St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-09-13
COUNTY FAIR in PROGRESS
A Great Exhibition of Thoroughbred Horses and
Cattle from Many States.-Ely, the Aviator
Present.-Two Races Yesterday
Fair Lasts Until Friday Night
The shorthorns.

The Shorthorns.
The Shorthorn breed has some ex-
. cellent specimens. One of the best
exhibits is made by George G. Cary
who has a herd of % cattle includ-
ing a calf born on the grounds. One
that attracts special attention is
/ Snowflake, a pure white heifer calf.
Fairholme Resale a two year old
heifer is well built animal and
is giving 3 5 pounds of milk a day.
He also has three COWS that he in
tends to show at the international
Live Stock show in Chicago. They
are Cynthia, Virginia and Bessie
! Fourth. A three year old heifer,
Ruby, has given almost 5000 pounds
of milk in the last four months, He
also has pair of two year old
steers that weigh $500 pounds. He
also has a yearling bull, Thorndale,
of the milking strain of Shorthorns.
E. F. Wiggin and Son of Meredith,
N. H., also show Is head of thorough
pair of two year old steers that
weigh 1900 pounds and two pairs
of five year old oxen that weigh
$500 and 3,4Uu respectively. At
the head of their herd is a three
year old bull that weighs 1860
pounds. They also show four fancy
| Devon steers, pair of calves that
| girt five feet and two inches and a
pair of yearlings that weigh 2,250
pounds.
A good display is made by N G..
and E. A. Simpson of Lyndonville
who have three bulls, four COWS,
| four. heifers and 10 calves. While
not so fat as other cattle they are
! Il H. I1-s -.
of Shorthorns.
The Herefords.
The largest exhibit of Herefords
is by the Marston Stock Farm at Or
ford, n. H, of which H. E. Morrison
is the proprietor. He has IA head
of cattle headed by the three year
old bull Sir Charles. Eva, a three
year old heifer is another attractive
animal which has a calf by her side
for which Mr. Morrison recently re-
fused 5000 Maria, heifer calf,
has been taking the first prize as
the best female of any age, & At
Lewiston this herd captured nine
first prizes, six second and three
third prizes.
E. E. Gile of Fayette, Me-, has IL
head of large cattle that are not so
bunchy in their make up as some
herds of Herefords.
The Guernseys.
Local breeders show up well in
this breed a herd of eight head
being shown by C. H. Stevens,
fine bull and four COWS being the
largest animals shown.
B. H. Briggs of the Elmdale farm
at Brattleboro shows herd of Is
registered Guernseys including a
calf born since the COW arrived on
the grounds.
John F. Barber of Bowdoin also
has IA head of nne cattle in the
stalls.
The HoIsteins.
A fine herd of Holstein cattle is
shown by the Maple Lawn Stock
farm at North Reading, Mass. The
herd is headed by three year old
bull, Hengerweld Soldenc De Kol,
which weighs 1900 pounds. Some
of the COWS shown have record of
88 pounds of milk in one day.
Guy Hovey of West Waterford
shows a fine two year old bull, Glen
dara Prince, that weighs 100
pounds.
The Ayrshires.
Here is where local breeders make
another strong showing, G.. B.
Stevens of North Danville having a
herd of IA cattle. His group is
headed by Netherhall Robin Hood,
a six year old bull that has never
been beaten. Mr.. Stevens has been
urged to send this animal to the in
ternational show at Chicago. He
also has one COW that is producing
so pounds of milk per day. In his
herd are four cows and one bull that |
have been sold for the Vail Agri- |
cultural school at Lyndon.
R. H. Vaughn of Thetford shows a
herd of IA Ayrshires and six calves
They are of the dark colored strain
and he shows COW that is produc-
ing so pounds of milk per day.
Riverside Stock farm at Oxford,
N. H., Joseph Saladino proprietor,
has 20 head of fine Ayrshire cattle of
the light co1ored strain. At the
head of this herd is the bull, Hill
house Bonnie Scotland, which is a
fine looking animal. With these
three herds there will be some sharp
judging to place the prizes where
they should be.
The Swiss Browns.
Speedwel1 Farms has fine show
ing of the Swiss Brown cattle which
are owned exclusively by t. N. Vail
in this section. There are 10. head
in the exhibit and there are two fine
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