Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-02
NO BEEF TRUST AT FAIR
THE CATTLE EXHIBITED WERE
OF HIGH QUALITY.

Norden's West Highland Herd and
Avery's Mammoth Oxen the Centers
of Attraction-Retreat Farm had
Good Display.
The exhibit of cattle was one of the
most conspicuously successful features
of the fair. 1t was a very large show,
and of high quality. 1t included breed
ing stock of Shorthorn, Hereford, Hol-
stein Friesian, Jersey, Guernsey, Ayr
shire, Scottish West Highland, Devon,
and Normandy breeds marvelously
fine display of working oxen, and large
dairy herds of high grade Guernseys
and Jerseys. Altogether 1t afforded
gratifying proof that New England still
has plenty of good cattle upon her
thousand hills.
The leading attraction, in point of
novelty, was the herd of West Highland
cattle shown by w. NJ Van Norden of
Rye, ~ Y. They We're selected in
Scotland from the herd of the Earl of
Southesk, one of the leading breeders
of this breed. The small herd shown
here are fine representatives OF the
breed. The bull, Sir Andrew, at the
head, and two of the cows, being
specially excellent. With their shaggy
fronts, long horns, and keen eyes,
these cattle have a threatening aspect.
but in fact are very quiet and docile.
as every one found who approached
them closely. This testifies to the
kind treatment they have received 1t
is scarcely to be supposed that these
Highland cattle will ever be found
adapted to the wants of New England
farmers, but there are large areas on
this continent where they would prove
extremely useful and valuable. 1t is
distinctively a beef breed.
The mammoth Holstein- Friesian Oxen
Mack and Teddy, shown by James
d. Avery of auckland, Mass, which
had commodious tent to themselves,
attracted great deal of attention, and
held continuous reception. The
combined weight of the pair is stated
to be six thousand pounds, and they are
six years old. They were finely pro-
portioned, and Notwithstanding their
immense weight, are active and grace
full in their movements.
George w. Pierce, manager of the
Brattleboro Retreat farm, and Presi-
dent of the Valley Fair association,
brought forward an exhibit which at
tracted much attention. and added
greatly to the interest of the fair 1t
included 20 pure bred Holstein- Fries
ian cattle, and a string of nearly a
dozen yoke of Devon steer and oxen,
ranging in age from caIfhood to matur-
ity When the entire team was in
cattle section of the fair.
Shorthorns We're well represented |
both in numbers and in quality |
George w. Fisher of Mountain View |
Farm, Dummerston, VT, made a fine |
exhibit of selections from his Short
horn herd.
George f. Taylor & Son of Shingle-
brook Stock Farm, Shelburne, Mass,
had a bunch, consisting of 16 in all,
headed by their roam bull Columbian
Crown. He was sired by the Scotch |
bull Scotland's crown, and his dam
was daughter of the Shorthorn COW
that won great distinction in the Col
umbian dairy test, as first prize cow
Of her breed. The cows exhibited here
were of high quality.
Homestead stock farm, Walpole, N.
H.. made a good exhibit, comprising Is
head in all, including a splendid red
bull, four years old, and weighing 2400
pounds. A promising two-year old
quill, also red, weighed 1900 pounds
It is needless to add that the COWS were
If a very high type.
Orlando l.. Martin Riverview stock
arm, Plainfield, VT, exhibited a herd
ltion of all who knew how to appreci-
tie the points of the breed.
r. Fl. Briggs, Brattleboro, showed a
yearling Shorthorn bull, bull calf,
Ind string of cows and heifers.
H. S. Clark, Brattleboro, VT, had a
arge exhibit of grade Shorthorn dairy
,ows and working oxen.
OF Jerseys Howard Willetts of the
Gedney farm, White Plains,
Y. Y, entered Is head of cows and
alves, and captured a sheaf of blue
md red. ribbons.
Grade Jerseys, kept for dairy pur-
,oses, were largely shown. A. A.
)unklee, South Vernon, VT. had 10 !
lead.
E. H. Akley, Vernon, VT, Is of which
tx were in the six-cow butter test, and
wo in the single-cow test ..
OF Guernseys, Richards Bradley. of
Bradley farm, Brattleboro, showed the Z
ull, Duke of Cambridge, three years
Id, and grandson of the COW Mary
which won the champion
onors of the Pan American dairy test. T
lie also had five cows; yearlng heifer '
nd a herd of high grades. l
r. HI. Briggs and r. w. Fisher, both h
Brattleboro, each made a good ex a
ibit of high grade Guernsey cattle, e
rom their dairy herds. +
Holstein Friesians showed up largely,
S they generally do at the Valley fair.
'esides the impressive exhibit of the 3
Exhibition only, other herds We're il
hown which have held their own il
gainst any competition in the country. v
w. H. Stowe of Mountain View stock
urn, Wilmington, VT, showed a herd
20 head of superb specimens of the s.
reed Z
E. F. Copeland, Hillside farm. Col
lin, Mass, exhibited herd of twenty
x head comprising both sexes and va
Gus ages.
Ayrshires were mainly represented IL
Y herd of various ages from calves Il
, working oxen, exhibited by s. r. I
reck, West Claremont, N. H. The ex- p
hit included many remarkably fine Il
)ecimens of the breed. C,
Robert w. Blood of Dummerston, Vt., Y
lowed fourteen head of his Normandy in
title. They attracted a great deal of al
tention from all who are interested in a
title and dairyng. Their general re- dl
mblance to the Herefords naturally X
lggests a remote common origin of M
lie two breeds. But while Herefords OF
i've been bred for generations in the d
ne of beef production, the Normandy ell
title are mainly kept in dairy lines dl
Id butter produced from their milk is te
favorite article in the Paris market f
r. Bloods herd has representatives of ri
,th beef and milk sections. ia
Herefords exhibited consisted more W
rgely of working oxen than any other e,