Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-09-14

a model colt from Clyde River stock;
a very fine yearling of the Red Elm
pattern exhibited by Geo. Haslet,
which is beauty and promises to be
speedy; J. M. Sherburne showed a
colt, from the dam of Golden Jr.,
sired by Aristos, which promises much
in the line of speed. There were quite
a number of FLY and gelding colts of
average merit; in brood mares with
stock among the best were two shown
by l.. S. Nye, the colts sired by Red
Elm, mare owned by n. E.. Graves,
from Clyde River Stables and mare
with snow white colt-a regular
freak in nature-owned by r. A.
johnson, two mares and colts from
Comfy Bros. The sucking colts were
all good, but blood told in the eyes of
the horsemen.
There were eight or ten pairs of
good, but not extraordinary matched
pair of horses, all exhibited on the
track; among the best of these were
pairs driven by G. A. Hibbard, A. P.
Bean, Ell. w. Priest, A. w. Eldridge,
j. Mcdowell and w. G. Tripp; the
single drivers were owned by O. M.
Delano, Seavey & Dutton, Sam Bean,
D. D. Bean, A. P. Bean, w. R. Collins
and j. B. Cleme ent. Mr.. Clements
horse is very pretty in color and style.
The D. D. Bean horse seemed to
be able to outfoot the field.
An unusual interest was shown in
the test of draft horses, which was
made in front of the stand. Stone
weighing from three to five tons was
placed on stone drag on the gravel
track and the load was added to until
each of the five pairs drew every
pound it was able to move. A. j.
Drown of Sheffield, with a large pair
of horses first tackled the load, pulling
harnesses and whiff1trees into, and
hauled all the stone then on the
ground; Beede Dunham, with his
greys, which were the smallest pair
in the lot, took hold and drew the
load steadily twenty feet or more; a
heavy pair, $3.50 pounds, owned by
Fred Parlin of Charleston, took a
trial and moved the load some feet
with several men piled on to it; Ho-
ratio Devereaux with a pair, said to
weigh over 290O next drew the load;
I'll. j. Hudson's team from Charleston
tried the load, and though they NOV
ed it, were compelled to give up
drawing it any distance; Meanwhile
lot more stone was added to the
load and Mr. Parlin took a second
trial, hauling the load; then Mr.. Dun
ham tackled it and his little horses
started it; Mr.. Devereaux made his
second trial and succeeded in moving
the mass few feet.
CATTLE.
The time whom the farmers in this
county are able to exhibit strings
of oxen has passed for the
present and the show of oxen and
steers must be small in number at
best. This year there were good
pairs of oxen owned by w. G.. Haw-
kins, who seems to have the ability to
the county; VIM. Mcfarland showed
an excellent pair of workers, a sleek
pair of black cattle owned by John
Borland, nice pair shown by James
Cameron, fine match was shown by
Freeman Bean. good pairs by B. ..
Boden; in steers there were pretty
pairs which were owned by Geo. Hin
ton, James Cameron, w. 4. Merriam,
E. Bly,, VIM. and A. J. Leland and
others.
The dairy stock was largely of the
Jerseys and Jersey grades. r. B.
Skinner showed his herd of Jerseys,
including his fine bull, several COWS,
heifers, calves, etc. The doctor in
tends to keep the best blooded animals
he can find and his stock has a good
reputation, both at the pail and in
appearance of the animals themselv-
es; j. E. Cook follows with a large
number of good COWS and young
stock; Mr.. Cook has an excellent
dairy herd. Mr.. Beebe showed very
fine registered bull; DR.. Gilman;
among others in Jersys whose stock
should be mentioned are S. Redfield,
w. S. Mcdowell, E. S. Nelson, VIM.
Cameron, Martin Cass, Cort Ell.
Woodward, II. @. Dudley, John Bor-
land and James Cameron. The Dur
hams were not numerous, though
there were several exhibitors with
good grade animals. We mention
Comfy Bros. bull. w. F. Kay's stock,
@. Woodward's big COW, one of the
biggest mixers in the county, and O.
M. Rowell's stock. Edward Bly, of