Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-10-08
HIGH QUALITY IN
SHOW OF CATTLE
REFLECTS Intelligent Interest in
Breeding by Farmers
hoisteins Predominant in Numbers, This
Being Holstein Territory, but Classy
Animals Are Shown.

Animals Are Shown. ,..
In the cattle department the common
utility breeds were represented by strings
oi animals which collectively and individ-
ually showed that the brcccdrs i'll the
three counties were giving careful and
intelligent attention to this vital feature
OF their farm work. In both appearance
and pedigree they were highly commend
able, and there was keen competition in
some classes.
Draft cattle and matched pairs in
steers. stays and oxen were shown in es-
pecially pleasing numbers. rivaling the
old days when town teams were common.
This being to large extent a Holstein
section, it is natural that this breed should
predominant at the Valley fair. About
20 Holsteins were shown in the dairy
section.
Many admiring eyes behold the Brattlc
boro Retreat herd, entered only for eXhi-
bition. 1t comprised 20 head, all but one
Deing large frame cows. The bull was
Masterpiece Butter Boy. who tips the
scales at 2,15O pounds, his massive bulk
eliciting much comment
George j. Perkins < Son, who not long
ago bought the Barber farm and moved
here from Hardwck showed 10 head of
lIolsteinS, the herd being mostly two
year-olds and yearing calves. There
were two milking cows three years old
and the herd sire, Korndykc Rag Apple
Duke.
y twO-yearold bull. some cows and
young stock made up the lIolstein exhibit
Of e. r. Lowell of Brattcboro, his string
numbering 13 aninlas. Mr.. Lowell breeds
to obtain as much white as possible. and
the almost white animals. with only here
and there q touch of color, made this herd
distinctive.
Arthur L. Miller of Vernon showed
eight Holsteins. including two bulls. two
cows two ycarlings and two c2'veS. The
older bull, Midnight Alcartra King. and
the younger one full brother, King Mid
would Alcartra. six months old. The
latter weighed 1871 pounds when he was
eight days old. One of the cows, II years
old, is the mother of 10 calves, eight of
them heifers.
A herd of 13 H. ems owned by NJ.
II. Chckering of Ch -t crfeld, n. H., was
Alcartra Halifax, pandson of the $780,
GOO bull. Cows am young stock COM
pleted the string.
In Jerseys A. 4 punklee & Sons of
South Vernon exhibited classy herd
of 10, headed by the two-year-old bull
Spermfeld Oxford Lad. There were six
cows in the aged class, the Others being
Vida I'd. last year was the grand cham
DiOn and winner of the butter test. AS a
junior three year-Old and as a senior four
ycarOld she was the state champion for
the breed in the butter test The Dun
klees have about 175 head of Jerseys on
their farm.
e. NJ. Lynde of South Halifax brought
n string of - Jerseys also bred in the
purple. The bull, Puzzles Victor of Riv-
crdale, coming two years old was a grand
championship cham, winner ~, last year ear Mr..
cause of the distance. 16 miles
A. g. Nichols of BroolSside farm. West
Brattleboro, showed three head of young
Jerseys. including an 11-months-old bull.
heifer % months old and heifer 10
months old.
Twelve head of Guernseys were shown
by F. d. e. Stowe of West Brattleboro,
I'll but one of which were bred by Mr.
Stowe. This one was the matron of the
herd, the first Guernsey COW Mr.. Stowe
ever bought, and she has been great
stock produce. TIL" two-year-old bull,
Sensation of South Street, headed the
herd, which also included senior bull
calf, two aged cows. two three-year-olds,
a two-year-old two yearlings and three
heifer calves.
old heifer and a young bull made up the
GUERNSEY herd shown by A. c. and f..
8. Wright of West Gulford
Although the section of IIerefOrds was
small it was exceptionally meritOrous.
Conspicuous among them were three bulls
from Martin A. Browns farm, Beaver
Brook, in Wilmington. They were Rob,
six years old Ben Bolt, II months; and
William Penn. II months. They were
notable specimens of the breed which is
q favorite beef breed, symmetrical and
attractive.
Charles G. Townshend of Putncv OK
hibited string of IA Herefords with the
aged bull, Pinnacle I'd at the head. Tie
also showed two junior yearling Holstein
heifers.
An Ayrshire herd of u animals. owned
by the Kurn Hattin Home in Westmin-
ster, came here direct from the state fair
ut White River Junction. 1t included
two bulls, some cows and young animals
Mt the head of the string being Stately
Robin Hood, aged three years. They We're
a handsome herd part of 80 owned by
the Home and for which a new barn is
being erected.
Fifteen milking Shorthorns in the
herd exhibited by Fred G. Rand & Son OF
Saxtons River included two-year-old
bull, Flintstone Gold Reef n grandson of
the milking champion of the breed
Lovers of this breed found much to adj
mire in this herd
Robin Hood Weymouth 4th. aged two
years, headed the string of Is Ayrshires
brought to the fair from A. G. Gallup's
farm in Guilford. Two cows of note were