The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-10-26

he Duton for our latitude, which your Com
ni,tee amer several years actual cultivation
10 no, hesitate 10 recommend as The css'
variety Of corn for this County for ripeninrg
EARLY, yielding boun,ifully and making The
best bread. Your Com. would suggest that
competitors for premium on Indian corn,
speciiy the manner OF harvesting.
Fine specimens (noi Of the yellow dust
but what is better, Of golden corn, were ex-
hibiied by +. Rumery aud Jere Mckenney
Of Biddeford, James NJ. Sands OF Lyman,
Thomas Underwood. William X. Deehns
and Seth Scammon Of Sac,, and John 3:
Milliken Of Buxton. and q fine specimen Of
spring wheat by Phillip Libby. Of Dayton,
proving 10 us that We need not be 10 the ex-
penss Of Transporting our breads'utis from
The far West, when we are willing 10 labor
10 raise Them al home. One load oil potatoes
was presented by William H. Deering. OF
Saco, OF such size as 10 preclude any fur'her.
use for baskets. Other fine specimens OF
this useful root were exhibited by Moses 5.
Milliken, J. and J. Tuck Of Biddeiofd,
Moses II. Hussey, Of North Berwick, Au'
euslus Hanscom OF Elio,. Sam'l Whi,ien
and James C. Jordan Of Saco, and John
Milliken OF Buxton. Saml Whilien, Of
Saco. also presented specimens OF seedlings
Of the second years growth, that bid fair to
yield some choice varieties. Isaac Croker,
OF Saco, presented fine specimen OF the
white strawberry potato. Geo. V. Jordan,
and Z. P. bennett Of Saco, and Moses S.
Miliken Of BidLeior,l, had some fine rep.
reservations Of The Beet tribe. The iurn'p
alec OF va,iuus tribes came In for M. share
Of notice. several specimens OF which were
presented by various individuals. The cab
bage tribe with more head than brains SEEM
ed 10 pride itself in being q lille green, a.
well as very greai-noble specimens OF
which came In from T.. p. bennett, Leonard
Whi,,cn and Asa Whiting OF Saco,, anu
Moses s. Milliken OF Biddeiord. Joseph
Burke, of Parsonsfeld presented II beau.
iiful marrowfat squashes, Rufus Mcln,ire,
OF Parsonsfeld presented one OF another
tribe weighing SO lbs. whils those present.
ed BY Samuel Siorer, of Saco, and the Messrs.
Tuck OF Biddeford, were Unsurpassed Tor
size and beauty.
Charles C. Sawyer, OF Saco, presented Two
hinge pumpkins OF The oblone variety and Of
The hes, quality. Leonard Wh'lien oil S.co'
had four from one vine weighing l2i lbs.
Frank Lowe Of Saco, and John Young. Of
Dayton. had some rhoppsrs aud those CALI
fornia Cucumbers, from Charles 5. Bryant,
of Saco, could boast Of being longer than
anything else, one measuring ieel, ?
inches and then The luxuries OF the cpl.
curian, such as The Tomatoes by +. L. Den
nett, Caulihowers by Mark Prime, and The
celery by Asa Whiting, of Saco, and a hos
OF other things, too numerous 10 MENTION
all good-ali speaking well Tor the contrib
utors, adorned and filed TO OVERLOOKING The
rooms assigned for these sub''an'Ials Of hu
man life.
Your Com. award the society's Isl premi
urn Of IS, 90 for the best collection and va'i
ETY. of Garden vegetables, 10 E. 7. bennett
Saco.
81 premium Of So, 00' 10 Asa Whiting o
Saco. For the best collection Of Pola,oe.
the soceiys premium Of $500 TO John Nil
i Iiken, of Buxton; and your COMMITTEES
would recommend graiuily OF 81 90 4
Moses S. Milliken, Biddeford foI specimen
OF Potatoes. Cabbages and Beels. To Sam
Written and VIM. II. Deering, Of SAGE
each 81, 90 for specimens Of potatoes.
To T.. Rumery and Jere Mckenney
BidJeford, each so cts, for trace OF coin.
To Joseph Burke, Of Parsonlicld, so cent
for 10, OF Marowfat squashes. To Samue
S,orer, Saco, so els. for specimens ofsquasf
All Of which is respectfully submitted
Seth Seaman, for the Com.
OK DAIRY PRopucTs.
! Report OF Committee ." D.''y prod1os
and Bread. Your Committee have attende.
to their duty, and beg leave to ofisr the fol
: lowing report.
. There was moro butter offered than o.
previous years, some OF which, We are sorr.
, 10 say, was oil an inferior quality, Tho on
tries for June butter Of not less than twenty
Eve pounds, were eight. not one OF which. d
wo consider worthy oil q premium. We be
lieyc that better lots Of June butter are offer
, cd in our streets daily. We do not mean Il
D say that It would be oil rejected 10 our mar
! ket, hut think that butter offered for preml
um. should DO above 'medIocrity. Some Q
I the lots were rancid, and not one perfectl
sweet. The butter OF no exhibitor wa
, known to your committee. consequently the
{ could not DO prejudiced in their decision. :
Thew were unanimous in condemning tn
4 whole after careful examination.
. There were three entries for tho premium
of q set of silver SPOONS and silver butte
knifc, all of which did the young ladies' muc
credit.
Your committee award the premium OF
set Of silver spoons to Miss Esther nj. Ma
son, of Alfred, Girl OF IA years OF age, VIII
exhibited 40 pounds of June butter, packe
, In tub that has been 10 constant use 10
, twenty-five years. Your committee thin
this lot of butter up 10 their standard Of mic
butter. II was of good color and flavor
solid, sweet. aud not too salt, and worthy Q
the Society's first premium. .,
, The % premium OF silver butter knife
we award to Miss Ellen Francis Hayes, o
Buxton, The ouly fault we find with thi
lot, was its being little too salt. 10 al
other respects Il was very nice. The entire
of Sept. butter were much better than tn
June. -
We award the lst premium Of 81 90 t
Mrs. Cynthia A. Peavey, OF Dayton. Th'
Cd Of SO 90 to Mrs. Eastman p. Trip, Q
I, Lyman.
There wero two entries for the society
, premiums for tho best produce. OF the dair.
for four months, neither OF which did you
|, committee consider worthy oil premium.
Your committee regret that they coult
no, offer more favorable report. The.
think that the best dairy's Of York Co. wer'
not represcnled,at our fair, and earnestl
call upon those farmers Of York Co. who's
butter stands 90 high 10 our market, to se
that better butter is exhibited ut our nor
annual fuir.
CHEESE.
There were thee entries Of Cheese. NV,
award 10 Miss Rosanna 4. Ubbey, OF DaytoI
the first premium oil $500. We award nj
second premium.
BREAD.
For Wheat Bread We award the FIRST pre-
MUM of g. 90 to Miss Cynthia A. Peavy, o
DAYTON ; tho ID Of $500 to Miss Eiiz,
johnson, OF Biddeford. & part Of your CON
mittee considered Miss johnson entitled /,
the fist. but the majority decided in favor o