Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-09-30
srattleboro Maintains Her Reputation Queen of
the Valley,
Fine Display in Dparmens-h TrOting
Beautiful Cavacade.Oher Features.

weight, ranging from 1000 up to nearly
5000, which was the estimated weight OF
one pair, as we had it from bystander
II. G.. Clark showed heavy pair of draft
oxen; G.. 5. Kendrick of Winchester. y.
H., handsome pair weighing 5000.
There were, perhaps, in all, thirty OF
forty pairs of oxen and steers not specially
mentioned in this report the most or all of
which do not appear in the premium list.
Many of these were of extra quality and
some of them would sell in market as pre-
MUM steers, but out of so many exhibitors
only few could win the premiums.
The Asylum farm exhibits, which were
none of them entered for premiums, were,
as has been said, alone sufficient for a
pretty good fair. The Asylum manage
ment and its head farmer. G.. W. Pierce.
are entitled to great credit for these free
and voluntary contributions to the exhib-
ton. Probably no other farm in Vermont
could possibly contribute so much and of
equal merit Their exhibit of cattle COM
prised a total of about 40 head of thorough
bred and grade Holsteins. There were five
pairs of oxen, one pair of which weighed
400 pounds. They had one herd of
thoroughbred Holsteins, led by the bull.
Lucia Arts De Kol, whose dam has a
record of 32 pounds and ounces of butter
per week. Another Holsten bull from the
Asylum farm was Nemesis Gerrit. Twelve
registered Holstein yearing heifers were
shown in one pen. The Asylum Hosteins
have been bred with great care from the
Netherlands, De Kol
ARggie and other Strains.
There were two large herds of thorough
bred Jerseys. One from the Maple Grove
farm, j. o. Frost of Vernon, and one from
the Guilford Springs farm, by II. j. Rich
mond. The Maple Grove farm is else
where described.
The Guilford Springs farm exhibit COM
prised over 20 head of thoroughbred ,Jer-
seys selected from the best stock and bred
with great care. The pedigree of each
registered animal was displayed upon large
cards tracing their descent from dstin-
guished ancestors on the side of both dam
and sire. In the herd were three bulls.
Morgan, Victor Hugo, nine-years-old a
two-years-old, and yearling bull. Victor
Hugo's dam and dam of sire have a record
of over p pounds of butter per week. The
Guilford Springs herd is credit to the
county, and its exhibit made one of the
most attractive features of the livestock
display.
There were quite a large number of
thoroughbred and grade Jerseys exhibited
by other parties. Principal among these
exhibitors were \. G.. COlburn of West
Chesterfield, \. H., John f. Gale of Gull
ford, c. F. Haynes, Wallace Harris of
West Brattleboro, j. c. Stafford, Chas.
Endlich, c. d. NOyes, Doolittle Il Wilder
a. Mellen and d. f. Carpenter, the two
latter of Guilford.
j. NJ. McQuade of Brattleboro exhibited
grade Guenseys and thoroushbreds, and
took large number of premiums awarded
in these classes.
\ first premium was awarded to Harry
Bragg of Dummerston for thoroughbred
bull. Holsteins and other grades were
also shown by NJ. McVegh, f. II. Spauld-
ing, II. G. Clark, c. l. Wheeler and others.
$. L. Goodell of Putney had a fine ex-
hibit of Hosteins and Durhams, including
the famous three-year-Old fat heifer weigh
ing 1900 pounds, the same which was
shown at the Newfane fair.
A. f. Waite had the most extensive ex-
hibit of thoroughbred Durhams. ID. NJ.
Barber also had large number of Durham
and grade Durham cattle-abOut "a head
on exhibition. +. e. Stockwel was ad.
judged to have the best Durham two-years-
old bull and G.. l.. Kendrick the best calf
The prizes in this class were mostly taken
by A. f. Waite and d. NJ. Barber. In the
grade Durhams II. w. Stearns, j. p. Sar-
geant, J. w. Thurber, and S. l.. Goodell
and several others, all made meritorious
exhibits.
j. NJ. McQuade, j. G. Stafford, d. NJ
Barber, n. g. Colburn, and A. f. Waite
competed for the general prizes offered fol
grade herds.
The only entry of trained steers was
made by d. NJ. Barber.
Drant Oxen.
Entries were made in the less than 3OOC
pounds class by Waite a. Nichols, the town
of Hinsdale, and l.. II. Wetherbee. The
first prize was won by l.. III. Wetherbee-
weight drawn $685.; the second by Waite
d Nichols-weight drawn 65S5.
In the less than $500 class, entries wer,
made by E. f. Stockwell, Waite & Nichols
A. Ingram of Guilford and A. S. Rice OF
Hawley, Mass. The first prize was wor
by E. f. Stockwell--weight of load drawr
$3.50; the second by Waite d Nichols
$3.50
In the less than 1000 class, f. +. Stock
well entered two pairs and Waite & Mich
OILS two pairs, j. H. Bolton of Ashuelot
n. H., one pair. Waite & Nichols wor
the first premium, moving a load of 767(
pounds and E. +. StOckwell the second
load 1870 pounds.
In the open to all class, f. E. Stockwell