Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-09-23
OUR 18TH ANNUAL FAIR
AND WHAT 1T PROMISES IN THE
WAY OF EXHIBITS.
Good Weather the only Thing Needed
to Make It Set an Entirely New
Standard-A Few Of the Many Ex-
ceIlent Exhibits Promised.

to Make II Set an Entirely New
Standard-A Few OF the Many Es-
cellent Exhibits Promised.
Given two days of the proper kind of
weather, and the 18th annual Valley
fair which takes place next Wedhes-
day and Thursday will be the largest
most complete and finest thing IN the
way of an agricultural exhibition that
Brattleboro has ever seen. And TINS
is a pretty broad statement consider
ing the excellence of the fairs of past
years. However the outlook at present
warrants the prediction. and If the
prediction Is warranted there is hard
lv any doubt that IL will be fulfilled.
There are numerous reasons for such
an outlook. In the first place the l9th
annual fair has been advertised more
widely than ever with the result that
much greater number of inquiries
from exhibitors and visitors has been
received Then too the train arrange
ments this year are better than ever
making It easier for people living al a
distance to attend Special trains VIII
be run from Fitchburg. Palmer ana
Springfield. Mass, on both days, and
there will also be special railroad ac-
commodations for people throughout
this state. The principal reason for
the better than ever" prospect is the
quality and number of the exhibits
promised.
The cattle show will be enormous.
Holsteins will lead in numbers with
eight thoroughbred herds already en-
tered. These include exhibits from the
Mountain View farm of Wilmington,
:. B. Jones of sutton Mass, Copeland
4 Peck OF Colrain Mass the Taconic
farm of Rupert, Mt. Hermon school
the Brattleboro retreat and the Straf-
ford county farm of Dover, \. II. The
latter herd won the first prize at the
New England fair at Worcester Mass
and is headed by the sweepstakes bull.
Ayrshires VIII be represented by the
herds OF C. NJ. Winslow of Brandon
Cloverdale farm of Rochester, y. H.,
s p, Breck of West Claremont, \. H.,
and the Mt. Hermon school G. Il. Tay-
lor a. Sons of Shelbuyne, Mass. and G.
w. Fisher of Dummerston VIII show
shorthorns. while the Guernsey eXhib-
itors will be f. p. Bennett of Mastyard,
y. H.. whose herd is one of the finest
In New England. the STAFFORD county
farm. whose herd competed success
fully against that of ]. Pierpont Nor
gan at Worcester, and j. B, Palmer OF
Norwich, Conn. The Billings farm OF
Woodstock will have fine exhibit OF
JERSEYS in a separate tent, and the
Cloverdale farm of Oxford, Mass. WI,
also show number of thoroughbred
specimens of the butter breed. Ad-
mirers of Herefords will have treat
I'm the star herd of S. b. Smith of No.
Sandwich. N Fl. This herd is headed
by the three-y year old bull Earl VIII
ton. whose girth is over eight feet,
while the largest COW in the lot has
a waist measurement of something
over seven feet O. T. Dodge of VIII
kinsonville, Conn. will show Dutch
helted cattle, II. G. Edgerton OF East
hampton, Conn, Brown Swiss: W. n.
| Neal of Meredith n. H, Devons; X
| w Blood of Dummerston, Norman
dies, the Forest Park association of
| Springfield. Mass, Kerry cattle; and
| the Ophir farm, the estate of White-
| law Reid, fine Kerry bull calf. There
will also be the usual number OF grade
cattle with entries in the milk and
butter tests from those old rivals, H.
Fl Akeley and A. A. Dunklee of Ner-
! non.
The horse department will be equal
to the cattle show in point of excel
llence il not in numbers. A string OF
liz thoroughbreds from the McElwaln
| farm of West Springfield, Mass. head
ed by that splendid animal The Peer'
/ will be on hand as usual. the Con-
Iuecticut River stock farm of Hatleld'
( Mass, will also have a string OF cholce
Iblooded ones on exhibition, including
two cracker lack colts owned by NJ. e.
( Wilcox of Westfield. Mass, The eN-
Ihibit of ]. f. Brosnahan of Bellows
Fails will include i'm addition TO that
excellent stallion Dictatorial, a number
of promising youngsters purchased aL
/ the Forbes sale A. ~ Kingsley OF
| Ashuelot, n. H., will show number
of excellent animals including the
/ stallion Almaboul, and c. d. Noyes
win show the stallion Alkamar In
| the Morgan classes, f. d. Hinds OF
| Fowler and C. V. Paddock. Jf.' OF
| Claremont, n. H., will be the primer
nal exhibitors and their stock is as
good as any in the country. Or. rem
| teeost of Northfield, Mass. VIII snow
/ his celebrated hackney stallion, Bounc-
ing Bobs, and a hackney mare. WOOL
son & Baule of Springfield, VI, VIII
make a big exhibit of registered Shet
i land ponies In the class for matched
nairs there will be drivers owned by
| John Anderson of Windsor, j. E. Bal
| lev of MONTPELIER, Otto Howe or wal
| mole n. H.. F. II. Akeley of Vernon
| and f. L. Chickerng of Keene, n. ii.
| For several years past the sheep de-
nartment has been losing in the eX-
ceIlence of its exhibits. This year "
will Jump far ahead of its most palny
days. The biggest exhibit will be made
! nv the Glendale stock farm of Glens
Falls. n. Y. represented by eight
flocks of different breeds, comprising
uampshires. Southdowns, OXFORD
downs, Shropshires, Leicesters, LIN
coins. Cottswolds and Cheviots. The
Ophir farm will show several lnor-
oughbred Hampshire rams and there
will also be sheep exhibits by tne
Meadow farm of Walpole. n. h.. n
! c. Paddock of Claremont, n. H., Z. u
cutler of Springfield and w. III. Neal
Iof Meredith. In swine the Glendale
farm will show Jersey reds, P0ahd
Chinas Chester Whites, Berkshires'
Essex Cheshires and large 1orkshlres.
For n number of years the Naney
fair poultry show has taken a dlstlhct-
i've rank among the fall poultry exhl-
hit;ons This year will be no excep-
| tion TO the established custom. Al
though the entries have not yet closed
/ Superintendent Goddard has ALREADY
received enough TO guarantee a snow
/ that will fill the building with uni
form excellence i'm almost all varletles;
/ As usual. white Wyandottes VIII lead
| in numbers with Buff Plymouth ROCKS
nerhaps in second place. Among the
nron1inent exhibitors are the follow
! IT,. C,loverdale farm. Keene. n. H..