Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-09-15
THE STATE FAIR.

Park, White River Junction, Tuesday
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday last. Al
the first exhibition held al Billings Park
in 1890, there was one of the largest and
best exhibits ever upon any state fall
ground but the weather was very bad aud
the railroads, instead of carrying exhib-
its free, as they did for a long term OF
years, charged freight one way and the
rates We're so high the exhibitors had
nothing left OF their premiums, after pay
ing freight charges and expenses. These
two souts" affected this last fair. The
weather was perfect and the kite track
was in fine condition. There was large
and most excellent exhibit of horses in
all classes. The cattle exhibit was an av-
erage one in size and superior in quality.
This may be said, also, OF the sheep ex-
hibit. There was a large and fine exhibit
tion OF poultry; good show OF swine and
fine fruit exhibit but in Floral and Me-
chanics' halls there were small exhibits.
This might have been remedied had the
merchants been alive to their opportuni-
ties.
Tuesday there was a small attendance,
the citizens of the state being engaged in
their biennial show of patriotism at the
polls. The second day brought out good
crowd but Thursday, the third day, was
the banner day. Counting the tickets
sold at the gate, the season tickets. MEM
tickets given out, there seems to have
been more than 1900 people upon the
grounds this day and this attendance was
larger bv more than 5000 than the atten-
dance at any other fair ever held in the
state, il Is said. Friday, the closing day,
there were between 1900 and 5000 people
upon the grounds.
In the cattle sheds John Goold Lebanon
and the Billings estate OF Woodstock were
the principal exhibitors of Jerseys. c. p.
Thatcher and +. y. Dana, Pomfret, aid j.
sykes, White River Junction, took pre-
miums in this class. The Billings cattle
were not entered for premium. John
Coucher of Lyndon9ille and IL. w. Keyes,
'Newbury, showed large herds of finely
weighing 2400 pounds, that were fine ami
mails. In the Ayrshire class l.. 5. Drew x
Son OF Burlington took all the premiums.
John p. Fish a Son OF Washington and
NJ. +. Preston OF Sharon had the leading
herds of Devons. Their finely bred stock
Is too well known in the HERALD's field
to need further comment. l.. b. Harris OF
Lyndonyille had fine herd OF Herefords
I hat attracted much attention and won
the premiums offered in this class. ID. b.
Neal, Hartford, and ID. s. Willard, Hart
land, were exhibitors of Guernsey cattle.
Waite & Nichols of Brattleboro had 20
head of big cattle weighing, respectively,
299O, 5000, $780, 300, $500. $50, $50, 1900,
1900, and pair OF three year-old steers,
5000. Daniel Robinson, Sharon; {. H.
Smith, Norwich; A. b. Howard, w. Hart
ford; ID. r. Neal, Hartford; w. w. Ben
son, Lebanon; G.. w. Pease, Hartford,
were exhibitors OF premium cattle. There
was a fine exhibit in the sheep sheds. A.
r. and w. +. Perkins and ID. w. Roberts,
A. +. Fuller. Woodstock, and ].
4. Hazen, Hartford, showed Merinos. A.
w. and J.P. Wilcox, Bridport showed fine
" bred Shropshire Downs, many Of which |
we're imported, coming from the A. r. |
Niansell, j. Minton and Peter averill |
locks. Their two-year-old ram weighs |
70 lbs. Some two year-old ewes. 207 lbs |
'ach; eve lambs, ITO each. A year-old /
buck sheared Is lbs. a. the spring shear.
ng. This flock was surrounded by |
rowd of people every day OF the fair. II.
". Keyes, Newbury and l.. b. Harris. Lyn-
lonville, had fine flock OF Shropshires,
lso The special premiums offered by the
'hropshire Association were taken by the
Wilcox and the Keyes fiocks, the first
amed getting majority OF these premi-
ms. Phillips Bros, Glover, took the
'otswold premiums. b. {. Howard Apple
irove, p. O., and +. w. Morrill, STAN
tead had fine fiocks OF Longwools Ben.
'orter and Frank Cory, Plainfield, y. H.,
ad fiocks of Middlewools. There was a
lrge poultry exhibit. G. G. Paine, South
randolph, Will Haynes, So. Royalton, ;.
V. Corse and II. ID. Hopkins, Jr, Mont
elier, Dan Shattuck and l.. w. Shattuck.
lueehee, were leading exhibitors in this
apartment. There was a large number
I exhibitors OF agricultural implements,
a h OF whom had the best machinery in
he world. The Vt. Maple Sugar Exchange
I Brattleboro had fine exhibit OF sugar.
yrup, jelly and OF sugar implements OF
he small variety, thermometers, testers,
&c. The Billings estate, Woodstock, had
fine display OF fruit, sugar, etc. The
tate Experiment Station had samples of
otato vines killed by blight and OF those
aved by the application of various mix
lres, the best OF which seems to be the
mixture, the formula for pre-
airing which the experiment station cir
ulates free of charge, sending to all who
pply. Address the VT. Experiment Sta
on, Burlington. VT.
The leading exhibit upon the grounds
as found in the horse buildings and Yer
lonters who saw the fine lot bf horses
1own here could but feel great pride in
he state that can afford such horses. The
xhibit was one of great merit; the facili-
es furnished for getting at the breeding,
&C., OF each animal were, with some ex-
options, very poor. A horse that is worth
king to a state fair usually belongs to
ne OF the many good families OF horses.
ne ONneT Oh GOOD morse SnOutu SEND
he secretary of the fair the name of sire
nd the name of dam or its sire. and the
'cretary should have entry cards that will
low the breeding of the horse, placed on
$ stall. The Horse Breeders Associa-
on does better; it has the breeding of
ch animal exhibited at its annual meet
Ig, printed. o. H. Burnham, Royalton,
I'D carefully prepared pedigrees of his
o-ses placed upon their stalls. He showed
2.25, by Calling; Polly B., a
-ood mare, by Freestone; Miss Pheelan, |
! Waltham; Cobweb. by Trustee; Daisy I
;, by Waltham; Evelyn, breeding not
ven. From the Highland Stock Farm,
erby, came Nutmont, 2.22 Ia, by Nut
)urne. Nutmont is the sire of Green
ont; Ahdallah Wilkes, by Geo. Wilkes:
req Wilkes, by Red Wilkes; Euroclydon. '
7 Baron Wilkes; Highland Medium, by
Apply Medium; Charlie McGregor, BY
obert McGregor; Dartmouth, by Die
tor, the sire OF Jay Eye See. The super
tendent of horses, Geo. Davis, Montpel- 4
r, was called home Tuesday and b. s.
alker, superintendent of Hon. j. c.
lrker's stock farm, was appointed in his
ace. Mr.. Parker thought it was not ad-
sa bic. under these circumstances IN fiji