The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-01
SHEEP EXHIBIT A DANDY.
Mutton Breeds Had It All Their Own
WAY, However.

| The exhibit OF sheep made this year was
ahead OF that of last season and the con
dition of the various focks showed keer
spirit of competition. Regardless of the
woods was made. The mutton breeds haC
it all their own way. Probably there has
not been a better showing of Shropshres
made at the Valley fair in a number Of
| years. The Leicesters were shown in force
and indicated that this breed holds first
place in the affections of coarsewool breed
ers exhibiting at this fair.
showed 81 animals. The exhibit included
Lincolns, Leicesters, Cheyiots, Cotswolds
This is the, 10th year thaAl.he Marsballs
have shown at the Vallty' fair. They
have always carried off a sufficient mum.
Der of honors to warrant coming again and
expect to be on hand in 1910.
farm of M. d. Beckley of Hartwick, N.
Y, consisting of nine Suffolks, L Shrop-
shires and five Tunis, was one of the cen
tiers of attraction in this department, and
his showing of Shropshires was one of the
best ever seen at the Valley fair. He won
the special cup offered at the Vermont
state fair by the American Shropshire as
ISOLATION, and a yearling buck of this breed
was as near perfect specimen as one
of African Tunis which are being bred ex-
tensively in New York state.
H. F. Golf of Cookshire, p O., for the
second time an exhibitor here had five
pens of Canadian bred coarsewools that at
tracted their share of attention. He
showed Lecesters, Shropshires, Cheviots,
Horned Dorsets and Cotswolds. The pen
of Horned Dorsets shown by Mr.. Golf in
Guided four bucks and six ewes and the
flock n aftr tbe pua of Sbaap
breeder every time.
Another Canadian breeder was A. A.
Laberee of Sawyerville, p O. This is the
first time that he has exhibited here and
his showing was Leicesters, Horned Dor
sets and Cheviots. All of the animals
shown were of rugged type of Canadian
breeding and this was especially notice
C. NJ. Holley of the Glendale Stock
farm, Glens Falls, n. Y, as rotund and
smiling as ever and looking even younger
than last year, showed 81 animals divided
about evenly among Southdowns Of the
full-class type, Leicesters, Cotswolds, Ok
forddowns, Shropshires, Lincolns and
Cheviots. Mr.. Holley is tied with the
Marshalls as one of the veteran exhibitors
for he has been showing coarsewools at
the Valley fair for 10 years. His South
down pens contained specimens of aged
bucks and ewes that aroused enthusiasm
among breeders of this variety.
Probably one of the most interesting ex-
hibits was that of II Cheviots made by
John A. Curry of Hartwick, n. Y Mr.. |
Curry is one of the coarsewool enthusiasts !
Oh Otsego county, and wears smile when |
he tells of winning 46 out of so first prem
ums offered at the fairs he has attended |
this year. His flock bears the distinction |
Of winning the American championship in |
his strain. In addition to his Cheviots he
showed two well-bred specimens of Leices-
ers,
Matthew Hannah of the Hillcroft stock
arm at West Windsor showed II head of
ancy bred Shropshires headed by two
-ear-old buck that won first money at
White River Junction and has been sold
% Maxwell Evarts for $3.50 A yearling
,uck shown was pretty smooth specimen.
four buck lambs that took second money
or the best flock bred in America was a
art of Mr.. Hannah's exhibit
j. +. Snow of West Steventown, \. =,
two pens of Leicesters and two
,ens of Cotswolds. A three-year-old Lei
ester buck that took first money at the
ALLEY fair last year was shown. To Mr..
NOW fell the honor Of showing the largest
air of ewes shown during the fair. They ;
rere Leicesters. He also exhibited two
ems of II Angora goats. This flock has
een unbeaten wherever Shown in New
,ork state this season and is the same as
7as shown here last year. In the Cots
rolds shown by Mr. Snow were three ! ,
ucks and six ewes. :