New Britain herald., 1917-09-12

the fair grounds. AS an added in
ducement one of the dusky gents
armed himself with a whisk broom
with which he intended to dust mag
mary specks of dust from his patrons.
At last accounts, however, the gold
dust twins had not had any patrons
and, they complained, its long, long
way to virglnny. Thus far there is
a pleasing lack of the obscene at the
fair and, the midway officials seem to
have succeeded in keeping out the
Objectionable ribald, risque shows
that once predominated.
Dive Stock Exhibit.
The live stock exhibit Is varied and
complete The Connecticut Agricul-
tural college has a collection of Iol-
stein and Jersey cows, Berkshire pigs,
Shropshire sheep and Percheron
horses that will be hard to beat any
where. Individuals and professional
experts have a great collection of
poultry. There are chickens of every
known breed, and ducks and other
water fowl in large numbers.
The oxen, numbering $50 head, Is
another big attraction among the live
stock and the other cattle exhibits,
the greatest number ever assembled
here, show that competition is keen
among the cattle men. There is also
an exhibit Of pigs, notably among the
latter being that sent in by Col.
Charles M. Jarvis. president of the
fair association. Col. Jarvis Is ex-
hibiting fifteen hogs and two large
filters Of young porkers. In this ex-
hibit is one Of particular interest, the
hogs. which are only 1OS days old.
averaging 100 pounds each, thus
showing that the animals have gained
more than a pounds a day since birth.
Col. Jarvis exhibit Is made up entire
ly of Poland China hogs, a specie
is said to give more pork on the same
food than any other breed. These
animals in question are never given
any grain and live entirely on water
and alfalfa. Jumbo. Col. Jarvis
prize boar. is the largest hog in New
England. 1t is 81 months old, stands
81 inches in height and weighs 634
pounds. He is also showing another
Poland China boar, Big Ben," 10
| months old and weighing 436 pounds.
Charter Oak,' which is likewise a
prize winner, is IS months old and
weighs $50 pounds. These hogs, exhib-
tied by Col. Jarvis, and some other
excellent stock exhibited by Harry
Hazelhurst of Pennington, notably
Branford Lees Rival, a two-year- old
registered boar, are the best hog ex-
hibits at the fair.
Today being cattle day, the owners
| and herders had their animals look
ing in the best of condition and. as
| the judges passed by they had diff
ficult time determining who the prize
winners should be. There are over
zoo head of cattle at the fair, and the
show is the biggest ever. Among the
| larger exhibitors are the following:
Spring Valley Stock Farm, Yantic, 20
Ayrshires 20 head of sheep. This
farm has been exhibiting at the Berlin
fair for the past ten years and has
been awarded many prizes here. Bev-
| er and Purple, East Haddam, 16 yoke
of oxen; Pleasant View farm, St.
Johnsbury, VT, c B. Stevens, prop,
| Ayrshires; T. B. Terrill, Woodbury.,
Conn, Devens; Spring Brook farm,
| Newington., K. F. Stoddard. prop;
| Round Hill stock farm, Norwich, J. B.
| Palmer, prop; the Ophir farm; Lake
view farm, Holland, Dutch Belted
herd; G. H. and A. w. Savage, Hill
crest farm, Storrs, 10 Jerseys; w. w.
| Sherman of Sherman Acres, West
| Hartford, registered Guernseys and
| Holsteins, including King Walker, the
| worlds record first calf bull, with SIS
| A. r. o. daughters; Gardner Hall, Jr.
& Co., South Wilmington, showing King
Korndyke, the $4,000 prize bull; the
4 Homestead farm, Durham, w. P
Camp, prop, registered Jerseys: G. H
ellison, East Haddam, Durhams
George w. Harris & Son, Wethersfield
L. U. Barnes, Collinsville, Brow
Swiss; N. P. Beardsley ,Litchf1eld, 1
pairs oxen and 43 head of Devons
William Calvin, Westminster, Devon
and Jerseys; A. T.. Purple, East Had
dam, Devons; Arthur Reed, Coventry
Holsteins; William Perkins, Wethers
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