Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-08-01
Sherbrooke Fair

Preparations for the Twenty-Ninth
Annual Canada's Great Eastern Ex-
hibition to be held at Sherbrooke,
hQue., August Both to September 9th,
1913, are we'll under way and all in
dications point to one of the largest
years in the history of the fssocia-
ton.
Improvements are being made to
the buildings on the grounds, includ-
the erection of new sheep sheds to-
gether with well-ventilated up-to-
date cattle sheds, built to accomO-
dates one hundred head of cattle. The
erectionFof these new buildings is
due to the large exhibits in the live
stock departments last year, which
at that time made necessary the
building of temporary sheds. Anoth-
er great improvement to the grounds
this year, of interest to stock men
and breeders, is the large enclosed
cattle ring for the Judging of all
breeds at once. This has been laid
out and no doubt will be greatly ap-
preciated by all interested in the cat
tie show. An improvement of inter-
est to the industrial exhibitors of
this exhibition is the uniting by a
large spacious corridor of the main
building and machinery hall. This
will make continuous passage
through the two buildings. Other
improvements upon a costly basis are
being rapidly pushed to completion.
The prize list has been greatly ad-
ded to in both money prizes and
specials, and should meet with the
hearty approval of all intending ex-
hibitors. There are two new classes
this year of special interest, viz, one
undertaken by the Canadian Seed
Growers Association in conjunction
with the seed branch of the Dominion
Department of Agriculture, for the
development of agricultural interest
and supply of pure seed grain. The
Canadian Seed Growers Association
have supplied free registered seed
oats for twenty-four young men of
of Lennoxville and Cooksnire Acade-
mics, the boys to plant and attend to
the raising of quarter acre plots
under instructions issued by the
Seed Branch representative in the
District. From this quarter acre
plot the boys are to select a sheaf,
together with 10 lbs. of thrashed
grain,> to exhibit at the annual ex-
hibition at Sherbrooke, competing
for prizes given by the E. t. A. A..
and local agricultural Society. This
exhibit should prove of great inter-
est as well as of great value inasmuch
as these young men after three years
work of the same kind will be en-
titled to membership the Canadian
Seed Growers Association. The
other class of interest is that under
taken in connection with the Poultry
Department of Macdonald College,
and under the supervision OF the
Macdonald demonstration in this
district. Eggs for Matching, from
the College Poultry farm, have been
distributed to farmers sons in this
section, the chicken to be shown in
their respective Glasses at the ex-
hibition, for prizes offered by the
Association. This is to encourage
the breeding of poultry from the
best strains within their respective
breeds.
The races this year will be up to
usual standard, fast, keenly contest.
ed and exciting, and lovers of har.
ness horses will see the best there is
| in the country,
The attraction committee have
spared neither painsrsnor money tc
make their end of the exhibition
equal Ito that of previous years
Among the acta already booked are
the world renowned MetzettiHtroupe
of acrobats, formerly with the Bar
mum ond Bailey circus; the Nelson's
Aoillet, a beautiful ballet without
comparison;the Hazen Ben Ali troupe
of Arabs; Prof. Ed. Hutchinson, in.
Producing in his two balloon ascen-
sions daily his famous parachute de-
scent with six drops from one para.