Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-09-28

| The Pet q the Drew Herd.
years old, who has made 1885 lbs. Of but.
ter a week. The other was Prinstep Sth
who has produced 40 lbs. of milk day
and 134 lbs. of butter week There
were a fine pair of two ear-old heifer:
and pair of yearlings sired by Rising
Star, the registered Ayrshire bull who
won first prize at the Worlds Fair in '93
Another choice yearling bull, Starlight,
was a direct descendant of the famous
Ayrshire COW, Duchess of Smithfield
The rest of the herd consisted of six beau
tiful spring calves sired by Look Me- Over
They were of deep cherry red spotted
with white and looked almost exactly alike
The Durhams.
The old-fashioned, standard breed oil
Durhams we're well represented in the
herd of 81 thoroughbred animals owned by
George Z Taylor & Son, Shelburne, Mass
| This herd won 10 first prizes at the New
England, New Hampshire state and Roch.
ester fairs. The herd was headed by the
| bull Honduras. There was also yearling
bull, Gloucester Prince, from Albert John
sons Canadian herd. A four year-old co "
in this herd has given 1887 pounds of milk
| in 80 days.
Nelson 14997S, a three-y ear-old bull
who has been a first prize winner wher-
ever shown, was the pride of the pure
bred Short Horn Durhams exhibited by
| Geo. G. Cary's Lookout Farm of North
Danvlle, this state. Nelson is remark
ably fine specimen and weighs 20OO
pounds. Mr.. Cary's Durhams are frCm
the strains of the noted breeder, A. Burns,
or Otoran, Ontario. In addition TO Mel
son he showed the two-year-old bull, Ad-
miral Sampson, who was a first prize
winner at the New England fair and sever
al other large fairs, also several cows,
heifers, calves, ETC., a total of Is head.
j. w. Thurber of Brattleboro had good
herd of eight grade Durhams, and several
grades of good quality were also shown by
George w. Fisher of Dummerston, includ-
ing one particularly noticeable fat COW.
The HOlsteins.
The symmetrical forms and the clean
black and white coloring of the 20 well
bred Holsteins exhibited by the Brattle-
boro Retreat made them favorites with
many spectators. There were four bulls
and l6 cows in the herd, which were not
entered for competition. d. w. Newton
of West Brattleboro has reason TO be
proud of his small but excellent herd,
headed by thoroughbred bull bred by j..
Arms Miller of Dummerston. A com
mendable herd Of grade Holsteins were ex-
hibited by A. Ingraham Of Guilford Centre
The NOrmandys.
The only Normandy cattle exhibited were
owned by Robert Blood of Dummerston
His Lord Bismarck, 10, was bought three
years ago in the same stall where he was
exhibited, with the Watson herd from
Brandon. At that time Lord Bismarck
was a little calf seven days old. Today
he weighs 1850 pounds. Mr. Blood had
one thoroughbred COW bought from Mr.
Watson, a pure bred calf, and several
young grade cattle.
The HerefOrds.
The Hereford oxen and steers exhibited
by the w. F. Richardson company of Brat
tleboro were pinks Of perfection in form
and coloring. There were total of 35 an
finals in their display, including thorough
bred bull, cows and young stock and seven
pairs of oxen. Two pair of 4.year-olds
weighed over 1000 pounds each, one pair
of g., ear-olds 5000, another pair Of Swear
olds $500, and three pairs OF 2-year-olds
from 5000 to 3400 each.
S. X Breck of West Claremont, n. H.,
showed a collection OF draft oxen and
steers of unusual merit including Jokes of
Herefords, Devons and Durhams. He had
one pair of Herefords weighing 1900
pounds. His Herefords shown in the H.
lustration we're pair of remarkable beauty.
Z. l. Benson Of Woodstock had FIVE
yoke of valuable draft oxen, Holsteins and
Durbams. One pair of Holstens weighed
over 1900 pounds.
j. o. Taylor of Sanbornton, n H., is
the owner of herd of Herefords which
the experts marked up to high standard.
He had Is head of different ages, including
the year-old bull, Prince Albert, and a
handsome yearing bull of remarkable size,
both of which took the highest honors at
the New England fair against the crack
western herds.
The DeYOns.
W. Fl. Neal of Meredith, N. H., was the
leading exhibitor of Devons, with a herd
of 20 sleek animals, headed by the bull
Wankewan, four years old, weighing 1900
pounds. There were 10 cows from three
to five years old, including Grace, FIVE
years WOlSub 4G4O pOuuuSs Ou6 HAS u
record of $40 pounds of milk and 10 pounds
2 ounces of butter in seven days. A finer
specimen of the Devon breed has never
been seen in Brattleboro. The remainder
of the herd consisted of one two-year-o old
bull, year-old bull, two bull calves, four
two-year-old heifers, four one-year-old
heifers and three heifer calves.
Red POlIed Cattle.
Twelve handsome thoroughbred Red
Polled cattle comprised the herd of George
H. Wadleigh of Tllton, N. H. The Red
Polled cattle are natives of Norfolk and
Suffolk counties in England. They prom
Use to become we'll known in this country
as general purpose breed, being superior
mixers and unexcelled for beef. They
are of uniform red color, hornless, Of
good size; smooth and fine in bone and
muscle, hardy and thrifty, mature early,
and are gentle and dOcile. On account of
their short legs their weight is underesti-
mated. Mature bulls weigh 1900 to 22OO
pounds, and some run as high as 2400 to
$500, while mature cows weigh HOO to
1900 pounds. Mr. Wadleigh's herd was
headed by the bull John Alden, by Puri-
tan 1868. The dam of Puritan 1868 was
Mayhower 2965, with record of A., 600
lbs. of milk in four years and 900 lbs. of
butter In one wear