St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-09-09
COUNTY FAIR
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fords and Hampshires He also ex-
hibits Poland China hogs. Elmer
Comptus Of Clarendon has an exhibit
of Hampshires, Southdowns and
Che9iots. Jackson Brothers of Yer
gennes have 40 head of sheep in
Guiding Oxfords, Shropshires, Leist-
ers and Cotswolds. Watson Lovett
of Quincy, Ohio, shows AZ head of
Merinos, Delaines, Rambulets,
SOuthdowns and Lincolns. Roscoe
Friend, another Ohio exhibitor,
comes here from DeGraff with Is
fine specimens of Merinos, Delaines,
and Rambulets. The two latter ex-
hibitors showed at the Rockingham
Fair at Salem last week where their
success is attested by the box full
of blue ribbons Henry S. Hale of
Dixville, N. H, shows what the gran
/ tie state can do in the matter of
sheep raising with his assorted flock
/ of well-known breeds.
! The horse department, although
/ not so we'll filled as in some seasons
past, has some of the finest speci-
mems of horse flesh ever shown on
the grounds The Balsam stock
farm of Dixville Notch, whose exhibit
of Belgium horses last year made
such a good impression, have a
string of 16 of these mammoth
horses on the grounds this year. The
stallion, Lord Richelieu, No. 1853,
and Corten de B. G. No. 1866, three
year old, are two fine specimens. The
! latter weighs 1900 pounds.
Mountain View Stock Farm ex-
hibit some of their fancy Morgans
and the WEIGH ponies from Speed
we'll Farms will also be shown in
front of the grand stand. A good
many individual entries will help to
swell the total and the showing is
bound to be good.
The agricultural exhibits promise
to lead all former years with the
Lyndon Agricultural School, Gale
donna County Farmers association,
J. T. Racicot and Erastus Hallett
among the largest exhibitors. Coun-
ty Agent Stimson has spared neither
time nor energy in getting together
an exhibit of corn, apples, and po-
tatoes from the many experiment
plots which he has been conducting
throughout the county and one of
the first things to attract a visitor
to this department are the mann
moth stocks of corn. Fodder corn,
varying from IL to 16 feet in height,
| is exhibited from the farms of E. &
It. Fairbanks & Co., DR.. ]. M. Allen,
James Allen of Barnet, Charles Har-
vey of Passumpsic, John Shackle-
! ford of Ryegate, Fred Lindsey, Hor-
| ace Gleason of McIndoes, George
Richardson of East Barnet, A. F.
Lawrence of st. Johnsbury, William
Tower of st. Johnsbury, and E. O..
Mitchell of st. Johnsbury. William
Towers exhibit of Pride of the North
| is of interest because of it's peculiar
growth, the ears being over six feet
from the ground. Husking corn is
shown by James Allen and Charles
Harvey and the specimens are worthy
of notice. The display of apples in
the county agents exhibit includes
"a varieties from e. o. MitchelPs
! farm, and 20 varieties from Edward
Gray's farm, besides few individual
entries The potatoes are from
| farms in Concord and Sheffield prin-
cipally and from a layman's view
point, it would look as though other
exhibitors would be forced to ego
some" to earn that free membership
| to the association which Mr.. Stimson
offers to any outside exhibitor equal
ing any of his exhibits. Erastus Hal
! lett and Mr. Racicot have extensive
and beautiful specimens of nearly