Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-10-02
WOODSTOCK
DREW WELL.
The Splendid Exhibit Literally
PatrOnized.

A Full Display in Nearly Every De-
partment-BiIlings and CIoudIand
Farm Show Biooded Stock-The
Trotting Records and Premiums
Awarded.
Good weather always insures a sue
cess at the Windsor County Agricul-
tural society's exhibit at Woodstock
the displays and the people follow, as
a matter of course. IL Is doubtful II
| there is in Vermont a better example
of the pure agricultural fair than that
held annually at Woodstock. IL is
well managed, with an eye TO the up
building of the interests represented.
There is always something worth see
ing-always something doing"-at
the Woodstock fair.
Three pleasant days last week, Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday,
brought out crowds almost or quite up
TO the high-water mark of previous
years. Wednesday was the big day.
Judging by the number OF horses
shown this year, there are better times
ahead in the horse business in this sec
ton. There were many entries and
the stock was uniformly good, espe-
cially the younger stock. Young Al
cander was there, as well as Brad
laugh. Judge D., sired by Bradlaugh,
was shown by II. II. Totman; +. Z.
Aikens had a winning 3-year-old, and
jill Ward showed two promising colts.
Krapotkin and Sir Galen, owned
By the Winslows Aland, owned by +.
NJ. Wilson Eben Holmes Audal, sired
by Aland. and Vermont Almont, own
cd by W. Z. Davis of Hartland, were
some Of the other notable individuals
present. Alexander is a great ribbon
winner and carried away the honors
here.
There was the usual exhibit OF cat
tie, for which this fair is noted.
Cloudland farm was represented by Il
head of Jerseys, including the bull,
Landseir's Leroy, a herd that would
make any exhibition notable, and G.
X. Lockwood's Green Valley herd, 45
head of Jerseys, is not excelled in its
class IN this part of the country.
Other notable exhibitors were G. 7.
TEACHERS Sundower farm, with II
head of Jerseys headed by Golden
Lad of Pomfret,n a descendant of one
of the most noted bulls of the island.
There were 25 cows in the ring for
the herd premium, won by Z. I.
Thacher.
/. W. Benson had some of his prize
Durhams, including the ll-months-old
bull lately brought from the west-of
the best breeding in the country and
weighing over 1000 pounds. Boyd
Bros. and c. f. Atwood also showed
Durhams.
II. II. Totman of Pomfret showed a
handsome Devon bull Of lofty pedi-
gree.
The sheep pens were all filed with
good stock, the coarse wool mixed
predominating. A. Z. Fuller's Sunny
Brae farm and George Vaughan show
ed thoroughbred American merinos
L. w. Bassett mixed merinos. Mrs.
Henry Cobb and NJ. j. Lewis were
among other exhibitors.
Superintendent Hoitt stated that the
exhibit of swine was larger than ever
before, there being 154 head and near
" all of fine quality.
The poultry department had an in
teresting exhibit though the entries
were not more numerous than in re-
cent years. The Wyandottes showed
up as well as any of the coops. There
were several coops of wild game from
the Billings farm.
The pet stock side show had the us
ual interesting features-hying squir-
rels, shown by Mrs. A. L. Wyatt, Bel
oian hare by Lillian Hoadley. John
and Francis Buchanan exhibited some
white rats and pigeons. TEDDY" and
ssMacn were two kittens exhibited by
Marshall Jones. A cage full OF Scotch
pups, shown by George +. Means OF
ouechee was center of attraction.
The fruit and garden vegetables
were fairly numerous, considering the
season, and the boys produce showed
the promise OF the rising generation.
Machinery hall contained the adver-
Using displays of many makers OF
farm and dairy machinery.
The large Floral hall was crowded
with exhibits of fine arts, fancy and
household work, etc. over 100 sofa
pillows alone were shown. The bust
ness houses of Woodstock made fine
displays of their wares. The second
floor was given up largely TO flowers,
rugs, ETC., shown by Orion grange.
The Billings farm and Cloudland
farm always have exhibits well worth
seeing in jersey cattle and Southdown
sheep. Each had a tent.
The races, while they introduced
several fast PAGERS and trotters, were
of the one-two-three order and not ex-
citing. The scores:
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