montague, Mass, had
a herd of u thoroughbreds of which II
were cows, evidently of a good milk and
butter strain. His bull, Montague, was
decorated with the blue ribbon, and sever
al other first premiums and second premi-
ums were awarded Mr. Stoughton His
herd bears evidence of having been select
ed and bred for milk and butter Qualities
with great care.
Another noted herd of high bred JERSEYS.
was that from the Guilford Springs farm
About twenty-three head from this farm
We're on exhibition, and they won about
one-haf the premiums offered for thor
oughbred Jerseys. The proprietor furnishes
the description, pedigree and history of
each registered animal in the herd, but as
registry records are not of interest except
TO experts or purchasers, we omit giving
them here There were fourteen cows,