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

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DAIRY DEPARTMENT.
The dairy exhibits were fully up to
those Of the last state fair and as always,
full Of interest. In this department was
the competitive single COW butter test
from the milk made il "a hours, with
prizes Of $50. SIS and $40. Seven cows
competed, but two failing to make the
required minimum amount Of one and
half pounds OF butter were excluded.
The first prize was won BY the three-year-
old Jersey COW. Rioters Pretty Phillis,
owned BY c. B. Ross Of Manchester, o.,
on her record Of ia pounds Of butter in
the "a hours. She had been on the road
for eight days prior tc her arrival in
White River Junction and eight weeks
from her home. More concerning this
COW is told in the Jersey cattle account in
this report.
The awards for 1O-pound tubs Of dairy
butter were won by @. L. Learned Of
Waitsaeld, first, and L. r. Dana, Pom
fret, second.
For five pound boxes the first went to
l. II. Warren. North Pomfret; second tc
70. II. Leonard and third to Grant n.
Cobb, Woodstock.
For dairy prints the first was won by
e. A. Andrews, Putney, second, c. J..
Nelson, shackford, East Ryegate; third,
) G. r. Blanchard, White River Junction.
The dairy sweepstakes was awarded
, K. A. Andrews.
= The competition in the creamery butter
2 class was extremely keen. In the 20
pound division the first MAS won By
Wells Porter Sharon; second, W. P.
Stone, STAFFORD: third, T. J. Harris, Proc
tor; while the creamery sweepstakes was
won by Wells Porter, sharon.
) The first prize for creamery prints was
Z won by A. E. Sherburne, Pomfret
second, George Sumner. Tunbridge.
First, second and third prizes for
! plain dairy cheese were awarded, re-
spectively, to E. A. Darling. East Burke;
4 Mrs. L. c. Ellis. Union Village; Mrs. H.
s E. Hail, West Lebanon. y. II.
Dairy sage. first. Mrs. L G. Ellis,
: second, Mrs. Il. T. Sargent, White River
Junction.
: The prizes for factory plain cheese were
awarded Plymouth Cheese Co, Plymouth,
list; r. j. Woodbury., shoreham, I'd; E. A.
4 Woodbury., Cornwall. 3rd.
= The first and only prize for factory sage
was won by G. A. Woodbury. OF Corn.
wall.
In maple sugar, syrup and honey there
e i0-pound pals. LIST was won by G. n
& Cobb, STAFFORD: 2d, G. A. Laird, Royal
, ton; 3rd, ]. r. Hayes, STAFFORD.
{ Cake sugar: II. NJ. Shepard, Hartford
!. list; @. y. Cobb. I'd; A. e. sherburne
Z. Pomfret, Sd.
Maple syrup: h. n. Shepard, LIST; F
A. Rogers, Mendon, n. a., I'd.
IL Stirred sugar: LIST, A. Z. Sherburne; I'd
= q. n. Cobb; Sd, II. n. Shepard.
Maple candys LIST, A. E.ssherburne; I'd
/ q. N. Cobb.
! Best display Of maple sugar. 1st, A. e
sherburnei I'd. @. n. Cobb; Sd, h. n
Cobb.
Honey, three-pound: LIST. g. A. Russ
y Hartford; I'd, N. w. White, Hartford; Sd
], Frank TeeF, West Rutland
It Best display bees and honey, @. A
d Russ, Hartford.
ON THE MIDWAY.
II was currently reported on the fai
! grounds that no less than $500 front fee
81 of space was scld to those who go &
n make up what has come 70 be called tn
= Midway. There seemed to be q perfec
a mania to run a victualing tent, a vaude
- vile show, or to exhibit some freak c
Z another. 1t was a veritable Coney Islam,
! transferred to Vermont. There were no
only merry-Ro-rounds, but a monster Fer
ris wheel. Under each of the grand
3 stands were large restaurants. and asid
e, from these = multitude Of tents for tn
y. little one that dispensed hot frAnkfurter
~ alone mp to the big one where q full mes
n, might be bad. Practically all Of those o
be the Midway had . doleful story to tel
from the simple reason that there wer
oy tco many in the business
. THE POULTRY SHOW.
re The largest exhibit of poultry in a
ev that the name implies ever seen in Ne,
ht England, II not in the entire country
was that at this fair. Slightly more tina
"a. 1000 birds were shown, and they repr,
n sented every name and description Of til
d. feathered tribe that may be kept in Anne
~ lea. The exhibits overfowed tents an
n buildings and filled the open area aroun
NJ about. A force Of judges were kept /
.. work from Tuesday until after the clos
OF the show Friday before all awards WEI
made. The character OF the exhibits WI
hi IN the great majority of instances Of II
ed highest. It was q pity that 90 large an
~. hne show could not have been made III
90 der better conditions as to room.
lat The DOG SHOW.
ne The completeness and conprehepsiv
81 ness Of the second annual fair fouu
- further exemplihcation in the provisic
- OF bench or dog show. This was we
- hlled and many Of the dogs shown were
the highest breeding H. s. wardner
Ak Windsor and New York showed % otte
ex- hounds in single string; C. c. Paine
in East Bethel had large and choice lot
~ Scotch collies and Maxwell Evarts
ite Windsor group Of fox hounds.
DIS, THE TRACK EVENTS.
OF The track events during the four da,
he Of the fair were interesting upon n
ss, whole, If not exciting and hotly contes
lily ed Only in one event we're more tbs
on four heats required, that OF the pa elias
nd begun Tuesday and finished wednesda
ng and only two other events required To-
nd heats to finish.
Zoe The starter Of the races was c. F. Pill