Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-10-19
Town Show at Harrison.

loWn oloW ~ haIIlsous
The second annual agricultural exhibition
was held on the farm OF Albert Gray. neat
the town houss. IN Harrison. on the 10Th
inst. under the direction of the Farmers
and Mechanics Club. The day was all
that could be desired. and the FAIR emit
neatly successful. The citiEcns were early
on the ground, almo', 81 waos. IN,
houses and feli. tor mile, around bad the
appearance Of being almost entirely aban'
doucd. And, although the exhibition wa
made up entirely by c,tiEsn, ot Harrison. a
large num51r were present from the adjoin'
ing t5wos. The exhibition, on the whole,
81 hras the writer 3. able to judge, was
equal 70 hcavcragc OF county fairs through
out the State, and dos honor 20 ,hs citizens
OF the town generally, and the Committoe
Of arAnscmeuts especially.
Some two hundred aud City eutries were
made. a. follow.
Working Oxen. l. Oxen flr dn0, .
,tesr,. wears ola, @ steers, 2ycar. ola, 6 ;
,,C-r,. year DID, . TAT cattle, . bulls, 5 ,
COW, and calves, hsit,rs, G farm stock
I sheep and swine, 6 stations, . horses,
; Mare and colt.. {. fowls, I, e1lt. I
year, ola, Do. . year. old, 3 10. =
year, old, I, 10. year old, none; grain
AMI vegetables, 90 fruit, honey and bread,
80 butter and chccss, Is, carts ani car
rage. I wood. iron and steel manuflc-
ture., S paintings, I pickles. preserves.
jsllie., sc, @. household manufactures,
6l GJwsrs anl hoas, p'ln,', 3 , mis,el.
lansou., plow' and Plovins 3 'ro''ins
match. .
Many cattle and article, wsrc exhibited
that vcrc not entered ior examination. The
cattle. horses. shysp aud 'wins, were credit
able % the owners. Col Tb0ms & Son
presented their herd of superior stock, about
20 head. Tho sheep were extra \ pair
OF steers, labsllei stephen 4. Douglas, ="
attracted much attention, and their short,
thick. heavy build surely entitled them 70
the appsllation OF " Little Giants" The
drAwins.match was el0.rly contested, AMI
syinc5I srya, strength and good training on
the part Of the competing oxen.
A shed vas erected in front oi the house
Tor the exhibition Of corn, grain, vegetable.
Sc. Tbc town hou., was lined and literal.
ly fllrd With fruit, butter. chess, brad.
preserves. honey. rug, carpets, quilts.
home made cloth of an kini., aud articles
Of ladies manufacture. TOO numerou. 20
mention. The l.die. Of, the town are cn-
utled % gr,Ai praise for the interest they
have taken IN their portion u the exhibition.
Ia the evening the people assembled IA
large numbers AZ the meeting house TO he.r
theryp5'J Of the awarding committees, and
IN Allres. by Hon. Sidney Perham ofrari'.
All were highly pleased with their success,
Asi vsntaway icelins that she day bad Jogn
well spsut.
L. than two years ago a Fasm5rs' aud
M,chanics Club was iormyI m that ioEn.
They have me; regularly since tha; time az
the house. of The members, fyr the discus
son Of suhrct. pertaining % agricultural
Aad mschanicnl pursuits. The elect has
been wonderful \ more Efficient aud VIZ.
orJ1s system or cultivation was iuausurAici
a. once. The muck beds have beea laid
under c5niributi5n-5Arn yarls and pts
pens have been arranged with special refer.
sncs TO thc preparation and preservation y
MANURE. aud ths Increase ia crops - almost
incrsiiblg 70 those who have lwelt d3leuily
over whai they call the unpr,ductyc soil Of
the Plns Tree STATE Reuben llob5, has
raised. the present. season, from one acre,
Erty bushels 90 wheat, which, Ia purity
FROM al other ,,el., and psrlsciion of ker-
pel. cannot o. beat in this or any other
State. Three ueehbors, living on aljoin-
In. farms. have raisel wheat as follows go
5. n Dawes. ~ bu.hs,- F.. X. Whitney.
l3- bushels y. 4. llarmon's !, not thrcsb-
ei. bat hi, usi:hbor. estimate has crop At
go bu.he,s-uakin; an aggregate Of near
" hye hundred ba,hsl. on these three farms.
The sane meu have raised about 500 bush.
els " corn. This corn Is not sl!d from the
farm. a. i. the practice Of too many iarmers
Who happen 70 raise a few bushels more
than j. needed Tor their families, bat j, all
icd % the hos. aud castle, thus making
larger quantities oC manure and incrsa'in; J;
the proIuct,yene.s Of the farms One man
gave ii a. biz opinion that within the
rlliu. of mile from the Fair grounds, not
less than ihrcs thousand bushcl, Of whea,
ha. been raised the present year. Who
woullg :, wes, an leave farms like thes'
The members Of the Club will take meas
urcs n ascertain the whole amount Of whsa,
raised in town, when 10 will probably ap.
pear that this town has beat any town Of
It's size in the State.
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