The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-09
EXHIBITS ARE
INTERESTING.
Many Features Shown on
Opening Day of YER
mont State Fair
CATTLE, POULTRY,
SHEEP AND SWINE
Some Beautiful Horses Were
Exhibited; Livestock
Judging Starts


White River Junction, Sept 9.--The
Vermont state fair opened to-day, with
the far program as complete as it will
be during the remainder OF the week,
The live stock continued to pour into
the grounds Monday and there will be
one of the finest exhibits of cattle seen
for some time. Some new exhibitors,
who have never shown their stock in
Vermont, among them being the Were
neak farm with an exhibit Of Guernseys
and polled Herefotds. The exhibit comes
from the New England fair here The
Black Stock farm of Greenfield, Mass,
has exhibits in Angus cattle and Poland
China swine, some of which are the larg.
est swine shown, among them being one
two. year-old boar measuring seven feet
and eight inches from the tip of nose
to his tail, stands as high as mans
| hips and weighs one thousand pounds.
| This exhibit was at the New England
fair and is probably the largest hog of
its years ever shown, ana attracted wide
spread attention. Another stock farm
with a good exhibit is the Great Wood
farm OF Plainfield.
In the poultry exhibit the flocks are
being arranged in the best possible man.
ner and there are entries Of 800 singles
and many pens, so that the bird fancier
/ win find plenty to entertain him with
their eackles and cock a-doode-doos
Although the sheep pens were not
, quite filled yesterday at the opening OF
the fair this morning there is a worthy
exhibit, among them being the only
registered Rambeuillet flock in New
| England, shown by j. L. Norris of Lyn.
| donvile The foundation for this flock
has been Moulton, Max Chapman, but
more especially Wycof rams. The ewes
tip the scales from us to 225 pounds
each and the rams from $50 to 800
pounds. The flock average to shear
well over 20 pounds Of wool TO the
head, some individuals reaching 30
pounds. The ram az the head OF the
| flock at present is Kings, Majestic, cham
! pion at the San Francisco exposition
In the flock are ewes purchased from the
University Of Illinois and from King
Bros. Laramie, Wyo.
More horses arrived on the grounds
Monday, some very beautiful animals
being among them Judging Of the Nor
gan horses commenced this morning at
O'Clock in the Morgan arena and viii
continue through Wednesday and Thurs
day All hive stock Judging is also be-
gun in the respective rings to which they
are assigned. This has been most prop.
erly designated as livestock day, espe.
cially interesting 60 those interested in
the betterment Of this part Of the farm
ing industry.
The Y. NJ. C. A. building viii be open
for those seeking rest from the fatigue
Of the day and for the care Of sick and
babies as has been customary in for
mer years. Mr.. Hurd, having returned
from France, will again have charge.
Those who have received the comforts
of this part Of the fair arrangements
will appreciate its continuance.
Boston & Maine Special Trains Can
celled.
The special trains arranged to run
from Newport and Brattleboro to the
state fair on Thursday have been can.
celled by the management Of the Boston
& Maine railroad. The state fair com
mission guaranteed the Boston 4 Maine
$500 for the two trains and the matter
was supposed to be settled, but yester