The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-09
Average for Cows Holds Up
Well = More Calves
Than Usual
GREGORY PRESIDENT
OF VERMONT CLUB
House Last Evening Address by
turned from Serbia.


The last of the III head of Holstein
cattle consigned to the two days sale by
the Purebred Live Stock Co. in the com
pany's pavilion on Vernon street was dis
posed of yesterday afternoon, bringing
the total receipts up to S22,775. This
was an average of approximately $50.
which is somewhat less than previous
sales, although the average for cows alone
was we'll up with preceding sales. There
were about 80 calves and yearlngs in
| this sale most of which sold for So and
under, which brought the average down.
Not far from half the receipts of the
sale were paid by Vermont farmers.
which is an interesting fact as the cattle
were practically all consigned by breeders
| in other states.
The highest price for the entire sale
was 5000 paid by James H. Jones of
South Hadley Falls, Mass. for three
year-old COW, as reported Yesterday.
in the afternoon yesterday j. T.. Single
ton of Woonsocket, r. l., paid $3.50 for
heifer calf four months old. whose dam
was a 26pound COW and whose sire was
the $4,000 bull. King Segis Pontiac Al
cartra. The calf was consigned by the
Lawson Holding Co. of Lagrangeville.
IN. y. He also paid S3O5 for a heifer calf
five months old by the same sire from a
% pound COW, consigned by the same
Icompany C. c. Abbott of Waterbury
tNtD paid $3.50 for five-year old cow
consigned by W. W. Sherman of Hart
ford. Conn. and Il. French of Bristol (Ntl
, paid $345 for a four year old COW con
signed by c. W. Ellis, jr., of Cortland.
! \. y. Only two or three head were
! bought in this county, at fair prices.
} The largest buyer of the sale was
John +. Benjamin of Barre (Vt.), whose
purchases amounted to 81. .g25. The stock
bought by G. +. Moody of Waterbury
(Vt) came to S2.5l0. The purchases by
= iC. c. Abbott. also of Waterbury, aggre
. gated 5000. +. b. House of Montpelier
drew his check for 81 ,695. J. Ala of
Montpelier paid 500
After the sale the Vermont Holstein-
Friesian club held its annual meeting in
$ the Brooks House parlor, when these
officers were elected:
President. G +. Gregory of Dummer-
5 Iston; secretary George G.
5 Waite of West Windsor; vice presidents,
>, Addison county, Z. b. Hyde of Salisbury
/ Bennington county, H. NJ. Bottum of
u Shaftsburv; Caledonia county. +. b. Wild
5, Iof East Barnet; Chittenden county, T. B
/ Howe of Burlington; Essex county, f. w
t. DALEY of Bloomfield; Franklin county. F
; W Draper of Enosburg Falls; Grand Isle
d county, W. b. Dodds of North Hero; La
e moille county, T. NJ. Wiley of Cam
L bridge Orange county, c. A. Wilcox oi
North Thetford; Orleans county, G. "
1 Z L D. II
e Robert f. Mead of West Rutland; Wash
v lington county, A p. Bigelow of Middle
it sex; Windham county, Lee s. Haven Of
c South Londonderry; Windsor county
i John A. Gould of Windsor.
IS Following the business meeting the an
n nual dinner was served in the hotel din
r ing room. Among the dinner guest
1T were Judge White of the Massachusetts
,e supreme court, A w Ellis of Boston
IS Richard T. Wainwright of Rye, \. Y
Fred F. Field of Brockton, Mass. an'
A l.. Brockway of Syracuse, \. Y. Presi
dent George T. Gregory presided and in
troduced Z. L. Houghton of Brattleboro
ct secretary of the Holstein Friesian Asso
citation of America. and Fred L. Field o
=. Brockton, a widely known breeder o
= high class Holsteins, both of whom spok
a a, briefly.
81 The principal speaker was Richard
y Wainwright of Rye, \. Y, who recent
80 returned from Serbia, where he super
% :" vised the distribution of 80 tons of foo
:; supplies which Americans had sent t
: the starving people of that country. NJ
Wainwright is successful Holstei
- breeder His address was description c
:, his visit to Serbia and an outline of cor
te ditions in Europe, taking the audienc
'or through the submarine zone, throug
- England and France and from Marseillt
Id to Salonika. thence to Monastir in I'll
Do face of numerous hardshps and difficu
mo- ties. The audience listened with increa
ing interest and at the close gave IL
re. speaker a rising vote of thanks II
en- Wainwright referred to the progress beir
of made with the Holstein breed in En-
land, which is behind America in the ma
ter of high production. and said tn;
sometime he would like to have eat
Vermont Holstein breeder donate heif
ast that he might make up shipment as