Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-08-27
SUCCESSFUL COUNTY FAIR
First Exhibition of Reorg ganized Associa-
ton Proves Successful Agricultural
Fair. Good Races. Good Crowds

The first annual fair of the new
countrywide fair organization was a
success. AS stated in these columns
last week, the Orleans county fair has
'tcome back" To be sure this meet
ing was hurriedly arranged for and
not every detail worked out with the
care that time will give in the future,
but as an agricultural fair and stock
exhibit proved a success. In fact the
number of livestock exhibits. brought
demanded more room than the sheds
and barns on the grounds afforded
and a number of exhibits were neces-
sarily taken to stalls and barns just
outside the grounds. This feature Of
the fair is particularly pleasing because
an Orleans County fair must necessari
ly be an agricultural fair, and as time
goes on and the fair grows, one of the
very finest exhibitions of horses.
cattle, dairy products and crops to be
produced in the state will be found at
the annual exhibitions of the Orleans
County fair. Orleans county contains
many fine dairies> and large farms,
! and ranks at the top as an agricultural
| district.
Among the exhibits of cattle which
attracted attention was the fine show
ing of the standard dairy types most
common in Vermont, the Jersey and
Holstein. The Guernsey. Ayrshires
and Durhams were also we'll represent
ed. The Monitor takes pleasure in
showing pictures of few Of the indi-
Tiduals taking first prizes on another
page and would be glad to use others
had photographs been available.
The largest and best exhibits of
Jersey stock may be credited to c.. H.
Root of North Craftsbury and G. F.
Bickford OF Sheffield. Several other
farmers exhibited some fine individ-
uals in this class which received much
| favorable comment
TIE largest exhibitors in the
Holstein class were Carl Bean of
Glover, Geo. W. Moxley of Irasburg
and C. T. Miles of Barton. j. A
Uric of West Glover also had good
display in the grades and other good
stock was shown.
A. j.. Anderson and son of West
Glover had fine display of registered
Ayrshires and few grades were also
shown in the Ayrshire class. A glance
at the records of some of the stock
shows they are buttermakers
Grant White Of Glover and c.. w.
Uric Of North Craftsbury made up
the showing Of registered Guernseys
which certainly make handsome stock
and good butter producers. There
were also some fine grades in this
class shown by several Orleans count ~
! farmers.
E. A and N. G. Simpson of Sheffield
entered about 40 head of stock, most
of which took prizes in the native
breed and registered Shorthorn>classes.
The exhibit of sheep and swine was
not large but some exceptionally fine
individuals were shown, especially
might this be said of the registered
Shropshiredown sheep exhibited by
H. P. and Ella F. Leland of Brown.
ington.
There were many entries in the
various horse classes and to the horse
man the exhibit must have beer
pleasing. The Morgan horse which
is now being given so much attention
the county over was we'll represented
at the fair. Several of the prize
winners at the state fair and other
large exhibits were present. The
Ingalls, Farm Morgans of Sheffield
were there and Billy Root, the
Whitcher horse of Barton. P. T.
Barber of Sheffield, G.. T. Pierce o1
Orleans and o. A. Grow of Browning
ton all had several entries of Morgans
Many fine animals were entered ir
the Standard bred class, genera
purpose and draft classes. : Among
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