Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-30
HOOD FARM EXHIBIT.
Star Attraction of the Show.
Beautiful Jersey Cattle and Complacent
Berkshire Pigs which Everybody
Admired

Beautiful Jersey Cattle and Complacent
Berkshire Pigs which Everybody
Admired.
Probably no exhibit at the Valley Fair
has attracted more admiring attention
than that made by Hood Farm, Lowell,
Mass. So much has been said and writ
ten in the past few years about the achieve
ments of the Hood Farm cows, Brown
Bessie and Merry Maiden, at the Worlds
Fair, Chicago, 1893, that it is no wonder
farmers and breeders should be eager to
inspect representatives of the famous herd
to which they belong. AT the Worlds
! Fair, it will be remembered, Brown Bessie
was the winner of the 90 and 80 days tests
and Merry Maiden won the champion
! sweepstakes award as the best individual
COW in any herd competing.
The Hood Farm herd is now headed by
| Brown Bessie's Son, son of the great
| Brown Bessie, and it has six generations
| of the Merry Maiden strain. There are
nearly 400 head in the entire herd.
The Jerseys.
The exhibit of Jerseys at the fair is in
| charge of Mr.. Carpenter superintendent
of Hood Farm, who does everything in his
power to make it interesting for visitors.
The Jerseys are in a large tent over the
entrance to which are the words "Hood
Farm Jerseys" The animals appear per
fectly contented and seem to enjoy their
brief soiourn in Brattleboro under canvas.
At the head of the herd is the great
Hood Farm Pogis. This bull is son of
Kathetta's Fancy, test, II pounds, 81
ounces in seven days, 80 pounds, 6 ounces
of milk in one day, 344 pounds, 9 ounces
in one week, 141G pounds, / ounce in one
month, and l,7SS pounds, ounces in
one year. Several Of his get are also there,
Other young bulls are Brown Bessie's Son
4th of Hood Farm, Brown Bessie's Son
18th of Hood Farm and Chrome 9th of
Hood Farm.
The COW that attracts most attention is
Signals Lily Flagg. With her Hood Farm
holds the silver challenge cup for the
greatest production of butter in year, viz.
l047 pounds, 81 ounces. Signals Lily
! Flagg was barred from competition at the
Worlds Fair, but remained there for ex-
hibition
She is a COW that would be picked out
among thousands as having a remarkably
strong constitution. Her head is of me-
dunn size, very broad in the forehead.
Her eyes are large, full and mild, her neck
light and graceful and beautifully proper
toned. Her udder is admirably formed,
broad and deep, and running well forward
and back.
Other cows were Tormentor's Fancy
! Wax. test, ) pounds, - ounces. Figgis
II pounds, IL ounces; Marina, 10 pound.
=. ounces Elsie Wocott. 4 pounds, 6 l..
ounces Comba a daughter of Combination
sire OFFS tested cows and grandsire of Merry
Maf IRrpu-t1 In, la
exhibit there are about 80 head
The Hood Farm EerIxshIres.
In separate tent were to be seen som,
fine specimens Of the Hood Farm Berk
shires. These animals are also much al
mired by swine fanciers and no one can Sc,
them without being impressed with thei
superior quality. Duke III. of Hood Farm
is at the head of the herd. He will weigl
something like 1000 pounds and must b.
seen to be appreciated. He is son 0
the great King Longfelow and Duches
CXNlN. He has never been beaten il
the show ring. Several sows were to b
seen and one or two litters of small blacl
beauties interested the children.
1t is well known that the proprietor o
Hood Farm, c. |. Hood, has always mad
it his aim to have and TO produce the hes
in his lines OF industry. In breeding Berk
shires he has not only secured the bes
imported and domestic strains of blood
but he has so arranged his Berkshire farm
that the animals may roam in wooded en-
closures, where they have access TO pur
running water and grass, roots, nuts, cts.
so that they are literally in their nativ
element So much has been heard abou
disease among swine that the example O
Hood Farm may well be followed by othe
breeders. In the early days of swine breed
ing it is remembered that the hogs roame,
in the woods and disease was little know
among them.