Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-09-29

oughbreds Were a Handsome sight to
See.
The whole number of cattle exhibited
was about the same or, perhaps, a little
less than last year, but the exhibit was
better, at least in one respect, because it
included some noted herds not before shown
in this county. One of the most noticeable
of these was a herd of Devons exhibited
by w. d. Holman of the Riverside Stock
Farm, Tolland, Conn, consisting of Is
head, and including II cows and heifers,
two bulls and one pair of oxen. Mr.. Hol-
man took about twelve first prizes, and
showed a quantity of blue ribbons taken at
other fairs. These cattle had fine silky
hair and were of a uniform dark red color.
They were very beautiful animals. He
proposes to take his oxen to the Worlds
Fair. o. B. Blodgett of Putney showed
thoroughbred Devon bull which took
first premium, and S. l.. Bullock of Gull
ford Devon yearling bull which was also
awarded prize.
A large number of Jerseys and grade
Jerseys were on the grounds. c. X. Childs
of Conway, Mass, exhibited % head, most
ly thoroughbred Jerseys. Many of his
cattle were in rather thin flesh, but their
merit was no less for that, though it might
| appear so if that fact was not taken into
consideration. Mr.. Childs was awarded a
fair share of premiums. Another large ex-
hibit of thoroughbred Jerseys was made
by H. j. Richmond from the famous Gull
ford Springs farm herd. The merits of
this herd are so well known that they need
not be commended here. Mr.. Richmond
had 26 head on exhibition. The pedigree
of each from long line of ancestry, as
shown in the herd books, was displayed
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large number of premiums, including first
on his 2-years-old bull, bull calf, COW, and
herd. Other exhibitors of JERSEYS and
grade Jerseys were John E. Dorsey of Ber-
nardston, Mass, who was awarded the pre-
MUM for the best COW in the grade class,
j. G.. Stafford, Chas. Endlch, F. H.
Spaulding, j. A. Alexander, John f. Gale,
| Wallace Harris, A. Mellen, S. G. Clark,
w. II. Minor, d. f. Carpenter and Thomp-
son Cain. Several of these won prizes.
j. A. Alexander of Guilford had seven
grade Jersey cows and heifers, among which
was promising heifer which came in milk
last May at the premature age of Is months.
The comparative number of Holsteins
and their grades was very large. EXGOv.
d. H. Goodell of Antrim, n. H., exhibited
fifteen head of thoroughbred Hostein
cows, heifers and bulls from his noted
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first premium for the best herd in this
class, and also large number of premiums
for single animals. He has been breeding
Holstein Friesian cattle for eight years.
The cream from his dairy is sold in Boston.
| He says that his object has been not to
force cattle for records of any kind but by
judicious care and feeding to raise such
stock as is profitable for a New England
farmer to buy and keep. He publishes a
catalogue of more than fifty head which he
has for sale. A large and very meritorious
exhibition of HOlsteins was made by the
Brattleboro Retreat farm, which, not being
entered for premiums, will be noticed else
where. Holstens were also shown by F.
H. Spauldng of the Bigelow place, West
Brattleboro. Mr.. McVeigh entered his
grade Holstein COW which took the first
prize of $50 in the milk test last year and
also in 1891. He took the first premium
for best COW in grade Holsteins.
Good exhibits of thoroughbred and grade
Holsteins were made by o. l.. Miner and
Isaac Robb, also by G. D. Goodell, Geo.
E. Crowell, D. Goodenough, F. II. Spauld-
ing and others. R. G. Ingraham of Gull
ford Centre had a handsome pair of Hol-
stein steers two years old The Holstein
form and color was seen in a considerable
number of the oxen on the ground.
The principal exhibition of Guernseys
was by j. II. McQuaide of the Bradley
farm. Harris and Wheeler of Chesterfield,
N. H., had a six months thoroughbred
Holstein calf for which they took a first
premium. Mr.. Harris also showed a nice
pair of twin steers.
The Durhams, not long ago the princi-
pal breed cultivated in this part of the
country, were thinly represented. A soli-
| tor oil II ~
Barber was the only entry in the class
of thoroughbred Durhams. Grade Dur
hams were exhibited by D. M. Barber, j.
II. Thurber, Geo. L. Crowell, and perhaps
one or two others. Some of those entered
as grades might have been nearly or quite
pure bred. 1t is remarkable that the lead
ing breed of few years ago, and one that
is still so in many agricultural localities,
should be seen in so few numbers at this
fair. There were no entries of Ayrshires.
There were fewer working oxen than
usual to be seen. There was no competi-
tion in town teams, the only entry being
made by the town of Guilford. The whole
number of working oxen and steers would
not, probably, exceed fifty pairs, but
! there were many of extra quality. To farm
ers and others who know how to appre-
ciate fine oxen, the show of beautiful Here
lOIuS lldu6 ny W. T. hlCHdiuSOu, was Jilc
most attractive of anything in the cattle
exhibit. Mr.. Richardson exhibited l3 pair
of oxen and steers, and competed for the
y first and second prizes for the best five
I pairs, winning both. He was also awarded
. the first premium for the best pair, and all
the premiums on fat cattle. The weight of
part of his oxen and steers was as follows
I One pair, six years old, 5000; four pair,
five years old, 1850, 4300, 1900, $3.50; four
a pair, four years old, 1900, $500, 3400, 5000;
. two pair, three years old, 3200, 3O00 Mr..
: Richardson can show cattle that, consider
: ing age, beauty and weight, would be diff
I cult to equal anywhere in the country.
q E. e. Stockwell had five pair of excellent
q oxen that would have won one of the prizes
in the fve-year-old class at most fairs, but
he did not care to enter them in competition
\ with Mr.. Richardson's.
n Several pairs of oxen worthy of speca
; mention were not marked with the owner: