Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-30
THE VALLEY FAIR.
THE CATTLE SHOW.
In Many Respects the Greatest
Exhibition Yet.

All the standard Breeds Abundantly
land Herds, While Novelties In Breed
ing Contributed Special Interest to the
splendid show.
This years Valley Fair was marked by
still another large and varied exhibition
of cattle and other live stock, of especial
interest in the variety and excellence of
the animals shown. New and rare breeds
were represented and, generally, the best
of the old standard, Durhams Holsteins,
Jerseys. Guernseys, Devons and Ayrshires,
withthe less common French Normandys,
Swiss, b elted Dutch and Herfords. There
was q la rye number of representatives of
the best herds in New England There
were on the grounds about 400 head of
cattle, larger number than has ever be
fore teen shown at the Valley Fair, but
the merit of the exhibition was much
more in the variety and excellence of the
stock than in numbers.
oxen.
Since horses have been so generally sub
stituted for oxen on the farm an old fash
toned show of working oxen, in point of
numbers at least is not to be expected
but there were many excellent exhibits in
this lire. +. l. Benson of Woodstock had
three heavy pair of Holstein and grade
Holstein oxen: one pair of nice black cat
tie weighing about 400. a pair of older
cattle weighing 1000, and a pair of three
year-old steers 5000 II. L. Moore also of
Woodstock, had a pair of good three year
old steers weighing 3400, and pair of D
year-olds Several pairs of the Benson Il
Moore cattle were used in the draft con
test A very beautiful pair o. Hereford
oxen were shown by w. F. Richardson,
and some handsome Hereford steers. Mr..
Benson of Woodstock was adiudged to
have the best pair, and was awarded the
first premium. The Benson d Moore oxen
were entered for the j.yoke premium, and
were successful. There was no compet-
ton for town team prize, but the prize
was given for the ten pair from Guilford,
which was made up of fairly good to extra
good oxen. G.. l.. Kendrick of Winches-
ter, n. H., exhibited pair of oxen of
notable excellence. Another pair of like
character were shown by Lyman Bullock
OF Guilford, and some fine grade Holstein
oxen and steers by A. l. Ingraham also of
Guilford. s. K. Breck of Claremont, n.
H., had pair of handsome 17-months-old
Hereford steers. Mr.. Nichols of Guilford,
Devon oxen, j. II. Bolton of Winchester,
n. H., pair of $500 oxen. A good pair
of 3-year-old steers were shown by F. j.
Harris of Chesterfield, y. H.; a pair of
oxen weighing 5000 pounds by G, p. Brit
ton of East Mortified, Mass. There were
many other oxen on exhibition, some of
them only fairly good, but most of them
extra quality.
The oxen taking part in the draft con-
nd ha fnll
The first premium for trained steers
driven by boys II years old or under was
won by 5. R. Breck of West Claremont,
n. H., and the second by A Ingraham OF
Guilford.
Geo. +. Taylor & Son of the Shngle.
brook Stock farm of Greenfield, Mass, ex.
hibited IL head of thoroughbred Short
Horn Durham cattle, Their bull, St. Val
entine, has descended from dams with 8
record of rs to "a lbs. of milk per day
His owner claims that he is one of the
best pedigreed bulls In the country in thi.
respect. Mr.. Taylor's "Pansy," exhibited
here, has a record of Is II lbs. of butter
per week, and "Nelle" record OF II lbs
! OF. per week. Beauty 3D. has giver
354 lbs of milk in a week.
Some fine specimens of Durham cattle
were shown by F. M Waite OF Bratteboro
Among these were 2.year-od bull will
extra qualities-a large, straight and thrifty
fellow-and such handsome cows anC
heifers as are seldom seen. Mr.. Wait,
had 10 head. 1t was reported that 500
was once paid for the dam of one of these
j. w. Thurber of Brattleboro exhibited
five grade Durham cows and heifers-goo(
M nuc ha IL,
has taken premiums in the butter test al
previous Valley fairs. G. W. Fisher C
X. Farmer of West Brattleboro, Il. W
Blood, NJ. +. Robbins, q. w. Cushing, tn,
two last of Brattleboro, and several Others
exhibited grade Durhams.
Jerseys.
The Jerseys were again more numerous
than any other breed. Besides the grea
Hood exhibit large number of thorough
bred and grade Jerseys were shown b,
other exhibitors. Among these the mos
noticeable was that of the Guilford Spring
farm, whose registered Jerseys are, per
haps, the most carefully bred herd in thi
part of the state About % head from
this farm were on exhibition.
K. A, Akeley of Vernon exhibited II
head of grade Jerseys. His herd wa.
Couposeu mostly OF mix COWS. Six o.
them were entered in the butter test, ant
two of them in the single butter test. The
same cows were prize winners in this tes
last year. C. K. Childs of Conway Mass
had II cows and heifers, two bulls anC
other thoroughbred and grade Jerseys
numbering in all "a head. He says h,
has been exhibiting his herd for the las
rs years, and has taken several Thousand
dollars in premiums. One of his cows il
the butter test has made two pounds O.
butter per day. A. A. Dunklee of Soutt
Vernon had seven cows with very excel
lent dairy poiRts, Redway & Whitman
exhibited a nice 2-year-old jersey bull