Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-03

ever had, were awaited with interest
on Thursday afternoon. In the class
of pure bred Ayrshires, John ID. Avery
Of North Stonington and Ralph G.
Wheeler of Stonington divided the
honors. Mr.. Avery took FIRST premiums
on his AYRSHIRE bull. 2 years over, bull,
OK, 3 years, and bull calf, and COW !
year old. and second on year old COW,
calves, over and under 6 months, and
on herd Of four cows, on two heifers
under Q years. and on COW and progeny.
Mr.. Wheeler was first with year.
and year old cows, first with calves
both over and under months. and
first with his herd of four cows. with
two heifers under years old, and with
COW and progeny. He was second on 2
year old bull and bull calf and on
and year and year old cows, being
third in the last two classes.
Allen A. Coats of North Stonington
won two firsts with his grade Ayr
shires 4 and 3 years old, and first,
second and third with the year old
COW. Mrs. o. r. Stedman won first
money with her 2 year old grade Ayr
shire. Mr.. Goats in grade Holsteins
took first premium with his bull, year
old COW, first, second and third with
his / year 0lds, first and second with
his calves and second on herd. Daniel
e. Gray won the first premiums for
herd. and for best year old cow. and
second for and year olds. Harry
B. Lewis was first with his pure Hol-
stein calf and with his 2 year old
grade cow. John D. Avery won third
premium with his grade Holstein 4
year old.
varian B. York took all the prizes.
four In number. in the Dutch belt cat
tie class and another with his year
old Pole Angus, and first premium with
his pure Ayrshire bull years old or
better.
Charles p. Williams won eight pre-
with HE EArnfer-6
cows. and in the Guernsey class Dam
iel q. Gray took six first premiums, one
second and a third. Ellsworth G. Gray
took second place with his year old
grade Guernsey
Allan A. Coats took more prizes with
| his Durham cattle. and Charles P.
Williams of Stonington had other
awards for his oxen. He had first, sec
| ond and third for draft oxen over
5000 pounds, for matched year old
| oxen. and for the largest number of
oxen and steers, first and second fat
cattle; second and third year old
steers, first oxen 2,700 pounds. and
| first 2 year old steers. George d,
Brown had the best pair OF oxen 2.700
| or under, and the winning year old
steers, with his bull in the 2 year old
with his bull in the 2 year old or bet
or better class.
| Philip E. Gray of North Stonington
had second place with his year old
steers. and first with his / year old
Moves d. Wheeler being second in this
last competition.
E. Grant Spicer, in charge of animal
husbandry at the Bristol County agri-
/ cultural school at Segreganset, Mass.
was the efficient judge. Warren Whit
tier of the same place, who judged the
cattle last year, is now in charge Of g
1900 acre farm in Arkansas.
In the pulling contest for oxen
| George D. Browns heavy yoke, weigh
| ing in for the 400 or over class, turn
| ed out to be the only pair entered in
| ing through the formality of hitching
on to the drag and starting it, Mr.
Brown was conceded the honors of the
event. Charles p Williams had a pail
of light oxen. but they were no
matched, and this event also was
omitted. Three pairs of Mr.. Williams
| handsome steers from his Stoningtor
i farm were purchased by Frank Hert;
/ of Norwich Thursday afternoon. The!
Were among his heaviest and bes
stock.
i On Horses and Ponies.
i In the horse and ponies class. w. r
Carpenter. Enos NJ. Gray and James
F. Brown gave the first award for tn
best draft stallion years old to R. L
Gard of Wyoming, r. 1. The premium
for the Q year old stallion went II
John w. F1nnegan. Jr., of Mystic
l f16IIy D. Lewis Oh w eSlSTly won HTS
premium for driving mare and col
and for year old driving cold. an,
second for draft colt and saddle horse
For draft mare and colt. Edwin A
Kenyon of Hopldnton won first pre-
II MUM. Richard Puge took firsts wit
driving colt and draft colt, each
years old. C. N. Brown took. two frs
premiums with his driving and draf
i horses, and Noyes D.. Wheeler's saddl
horse took first money. Samuel Nc
i Neil..won prizes with his ponies. an
} Lafayette F. Mains matched mule
: couldn't fail to take the blue ribbor
Dorothy Browns pony rig took priz
: and Mrs J. Edwin Thompson too
second with her driving horse. Jane
!, D. Miner won second with his mule!
Products of the Soil.
The premium for the largest an
best collection of vegetables wa
awarded to n. Thurman Main c
Clark's Falls. Elmer C. Smith G
: Westerly was second. and George 4
Champlin of Ashaway was third. TIL
best collection raised by boys of ]
years or under was that Of Paul {
) Merrill OF North Stonington. N. Thur
) man Main had the best collection {