St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-09-20
OUR COUNTY FAIR.
All about the Cattle, Sheep. Poultry anu
the Children's Department.-The
Premium List.

OF the SALEDONlAN, VIC give NOhi
pletion OF the report OF Caledonia
county fair. Owing to heavy rains
Wednesday morning it was thought
best to continue the fair through Fri
dav. This proved wise course as
the attendance was good and quite
sum of money was added to the
treasury. The fair was a success,
and the managers should be given
great credit for their efforts to make
il thus.
Sugar Honey and Bread.
The display OF fine specimens in this
division was sufficient to tempt the
appetite OF the most dormant palate.
The show more than equaled that
OF previous years, thus giving great
credit to all who made entries.
Specimens Of maple sugar and honey
were exhibited by J. S. Lang, E. p.
Allen, D. p, Coveny, Reuben Spauld'
ing, J. L. Hurlbutt and H. B. Ward.
Bread by Stella E, Allen, and McFar-
land Bros. Canned fruit by H. B.
Daniels, Angie Bradley, Dorcas Jud-
kins, Mrs. w. c. Hill, Mrs. S. Rogers,
Jennie Bennett and Chattie Hunt.
ChiIdren's Department.
The Sptedwel Farms premiums of
$50 stimulated the children to MAX
ing splendid entries in the floral and
vegetable department and there was
also a fine general exhibit of fancy
work, preserves, etc. The exhibit of
flowers and vegetables was larger
than ever before and was very artist
cally arranged.
Fruit and Vegetables.
The number of entries in this divl-
sion far exceeded that Of last year.
The display was fine and the variety
and quantity was all that could be
asked for. Squashes, pumpkins, APP
Piles, beets, potatoes, corn and beans
were there in abundance as well as
other kinds that are grown on the
farm. Among those who had the
largest number ofentries were McFar-
land Bros, H. E. & D. Q. Woodruff,
]. S. Bandy, ]. S, Hurlbutt, H. r.
White, S. Hastings and Arthur Pierce.
Blooded Cattle.
For exhibition the Shorthorn
stands first. Its size, color and dis
position make it an attraction to
every one, and the fine lot this year
entered by ]. E. Simpson of Lyndon
caned forth words of praise from all.
L. S. Freeman and S. ]. Hastings also
made entries.
SO far as the eye of the inexperienced
goes it would seem that the quality
of stock in grade cattle would equal
the registered class. There certainly
were some fine specimens ofcows and
heifers. Among those who made en-
tries were Harvey Burbank, B. K.
Graves, H. B. Ward, H. R. White,
Peter Landry, T, B. Wiley, Geo. M.
Gray, Chas. Oakley, B. F. Drew,
Mcfarland Bros. and ]. S. Lang.
The Hostein bears out the reputa-
ton for large production of milk
Good specimens were entered by B.
X. Graves and H. B. Ward.
The popularity of Jerseys in this
section was shown by its predomi-
nance over all other kinds. AS an
attraction for its remunerative quail
titles it has no equal. The best speci-
mems were entered by S. ]. Hastings,
E. g.. T. Fairbanks & Co., A. B.
Howard, T. B. Wiley, Joe Fairbanks,
W. A, Lyster and H. c. Kent.
Butter and Cheese.
There was good display of butter
and cheese, mostly from private dai.
ries. Entries were made by Edwin
Joslyn, c. A. Noyes, |. P. Lewis
Mcfarland Bros, Mrs. Ellen M
Hyde, Mrs. A. X. Powers. A. H. Lys
ter, Edwin Bulford, X. w. Remick
S. !. Hastings, Carrie !. Nelson anc
the creameries from Ryegate and st
Johnsbury.
Poultry.
The exhibit of poultry gave grea,
credit to the owners, the quality be
ing much better than last year
There were upwards of a Thousand
birds in all, which represented tn
yards OF 80 different poultry men
Superintendent Miles put in boil
time and hard work before the fai
to interest owners to enter their poul
try, the result of which was show
by the display Of fine stock. Larg
entries were made by w. B. Eastman
c. Underwood, c. T. Boynton,
K. Graves, A. r. Taft, w. L. SWEET