The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-27
ATTLE OF QUALITY ON HAND
||,agh to Fill All Sheds and Three Large Tents-Avr
shire Classes Very Strong


49,, cattle have been seen at Val.
WI ~. of past years than were on
.,nrJ, this week and there have
y 's,Easious when particular breeds
W NAME strongly represented, but il
~ ,,ah,fnl If Brattleboro ever saw
, o,sy oIlyomd exhibition Of cat.
T .tss that which was spread before
Y 'a a"bli, gaze at the show which
Y YESTERDAY Fully 500 animals
l.. Y, an the grounds and three large
~, ,rerp needed TO cover the herds
T ~, sonld mot find stall room in the
a, sheds Ayrshires saw the
H., competition, while Holsteins,
sI in former years have furnished
''D' At the largest classes, were not
a tbc mark in numbers although
i,pIt could be found with the
Eaity
MA spIcniid herds were shown by
\ Chase of Brandon, proprietor of
rorest Park farm. AT the head
~ AYRSHIRE herd was the splendid
n white Chief of Templeton. This
Ir, was bought by Mr.. Chase in
..,b last fall after having been
..Tr al II fairs without failing to
bIne ribbon. He is from import
spnts and considered one of the
:, AYRSHIRE bulls in America. Next
Nm was the 2.year-old Ben of
|s,oklole q very promising animal.
,"orc the cows was the 6-year-old
I'm Ostrom that gave over 10000
.,,.j, of milk in 800 days. There
~ also several extremely promising
,Sier bv White Chief. Mr.. Chase S
S,i Of Normandy cattle comes from
n orrinal Watson importation, the
srl consignment ever sent to this
"rrtry The bull at the head of the
h,l shown here was n son of old
yr,ris and an animal teeming in
,nErv With him were number of |
gGT, from imported stock and group |
4 promising youngsters.
4 herd Of Ayrshbes representing
ass of careful breeding was that ex-
-atei by l.. s. Drew of South Bur
i,qton. Practically all of the animals
l5TD we're sired by Lord Watson,
IN Of Miss Ollie, cow that gave dur
~ the wear 1901 1924 pounds of milk
n IA pounds of butter, thereby win
rg the first prize offered by the Ayr
ma Breeders association of Ameri-
i Mr.. Drew s cattle have uni
rnitv of size, style and color that
igbt be expected from 40 years of
esdng to one purpose without the
iton of any females after the first
rehase. They are dark red with
lie patches and have decidedly
ky appearance.
+. Pember of Bangor, Me-, ex-
,ted for the first time a herd of
Ayrshires headed by Gold Fox. a
earold grandson Of Old Lady Fox,
best Ayrshire cow ever bred. The
d also included four aged cows, two
earolds, two 2-year-olds, two year
5 and several calves. Several of
Pember s aged cows are giving on
average so pounds of milk a day,
! herd has made successful cir
Of the fall fairs, winning its share I
lOnors in the hottest competition. 1t 4,
fair selection from a herd of 81 {
of which Mr.. Pember has taken
ene care as far as breeding is con- ,
3D. {
lality could be seen at glance in t
Ayrshire herd of G. w. Emerson
lharlotte, Vt. His 4-yearold bull, &
Upton, by Lord Watson out OF
Ollie, was a sight for sore eyes \
e the three yearlings of his get +
proof positive of his worth as a h
thoroughbred Jerseys v
the farm of Henry @. Valentine i
Mass, headed by the a
tiful 3-year-old bull, Urated King, t
an exhibit worth going a long o
to see This herd is particularly c
e in Lambert blood and its SIX p
cows are called the best six OF t
breed in the state of Massaehu- c
A feature of the exhibit was Y
yearold bull, Victor of Taconlc.
leboro is the first fair to see these >
this season and their beautiful ):
ton was in contrast to the jaded -
of some of the herds that have =
campaigning for several weeks. =
ling in coloring was the gray
of Jerseys from the farm OF ..
verance & Sons in Leyden, Mass.
lsisted of Is head, including the
Silver Ridge, purchased IN ONO
Years ago. His sire was Silver
ellor and his dam was Portla Oh
ect with a butter record OF ~
s 5 ounces. One of the leading
was Pedro's Prize Jennie June
a monthly milk record OF lloo
S and a yearly record of 1926 ~
S. Other members of the herd
Y of mention are Hexerl, an AM,
the Chrome OF HOOD
blood with Pedro blood, a prom,
son of Silver Ridge, and several
) of his get which promise u
e great mixers.
nan G. Simpson of Walpole, n.
.hibited a herd of eight Short
that stood out prominently as
les of the dual purpose amman.
as one of the best dairy herds
ere, Mr. Simpson cows are
large and well-boned, weighing
1000 to 1900 pounds when IN
G condition. The poorest COW IN
srd has given 1900 pounds OF =
30 days. The herd was heaaeu
. bull, Royal Earl Ill, an am.
)mirg from a strain that fof on
has been bred for dairy pur, TO
Among the other specimens al
mention are three heifers, one ca
lg the largest percentage Oh IL
Duchess blood of any heifer III az
.ngland. sP
+he pc
only visitor from across the
this year was A. G. Spohor9 a,
lpton, p O., who was on manu- u ~