St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-09-15
CALEDONIA FAIR.
TT oFENs FINELY, BIT RAIN SPoILS
THE sECosD DAY.

DAY, ana II the weather IS good to-
day and tomorrow it Will end sus-
cessfully. The show Qf horses in
creases every year ana the blooded
cattle decreases a little each year.
The exhibit of the latter is good,
however, as is also the showing of
sheep and swine. The poultry in
their new house show off 10 great
advantage and the Floral Hall
exhibits are fully up to previous
years. The children's exhibit was
a success, though not so large as last
year. There was a large attendance
the first day.
The exhibit of oxen grows less and
less every year and we believe that
the managers ought to do something
to induce the farmers to bring in
their oxen and steers. The old town
strings were always drawing card,
but they are not IN the premium list
now. There were "a premiums for
oxen and steers, and only II entries,
so everybody was sure of premium.
E. & 7 ;. Fairbanks entered three pairs,
E. P. Allen, ]. D. Gould, Passumpsic,
c. T. & w. T. Hill, Waterford, George
Varney, Mr.. Tliden and Mr. Roberts.
each one pair. In years past the
exhibit of oxen has been one of the
greatest features of the fair.
Herefords.
L. B. Harris of Lyndon Centre had
"cinch" on the Hereford premiums,
as he was the only exhibitor Mr.
Harris showed bull, yearling bull,
bull calf, two COWS, a two-vear-old
heifer and a heifer calf. Mr.. Harris
Herefords are known all over New
England as prize winners.
HoIsteius.
John Coucher of Lyndonville had a
fine string of these beautiful animals,
and gathered in most of the
premiums. In his string were two
bulls, a bull calf, a COW, two-year-old
heifer, yearling heifer and heifer calf.
H. B. Ward of North Danville enter
ed bull and bull calf, and 7. R.
Galbraith of Passumpsic and B. K.
Graves of Barnet entered yearling
bulls.
Devons.
c. L. & c. B. Stevens of North
Danville were the only exhibitors Of
Devons, entering bull, bull calf, two
cows and two-year-old heifer.
Jerseys.
There is always a lively competi-
tion in this division, and the hand.
some Jersey is still the favorire COW
on many a farm, especially on dairy
farm. T. B. Wiley of the Centre
showed bull, bull calf, a cow
yearling heifer and heifer calf. S. J.
Hastings of Passumpsic entered a
yearling bull, a COW, two two-year-
old heifers, yearling heifer and a
heifer calf. J. D. Gould, also of Pas
sumpsic, entered Jersey COW as did
also George M. Gray and Moreau &
Shepherd. George NJ. Stearns enter
ed a COW and calf. E. & T. Fair.
banks & Co. made creditable
exhibit in this department and in
their string were a bull calf, cow
two two-year-old heifers, two year.
ling heifers and two heifer calves.
Grades.
There were more entries in this de.
partment than in any of the others
There were II entries for grade COWS
nine entries for two-vear-old heifers
IA entries for yearling helfers and
entries for heifer calves. Among the
exhibits were some grade Holsteins
entered by ]. R. Galbraith of Barnet
and B. K. Graves of Waterford. Johr
Coucher also entered Holster
grades.
There were no exhibits of Ayr
shires or Polled Angus this year.
Sheep.
Shropshire and Cotswold sheer
and few fine woods were the only
blooded stock shown Some fin,
sheep were shown, however, and they
earned all the premiums awarded
them
There was quite alittle competition
in Shropshires this year. L. B. Har
ris of Lyndon Centre showed a hand
some string from the strain that h
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