Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-01

err in This herd has made % pounds 10
ounces of huuer in one week. His Hol-
stems are really what he claims FOR them
of high class. He was awarded seven first
premiums and three second.
One of the best exhibits of Hosteins
was made by G.. w. Pierce, the efficient
manager of the Retreat farm. None Of
the Retreat exhibits compete for premi-
ums, but are very valuable gratutous CON
tributions. On account Of lack of room,
which was given up to competing cattle,
only ten Of the Retreat Holsteins were eX-
hibited this year-nine noble cows, and
bull fit to head such a herd. Had the
grounds not been crowded with cattle the
Retreat farm would have shown about 30
head. The other large aud meritorious
exhibits f the Retreat farm are noticed
in another place.
A good 2-years-od Holstein bull and a
bull calf were shown by 5. 4 Miner OF
Brattleboro. Nice grade HOstein cows by
F. II. Spaulding of West Brattleboro
| Grade Holsteins were also exhibited by
Howe and Rice of West Chesterfield, n.
H., w. f. Richardson u Co.. |. Ingram of
Guilford Centre and 5. K. Miner.
Guernseys and other grades were very
well represented by the exhibits of H. L.,
| ing of West Bratlleboro, II. l.. Nichols of
| Hale, L. II. Akeley of Vernon, John E.
| Gale of Guilford y. G.. Colburn of West
Chesterfield and A. w Cutting of Gull
| ford. All Of these were awarded premi-
ums. +. II. Miller of Brook farm, DUN
merston, exhibited a good 2-years old
Guernsey bull, which was decorated with
the blue ribbon.
W. II. Neal of the Hillside MIX farm,
Meredith, n. H., and l.. b. Bullock of
Guilford were the principal exhibitors OF
Devons. The rich, deep, uniform red
I color of the DovOns, is rarely or never
| eQualed in any other breed of cattle and
this merit was conspicuous in these herds.
Mr.. Neal exhibited 10 head, mostly, or all,
pure bred. There were three bulls six
cows and 10 heifers and calves These
cattle have previously been exhibited at
eight fairs this season. and have been
awarded So premiums. Mr.. Neal displays
his ribbons on flag in which the blue
predominates Another exhibitor of Dew
ons, who divided the prizes with Mr.. Neal
pretty well, was l.. b. Bullock of GuilfoId
Centre A pair Of beautiful Devon steer:
were shown by O. B. Blodgett of Putney
A great novelty for this part Of the
country were the Swiss cattle exhibited by
O. A. Kelley of Worcester, Mass. The
part of Mr. Kelley's herd here shown con
sisted of two bulls, eight cows and heifers
yearlngs and calves, total % head. The
Swiss cattle are somewhat similar to tn,
Jerseys in character, hut have rather NOR,
symmetrical forms. They are of a gray
ish fawn color mixed with roam on the up
per parts. Mr. Kelley has taken greaI
number of premiums on these cattle.
large number of beautiful Hereford
cattle were exhibited by w. F. Richardson
Il Co. They were mostly oxen, but in
cluded some cows and heifers and year
old bull weighing 800 pounds. The oxen
if possible, exceeded in merit those which
the Richardson's have before exhibited a
the BratteborO fair. The weight of som,
of these Hereford oxen and steers wa!
given as follows: one pair 1900, pail
400, years old, $500, $500, ! years old
$500, $500 3 years old, 300, ! years old
2000, years old, POO, years old, 29jO
years old, 300, years old, 5000, year
old, 3400, years old, $780, years old
$500, years old, 1900 Is years old
w. w. Stowe of South Halifax was tn,
owner of most, or all, of the oxen in tn,
Halifax town team of ten pairs, which
won one of the prizes, the Guilford towr
team taking the first prize.
l. and Z. l. Benson Of Woodstock haC
several pairs of heavy oxen, estimated t
weigh from 4000 to 5000 pounds. Tn,
Benson oxen were mostly OF Holster
blood and appeared to be of quite a differ
ent strain from those generally seen here
having large high horns. +. +. Stockwel
of Bratteboro exhibited large number o
good oxen of heavy weights.
There were several other exhibitors o
working oxen and the number on tn
grounds was the largest that has beel
seen since the use o. horses instead of OK
en- on the farms has become general.
The first prize for trained steers drive
by boy l. years old or under was award
ed to Arthur Thurber and the second u
Frank White of WardsborO.