Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-10-05
WOODSTOCK FAIR.
SUCCESSFUL, IN SPITE OF DIS
cOURAGlNd WEATHER.

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eraI Hot Races. --Speech by Gen
Grout. 1.-Two Runaways on the
Track.
The 54th annual exhibition of the
Windsor County Agricultural society
held at Woodstock last week Tues
day. Wednesday and Thursday, was
well patronized by both exhibitors
and spectators, in spite of the rather
unfavorable weather of the first two
days. The total receipts were about
1000, leaving margin above ex-
penses. ,
The new Floral hall just completed
was the most noticeable thing on the
grounds. 1t was well filled, too, and
a favorite resort for the multitude.
There were the usual exhibitors and,
il must be said, some OF the usual ex-
hibits. On the second floor, various
articles in farming machinery were
shown, such as separa'ors, wagons,
harnesses, butter workers, etc.
There was not large showing Of
poultry. Towards $50 swine were
shown, Cloudland stock predominant
ing.
The boys vegetable department al
WAYS creates much interest. George
+. Hatch of Bridgewater took first
prize. The regular vegetable display
was fair, for this season.
CATTLE.
This fair can always depend on a
splendid cattle show, having the Bill
lings farm herds as nucleus, with the
Cloudland, Green Valley and Dana's
10 back ii. There were $50 different
animals entered, not including Bill
lings', which are shown, but do not
compete for premiums.
Z, Y. Dana Of Pomfret exhibited
IA Jerseys, part Of them registered,
taking LIST premiums on heifer c.lf,
LIST and ID on heifer yrs. old, LIST and
I'd on mich COW, and seconds on
yearling heifer and yrs. old heifer.
b. T.. Taft exhibited Devons, taking
first on all. G. j. Markham took first
on grade Jersey bull, on yearling,
and I'd on bull calf, LIST on mich
COW and best milch cows, sweep
stakes LIST and ID. Cloudland farms
Pedro took LIST and Jersey bun calf
list, "a on heifer calf, LIST on yearling,
I'd on best mich cows.
There were las entries of cattle be-
sides those on exhibition.
George r.. Lockwood showed 40
head in his Green Valley herd, one Of
the best known in this section. From
two Of his cows he makes 10 pounds
of butter a week, and for thorough
~ good dairy herd il will be hard to
find a superior.
T.. Y. Dana's herd won the butter
test. Five OF his COWS averaged over
two pounds of butter a day.
HORSES.
On the track was shown the best
field Of trotters seen here in years, so
experts said, while the one, two and
three-year-olds were as fine lot as
were ever exhibited on the grounds.
Bradlaugh showed some fine colts,
taking first premium again while his
get were also premium winners from
the word go. A yearling by Brown
Bird, owned by Fred ellison, took LIST;
Judge d., 2-year-old stallion owned
by II. II. Totman, LIST, Rainbow ID.
Fred Gibson took LIST on gents driv-
ers; Ed. Putnam, LIST on 3-year-old
stallion, +. ellison ID; 4. Flowers, lst
on brood mare and colt, ID. G.. Spaul-
ding ID, Fred Gibson 3D..
In the draft cavalcade A. G.. Dewey
a Co. OF Quechee took LIST premium,
T. J. White ID, c. f. Woodruff Sd. |
Morgan Wilkes, owned by A. j. /
Crosby OF Hartland Four Corners,
took 1t for two and three-year-olds
and suckers. He was sired by ABB
dalIah Wilkes, No. 1862, he by Geo.
Wilkes, No. $40, he by Rysdyke's
Hambletonian, No. 10, and is consid-
cred one of the handsomest sons of
Geo. Wilkes. He has taken first
prizes at four Vermont state fairs.
SHEEP.
There were a large number OF en-
tries OF coarse woods, with a much
smaller number OF merinos. The
pens were not as well filed as usual,
but the exhibits were uniformly good.
the judges acknowledging much diff
Guilty in making awards on stock so
closely matched. On Merino rams,
ID. w. Roberts took LIST, A. f. Fuller
ID; ewes, one and two years. A. +.
Fuller lst; ewes, 6 months, y. W.
Roberts LIST; 2-year-old ewes. f. w.
Bassett lst, j. J. Kneen ID; fine wool
mixed, 2-year-old ewes, +. w. Basselt
LIST, 2-year-old buck LIST, l-year-old
| buck LIST.
Among the large exhibitors of Me-
rinos We're A. +. Fuller with ~ head,
ID. w. Roberts 10 head, j. II. Hazen
Is head
OF coarse woods, among the larger
entries were those OF II. L. Townsend.
who took I'd on yearling ewes; II. IL.
Newton, yearling buck LIST; J. L.
Lewis, 2-year-old buck LIST, yearling
ram LIST; II. ID. Ransom, eve lamb LIST:
seconds on yearling buck and ram
lamb; l.. j. Slayton, I'd on 2-year-old
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