St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-09-15

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six years the herd prizes at the Lewiston
fair have been coming the way of the
Tingleys and they now have enough rib
bons TO start millinery store, with blue
the predominating color.
E. E. Gle of Fayette, Me-, is again a
welcome visitor with his magnificent
herd of eight Herefords. Beau Dale,
155, $50, the six-year- old bull is still at
the head of the herd. This animal was
bred by A. c. Hauxley of Bunker Hill,
Ind, and was sold for $1,000. He won
all through the west and has never been
defeated but once, and even then carried
off a second. He has three blue ribbons
from this fair won in consecutive years
and has been equally as successful at the
exhibits through Maine. Miss Clyde the
four-year-o COW won the championship
at the state fair at White River Junction
in 1908. There are also in the herd a
two.year-old heifer that is undefeated in
Maine and Vermont and yearling heifer
that enjoys the same distinction in the
Maine shows.
{. M. Rich of Guildhall is on hand
with his famoas herd of Guernseys, nine
in all, which are taking the eyes of
critical cattle fanciers. Among them are
Strongheart, 10419, Cassie Petite,
12006, and Geraldine of Hilltop, 1888,
and Mr.. Rich is resting easy as to the
outcome of the judging in the classes in
which they are entered.
Harold Penniman OF St. Johnsbury, a
breeder OF Holsteins, is on the grounds
with registered yearling bull, 50596,
and three-year-old COW, 87865.
Curtis S. Hastings of ST. Johnsbury
exhibits a three-year-old bull, King
Thurston Clothilde, 39926, and two of
his get. These animals have never been
exhibited but Judging from appearances
they have future before them.
George o. Ford of Kirby shows a Jer-
sey heifer and bull calf of pure strain, and
also Holstein heifer.
Among the foremost exponents OF the
milking shorthorns in Vermont are the
Simpson brothers of Lvndonville. Two
of them, A. E. and N. G. Simpson, arriv-
ed Monday night with a magnificent
herd of 25 of these famous dual purpose
cattle. Bonny Baron 4th. 242736, a
four-year- and the two-year- old,
Bates Cambridge Lad, 3O0S09, head the
ist and are among the most perfect
types in the state. Several of the get of
these two animals are in the herd and
make an interesting exhibit for any one
with knowledge OF pure breeding in
cattle. Several of the cows have milk
and butter tests that would make long
story and good one. Strawberry Sd,
registered in Vol. 81, is cow with a
record second to few. State fairs at
White River Junction, Concord and the
fairs at St. Johnsbury and Barton are
some of the places where this herd have
made things hum in the past and where
ribbons galore have been annexed. At
White River Junction in 1908, they were
awarded frsts in cattle, young stock,
and calf herds.
I. ]. Bronson of Hardwick is breeder
of pure Jerseys and as such he is well
known throughout this section. He ex.
hibited here last year with marked sue
cess and is again on the ground with a
magnificent herd of 20 animals. The
head bull is Hood Farm Pogis 35.
63,303, prize winner at Sheldon,
Morrisville and the 1908 state fair
Luxora of Brondale, also with the herd.
made a record of 116S pounds of milk in
the month of August and Leo Theta of
Brondale was close second with 1106
pounds. The latter COW won the cup at
the state fair last year for the best cow
in the state, valued at $3.50, offered by
E. A. Darling, president of the American
Jersey Cattle Club. The herd won
second at the state fair and first at Shell
don. J. E. Batchelder of Lvndonville
shows a Jersey bull, Paquito of Bron-
dale, 1796s1, purchased Of Mr.. Bronson,
which is a perfect type and born ribbon
getter.
W. N. Houghton of Kirby arrived
Monday with a herd of 9 Ayrshires.
This is the only fair at which Mr..
Houghton exhibits, but even at that he
has reputation as prize winner, and
notice when he arrives The yearling
bull, Maple Grove Morton, which heads
the herd, ION second at Sherbrooke, 4,
before purchased, in a field of ID. He
again shows the year old cow Lyndon
Belle, 1881. first on the herd in the
county class came his way last year, and
also second in the open class. Maple
Grove Morton was purchased at Beebe
Plain and was sired by Stately of st.
Anne's, and out of the famous imported
cow Morton Mains Fanella.
B. K. Graves of Waterford can always
be depended upon to show some high
grade Holsteins and this year finds him
on hand with herd of 13, including the
year old bull, Piebe Luecke Burke De
Kol, 41306, always prize winner and a
handsome type. Other animals of note
in this herd are Gold Dust De Kol, 1866,
and Allie Merdu ends Queen Clothilde
with record of 375 lbs, 5 OF. of milk in
7 days and butter fat test of 16 lbs,
OF. in the same length of time. Gold
Dust De kol, with 4 per cent milk test of
6S pounds in days look like a winner.
The herd also includes a year old
heifer 5J Lord Netherland De Kol, also
the sire Of 76 advanced registry animals.
Although w. A. Kicker exhibits a fine
herd of Holsteins, his interest lies chiefly
in his string of oxen, the largest single
string ever exhibited on the grounds, or
on any other grounds in the state. In
the string OF Al head are several trained
steers. Two town teams from Farming
ton, Me, and another from Madison,
Me-, recently purchased improve the
showing. He also has twin yoke OF
two-year-old steers, purchased of E. E.
Gle of Fayette, Me-, which weigh 5000
pounds.
George c. Cary is one of the largest
cattle exhibitors on the grounds. He
has a herd Of 10 shorthorns, the dual
purpose cattle, which might well be