The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-13
RACES PILE UP
AT STATE FAIR
Yesterdays Events Put
Over Till To-day, Max
ing Five Races
SHEEP SHOWING
IS NUMEROUS
Every Known Breed But
One Is On Ex-
hibition

| White River Junction. Sept l3 BE
cause of the rain the horse races SEIZED
| uled to be held on the opening day Of
Il the Vermont state lair yesterday had
| to be postponed. The only feature Of
the official program was the judging d
| stock and the premium exhibits in
floral and agricultural hall The at
tendance was small. In consequence
OF the cancellation of yesterdays rae
ing events there viii be five races on
the program to-day.
Department ID or that devoted to
the sheep industry has S2,3ls assigned
for premiums and there is large
showing Of different varieties, every
known breed but one being on exhibit
tion among the 800 animals shown. The
Sorosis farms of Marblehead. Mass,
owned by the A. Il. Little company
really a plantation Of 1000 acres bor-
dered by salt water on two sides, and
divided into five different departments
under competent managers, has an
exhibit from its sheep department. OF
81 head. the exhibit including Shrop-
shires, Hampshire Downs, Horned Dor
sets, Southdowns, Leicesters and
Gheyiots.
AT the Maine Central fair recently
held they captured IS ribbons Of which
y were first premiums. At the Hart
ford, Conn, fair Will "a sheep entered
they took ten first premiums, and two
champions, while at the fair at RlIt-
land last week with "a head shown
they secured % first premiums. They
have the Hampshire ram, Lord Wards
worth from Wales, the Shropshire ram
Lord Liverpool imported, the Cheyiot,
Senator Gualt" from Scotland and q
ram purchased in anada Of the Leices-
ter breed Although this farm has
only an exhibit from its sheep depart |
ment it may be interesting to know
II has over 100 blooded cattle in that
and poultry department
with ten thousand birds.
The largest number OF entries il
made by A. w. Hills of South Worces-
ter, N. Y, who enters l03 head. Of |
III different breeds, while Ora Par. !.
fridge Of Perry. n y has eight breeds
with " head. Clark Wellman Of Perry,
N. ", follows with -four breeds and 54
heads. Other exhibitors Of tn wool
hearing family are Hutchings broth
ers, Coldwater, NJ ri. William III
South Berwick, Me- W. ].
Neal, Meredith, \. H.. J. L. Norris
Lyndonville; Sherwood Rollins Of Bur
ham, N. H.; Matthew Hanna, Browns
vile; jackson brotle,b. verrennes;
H. G. Hill. Knowle. Vile, n. "; and
Otis Hills farm of'Woodstork
Five breeds of swine are shown in
that department. DmrocJersey, Berk
hire Hampshire, O. |. G. and Tam
worth. of the first named breed. Sher-
wood Rollins. Stone House farm
Durham, N. H., made entry of ten head
tut since their arrival at the fair
grounds SOW gave birth to II little
elbows Monday forenoon, nine Of
whom survived to help do their share
oward entertaining the visitors to the
air The animal thus distinguishing ,
'erself is "stone House Empress" who
vas the grand champion at New
fairs and the Springfield !
xposition last year. Mr.. Rollins al
o shows stepping Stone Orion Critic
two year-old boar Of this breed, l
Weighing 600 pounds. This breed is al
o shown by w II. Edmonds of White g
liver Junction. y
Berkshire entries are made hy-0tis 7
I'LL farm. Woodstock; Vermont state (
rison farm, Windsor; and A. w \
Hills Of South Worcester, \. y The
breed are represented By
wo exhibitors. Rupert H. Lewis,
Woodstock and A. w. Hills.
Those entering in the o. l. G. class I
re A. p Dunsmore. II from Windsor,
eaver ID. Wright, White River June
on with seven, Vermont prison farm
nd George II Savage of White River A
The only Tsmwrofh stock q
catered by A. w. Hills X