Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-09-30

| From two OF his COWS he makes I9
pounds of butter week, and for a
thoroughly good dairy herd it will
be hard to find a superior.
| THE BUTTER TEST.
E. y. Dana's herd won the butter
test. Five of his cows averaged
over two pounds of butter Il day.
On the track was shown the best
field of trotteis seen here in years,
so experts said. while the one, two
, and three year clds 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 90. \
yearling by Brown Bird, owned by
Fred Gibson, took lst; Judge d.,
2-year-old stallion owned by IL. ii.
Totman. Ist, Rainbow I'd. Fred
ellison took Ist on gents drivers !;
Ed Putnam, list on 3-year-oId stall
lion, F. ellison ed; E. Flowers, st
on brood mare and colt, D. G..
Spaulding ed, Fred Gibson sd.
In the draft c,valcade A. g. Dew
ey " Co. of Quechee took first pre-
mum, r. J. White second, c. E..
Woodruff third.
Morgan Wilkes, owned by A. ].
Crosby of Hartland Four Corners.
| took first for two and three year Odds
and suckers. He was sired by Alb
dallah Wilkes, No. 1862, he by Geo
Wilkes, No. SIG, he by Rysiyke's
Hambletonian, No. 10, and is con-
sidered one of the handsomest sons
of Geo. Wilkes. He has taken first
prizes at four Vermont State fairs.
There were a large number of ell
tries OF coarse wools, with Il much
smaller number ut mcrinos. The
pens were not as we'll filled as usual,
but the exhibits We're uniformly
good, the judges acknowledging
much difficulty IN making awards
, on stock SO closely matched. On
Merino rams ID. w. Roberts took
list, A. E. Fuller I'd; ewes, and 2
yrs. A. L Fuller list ewes 6 months,
ID. w. Roberts Ist; 2-yr.-old ewes,
F. w. Bassett list, kneen I'd;
w. Bassett list. 2-year-old buck Ist,
I-year.old buck Ist.
Among the large exhibitors OF
Merinos were A. E. Fuller with l.,
head, d. w. Roberts 10 head. J. II.
Hazen IS head.
OF coarse woods, among the larger
entries were those Of II. l.. Town
send, who took I'd on yearling ewes
H. II. Newton, yearling buck I,t;
]. p. Lewis, 2-year-old buck Ist,
yearliny ram Ist; r. D. Ransom,
eve lamb Ist, seconds on yealling
buck and ram lamb; l.. J. Sla>ton,
I'd on 2-year-old ram; Nj. ]. Lewis,
ed on eve lambs, Ist on 2-year.old
ewes; E. l.. Cobb, list on 1.vcar-old
ram; F. r. Baglev, Ist on ram
lamb, I'd on 2-year-old.
The poultry department was COM
paratively light, about the average
OF the past few years, but as usual
there were excellent birds on exhlb,-
ton. Maplewood farm showed
some Pekin ducks and golden and
white wyandottes. all handsome
birds but not entered for compcti.
ton. w. d. Foster took three firsts
with his black Plymouth Rock
chicks and white wvandottes; the
Billings farm buff cochins, leghorns,
Plymouth Rocks and black lang
shans carried off good share of
prizes; A. E. Fuller Ist on silver
laced wyandottes, Ist on mlnorca
chicks; L. ]. Slayton Ist on buff
wyandottes, I'd on Plymouth Rock
chicks; A. G. iIoitt Ist on mixed
chicks and light brahmas; c. A.
Horton st on II. G. red chicks; II.
c. Hawkins Ist on white leghorns;
b. E Sherwin LIST on black Java
chicks; Morris Seaver I'd; f. G.
Brown, three firsts on buff Plymouth
Rock chicks, w. G. game and game
bantams; A. y. Buchanan Ist on
Indian game; Warner Griffith st on
S. S. Hamburgs.
The exhibits were little less
numerically than last year, but the
I37 hogs were of good stock.
Cloudland farm showed grade Berk-
shires and took firsts on everything;
A. q. Hoitt took three frsts with
his Berkshire and Chester mixed;
E. l.. Cobb Ist on Chester " hites;
]. P. Lewis, litter Of Chester White
Ist, l.. ]. Slayton I'd and Ist on
boar, yr. old; E. c. Emmons Ist
on 5-months boar, Scott rinkllam
I'd OH Berkshire boar, I'd on litter
BerkshiIes.
VEG EThBLE HALL.
The "Boys' Garden" is popular
feature of the show of farm products
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