Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-10-05
Secretary Of the H. A. Society's
Report.


The ninth annual Cattle Show and Fair
which has just closed ifnot as deci.led
|, success as might have reasonably been de
sired, was far from being failure.
A rain storm, Ito repeat the words o
the lamented DR.. Holiness so genial t.
growing crops, but wiiting to a cattl,
show" began to fall and continued at in
tervals. during the Fair, and when it die
not rain, the threatening aspect Of tn,
weather, was enough to give the dumps
to svery living thing. But for all the cle-
ments were 80 unpropitious, the exhibition
was highly satisfactory.
NEAT CATTLE.
In this department there was very
crcdtabe display of numbers. animals cx-
hihiiing very decided improvement over
other Years. which, with the interest mani
tested to display good stock augurs well
for the future. OF the few animals, which
we could steal time enough from our off
cial duties even to look at. one. was a grade
Durham Bull three years old, weighing
! 2,0ll lbs. exhibited hy Joseph Grindlc,
Pcnubscot Mr.. Grindlc is "a regular cxhi
biter and what is better, always brings
first class animals.
Francis Buck, 0rland, exhiht,d a thor
onsh-bred Ayrshire COW and calf. Mr.
BUCK came, MT only with pure-brcl ani-
mails, but with the requisite docameHts to
prove his stock what lie claimed them to be-
Here. is an important end gained for which
we have labcred so long. Herd book ana
mats eth a recorded pcdigree. How ma
ny of our farmers. will another year ''go
and do likewise ~
Benz. Smith of Surry. exhibited herd
OF fine animals, a flock of sheep. and
Thoroughbred Spanish Mcrino buck
Smith, at previous Fairs, has borne off
the prize" offered for best working oxen.
and has this time gone home with his re-
ward. Indeed, with the committee on cat
lie, the name of Smith and good stock.
have almost come TO be regarded as sy,:.
"nyms. The Ne.srs. Green. Surry, dis
played some fine steers and cows. The
town team we did not see, bat, i; is said
not 10 have been excelled.
HORSES
Made rather poor display on the
whole bu, the paucity Of numbers is the
worst that tan be saiG of them. With so
many good horses in the county why is i,
that so few are to he seen in our stalls dur
ing the annual shows. When We hear
equine gentlemen saving, "whv, we've
better horses than these" We feel like say
Ing, bring them, or stay at home with
them. Oar mutual friend Grant. OF Buck
sport, owned nearly half of the horses en-
tered, and valuable animals they were
Success to him, trtn al Monroe
TEoTrING.
When the Society started in lS57. it is
said that hardly horse WAS owned in the
County that could make" his mile inside
OF three minutes, but now we have a score
that can go" almost as fast rs their driv-
ers want them tn. With the same ratio
of increase of speed during the next de
cade, may we not expect horses that can
distance everything, and wait on the home
stretch.
SWINE.
I In this department, Jesse Duttoa and
Daniel Bcai were the only "gen,iles, -
] MIR. Dutton exhibited thorough bred.
white Chester boar, of the Pcrciyal stock,
and fine porker he il.
SHEEP.
Daniel +. and VIM. Maddocks of Els
worth; Capt. Abram Richardson of Ire
mont, and y. L. Stover Of Buehil. had
some beautiful South Down. Cotswuld aud
Leicester bucks. The time is near at
hand when the public will appreciate the
lahors and efforts of such men. Those
=. who breed good sheep, are "making tive
blades of grass grow where but one grew
before"
POULTRY.
There could not hardly lie said to be any
display of this important branch Of rural
economy. a few lots. only, in some nm.
pretending boxes slowed away in some I'm.
trequcntcd corner, aud some, so complete.
seereted, that the committc could no. I'm,
them, Verify Heaotogy mrss be at .
discount
HoE1IcULTuRE.
This department was filled, and attract
ed mrch attention. Some Of the produc
! tons seemed remarkable. Squashes weigh
ing 65. 30 and 73 lbs. pumpkins NOR,
than four feet in circumference POTATOES
eitron, onious, melons, and cucumbers o
any desirable size, superior products fo
even tropical cline.
FRUIT.
There was but meagrc display Of fruit
: but the specimens exhibited We're superb
| The principle contributions were. Thema
Paine, Eden, John l., Moore and Carlton
! McGown. Ellsworth. and Hon. w. G., Sar
gent, Sedgwick. There was a lively com
petition for the premium on cranhelres
and those who drew 'blank" only wen
home fully determined. 10 succeed mex
! year. There were a few lots of nice grape
4 Of open air culture
LADIES MANUFACTURE.