Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-09-27

the late +. w. Moen Of Worcester. These
cattle are bred very extensively in the
Scotch Highlands and are highly es
teemed there. producing "A very high
grade Of beef at a low dost OF production.
They are extremely hardy. thrive where
other cattle would find subsistence diff
cult, and have many distinctive charac-
tcristiCs. They are short-legged, nave
large and very perfectly shaped wide
spreading horns and long ,hick brownish-
red hair, making their hides valuable for
robes. coats, etc
The beautiful Dutch Belted cattle
owned by F. r. Sanders Of Bristol. y. H.,
won admiring attention on all sides. The
herd of l3 Is headed by the bull New
conner. while the hest COW is Glade. A
yearling bun in the herd has won the
championship in all the state fairs where
he has been exhibited since he was a
calf. Mr.. Sanders has another big herd
which is making the circuit OF the west
ern fairs and lie will import IS head from
Holland this fall. After attending the
state fair in White River Junction next
week he will close the exhibition season
Mt the international dairy show in Chi
caEo.
The Aberdeen Angus. favorites in
Canada but seldom seen across the line,
had excellent representatives in the
herd owned by A. G. Spofford Of Comp
ton, Quebec. His Mindon of Willow
Grove, the bull four years old was a
winner over the $4,000 bull imported by
Richards In the competition at the big
Ottawa fair last year This bull weighs
200 pounds. one particularly fine two
yoar-old heifer was Blue Bell, and a
heifer calf was pronounced by the expert
Judge Mr.. Howatt as the best he had
ever sGon ut any fair.
The sleek, trim Devons a solid dark
red in color, are always much admired
and Stockwell e Clifford Of sutton. Mass
had particularly fine specimens The
three-year-old bull, Dark's Majesty. is
a son of Duke Of Argyle. Stockwell &
clifford have been frequent exhibitors
here, but their collection this year was
the best they have ever shown. Tneir
nero was shipped from here TO the big
tair in Trenton, y. j., and will make the
rounds of the fairs in Richmond. Va.
Hagerstown.. Nd, and York, Pa, before
returning home
Another excellent herd Of Devons. Is
mead in all. was shown by c. " nitebeck
oil CraryvilIe' n. Y. 1t included one bull.
cows heifers, yearlings and calves.
Henry Dorrance of Plainfield. Conn.
was the only exhibitor Of Galloways'
having nine head. These small. solid
BLACK cattle with bright shaggy coats are
found to be excellent for general pur
poses by Mr.. Dorrance and give remark
able tests for butter fat his Lady Hope
other cows shown here have records
from TO SIS per cent
X. w. Blood OF Dummerston Is an an
thuslast over the Normandies, and he had
reason for pride in the appearance OF his
herd OF IA thoroughbreds At the head
OF the herd is the bull Kanaris 2d. He
mad four cows of extreme size ono ~
them imported. Mr.. Blood's herd is
founded on stock imported by II. r. @
watson and he has given careful atten
ton to his breeding.
W. F. Richardson & Co exhibited n
registered Hereford bull and a large herd
OF very attractive grade Herefords, inclu-
I'M. ing pretty young stock. e. H. Akley OF
the Woodlawn Farm of Vernon had
thoroughbred and grade Jerseys. Mr..
Akley Is heard from as usual in the dairy
test elsewhere reported. The Brattleboro
Retreat entered for exhibition only n
bull and ~ Holstein cows. all OF ad
Vanced registry. The Retreat also added
TO the department Of swine with six mems
Of Berkshire and Ohio Improved Chester
hogs
r. II. Briggs of the Elmdale Farm of
Brattleboro put the Guernseys on a mar
with the other crack herds by showing n
hne collection of Is thoroughbreds. THE
pride Of his stable is the bull Conn,odoro
Mainstay 1904, sired by Mainstav s7Sa a
son OF Sheet Anchor. There is not n
better bred Guernsey bull In the country.
His mother, Lady Columbus. in seven
consecutive years gave a yearly average
Of 6O2i pounds of rich milk Mr. Briggs's
cow Princess Asensth. 1900. gave 5000
pounds of milk ana S36 pounds of butter
IN hVe months and then met with an
accident which ended what promised to
he historic yearly record in the Guernsey
FAMILY All Of Mr.. Briggs's animals
found favor in the fanciers' eyes and he
was urged to take them 10 other fairs
this season. His herd included a four
year-old bull yearling bull four cows.
neuers ana calves The young stock was
a particularly attractive bunch.