St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-09-16

exhibited at three fairs in Maine and as
bons. The herd includes bull calf that
has yet to be beaten.
Canada is represented by A. g. Spat
ford of Compton, p O., with his herd OF
6 Aberdeen Angus cattle, headed by the
3-year-old bull Billy. The herd made a
remarkable showing at Sherbrooke
where they came in for much praise.
They were also exhibited at Barton but
there was no class at that place.
!. w. Wiggin of Meredith, N. H., has
i yoke of prize getting oxen on exhibit
ton. They are Heretords and at the
New Hampshire State Fair at Concord
were awarded IA 6rsts and eight seconds
in big list OF entries.
T. G. Bronson of East Hardwick is
on hand with herd of Is thorough
bred Jerseys headed by the yearling bull
Quintan's Owl. The head of this famous
herd is the bull Hood Farm Pogis 35th,
63303. Besides the yearling bull Mr..
Bronson exhibits four cows, two 2-yr-
olds, two yearlings, two heiier calves,
three bull calves. Mr.. Bronson takes
this herd to the State fair and has Just
come from the fairs at Morrisvllle and
Sheldon At the Morrisvile fair he
captured every blue ribbon but one
in all the classes he exhibited. At the
Sheldon fair he secured six first and one
second premium, the sweepstakes on his
bull and the sweepstakes on his COW.
c. f. Thresher OF Peacham exhibits a
herd of Milking Shorthorns, including
pair of 2 yr-old heiiefs, pure white
bull calf and yearling bull.
X Graves Of Waterford has hand.
some herd of ii Holsteins. Among the
four COWS is Allie Meader's Queen
Clothllde who has an official test Of II
pounds. Mr. Graves also enters three
2-yr-old heiers, two yearling heiiers and
four calves
B. X. Graves herd Of Holstens is
headed by the bull Piebe Luecke Burke
de Kol and he also has a promising
yearlny heifer Queen de kol Pauline.
{. b. Stevens of North Danville has a
herd of IA Ayrshires headed by the bull
White Chief OF Danville three cows in
Guiding Isleigh Rosetta, three bull calves,
stwo htifer calves three yearhng heifers.
two 2-yr-old heiters and two 3-yr-old
heilers
/ Kicker & Cary take both rows in a
double shed to show their 20 yoke of
oxen and over 20 yoke are Whiteheads,
/ The total weight Of this exhibit is over
10000 pounds. The heaviest pair
weigh 1850 pounds, yoke of 2-yr-olds
weigh POO pounds and a yoke 81
yearling steers weigh 2400 pounds.
They exhibited last week at the Lam
caster fair and will also enter the stock
at the State fair and the Valley fair at
Brattleboro.
George c. Cary. the vice president OF
the society and who has worked up the
large exhibit of cattle in this and recent
years, enters about 20 head of his
famous Shorthorn stock
Harvey Brothers of Barnet show a
one-year-old Holstein bull Sircastc
Manor de Kol, that boasts of splendid
ancestry. The butter record of the bull s
mother is 24.23 lbs. and the bull is a
great grandson of Sarcastic Lad the
champion bull at the Worlds Fair.
Fred Cushman of East St. Johnsbury
exhibits big Holstein bull that was
also shown at the Lancaster fair
liz lIllhIllG N0llOl lllOll lis dlN III NNlNtCllNN
this year and there are nearly 70 head
on the grounds. Simpson Brothers and
! W. Arthur Simpson of Lyndonvile have
a herd of 80. This herd is headed by
Bonnie Baron whose dam gave5S pounds
of milk and his granddam SO pounds
In their herd are several cows that
have a record of 60 pounds of milk
in a week and IS pounds of butter
They exhibited at the Barton fair anC
will also show at the State fair. w
Arthur Simpson has a vearling bull
Cottage Mound Duke, that comes o.
notable ancestry. Fifty of his ancestors
in the six first generations sold for about
$12, 900 each The dam of this bull gave
1900 pounds of milk and 90 pounds anC
10 ounces of butter in 80 DAYS, a RECORD
never beaten by any COW in normal con
dition.
THE SHEEP.
T. D. and T. G. Hilton of Arson, Me.
have an exhibition of 10 Hampshire
Downs and 10 Delane Merinos that
have been making good wherever exhib
tied and promise to continue. At Lewis
ton all the frsts on Merinos came Their
way and for good measure six OF the blue
ribbons for Hampshires were handed
them.
Bert Hilton, also of Arson, among the
pine trees, is something of sheep-raiser
as his collection of many colored ribbons
mostly blue, will testify. He shows 10
Oxford Downs, which took all the firsts
at Lewiston, besides nine Shropshires
and two South Downs who didn't stop