Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-03-13
WINTER STOCK SHOW

day of last week in the town hall closed
Saturday with the exhibition and judg-
ing of stock at the government stock
farm. About 300 people were on the
ground. The first days program opened
with meeting of the Cow Testing as
sociation. President Thomas of Middle
bury college gave the opening address,
followed by George M. Rommell of the
bureau of animal industry. c. M. Wins
low secretary of the Ayershire Breeders
association, and Dana E. Jones, tester
of the county association. In the after
noon came the farmers institute at
which addresses were made by several
from the State Agricultural college and
Mr.. Rommell.
The evening was occupied with
illustrated addresses by two experts of
the bureau of animal industry, Messrs
F. R. Marshall and G. Arthur Bell. Both
of these were unusually interesting and
held the close attention of the audience.
Saturday morning came the demon
stration and judging of stock at the
Morgan Horse farm at Weybridge at
10 o'clock. The judging was in the
main barn where seats had been provided
for the spectators. Refreshments were
served at noon Previous to the opening
of the exercises Judge j. E. Weeks,
president Of the Addison County Agri-
cultural society, delivered an address of
welcome to the visitors. Mr. Rommell
of the bureau of animal husbandry fol-
lowed in strong plea for the success of
these exhibitions and hoped they would
become a feature of the work of the
department in this county. He said he
wanted the farmers, their sons and
daughters, to come to these shows and
be helped by them. A boy can take an
unpromising animal and often develop
it into valuable one. If they failed,
they should not be discouraged.
Those having the business affairs of
the institute in charge were President
j ohm M. Thomas of Middlebury college,
John E. Weeks, L. E. Avery, William
Noonan of Vergennes. and Charles
Rogers.
PREMIUMS PAID.
Class l. Best colt or filly, foaled in
1913, sired by Morgan or other light
stallion: Sc, $4, SO. Bread Loaf Stock
farm, Middebury, lst.
Glass 2. Best colt or filly, foaled in
1913, sired by a draft stallion: Sc, 81, So,
Gorham Bros, Middlebury, 1st.
Glass 3. Best pen of three (3) lambs,
dropped in 1913, to be judged on mutton
conformation, condition and fatness Is
per cent; wool % per cent: IS, SO, 81. |
c. H. Marshall G. Son, Vergennes, 1st
Z. B. Cornwall Middebury 2nd.
Glass 4. Best calf suitable for veal
or for feeding for beef, dropped in 1913:
$4, SO, 81. C. S. James, Middlebury,
1st; l. E. Gale, Salisbury, End; A. Ham
ilton Est, Middlebury, 3rd.
Class 5. Best dairy heifer calf,
dropped in l913 81, SO, 50. Gorham
Bros, Middlebury, 1st; A. Hamilton
Est, Mddlebury, End; G. H. Wright &
Son, Mddlebury, 3rd.
Class 6. Best dairy COW, any age.
Must be in milk: So, S6, 81. C. E. Har-
ris, Middlebury, 1st; G. H. Wright &
Son, Middlebury, End; James Mack,
Middebury, 3rd.
Glass Z. Best dual purpose COW, any
age. Must be in milk. By a dual
purpose COW is meant one which gives
| %
with a conformation indicating ability
to fatten rapidly when not in milk:
$8, Sc, S4. No entries.
Glass 8. (a) Best dozen white
shelled eggs laid by pullets hatched in
1913. Clean appearance, condition,
size and manner of showing eggs to
count: IS cents, so cents, 20 cents. (b)
Best dozen brown-shelled eggs laid by
pullets hatched in 1913. Clean appear
ance, c, condition, size and manner of
showing eggs to count: IS cents, so
cents, 25 cents. (a) p Manchester,
Middlebury, 1st. (b) P. E. Elmer,
New Haven. 1st; f. B. Cornwall, Mid
dlebury, End; p Manchester, Middle
bury, 3rd.
Class 9. Best trio tone cockerel and
two pullets) of general purposes and
meat breeds, all varieties of Plymouth
Rocks, Wyandottes, R. l. Reds,
Orpingtons, Brahmas, Langshams and
Cochins to compete together: $l50,
$1.25, rs cents. Mrs. F. d. Manches-
ter, Cornwall, 1st; E. B. Cornwall, Mid
dlebury, End; Harold Adams, Middle
bury, 3rd.
Class 10. Best trio tone cockerel
and two pullets) of egg-laying breeds,
all varieties of Leghorns, Minorcas,
! Alcondas. Campines. Andulasians. and |