The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-02
Premium List of Agricultural
SOciety's Exhibit of
1886 at Newfane
NUMEROUS CHANGES
WROUGHT BY TIME
Late J. o. Follett, William Robertson,
w. T. Richardson and Others Active
in It's Afairs-Some Reasons Why
It Ceased to Exist.


It Ceased to Exist.
Editor of The Reformor:
No better evidence is needed of the
changes wrought by time to the life of
man than is found by the comparison
of a list of names, made up % or 30 |
wears ago, with the present. We have
at hand the premium list of the Wind |
ham County Agricultural society s an
nual fair. held ON the old fair
grounds at Newfane in 1886. 1t Is in
book form and printed by }. 9. Ullery
vt The Reformer office.
President Was J. o. Follett.
The president of the society that
wear was the late j. o. Follett of
/ Townshend, a man known throughout
/ the county as enthusiast IN all ag-
+ ricultural improvements and one OF
the chief movers in establishing and
;eeping up the Windham county
creamery, serving as its president sew
eral years.
OF vice presidents the society had
four The late Capt. William Robert
son of Putney headed the list. We
who were there well remember what
interest the captain always took in
were his hobby and he was usually
there with one that could step some.
The late ". f. Richardson, one of the
vice presidents, always was there and
in among the cattle from start to fin
ish. He was always sought as one OF
the Judges in this department and no
one thought of disputing his judgment.
The other two vice presidents, Lewis
Vale Of Londonderry and r. b. Batch
elder OF Townshend, we believe are
living.
The secretary was the Late 4. c.
Stiles Of Newfane; assistant secretary
, w H. Miles Of Townshend; treasurer
! the late +. w Blodgett, then of New
fame ana later of Brattleboro. Then
{ came board OF managers, one each
from Il towns in the county, and 9
! committee of arrangements, seven IL
} number, one for each department, 9
4 marshal, superintendent and assistant
j superintendent, also judges for eacl
: class. An estimate that so per cent
have died since the list was printes
. will be found to be very conservative
Y Premiums on Stock.
: Other matters found in this httl
!. book will show similar change
such as the races, one of which wa
!. the freeto- all, every body-try, 70
: the purse is 500, divided $50 10 tn
: first, $50 to the second, $40 To tn
J third, the entrance fee $40, trottin
: to be governed by the national rule.
; The next race was for horses owne
and bred in this county, five years oil
. and under. First, So; second, s.
, third, So. Nothing is said about a
e entrance fee, and probably there WA
' none.
e In Durham Shorthorn stock the hes
bull got 81, the best cow 81, and 81
q was to be distributed at the discretio
6 of the committee among the Holster
d. and their grades. That the small,
breeds might not be neglected the
were all put into bunch and ente
ed as Channel Island and their grade
at the best receiving 81. There was all
> a class known as herds and among ii
larger farmers there was rivalr
~ Herds consisted of seven cows an
err heifers, and to the first was given i
st second s., third 81, this purse of :
el nearly equaling the purse for the tro
r. ting horses owned and bred in Il
at county.
" Forty Yoke of Oxen.
m There was a class of trained ok
and one of trained steers, with the Il
of lowing requirements: Trained catt
- must be exhibited so as to show the