Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-11-05
Report Of Farmers Club Ex-
hibition, Orland.

Report of Farmers Club Ex-
hibition, Orland.
The Farmers Of Orland held their ID
Exhibition at the Town Hall. Oct. nth
and 10Th. Changing the programme from
last year. Offering premium Oh calves.
lambs. and pigs. Their grounds not being
large enough to accommodate stock older.
The number Of calves entered were seven;
and seven such calves as would do credit
to any town in tho State. Two grade
Durhams. owned by J. Sopcr. and G..
Grindle were monsters of their age. the lst
weighing 5l5, the other 465, about 5
months old. | need not say that both took
premium in their class. Next were two
G. Ayshires progeny of CHERRY Stone. :"
entered by Partridge and J. Saunders :;
both reflected credit upon their owners,
showing their skill in rearing good stock.
| The first named took tho first premium
at the County Fair, and at this Fair, and
was sold 90 parties at Mt. Desert, for the
snug little sum of sirty dollars. 6 months
old. Modesty forbids speaking of certain
thorough bred Ayr+hres and Grade Jer-
.eys hoping that they will speak for
themselves in due time. Oaly one pig on
the ground, and as millers always have
good pigs, this of B. C. Saunders was nc
exception of tho rule. There were three
lambs entered by f. Buck, these We're only
fair, he having bcen foolish enough to sell
his best ones 70 the Butcher.
The day was fine, and the entries in the
Hall were quite up to the expectation ol
everybody. Not whi behind last year,
notwithstanding the season was untayora-
BILE. There was a good deal of ripe. well
filled corn. The potatoes excellcd any
thing we have seen. Harrison, Goodrich
and Reed, aud divers others, claimed much
of the CONS. time. The wheat. barley,
and oats were good. Squashes aud beets.
many Of them much better to exhi bit than
to eat. But the cold storm of tho morrow
threw a damper over the whole thing
This was our harvest day, and we were
doomed to disappointment. We had 4
quiet time in the A. NJ, the Farmers wait.
ing for it to hold up, that they might bring
their wives AMI their hiaIy WORK. But
still it rainel. Farmers wivea not easily
put off, the P. NJ and evening found them
in attendance, in soolly numbers. What
the Ladies table lacked ia quantity. wa,
made up in quality. Things ornamental
and useful. tunnels, drawers aud hose.
uullts, cloth, mtrens, rugs and mats. show
work and taste somewhere. To speak Of
the feather baskets, wreaths, handiNork,
Sc. land all these the productions of this
year is more than our time will allow al
present.
In regard to our financial condition, We
are not quite able to report. But tho fu
ture looks bright aud promising.
FIELD CROPS.
Best 1ts. wheat, c. Partridge best l:
ears l. COIN, A. CHM; 2d do. A. Soper
3D. do , II. Partridge; best ID doz. eari
sweet do, S. s. Condor best - doz. ear
pop corn, j. Starr; ID do, j. X. Crosby
best 4 qts. barley. p. Getchel; best qts
oats, II. Partridge I'd do, p. Getchel bes
yellow eyed beans. G.. Keyes; 2l do. P
Getchel best. white do, J. Dorr I'd do
II. Partridge; poll do. Be. Saunders
Cd do. I. Partridge host 2 PIX peas, II
Partridge; ID do, F. Buck best PIX. har
rison potatoes, Justus Soper I'd do, Jo
seph Saunders hest goodrich, j. McKen
ney % do, James Soper; best hubbard
squash, Condor 2l do, McKenney; bes
marrow, So, Condor; 2d do, NJ. Dorr
largest squash. Condor best pumpkin. r
NJ. Cotton I'd do, |. Partridge; beet see'
cucumber, Ii. Partridge; heaviest do
Condor; best 2 bushel turnlps, F. Buck
largest do. E. Soper; best I,2 bus. B. 7
bects, NJ. Dorr; ID do. w, CHM ;2l do
long blood. A. Dicky: 2l do, Z. L. Part
ridge beet mustard beet, F. Buck bes
? doz. carrots, A. Soper "a do, Condor
best parsnips, l. Partridge; 2l do, C
Partridge hest cabbage, A. Sopcr; lars
est do, Condor best MELONS, A. Soper
2i do, Condor; tomatoes, I. Partridge
2d best A. Dicky; citrons, l. Partridge
I'd do, Condor best onions, C. Partridge
I'd do. A, DiclSey hest display of garden
vegetables, Conlon 81 do. +. Buck 3
do, II Partridge best winter apples, |
Partridge; 2d do, j. 4. Buck ; best fail do,
J. Saunders 2l do, j. Dorr; best plums
l. Higgins best ounce, j. Conl,r hes
crsnberries, A. soper "a do, G. Grnde
best axe handle, J. b. Bowdcn; best knit,
box, j. X. Crosby ID do. f. l.. Partridge
best OK yoke, B. NJ. Cotton best wheel
barrow L. S, keyes; clothes horse. f.
L. Partridge ; best domestic fowls, J. X.
Crosby, Leghorn I'd best, J. X. Crosby,
black Spanish best loaf white bread, Mrs.
r. T. Osgood; best pair woolen mittens,