The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-22
Thirtieth Annual Valley Fair
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three-year- Bates bred, Dictator of
Glendale. at the head, attracted a lot
of attention. This bull is from the
herd of the pioneer breeder of this
class in this section, Jonh S. Sander
son Of Shelburne, Mass.
Twelve head of the dairy Shorthorns
comprised q herd from the Pleasant
Valley farm of Fred C. Rand & Son
of Bellows Falls. These were headed
by Highland Duke, prize winner at
Rutland and White River Junction.
The Guernsey breed had several fine
herds. Among them was the exhibit
of Russell II. Briggs of West Brattlc-
borO, who showed 13. Modena' s King
of Elmdale, two-ycar-old bull. headed
this herd. He was first in his class and
grand champion at Rutland. His
dam was Modena of Elmdale and he
was sired by Flora s Roy of Tarbell
Farm, formerly at the head of the
Briggs herd.
OF the herd of nine fine Guernseys
shown by the Scott farm in Dummer-
ston, Frederick Holbroolz proprietor
and r. G. Tenney. manager, all but the
cow were raised on the farm This is
the first time the farm has shown cat
tie, as it was desired to show only
those raised there. The bull at the
head was Scott Farm Prospect, and
the bull, COW and three heifers were
all of the same family.
r. ID. f. Stowe of West Brattleboro
had - III his herd of Guernseys, mostly
young stock and all bred by him. Mr.
Stowe is especially proud of the young
animals, several of which are especially
| fine.
In the Ayrshires the Dunsmore farm,
| George II. Dunsmore of st. Adams.
showed IS head, Archer of Fayre, a
two-year-old, led his class at Middle
bury, Rutland and White River June
ton, and Alice of Fayre and her
| daughter, Marjorie, were the grand
champion COW and heifer at all three
fairs.
Two small herds of Devons contained
some fine animals. w. II. Neal of
Meredith, n. H., showed nine head
that won seven first prizes at White
River Junction, and John Coe of Cen
ter Harbor, n. H., had nine head that
won six prizes at the state fair.
! a. A. Dunklee & Sons of South Yer
non, proprietors of the Walnut Grove
] Dairy farm, had a fine herd of IS
4 thoroughbred Jerseys and seven grade
animals. Spermfeld Fox, the bull at
the head of the herd, won first prize
at the Valley fair last year as a year
| ling. He is grandson of FLYING Fox
and Interested Prince and also. of
Temisa s Owl s Rose, who had a
record of 7,055 pounds of milk and
| 1,0l6 pounds of butter in a year and
6S pounds of milk in a single day. One
of the yearlings in this herd is out of
a cow that sold for 81 900 by auction
last year.
George T. Chaffee of the Alfrceha
Meadows farm of Rutland showed 20
head of Jerseys headed by Violctte 5
Noble, grand champion at the state
fair this year and three years ago, and
shown here three years ago, when he
led all the rest. He had been showI
this year only at Rutland and at the
state fair. Queen of PinewOod was ;
cow that won first at Rutland and Ok
ford 5 Grey Princess won second there
= while Eminent s Jolly Princess was tn,
third prize winner there. A bunch O
other prizes were captured at Rut
land by this herd.
, l.. l.. Butterlield of Guilford had I
handsome two-year-old bull and
: three year-old cow in the Jersey class
, The Vail agricultural school of Lyn
D don Center exhibited Il herd of
!. Brown Swiss cattle, breed that ha
< not been seen here for four years. Tor
u: Phyliss, heading this herd, has NOR
!. daughters in the advanced registr
I. than any other sire of the breed in tn
: United States. Kundry, one of tn
;: cows of this herd, holds the world
i record for milk production and butte
fat with a record of 14,079.2 pounds c
t. milk and 575.27 pounds of butterfa
5 AS a two-yearO old she had a record {
;. S,7G94 pounds of milk and 352.z
II. pounds of buttcrfat.
e Eleven Holstcins were shown by IL
8. same school, and this herd had 5
n. Changing Buttcrboy De Kol, fou
a. year-old bull, who was first in his ella
II and grand champion at the Rutlan
"a st. Johnsbury and state fairs, at Il
ce head. Elsie Artist De Kol II, a tw
nd year-old, was first prize winner Mt Il
- state fair and at the st. Johnsbu
nd fair, and others in the herd won priz
ys at Rutland, st. Johnsbury and t
Ct state fair.
lg. The Brattleboro Retreat exhibited
TX, fine herd of 10 Holsteins headed