Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-09-26
VALLEY FAIR.
THE CATTLE.
0ld.Fashioned Varieties Are Re.
gaining Their Prestige.
Hundreds of Handsome Cattle, In
GLIDING All the Leading Breeds, But
Shorthorns 'Predominating.

Hundreds of Handsome Cattle, In
Guiding All the Leading Breeds, But
Shorthorns 'Predominating.
The genuine cattle fancier takes his
favorite breed with the same intensity
and seriousness that a man in public
life takes his politics, and it was in
teresting, and at times amusing, to
hear the expatiatons of the experts
regarding the merits of the manN
varieties. 1t was noticeable that the
old-fashioned, general purpose varie-
ties are more in favor than at any time
in the past decade Time was when
the East turned to dairying exclusive
ly, and the West produced practically
all the beef, but the conditions now
are changing, and raising beef is again
a profitable industry in New England
and one which is likely to grow more
profitable.
There were hundreds of CATTLE.
nearly all thoroughbreds. and as a dis
tinctly cattle show the Valley Fair
again took precedence over all other
similar fall exhibitions. The fair is
a great object lesson to the farmers
in showing what good breeding and
modern methods can accomplish.
: The Devons.
The Devons have a champion and
admirer in j. w Bemis of North Ches-
ter, Mass. whose herd delighted many
fanciers and farmers. Mr. Bemis
. claims the Devons are the most intel
ligent and dOcile animals. that they
are the quickest to make into beef or
veal, that they cost less to keep, and
that for all around cattle for the New
England hills no breed is so desirable.
His 20 animals were headed by the
handsome bull Propenso 623S. weight
2400. He also had the twoyear-old bull
Massasot Prince 1922, the bull calf
Hiltons Laddie and two other bull
calves, seven cows and some smaller
stock. One COW. which was the foun-
dation of his herd, is now II years old.
and has a RECORD of 90 quarts of milk
per day and 16 pounds of butter per
week for one month.
The Ayrshires.
The meeting of the Ayrshire Breed
ers' association in connection with the
Valley Fair brought some of the finest
representatives of this breed to the
ground. The large herd entered for
exhibition by c. NJ. Winslow & Son
of Brandon is headed by the two-year-
old bull which won first at the state
fair and at Brattleboro as a calf, first
at the state fair and at Reading and
Brockton. Mass, as a yearling, and
first at the state fair this year as
two-year-old. His dam has record
of 9603 pounds of milk and 421 pounds
of butter in one year. while the dam
of his sire has a record of 1929
pounds of milk and 624 pounds of
butter in one year. The aged COW in
the herd also won firsts at the above
mentioned fairs and has a record of
1896 pounds of milk and 504 pounds
of butter in year. All of this herd
was bred by the exhibitor, all are from
noted dairy cows, and all have been
bred for the highest type of dairy
Ayrshire.
The Ayrshire herd from the Forest
Park Farm of Brandon was headed by
the two-year-old bull, Drew's Best.
weighing 1900 pounds, sire Look-Me-
Over, dam Hazel B., from l.. s. Drew's
herd in South Burlington. Lady
Smithfield Sd, one of the herd gave in
1901 9735 pounds of milk. No pains
or expense has. been spared to keep
this one of the best herds in New
England.
The Maple Farm herd of R. Parker
& Son of Ferrisburg was represented
by a fine herd of % head, including
the bull Klondike of St. Annes, four
years old, weighing 1850 pounds, bred
by Mr.. Refer of Montreal, sire Glen
carin. Several handsome young bulls
were notable in this collection.
S. r. Brock of Claremont had en-
ough fat oxen and steers for an en-
tire fair. He seems to have a decid-
ed bent for collecting shapely and
richly colored cattle. and then put
ting them in "spic and span" condition
where they are good to look upon.
This year he brought 3S head, includ-
ing 10 yokes of oxen and steers. Here
fords, Ayrshires and Shorthorns were
included. He did not have so heavy
pairs as in some years, but there were
oxen which went above the 1000
mark.
Normandy Cattle.
The Forest Park Farm also exhibit
ed the herd of Normandy cattle i'm
ported by H. r. C. Watson in 1900.
headed by the bull Kanairis, weigh
ing at th,ee years 1000 pounds. One
par CT twin steers of this breed,
richly CClOred, weighed 1900. These
steers We're very high and rangey, and
can be fatted to largely increased
weight. The claim for the Normandy
cattle is that they are hardy, of quiet
disposition, and that despite their
great size they require no more feed
than an ordinary grade COW.
Robert w. Blood of Dummerston,
who started his herd of Normandy cat
tie FIVE years ago by purchasing of H.
r. c. Watson of Brandon believes he
has the right combination for general
purpose animals for Vermont hills. His
bull, Lord Bismarck. a thoroughbred
from imported stock, which he bought
here as a calf five years ago, is an
immense animal, weighing $500
pounds, and he could easily be fattened
to reach the 5000 mark. Mr. Blood's
other thoroughbreds included a COW,
two-year-old bull yearling heifer and
heifer calf. He also had eight grades,
crossed with Durhams.
The Shorthorns.
George E. Taylor & Sons of Shell
burne, Mass, have one of the best
known herds of thoroughbred Short
horns in New England. They had ~
animals here. Honduras, the bull, is
six years old, weighs $500 pounds. He
won first in his class and sweepstakes
for bull of any age at the New Hamp-
shire state fair this wear. and has