Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-09-14
THE ORLEANS COUNTY FAIR
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THE ORLEANS COUNTY FAIR
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cattle were entered for competition
A special prize given by the Or.
leans County Jersey Cattle club Of
$14.5O for the best calf herd was won
by DR.. Parlin and the second prize
of $3.50 went to Mr.. Spier.
John WILDER of Glover and Grant
| White Of Barton took all the prizes
in the Guernsey section, WILDER TAX
ing the aged bull, three-year-old, two
year-old. heifer calf and milking herd
blue ribbons while White took a COW
and bull calf firsts.
| The Salmon brothers of Glover
took all the Ayrshire money get
ting nine first and four second mon
eys.
A. J. Higgins Pine Ridge farm of
ST. Johnsbury made the only entries
| in the Hereford section, making IL
entries and getting II ribbons.
One excellent pair of fat oxen was
shown, they being the property of H
O. Marckres of Glover, getting the
working oxen and fat oxen prizes of
| Sc each.
Registered. and grade Shropshire
Salmon brothers of Glover and Claud
of Barton took the prizes in the regis
tered and grade Hampshiredown
classes and the Blair brothers in the
registered English Romneys.
A splendid entry of registered Du-
roc-Jersey swine was entered by R.
w. Kelley of Bloomington for the DIR.
ii. G.. Tinkham farm. This is the
farm which has furnished the pigs for
the boys pig clubs. These entries
were all winners. Ernest Unie of
West Glover, FnE. Daniels of Iras-
burg and E. G. Ford of Barton were
winners in the cross breeds and grade
classes and the best fat hog prize
went to E. G. Ford.
The blue ribbon for the best stall
lion, four years old or over went to
the Newport Stock farm and the Sec
|ond to F.. A. Amidon of Worcester,
Mass. Geo. /. LeBar of Barton won
three blue ribbons, one on a yearling
stallion, one on two-year-old and
one on yearling colt. Mr.. Amidon
took first prize with his brood mare
with foal and on foal of 1921.
In the Morgan class E. Leroux of
Barton took first money with his stall
lion while G. III. Kimball of Glover
took second.
In the roadster class the winners
were D. j. Carter of Newport. A. n.
Tyler Of Barton, Gertrude Kilgallen
of Barton, Sam Bean of Glover and
o. ]. Shepard Of Glover.
In the draft horse class Silver
Spring Stock farm, West Glover, D.
E. Danforth of Glover and o. B. Will
lard of Barton took first prizes, the
latter being the matched horse class.
The second prize in this class went to
the Salmon brothers of Glover.
In class five of the premium book,
horses not eligible to other classes,
the brood mare with foal taking first
was owned by E. Perrin of West
Glover, second was C. II. Kimball of
Glover and third w. Wilkie of Will
loughby. Fred Perrin took the first
for foal of 1921, w. Wilkie second
and E. Perrin third. Other winners
in different sections of class five
were: Ralph Devereaux of Barton,
e. G.. Ford Of Barton, Raymond Smith
of Lyndonville, H. E. Stone Of Glover,
Raymond May of Barton and George
H. Darling of Lyndonville.
There was keen competition for the
prizes in the ladies' and gentlemen's
driver class. The first prize in the
pair Of carriage horses was taken by
Sam Bean of Glover, and the second
went to C. R. johnson of Craftsbury.
Single horse in harness prizes went
in the following order: Newport Stock
farm, Mountain View farm. East
Burke; and E. j. White, Barton. The.
Mountain View farm, Priscilla Utton
driving, also took first prize in the
ladies' driving class. Mrs. Reginald
Anderson of North Craftsbury took
second and C. F. Shores, Miss Gladys
Masure driving, third.
The pulling match was one of the
most interesting items of the fair and
peated trials and a contest which
prize was divided between Ralph
ton of Westmore, the other prize 60
ing to O.. b. Willard of Barton.
The Reirden brothers took two
prizes with their Welsh ponies.
The judges of horses were C.. G..
Hunt of Derby Line and c. A. Traf-
ton of Sanford, Me.
POULTRY, DOGS, ETC.
The poultry exhibit was large and
exceptionally good. The largest ex-
hibitor was B. A. Jones of Lakeport,
N. H., who entered more than 200
birds, his exhibit going from fair to
fair during the season. The largest
local exhibitor was Ernest Uric of
West Glover and other good sized ex-
hibitors were Mrs. Lula II. Eggles..
ton of Lyndonville, Josie Leonard of
Barton, Buckley Brothers of Barton
and G. H. Bates of West Glover.
Many other smaller exhibitors had
fine fowls in the large exhibit which
more than filled the quarters allotted
to the poultry.
E. F. Humphrey and c. A. Brown
of Newport exhibited several splen-
did specimens of blooded hares.
E.. r. Collins of Greensboro, Miss
Mary Uric of Barton and Clifton
Drew of Glover were winners with