The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-27

: \. Smith and son of Coleraine, Mass
Mr. Smith has the distinct princes
n STRAIN" of Shorthorns noted for thei
n deep and perfect markings and re
n markabe butter and milk qualities
G This herd is headed by Princes
@ John; by his side is most excellent
9-months old bull calf of "Princt
/ John" get, dam Lady Crescent
n This calf prince Arthur is thu
property of Mr.. Howe of Ashfeld.
S Others of this herd are four cows An
Q excellent 2-year. old hcifer and sevcra
t yearlings and calves, all of which tool,
, first premiums at Charlemont and
$ Greenfield fairs
$ Next to Mr.. Smiths herd were the
, Jerseys of S. G. and G. +. Severance
of Lcyden, Mass. Mr.. Severance says
) he belongs to Greenfield but he wants
his cattle and sheep to show at the Val
, ley Fair The Messrs. Severance show
10 head of thoroughbred and registered
I stock which would have been in the
butter test if in flush of milk. The
COW Glover made / ID. 10 on. of
butter last year and was taken from
Lcyden here the day before the test
c. f. Severence's thoroughbreds are
headed by princess of ''Lyden' by
Gladiator OF GullfOrd
Edward Simons of the Meadows
farm" Greenfield, shows six thorough
bred and seven high grade Jerseys.
Mr.. Simons has cows in the single
herds and herd tests. The COW
Franklin Pride got first prize in
the butter test here last year, making
. h. and > on. of butter and she is in
it again this year. He lost one COW
in the woods while on the way here.
''Sade s. won the first prize this year
at Greenfield, making , lbs. & on.
butter in one day.
The herd of T. grades shown by
H. II. Childs of Sunnyside farm at
North Dana. Mass, shows special
merit as fine portly herd. "Spronza F."
heads the list He took first at Wor
cester in "a and third this year. In
the herd also is Belle, high grade
winner of sweepstakes at Worcester
this year ard in '93 and "a, beating
all breeds in quantity of milk, giving
81 pounds from which , ID. 4 o. of
butter were made. \ grade Durham
COW of this herd took 1923 in prizes in
| the last two years at the Worcester
fair. Mr.. Childs has six cows in
the herd butter test.
l.. c.. Spaulding and son of Putney
show II Ayrshires. At the head of
the list is bull that when shown at
the World s Fair was considered the
finest specimen in America and was
only beaten by imported stock. This
herd has taken first and second prizes
at the five large fairs where exhibited
this fall
The Guilford Springs farm. Ii. J.
Richmond manager, showed 26 head
of its notable Jersey stock. The !
points of this special dairy strain are
too we'll known to those of this yicin
ity to give a detailed description, |
The herd is headed by Gladiator of
Guilford'' No. 81, 1913, Coffee NJ,
yearling of "Gladiator's" get is a !
close rival of his sire in all the points .
of merit Two cows of this herd /
Maggie third and Lulu of Gull
ford, have tested 30 per cent. and
6 per cent. of butter fat by the
Babcock test. Thirteen of "Gladi-
ator's - get were shown on the
grounds.
q. W. Pierce of the Retreat farm is
pinned to the Holsteins and has great
faith in this breed as "A milk and but
ter family. The Retreat stock is
wholly of this variety and are consid
cred the right kind for this country as
"A general purpose animal. Lucia
Arts Dekol'' three years old. weigh i
ing 300 pounds. heads the
herd and by his side is a
two year old, perfect likeness of his
sire. These animals are AS near perfect
in all points as tiGe breeding 4
can accomplish. Mr.. Pierce showed 20
/ 1 Il, e., .
bred stock. Il
Henry Clark exhibited Il COWS, one
calf and one pair oxen. \;
d. NJ. Barber had Il pen of seven ;
head of grade Durhams and d pair of
trained steers. /
Some fine specimens of Guernscys :
ley Falls, \. Y. Orange Duke" and
2000 and $4,000 pounds, each {
head their list, and in the herd are two {
COWS. three three year olds, two two
wear olds, two yearlings, two heifer /
.alves two bull calves two yearling (
pulls and two two year old bulls. I
Mr. Bucllley's show of Aberdeen or q
Polled Angus probably attracted equal t
attention with any stock shown. Their c
leep black color, fine rangy forms O
we're of the best of any breed shown. S
Mr., Buckley showed II of of these an $
mails of all ages and kinds. He has !
Exhibited at ten fairs this year and Il
,nly.been beaten in one class and that p
II the strong.competition of yearling p
,ulls at Syracuse, n. Y, when he took
econd money. II
The admirers of the Devons had .
heir eyes filled by the herd of Il fine <
leell animals exhibited by II. f. Il
Wallis of Holland, Mass. This herd /.
las been shown at nearly all the state 81
airs in New England and this year "
ook first money at Portland, Wor- l., r'
ester and Bay State fairs. John" W
hree years old. heads the herd. A fine II
wo year -old had to be left at home on ~
ccount of an accident. This herd 90 20 20
rom here to Northampton and then to u u
"
The Polled Durhams from the Grand
lew farm of \. W. and j. p. Wilcox
( Bridgeport was exhibited here for
ne first time. In fact it is the only
erd of this kind owned East of Ohio. Sc
nd it is as pretty a one as a lover of of
eat stock could wish to see. Ca
he three wears old Roam Duke of in
ttawa, a grandly proportional ST
feature, is the head of the herd. which le
so includes COW four years old that G.
eighs 1920 lbs, a two year-old heifer To
eighng 1900, and heifer calf seven wi
onths old that reaches 40 in in
eight. These cattle are ali recorded Dir
the Short horn herd book and were
red from Short horns, but are horn G.,
SIS. They are premium animals all
took all the first pre- ar,