Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-09-27
HUNDREDS OF CATTLE
Representative Specimens Of the
Standard Breeds.
Many of the Principal Prize Winners
Of the Leading New England and
New York State Fairs.

Many Of the Principal Prize Winners
Of the Leading New England and
New York state Fairs.
The Valley Fair was started pri-
marily as cattle show, and it has al
ways excelled in this particular. This
year was no exception. The sheds
were filled with hundreds of sleek ami
mails, representative of all the stand
ard breeds. In size, in symmetrical
forms, in coloring and in other points
quickly noted by cattle fanciers the
specimens on exhibition showed their
fine breeding. The pick of the blue
ribbon winners of all the big fairs in
New England and in New York state
were here to win additional laurels.
Cows designed for dairy purposes,
COWS giving an abundance Of milk,
COWS which become beef of a superior
quality and general purpose cows were
described by the enthusiastic owners.
1t was noted that the Durham5 were in
evidence more than in former years,
and this was taken to mean a revival
of interest in this old-fashioned breed
which was favorite with the fathers.
The Durhams.
Cottrell Brothers of Hoosick Falls,
N. Y, new exhibitors here, with rec
ord this season of five herd premiums
at the five big New York state fairs,
brought IA thoroughbred Shorthorn
Durhams of the Scotch Top and Bates
strains, headed by the two-year-old
bull, Roam Duke. Their cows, which
are used exclusively for the dairy, test
from az to Az per cent of butter fat.
George o. Taylor of Shelburne,
Mass, had a herd of 10 Shorthorn Dur
hams which have won "a first prem
iums. Honduras, his 5-year-old bull
bred in Indiana from champion st.
Valentine, dam from Gay Monarch, the
Worlds Fair winner at Chicago in '93,
tips the scale at 2400 pounds, and fills
the eye in every respect. The 2-year-
old bull, Gloucester Prince. was bred
in Canada from Grand Sweep. Mr..
Taylor praises the Durhams as gen.
eral purpose cattle. He has one COW
with a record of II pounds of butter in
seven days, and another COW which in
a 60-day test gave an average Of 49,
pounds of milk which tested to Az
per cent of butter fat for the entire
period.
George Fisher of Dummerston, one
of the progressive young farmers,
showed a thoroughbred Durham bull
IA months old and four cows bred
from the Edward Ellis herd.
The Homestead Farm in Walpole,
n. H., which has one of the largest
herds of Durhams in New England,
exhibited two bulls weighing 2400
pounds each, a yoke of oxen and some
younger stock. d. G.. Baker of Gull
ford entered a herd of first class grade
Durhams.
The Devons.
w. II. Neal of Meredith. N. H., had
a collection of 10 registered Devon
animals. headed by Rob Roy, the g.
year-old bull never beaten in the show
ring. He also had a 2-year-old bull.
two bull calves and Is COWS and
heifers. Mr.. Neal believes in the
Devons for milk, butter and beef Mr.
Neal and his father have been breed
ing Devons 80 years, and have added
to stock which came originally from
Harley Hall of East Burke, the blood
of the best herds of the country.
Stockwell & Clifford of Sutton,
with their Hereford prize-winners at
the Pan-American exposition, where
the competition was the strongest ever
known in this country. Their herd
was headed by Victor of Springdale,
six years old. and followed by year
ling bull, bull calf and - heifers and
cows.
The Holsteins.
The handsome black and white Hol-
stems were very largely represented.
Fifteen head of fine thoroughbreds
came from the herd of the prominent
breeder d. H. Goodell of Antrim, N. H.
The 3-year-old bull Count Mechtchil de
Paul first prize winner at the New Eng
land fair, the New Hampshire state
fair and other exhibitions last year,
tips the scales at 1900 pounds. There
were three 3-year-old heifers that won
without break last season. All Of the
cows gave an appearance of carrying
a great weight of milk in their udders,
and one was pointed out that after be-
ing MIXED seven months gave 32
pounds of milk which tested Az to
per cent butter fat.
Another remarkable herd of 80 ami
mails, all thoroughbreds, came from
the Brattleboro Retreat, being entered
for exhibition only. A. Ingraham or
Guilford had a thoroughbred Holstein
bull and two yearling heifers and two
heifer calves, grades.
The Gurnseys.
A veteran breeder of Gurnseys, who
knows all the characteristics of the
breed, and whose prizes on his pets in
recent years aggregate thousands of
dollars, is j. B. Palmer of Jewett City,
Conn, who showed nearly 20 choice
animals.
The exhibit included a thoroughbred
Gurnsey bull three years old out of
Mr.. Buckley's herd in Valley Falls, N.
Y, and IS grade cows and heifers and
one grade Jersey COW.
The Herefords.
The well-built, rangy Herefords own
ed by T. o. Taylor of Sanbornton, N.
H., showed marked excellence as a
beef breed. Mr. Taylor recently swept
the boards in this class at the fairs in
Concord, Nashua, Rochester and St.
Johnsbury. His aggregation consisted
of 2-year-old bull, yearling bull, two
bull calves and COWS and heifers of
different ages. The yearling bull
weighed 1900 pounds and measured six
feet in girth.
w. F. Richardson & Co. exhibited 27
excellent grades, cows, heifers and
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