Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-10-01

was pronounced TIE pest OF al AHu given
the grand championship prize, Was
Rioters Pretty Phillis, owned BY z. y.
Ross. Manchester. Ohio. At the fair she
won for her owners $50 In prizes and IN
the eight weeks preceding she had. made .
like performances.
HOLSTEINS.
The exhibition OF HoIstein cattle was
especially large for Vermont fair, con-
sidering the predominant lead 90 long
maintained By the Jerseys. There were
two herds each from Vermont and Mass
achusstts. L. S. Haselton, Springfield
View farm, Springfield, VT, had II
head. and to this herd was awarded the
hrst prize for bull and three of his get,
and also one second and three third
prizes.
John T. Stacks Home farm herd, also
Of Springfield, consisted Of nine head and
to it were awarded three second, and two
third prizes.
A third Holstein herd shown was that
OF Frank P. Knowles, proprietor. Of High
lawn farm, Auburn. Mass, and II con-
sisted Of Is head with Johanna's Model
Lad at its head. Mr.. Knowles is one of
the best known Holstein breeders in. the
country, but this was his first appearance
at Vermont state fair. His herd was
given four firsts and three second prizes
Another noted breeder present was W.
p. Turner, North Reading, Mass, who
exhibited y head led by the bull Prince
Beetz De Kol. To this herd was given
nine frsts and two seconds. The first
prizes included first or 3-year-old COW
and championship.
SHORTHORNs.
90 r.
head were shown. In the dual purpose
class, that is for both milk and beef. E.
A. Simpson of Lyndonville took first and
championship on his 3-year-old bull.
Benny Baron, and championship in the
best COW class.
w.R.A A. Simpson, also OF Lyndonville.
I showed II head and n. G. Simpson. Evy-
holm farm, IA head.
NORMANDY CATTLE.
Normandy cattle, a comparatively new
breed in America, were represented by
three herds, those OF c. l. Harris,
Queensbury, n. Y, and L. A. Stevens,
/, Gelens Falls, n. Y, the herds OF each
containing ten head and the herd OF Rob
, ert w. Blood, Dummerston.
GUERNsEYs.
The Guernsey cattle at the fair were .
fine showing and all told counted s.
. head from seven exhibitors. H. A. a A
T s. Bartholomew, Whitehall, n. Y, had II
: head on which they won seven firsts,
= three seconds and two thirds. r. H
q Briggs, Elmdale farm, Brattleboro
0 showed fine herd Of II head Other ex
!. hibitors were e. Phillips Ball OF Derb,
e Line, P. F. Nutting, Woodsville, n. Y.
JERSEYS.
Naturally the Jerseys led the cattle ex
hibits as to numbers. c. B. Ross
I. Manchester, o.. had his herd Of % hea,
I and it took many Of the prizes, including
! the championship bull and COW. Til
Z herd left the grounds Friday for Trenton
n. j., making still another state fair
- has visited all the way from beyond tn
Mississippi.
L G. Bronson. Brondale farm, Eas
! Hardwick, was the happy owner of
choice herd Of Jerseys, for be had VOL
I, the 900 prize cup offered BY E. A. Oar
i ling, president Of the Jersey Cattle club
+ for the best herd Of Vermont Jerseys o.
4 the ground.
Charles d. Hazen, Brookside farm
= White River Junction, exhibited 10 hea
= and J. L. Bacon Of the same village tw
: fine bulls.
II HEREFORDS.
It Two herds OF Hereford cattle, bot
lr from Maine, were on the grounds. On
se of these herds. that of ID. II. .Tingley .
Of Son, Reeddeld. is known the countr
Is over. In the herd was one COW this
weighs 1000 pounds, or one solid tor
d The other exhibitor of Herefords was Z
be E. Gle Of Fayette.
Of AyRsHTRE
= Prominent among the Ayrshire cattl
= shown was he noted herd OF Matthei
i Hannah, West Windsor, and il was
/ chief prize winner at the fair. r. r
= Vaughn, Thetford Center, showed 1
4 head.
Sc OTHER BREEDS.
Brown Swiss cattle were represented b
re two herds. That OF Theodore N. Val
ID speedwell farm. LyndonviIle, presideI
Of the Bell Telephone Co., had 16 bea
lg and it won all save two prizes.
in Henry Davis, Plainfeld, n. H., had
BY herd of ten head of Galloway cattl
"a John w. Sanborn, East Concord, I
It, h, showed a fine herd Of Is head
e- Devon cattle and it won nine frsts an
e- four second prizes. The only other d
he vons shown were the herd Of Stock we
- 1 - 1AAoAA VI CuhtOuy MaA6s hcul
q Dodge OF Sutton, Mass, exhibited
herd of pure-bred Dutch Belted cattl
A NOVELTY IN CATTLE.
&c A novelty in the cattle exhibit was
est herd Of pure bred Scotch Highland cattI
Dr. exhibited by F. /. Grace of Laconia,
so II. This herd was purchased recent
re- from the estate Of the late P. W. Moe
he Worcester, Mass, and as it was at Il
ial lair contained eight head.
in A second herd Of cattle shown
ad Mr.. Grace contained eight head of &
cir French Canadian breed which in mai
Of. points resembles the Jerseys, but a
Tn OF deeper and more solid color. Tn
ng are butter class Mr.. Grace won Gig
Of the first prizes offered.
or A second exhibitor Of French Can
es- dian cattle was B. B. Morrill, OF Sta
ID, stead, P. O.. and it contained Is hea
es. One herd Of IA Red Polls, a distinct
ag- beef breed, was exhibited By George \
in Wadleigh Of Tilton, N. H., and of conl
he won the prizes offered for this cIal
Or OXEN.