Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-02-24
Steers for Expectation.
George II. Phillips VIII send 30 Fat
Cattle to England Next Monday
Something About the Fine stock at
MIR. PhillIps's Farm. sale

George ii. Phillips VIII send 30 Fat
Cattle to England Next Monday
Something About the Fine stock at
MIR. PhiIIIps's Farm: sa1e
Putney beef for the English aristocracy
Think of it! On Monday next, if nothing
happens to prevent, George Ii. Phillips,
who is one of Putney's most thrifty farm
ers, will put on board the cars at the
Putney railroad station 20 fat cattle TO be
shipped across the ocean TO England where
they will be slaughtered for the "fne'
trade of that country, and about month
later he will start another carload for the
same destination.
The finest lot of fat cattle within ra-
dius of many miles from Putney and prob
ably the finest lot that can be found in this
state may now be seen at the old Corser
farm in Putney, owned by Mr.. Phillips
and situated near the railroad just south
of the Putney railroad station. If person
had no interest in cattle he would feel well
paid for his trouble if he should inspect
this lot
Last fall Mr.. Phillips stocked his farm
with 80 head of cows, steers and oxen for
the purpose of fattening them for foreign
trade. These he has wintered together
with some calves, 90 Southdown sheep and
six horses. To feed this stock he put into
his barn over 100 tons of hay besides
quantity of other feed. Half of this hay
has already been consumed. OF the cattle
six head were cows and the rest we're
steers and oxen. In one lot there are "a
Durham steers three years old. These
steers weigh from 400 to 2000 pounds
EACH
Rarely does one see so handsome lot of
steers. They are fine cut and thrifty and
are pronounced by some of the best judges
of cattle in New England to be, as herd,
without a superior or even an equal within
125 miles of this town. 1t occasionally
happens that farmer raises few steers
as handsome as these, but seldom does he
get together so large a number so well
formed and fattened. A large herd of fine
steers is a rarity in these days.
Among the cattle to be shipped next
Monday is pair of thoroughbred Holstein
oxen, six years old. The combined weight
of these oxen is nearly $500 pounds. Mr..
Phillips has pair of fat red steers which
won the first premium at the Springfield,
Vt, fair They are handsome specimens.
One pair of twin yearling steers which
weighed 1000 pounds when they were six
months old now weigh upwards of 1900
pounds. They are finely matched and are
well built.
Among the horses at the farm is brood
mare and two yearling colts sired by Madi-
son Wilkes, the sire of Linden.
An Important Real Estate Transaction.
A real estate deal of considerable inter
est to the people of Putney was made pub
lie this week, when William A. Cole an
nounced that he had sold a one-third in
terest in his paper mill. Mr.. Cole sold
this interest during the preceding week to
John Kimball of Marlboro, N. FL. The
mill is reputed to be worth $4,000, but
the price which Mr.. Kimball paid for his
third is not made public. Mr.. Kimball
wanted to buy a one half interest in the
mill, but Mr.. Cole did not care to dispose
of so much of the property. Mr.. Kimball
is nephew of the late John Robertson of
Bellows Falls. He is a first class wooden
manufacturer, and he has charge of the
Halle & Frost mill in Hinsdale, N. H.,
and another large wooden mill in Boston.
He was formerly in partnership with the
Robertsons in Bellows Falls. His son-in-
law, who is now in Marlboro, is expected
to come to Putney soon to carry on the
correspondence for the new firm and to
learn the paper business. He was former
ly employed as bookkeeper for the Robert
son Paper company in Bellows Falls.
Miss Una May Winchester of Holyoke,
Mass, spent Sunday with her grandfather,
w. A. Cole.
Miss Helen Robertson went to Spring
held, Mass, Monday to spend few days
as guest of Rev. and Mrs. Charles Conk-