Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-09-29
VALLEY FAIR.
THE CATTLE.
The Old, Old Story.
More and Better
Than Ever BefOre--.the Best New Eng
land Breeders Brought the Best Rep
resentatives Of their Herds.

lN0u DTeeu6TS DEOuBub thO DOoe wi
resentatives Of their Herds.
Still again we have to report that the
live stock exhibits have fully sustained the
previous reputation of the Valley Fair.
1t may appear like repeating to say sub
stantially the same thing from year to
year, but the Valley Fair is always the
equal of itself; it is, indeed, progressive,
and this exhibit of live stock, we believe,
exceeded in merit any previous one.
Among the large number OF animals on
exhibition there was an unusually small
number without some special merit, and
the fame of several of the herds from
which representatives were shown is ma
tional. Many animals on the grounds had
been prize winners at various state and To-
cal fairs and at the New England fair.
Some we're direct descendants of first pre-
MUM Chicago Worlds Fair stock. All
the principal breeds were well represented.
Durhams.
There was a somewhat better showing of
that old-fashioned standard breed, the
Durhams, than has been made of late
years, though they have failed, as yet, to
regain their former place, and the stand
ing 10 which their merit entities them. H.
A. Slade, manager of the Homestead farm,
Walpole, N. a., exhibited five pairs of very
beautiful two-years-old Durham steers,
weight 1865, 2460, 2570, 2165, 215O, and
four pairs of steer calves, each pair ten
months old, weight 1920, 1880, 14SO.
There were also from the Homestead farm
two thoroughbred cows and two bulls; two
thoroughbred bulls, two years, weighing
1905, 1850. Mr.. Slade exhibited in all "a
head of cattle, the remainder OF his herd
consisting of six pairs of Hereford oxen
and steers which are elsewhere noticed.
G. 4. TAYLOR g. Son of Greenfield, Mass,
are breeders of thoroughbred Durhams and
were exhibitors of good representation OF
their stock. They took first premiums for
best bull, best COW, best two-years-old
heifer, best yearling heifers, best heifer
calf, and best herd. AS these prizes were
won against competitors of high merit 1t
makes a good showing for the quality of
their exhibit. The Durhams shown by
Mr.. Slade also appear well in the premium
list. 0. T. Ware and K. E. Stockwell of
Brattlebero were each exhibitors of Dur
ham prize winners. ]. W. Thurber of
Brattleboro was adjudged to have the best
and second best grade Durham cows.
HOIsteins.
Holsteins we're more numerous than any
other breed. Ex-Gov Goodell of Antrim,
N. H., exhibited 16 head of thoroughbred
registered Holsteins. The cows of this
herd showed immense capacity for carry
ing milk in the udders and one 3-years-old
heifer was said to have yielded "a pounds
of milk in a day and to have made 10
pounds of butter in seven days. The four
years old bull at the head of this herd was
estimated to weigh about ton.
j. q. Mead g. Sons of the Marble Val
ley stock farm, West Rutland, exhibited
II head of thoroughbred Holstein-Freisians
consisting of bulls, cows and heifers. They
were awarded several first premiums and a
second premium on their herd. In this
herd was the bull Ethel Alexander
Prince, two years old, weight 100 pounds (;
his dam, it was claimed, made three pounds
and seven ounces of butter in one day at
the Massachusetts State fair. Allie Mar
den gave SO pounds of milk in a day,
which made three pounds and three ounces
of butter.
E. p. Knowles of Highlawn Farm, Au-
burn, Mass, near Worcester, had on ex-
hibition some excellent Holstein- Freisians.
On this farm the Holstelns have been spe-
cially bred to cultivate butter strains. Mr..
Knowles took fair share of prizes here,
and has taken a great number at other
fairs. He was awarded the first for best
herd. The Retreat farm exhibited 10 head
from their we'll bred herd of Holsteins. AS
always before, their exhibits were entered
not for competition. The Holsteins, both
grades and full bloods, had generally very
symmetrical forms, and were very different
from the coarse animals OF this breed first
imported.
Grade Holsteins were shown by j. H
Spaulding, West Brattleboro, G. d. Whit
man, BrattleborO, F. w. Putnam, Guilford
and A. A. Ingraham, Guilford Centre.
NOrmsndys.
One OF the noted herds of cattle wa:
that from the Forest Park farm, Brandon,
owned by Fl. r. G. Watson, New York
city, and exhibited by VIM. g. McClintock
superintendent. The Normandy cattle are
still quite a novelty, there being but three
imported herds in America, of which the
Forest Park farm herd is one. The Nor.
mandy bull, Bonnechose, is pOnderous
but -proportioned fellow weighing
about 2300 pounds He was bred by Mon
sieur Longuet, farmer of Lingeveres
France, aud imported by Mr.. Watson in
1896, The COW, Bayadere, imported al
the same time, was also shown. Bayadere
gave $3.50 pounds of milk in 1898. Baleine
Sd has given 4087 pounds of milk in 1875
days. A two-year- half Normandy
heifer was giving before shipment to Brat.
tleboro 81 pounds of milk per day.
r. W. Blood of Dummerston exhibited
a fine herd of thoroughbred aud grade Nor
mandys from the Watson herd, consisting
of thoroughbred bull two years old Sept
TO- weight 100 pounds, thoroughbred
three-year,-old heifer and three grade
calves.
Ayrshires.
Several herds of Ayrshire cattle were on
the grounds. The following were shown
by Mr. McClintock of the Forest Park
Farm The three-years-old bull, Forest
Star. This bull is first premium winner
wherever shown. His sire was the cham.
pion prize winner at the Chicago Worlds
Fair. The yearling bull, Huntsman,
whose dam gave 6398 lbs. of milk in 1898.
The calf Earl FernwOOd, Cow Acme 4th,
which gave 61l2 lbs. of milk last year.
Myra Douglass, 6l15 lbs. of milk in 1898
has taken many prizes, Lady Smithfeld
2nd, gave 7008 lbs. of milk in 1898. She
has taken II first premiums. Grand Ouch,
ess 4th, 1890 lbs. of milk In her first year
Two-years-old heifer, Lady Acolyte, Heif-
ers Lady Smith, Fernwood, Myra Myrtle
Prinsteps of Forest, and Lady Clerval,
were also in the Forest Park Farm exhib-
il.
A carefully bred herd of HOlsteins is
owned by q. M. WinslOw & Son of Bran.