The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-27
SHEEP AND SWINE.
A Great Exhibition of High Bred Hogs
A Fair show of sheep for These Times

A Gr.at Exhibition of High Bred Hogs
{ A Fair show of sheep for These Times
The show of swine was the bes
eyer seen here. a considerable advance
over last wear. There were los ANIMALS
filling every pen in the building tina
used TO answer for both sheep ant
! swine, and requiring some pens on
side. The competition in the lmprov
ed Chester Whites and Berkshires was
especially close. Many parties iron
out of the state showed REGISTERED
stock c. NJ. Allbec Of Greenfield
showed registered sow with pigs
eight weeks old Of the Berkshire ram
lily, these being the best. n. H.
Williams of Maple Row Farm, Shel,
burne, Mass. showed II Thoroughbred
Berkshires. The boar William
IBlacknightr bred in Indiana from the
Worlds Fair Columbus stock, being
the pride of the lot. These hogs Will
probably fatten faster and easier,
mature earlier and stand high feed
ing better than any breed. the Re
treat had five pens Of pigs and shoats.
4. II. VanVeghten of Mechanicsville,
n. y, had two pens of Durock Jer-
seys. Miss Catherine Leahey showed
four Chester White hogs of the best
The Ohio Improved Chester Whites
were represented W. +, Richardson S
pen of shoats.
An interesting herd, and new to our
people here because the only one with
a single exception in the state, was the
boar and four shoats of the 80 | c.
breed, from the L. b. Silver Co,
Columbus, Ohio, strain, which is hay
ing such run. These shapely swine
were exhibited by c. W. Stewart. the
we'll known organ man, who got them
for breeding purposes from Ohio. The
popularity Of this strain is shown from
the fact that 1900 animals were sold
from there last year, and they are
selling for about 50 pair.
Among the out of town exhibitors
4. II. Van Neghten Of the Hoosic
Valley Stock Farm. Mechanicyilie. n.
y. showed thoroughbred specimens of
the York Shlres. Duroc Jerseys, I'M
proved Chester White and Bershires.
Jumbo" IL months old boar of the
improved Ohio Chester White strain,
weighing nearly 800 lbs, was purchased
from Mr.. Silver of Ohio. the origina
tor of this eXccllent:variety and is from
stock which took first prize at the
Worlds fair. Mr. Van Veghten also
shows , shoats 6 months old of this
variety. The Duroc Jerseys are al
most a novelty in this section. but very
common in some states. \ variety
noted for their hardness and great
size at maturity. AS they lay in the
straw one would scarcely recognize
their nature. The lorkshires all show
perfectness OF breeding. The beauty
of all the swine department was the
pen of Berskires, SOW and 6 pigs.
The remarkable thing of this family is
their good nature No kitten could be
petted with less anxiety shown on the (
part of pig or mother hog, than was
shown by sthcse. Mr.. Van Veghten
showed one boar. > yearings and 3
shoats of this variety all being the
height of beauty and perfection.
Other notable exhibits were by Ed
ward Simons of the meadow
Farm. " Greenfield. Berkshire boar.
Roy c. Haynes o. S. c Whites, bred
by l.. b. Silver. Ohio c. d. Noyes'
pen Q. :, C. Whites shoats and W. +.
Chester White boar,
pen of shoats and two fat hogs. W. $.
Smead of Greenfield had one Poland
China boar and \. b. Stebbins pen of
'hoates, Roadway ~ Whitman SOW and
pigs of grade lorkshires
The show of sheep. while not as eX
ensive as in some years. was about up
o the average in the past. There
we're % animals which all had to be
placed in the outside pens and filled
Up every one. IS. Pratt had two pens
# eve lambs and two of breeding ewes
# his renowned Southdowns The Brat
leboro Retreat had pen of grade
lambs. 0, f. Miller. Green
ield, exhibited grade IRISH smut ram
hat sheared II pounds of wool last
pring and had grass lambs of his get
ieighed over 100 lbs. last month.
!. c. Severance and son of LeVden.
dded to the Southdowns with two
egistered bucks. W. w. Bald showed
hree grade Shropshire bucks and one
rade Hamshiredown. The sire of
hese sheep weighed 80 lbs. and took
rst prize here last year. Mr.. Bald has
bid breeding stock here for $50. 600
ach. Railway d Whitman had two
thoroughbred Southdown yearlinp
ucks, one buck lamb and also pen
ach of eve lambs and breeding ewes
special merit. W. F. Richardson
"' a PUh VI idi silttp' pen III 1fdup
lambs and one Eccubert
uck lamb. Horned Dorsets were
lown by NJ. W. Rouiard of Noun
lin side farms" North Hinsdale.
hese shepc were from stock imported
Y DIR. Sholes.
y. W. and J. p. Wilcox of Bridport, S
'eeders Polled Durham cattle. Shrop
ire and Oxford Down sheep. exhibited
Y pens of their choice sheep Their Y
yford Downs are prize specimens. but
cir specially are Shropshires as one
n see 10y the perfectness Of these
finals in form and size. \ three
ar-old ram. weight 80 lbs. heads
c flock and has taken first premium
state and all fairs wherever exhibit
since lamb. Next to him were a =
airing and lamb of his get. weight leo .
ii ITO lbs. There was also pen of L
'o-year old imported ewes that also
ok first premium al the state fair. Z
1t the pride of the flock is the home
ed which took first prize at state
II IN 1883 in competition with five
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