Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-02

milk and II to Il pounds of butter per
week. The Taylors pin their faith To the
Shorthorns for high milk ana butter pro-
duction. and they also know how To bring
their animals into good show form ana
develop them for beef purposes. They
had in addition to the bun ana COWS some
sprightly yearlings and calves
The Homestead Farm of WalpOle y. H..
had 10 Shorthorns which We're well bred
and in prime condition. The four-year-old
bull. Walpole. weighs 300 pounds ana
the -year-old ball is ont of choice i'm
ported stock The strains Of several lead
ing American breeders have been COM
bined in the breeding of this farm The
exhibit included cows calves. steers and
oxen.
4 choice collection Of T. Shorthorus was
brought by Orlando J.. Martin of the
Lookout Farm in Plainyeld. Vt. Mr..
Martin, after visiting many of the herds
of Northern Illinois bought the bull In
ternational 17U,G3 of James Carmichael of
Rochelle, III. when he was fitting the
animal for the international exhibition.
He is three ycar-Old. large for his age
very shapcly and of red and white color
ing. The COWS heifers. calves and young
bulls We're fine specimens Of this old
but favOrite general purpose breed. with
red and white and red and roam colors
represented. Mr.. Martin won all the blue
and red ribbons at the ST. Johnsbury
!
Wild and Woody West Highlands.
The great attraction in the cattle de-
partment was the herd of wild and
woody West Highland cattle imported
in September, 1872 from the mountains
of northern Scotland by Warner NJ Van
Norden of the overly farms at Rye.N. Y.
In general appearance this breed differs
widely from anything in the cattle line
ever seen at the Valley Fair They are
small cOmpactly built animals with long
woody hair, running in color from a dark
red to white Their heads are topped
with wide spreading horns, some measure
ing a inches from tip to tip, and their
foreneads are covered with a mat OF
very long hair almost covering the face
These cattle are solely a beef breed
bringing five cents more a pound in the
English markets than any short horned
variety. They are very hardy, thriving
where other cattle would almost starVe
and give milk enough to raise strong
healthy calves. Mr.. Van Norden's herd
is the best in America. Philip w. Moen
of Worcester, Mass, owns a few speci-
mems of the breed and there is also a
small herd in Iowa, but that is all
At the head of the herd is the three
year-old bull Sir Andrew. an undefeated
winner in England There is also IA two
year-old, Coredarg, imported. and three
bull calves raised al the Overly farms
The rest Of the herd is made up of eight
cows including the four-year-old heifer.
Lady Percy, a heavy winner on the
other side. and heifer calf by Sir An
drew This herds appearance at the
Valley Fair is its second in America,
having been shown for the first time at
Syracuse, n. Y. Their next appearance
will be at the st. Louis exposition.
Holsteins.
Careful breeding and selection was APP
parent in all the animals of the nerd of
- Hosteins, representing all ages from
Copeland q Peck $ Hillside Farm. Colrain.
Mass. Several Of the cows have great
milk and butter records The bull Jo-
hanna De Kol Sarcastic Lad. three years
old, traces back to seven nearest dams