Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-20
WILL BE BETTER
THAN EVER THIS YEAR.
USUAL VALLEY FAIR PREDICTION

iM Themselvss-An Unusually Fine
Cattle Display-Trotting Entries Give
Promise OF Good Sport-NsSvs OF Other
Departments and Miscellaneous Notes.
1.-THE Valley Fair this year promises to
surpass in every respect those of all
previous years." Statements similar to
these have been made every year since
our annual agricultural show began, and
without exception these predictions have
been fulfilled until the superiority Of
each successive fair over its professors
has come to be fOregone conclusion.
The management this year make the
same old statement and back it up with
facts that show what may be expected
in the different departments.
The Horses.
The Valley Fair always has been noted
for the high grade of exhibits in this de-
partment but there is no question that
this years show will surpass any pre-
vious attempts. To begin with the ex-
hbit from the farm of Col W Seward
Webb in Shelburne is larger than any
thing ever seen here and alone would
make horse shoe not easily beaten.
This grand string consists of SO horses,
six of which are thoroughbred hackney
stations, six thoroughbred mares Of this
same variety and the remainder half
breeds between hackneys and morgans.
These horses will be shipped here from
the Ottawa fair and will be exhibited in
special tent $50 feet long which will
occupy a position near where the Hood
farm has had It's exhibits in previous
years. Mr. Webb's stations have been
ayh hifol in Na,p N.,rly uf n a ppnt npp1
among the very best hackneys in this
country. His half breeds will be of
especial interest to all persons interested
duct of Mr. Webb's stations, and NOR
gan mares which are owned by farmers
10 the vicinity Of Mr. Webb's farms.
These half breeds are considered as good
as any horses produced for all around
purposes. Next to that from the Webb
farm will he the exhibit OF the Con-
necticut River stock farm in Hatfield,
Mass. headed by the stallion Electmont
which has been seen here in past seasons.
Justin Batchelder Of Wallingford will
show several typical mares which will go
from here directly to the Pan-A American
exposition, and there will be large
number of entries from breeders here.
abouts.
The Cattle.
Within the last year or two the farmers
in this section have returned more and
more to breeding short horn cattle
and the exhibit of this variety at this
fair this year will be Unusual Cottreil
Brothers of Hossick Falls, n Y, will
show herd which has already been exl
hibited five times these sea- OIL and cap
turcd first herd premium every time. G f
Taylor of Shelburne will also be large
exhibitor Of short horns. T o Taylor of
Tilton. n II, will show Herfords. 10
the place OF Jerseys by the Hood farm
the management has secured the
herd Of \ W Hills of New Worces-
ter, N Y. and the Gulford Springs
farm will also make an exhi bit
OF Jerseys. The Forest Park farm OF
BrandoG will be on hand with its Ayr
shires and Normandy cattle, the latter
being the finest in the United States. A
herd which should attract particular
attention sre StockWell Il Giffurd's
devons which will to Buffalo after
being shown here. In the holstein
department Ex-Governor Goodell of
Antrim, \ II, and the Brattieboro
Retreat will be among the prominent
exhibitors.
Brattleboro has seen big oxen and fat
oxen in years past bat nothing like those
which will be exhibit next week. L
Benson of Woodstock will exhibit 30
head among which are five yokes of
oxen, each aoimsl weighing over a ton.
S p Breck Of Claremont will lave 80 or
30 head in this department.
Sheep and swine.
The Webb farm will be on hind this |
year 18th a good exhibit of SOuthdowns, |
and Cottrell Brothers will have their |
prize herds of Southdowns and MerinOs |
on hand. Bradley Newell OF Rowe, |
Mass, will be one of the largest exhitit-
ors of swine.
The Poultry.
The outlook in the poultry depart.
ment this year is exceedingly crafty
ing to those who have the matter in |
charge and there Is promise OF better
class of birds than ever before. Already
entries amounting TO between 500 and
300 birds have been received and before
night many more will have
come in. The poultry show at Green
field this year was enormous and the
has secured the cream of
he exhibits there. 4 lew and interest
ing feature Of the poultry department
will be the exhibit OF games, by William
] Wheeler, secretary of the Worcester
Agricultural association, who has 80
,oops aggregatiug PSI specimens. The
exhibit Of barred plymouth rocks and
" hite wyandottes by the Gates Lane
farm of Worcester will also be new.
Among the old exhibitors who will he
On hand again are Wood e Freeman and
Green Brothers of Fitchburg: A L
Davis of Warwick, Mass; + L Putnam
If West Sutton, Mass, and the Brattle.
,oro Retreat. The display of water fowl
will be fully up to what it ever was. |
( Felch, the veteran Judge, will be on
land as usual.
The entries for the races which are
leld on the afternoons OF both DAYS
loSed Saturday night and a complete
ist is published below. Despite the
Ugh standard which the races have
ttaiued in the past two years, this
easoE s entries give grouud for expect
ug somethirg fully as good if not
letter. The classes hsvs been divided
o that the races will he equally COCA
n both days. The first of Wednes-
lass in which Cox of Manchester has
hree good ones entered. Ed Bass will
rive Rosftt in this race and among
be others which are backed for
bare OF the purse are Coveruess,