Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-30
CATTLE OF QUALITY
Many Of New EngIand's Famous
Herds in the Competition
Holstelns Most Largely Represented
Some Particularly Choice Herefords--
Good Show All Alono the Line.

Good Show All Along the Line.
The cattle department, upon which the
Valley Fair was founded, and in which
in the usual style, with hundreds of
thoroughbred animals, representing the
pick of the prize winners at the other
big New England fairs Several herds
which had been entered did not come,
but 1t is difficult to see where they would
have been quartered II they had arrived,
as all of the sheds and the special tents
were filed. OF Shorthorns, in which
there has been an increasing interest in
recent years, there was only one herd.
Holsteins predominated in numbers
Herefords were of a higher rank than
ever seen before, and in several varieties
were some of the best animals of their
class in this part Of the country.
Jerseys and Southdowns from Billings
Farm.
The Billings Farm of Woodstock ex-
hibited in a special tent herd of young
Jerseys that for individual excellence and
high breeding can hardly be equaled in
the country. 1t has been the policy and
claim of Mr.. Aitken, manager of the Bill
ings Farm, that beauty of form could be
maintained without in any way lessening
the dairy quality, and these animals and
their ancestry will go a long way in
proving this fact. They are all about
two years old and some will come in milk
during the early winter. Their udder
development and other distinguishing
marks conveyed to the expert a correct
| idea of their high breeding and excel
| lence SorHe of these heifers were sired
by the ball Golden Norman, by a great
grandson OF Golden Lad and Alicante
both Island bred and both winners of the
highest Island prizes. The sire of others
was Black Watch, a son of Garfield Stoke
| Pogis with 81 tested daughters, and
| grandson OF Exile OF St Lambert, with
81 tested daughters. The dams of all
these heifers are from famous strains
| with phenomenal butter records.
The bull. Tawney Owl, sired by Gold
en- Norman, is as fine n specimen of the
| Jersey as is often seen
| A pen of 30 Southdown sheep was also
shown by the Billings Farm. These APP
pealed to all lovers of this kind Of stock,
| by their beauty of form, health and
evidence OF high breeding; 20 years OF
| careful selection and breeding has de-
| veloped a flock of Southdowns of which
| this farm may justly be proud, and are
a credit TO the breed and to state. They
are direct descendants OF the Billings
| Farm importations from the hocks of
Lord Wulsingbam and the Prince of
| Wales.
The choice superlatives and highly COL
| ored adjectives do not apply to swine
with particular force. but the two pens
Of young Berkshires. shown in the tent
| with the Jerseys and the sheep from the
Billings farm. were interesting as de-
monstrating the possibilities OF porcine
| development.
HoIsteIns.
Eleven head of good Holsteins repre-
sented the Summit farm OF Sutton, Mass
| The bull Duke Abbekirk of Sutton, has
won the blue ribbon at several fairs this
| year. Other excellent specimens were the
| yearling bull. Lord Netherland and the
cows, Duchess Bess and Resale Elene
| Abbekirk, the latter with a long list OF
| winning.
+. r. Copeland brought from Colrain,
| MISS. Is head from his famous herd OF
| Holsteins which won "a out of a posi-
| BILE IS prizes at five fairs last year, in
| Guiding the New England at Worcester
| Mr.. Copeland has one COW with a record
| of &C pounds of milk in a day. Johanna
| de Kol's Sarcastic Lad was on hand Mr.
| Copeland claims the best butter strain in
| New England. and showed a COW that
took the first money in the recent milk
| test at Worcester. The herd included
! Pauline Paul Sadie, sister TO Sadie Vale
Concordia who broke the worlds butter
record with 90 pounds 10 ounces in seven
| days.
The Mount Hermon boys school ex-
| hibted Holsteins and Ayrshres. all
| thoroughbred animals. At the head OF
the black and white herd was the bull
| Aaggie Grace Sir De Kol sire of 20
daughters in the advanced registry.
while the leader OF the Ayrshires was
| Gold Bug, son OF the great Lady Fox
whose record of 12,299 pounds OF milk
and 624 pounds of butter in one year, has
never been beaten by an Ayrshire COW.
| w. H. Stowe of Wilmington, one of
| Vermonts most progressive young far
mers brought here 20 of his herd OF Al
! registered Holsteins. The lot included
| the bull Duchess Clothide Lad, three
young bulls, nine cows and heifers and
calves. The COW Eunice eds Pet has a
| milk record of 60 pounds in a day. Mr..
Stoves cattle give evidence OF their
| breeding, and they are in prime
condition and clean and attractive.
The Herefords.
Thoroughbred Herefords, which have
been lacking in some recent fairs were
represented by typical specimens OF care
full breeding from S. b. Smiths Riverside
stock farm in Sandwich. n. II. These
animals were shapely and handsomely
colored and were giants in size. The
leading bull, Earle Wilton, three years
| old, weighs 2200 pounds, and is eight
feet in grth. He is one OF the best types
OF pure bred Hereford in the country and
never has been beaten in competition, al
though exhibited at leading shows. The
two year old bull. Presto. is an animal OF
great promise and weighs today 1400
pounds. Two bull calves were in the col
lection. Dollie, the matron at the head
| of the herd, would not he considered
| of fashionable form according TO the
standards of some society ladies, as she
measures ~ feet around the waist and
weighs an even ton. but to breeders of
| Hereford cattle she is adjudged belle
! Edith and TriXie of this household are
also of exceptional size, and even a three
| year old hefer would call for slSimono
measuring feet 10 inches. Mr. Smith
| came here after winning the bulk of the
prizes for Herefords at Newburyport,
Nashua and Rochester.
Red Polls.
The handsome, we'll proportioned Red
Polled cattle, owned by George II. Wad-
| leigh of Tilton, n. H., made an attractive
herd. 1t included the three year old bull
Damon, and the two year old, Barton,
| both first prize winners at Rochester
Nashua and Concord N. II. The year
| ling, Boots, eight cows, headed by Flower
Girl, two bull calves and two heifer
| calves.
| The herd of 20 Devons exhibited by w
II Neal of Meredith ~ II ranraSant