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

Comfy, with grades belonging to G
w. Clark, G. Buswell, n. T. Lyman,
3. S. Nelson.
SHEEP.
The modern and unsatisfactory, SO
far as the public is concerned, system
of Withholding the name OF the exhi-
bitor, makes it impossible to ascer-
tain who exhibitors are, and impossi-
BILE to make a fair report. We can
only name some of the larger owners
of the sheep, with comments as we
could get the facts. Among the
largest exhibitors was S. A. Cleve-
land who showed registered Merinoes
and Oxfords, with grades of different
breeds, large lot all around: L. S.
Nye in different grades; E. G. Blake
with fine grade Leicesters, B. M. r.
Nelson with several pens of grades;
A. S. Redfeld, Geo. Reed, w. H.
Smith, M. Taplin, Lyman Darling, w.
S. Mcdowell, Frank Hall, Martin
Cass. Will w. Rowell had several
pens of fShropshiredowns where many
missed seeing them. He had 26 ami
mails in the exhibit, many of them
registered. The older bucks weighed
as high as 25O pounds, while some of
the ewes weighed from $50 to 200 lbs.
each. They are among the best in
the State and made a very interesting
exhibit.
Hogs seemed to be in favor both with
exhibitors and the crowd of visitors
than fifty, including pigs. There were
two or three of the pater sort which
looked like the patriarchs of different
swine communities; five or six sows
with pigs and some of other persua
sions. The showing was good. Per-
haps mention should be made of the
sow and pigs owned by Ell. Collins, the
stock shown by FL. S. Clark, James
Wyman, III. Ell. Leland.
POULTRY.
The bird house was pretty well filled
with fowls, etc., and was an attrac-
ton Those who bring fowls for ex
hibition ought to prepare large and
attractive coops in which to show
them, both for the good of the fowls
and the prospect of winning with
them. Among those who contributed
most to this department. were E. III.
Norris & Son of Newport, the Lay
well Poultry Yard of Lyndonville,
Fl. H. Leland, A. NJ. Litchfield and
J. III. Cook.
The Norrises, who make poultry
raising a speciality, showed Barred
Plymouth Rocks, and Brown Leg
horns; The Laywell Yards, Light
Brahmas, White Wyandottes, and
pair of Pekin ducks, were pronounced
to be very fine; Mr.. Leland showed
White Plymouth Rocks and quite a
large number of other fowls; A. NJ.
Litchfield showed White Leghorns
and coops of chicks. ]. FL. Cook
showed some fine silver Wyandottes;
Geo. Norton showed some Minoricas.
A. w. Buswell of Barton exhibited a
lot of White English rabbits, which
attracted attention. They were very
pretty E. Shedd of West Charleston
exhibited Guinea pigs, much to the
interest of the children; Pete Lapete
showed pair of pigeons, also some
chicks.
SUGAR, HONEY, BUTTER AND CHEESE.
There were quite a large number of
in these lines. Among
those who showed sugar, most of it
very fine, were E. Barclay with speci-
men tubs of stirred and undrained,
cans of honey; the stirred was almost
as white as granulated, the honey
very clear. F. III. Skinner showed
honey, almost as clear as water and
as new in taste as April; w. w. Fos
ter, had sample cans of honey, clear
and white; A. w. Wiley showed
nice tub of stirred sugar. Deacon Oh
iver, E. S. Nelson, j. L. Dodge, II.
Collins and Mrs. n. A. Smith also
competed for sugar prizes. There
were specimen boxes of bees honey
shown by q. D. Goodnough and J. Fl.
Cook. There were tubs of butter
from the j. G.. TurnbulI and Meadow
Brook creameries, dairy make from
E. S. Nelson, @. E. Buswell, F. III.
Skinner, w. A. Merriam, and print
butter from j. @. Oliver and Mrs. n.
E. Nye. How good the butter was let
the judges determine, if they can.
The cheese was shown by Mr.. w.
Caswell, E. P. Burt and G. w. Clark.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.
The show of apples was large and
Among those showing
the largest number of varieties were